High pressure press and method of making the same
AssigneeUS Synthetic Corporation
InventorShelby M. Shreve
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Abstract
In an example, a cubic press is described having press bases with spacers disposed between adjacent press bases. Sets of two or more tie bars are also disposed between adjacent press bases. The tie bars are placed in a state of compression while the spacers are placed in a state of compression. During operation, the press bases may become displaced relative to one another such that additional tension is experienced by the tie bars while the amount of compression experienced by the spacer is reduced. The tie bars exhibit a relatively small cross-sectional area as compared to the cross-sectional area of the spacer.
Claims17
A high pressure press comprising:
- a first press base including a first piston cavity for receipt of a first piston and a first tie bar cavity opposite the first piston cavity;
- a second press base including a second piston cavity for receipt of a second piston and a second tie bar cavity opposite the second piston cavity, wherein the first piston and second piston are configured to be displaced toward a common region;
- at least one spacer positioned between the first press base and the second press base;
- a plurality of tie bars extending between, and coupled to, the first press base and the second press base, the plurality of tie bars distinct from the at least one spacer, at least one of the plurality of tie bars including a first end disposed in the first tie bar cavity and a second end disposed in the second tie bar cavity, the plurality of tie bars evenly spaced around and surrounding an entire outer periphery of a cross-section of the at least one spacer, wherein the plurality of tie bars are in a state of tension and the at least one spacer is in a state of compression;
- wherein a quantity of tie bars of the plurality of tie bars extending between the first press base and the second press base is greater than a quantity of the at least one spacer extending between the first press base and the second press base.
A high pressure press comprising:
- a first press base including a first piston cavity for receipt of a first piston;
- a second press base including a second piston cavity for receipt of a second piston, wherein the first piston and the second piston are configured to be displaced toward a common region;
- a spacer positioned between the first press base and the second press base, a first end of the spacer abuts a surface of the first press base and a second end of the spacer abuts a surface of the second press base, the first end of the spacer is at least partially positioned in an indented portion of the first press base and wherein the second end of the spacer is at least partially positioned in an indented portion of the second press base, the indented portion of the first press base includes a first rounded corner, a second rounded corner and a straight wall portion extending between the first and second rounded corners, the first end of the spacer includes a notch engaging the straight wall portion;
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- a set of two or more tie bars extending between, and coupled to, the first press base and the second press base, wherein the set of two or more tie bars are in a state of tension and the spacer is in a state of compression.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.