US 12,054,298 B2 · Pipe compression equipment

Abstract

A system for compressing and packing pipe insulation includes a compression member that is movable along a first axis to compress pieces of pipe insulation. A stacking bay includes opposing walls that are spaced apart from one another. At least one of the two opposing walls is movable relative to the other of the two opposing walls along a second axis to adjust a lateral distance between the opposing walls to accommodate an increasing size of the pieces of pipe insulation along the second axis. The first axis is generally orthogonal to the second axis. A packing member that applies a force along a third axis to the pieces of pipe insulation after being compressed. The third axis is generally orthogonal to the first and second axes. The first axis is generally orthogonal to the second axis. The compression member is aligned with a space formed between the opposing walls.

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Dependent claims

A system for compressing and packing insulation, comprising:

a compression member that is movable along a first axis to compress a plurality of pieces of insulation;
a stacking bay comprising two opposing walls that are spaced apart from one another to form a volume between the two opposing walls, wherein at least one of the two opposing walls is movable relative to the other of the two opposing walls along a second axis to adjust a lateral distance between the two opposing walls to accommodate an increasing size of the plurality of pieces of insulation along the second axis while being compressed by the compression member, wherein the first axis is orthogonal to the second axis;
and
a packing member that is configured to apply a force along a third axis to the plurality of pieces of insulation after being compressed, the third axis being orthogonal to the first axis and the second axis, wherein:
the compression member is configured to be moved within the volume formed between the two opposing walls as the plurality of pieces of insulation are compressed.

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A method for compressing and packing insulation, comprising:

inserting a plurality of pieces of insulation into a stacking bay of an insulation compression device, the stacking bay comprising two opposing walls that are spaced apart from one another to form a volume between the two opposing walls;
moving a compression member, configured to be moved within the volume formed between the two opposing walls, along a first axis into an interior of the stacking bay to compress the plurality of pieces of insulation;
and
moving at least one of the two opposing walls of the stacking bay along a second axis to increase a lateral distance between the two opposing walls while the compression member is moved to accommodate an increasing size of the plurality of pieces of insulation along the second axis, wherein the first axis is orthogonal to the second axis.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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