Material compaction apparatus
AssigneeKurt Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorsDuane Schroeder, Raymond Koski
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Abstract
The material compactor generally includes a feed apparatus and a final compaction apparatus. The final compaction apparatus generally includes a compaction chamber having confronting compression plates and an adjustably taperable portion. The area of the inner cavity of the final compaction chamber can be adjusted to become measurably smaller (tapered) or larger at the opened discharge or expelling end. Consequently, compacting movement of the material within the compaction chamber and through the chamber significantly subjects the material to restrictive compacting pressure which in turn compacts the material and performs liquid separation with each operationally continuous movement through the final compaction apparatus and out an open discharge port.
Claims20
A material compactor for compacting or separating liquid from material, the compactor comprising:
- a material feed apparatus adapted to transport material into the compactor;
- a compaction apparatus adapted to receive the material from the material feed apparatus, the compaction apparatus having;
- a compacting ram adapted to subject the material to a plurality of compacting hits;
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- an adjustably taperable compaction chamber having an inner cavity defined by opposing compaction plates, the inner cavity having a material entry portion and an open discharge port, wherein the inner cavity is selectively adjustable proximate the open discharge port such that material within the inner cavity of the chamber is subject to funnelization by the compacting hits of the compacting ram until being forced from the compaction chamber at the open discharge port.
A compaction device for receiving a material to be compacted, the compaction device comprising:
- a ram being repeatedly translatable through a stroke of known length;
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- an adjustably taperable chamber adapted to receive the ram, the chamber having at least two confronting plates defining a material inlet portion of known area and a gateless material discharge port of known area, the gateless material discharge port area capable of being adjustably different than the material inlet area during operation.
A compaction device for receiving a material to be compacted, the compaction device comprising:
- a ram being repeatedly translatable through a stroke of known length;
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- a chamber being operably coupled to the ram, the chamber being adjustably taperable from a material inlet portion disposed proximate the ram to a gateless material discharge port, the chamber defined at least by a first compression plate and a second compression plate confrontable to define the material inlet portion and the gateless material discharge port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.