Opening assembly for pressing chambers
AssigneeH.W.J. Designs for Agribusiness, Inc.
InventorBRADLEY P. ACTIS
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Abstract
A door opening assembly of a bale press including a first arm member having a first end and a second end hingedly coupled at the first end to a first door. The door opening assembly also includes a second arm member having a first end and a second end hingedly coupled at the first end to a second door. An actuator is coupled to the second end of the first arm member and the second end of the second arm member to cause the first arm member to displace the first door and the second arm member to hold the second door from being displaced. A further feature include a door closing system involve a guide member and a guide receptacle for moving a latch gate to close the door.
Claims20
A door opening assembly for a bale press comprising:
- a first arm member having a first end, a second end, and hingedly coupled at first end to a first door;
- a second arm member having a first end, a second end, and hingedly coupled at the first end to a second door;
- an actuator coupled, either directly or indirectly, to the second end of the first arm member and the second end of the second arm member, and
- wherein activation of the actuator causes at least one of the first arm member and the second arm member to pivot.
A bale press having a movable piston that travels from an upper position to a lower position to press fibrous material into a compressed bale, the bale press comprising:
- a housing defining a double box-section, having a first box and a second box;
- the housing including a first door for the first box and a second door for the second box;
- a door opening assembly comprising a first arm member having a first end, a second end, and hingedly coupled at the first end to the first door, a second arm member having a first end, a second end, and hingedly coupled at the first end to the second door, and an actuator coupled, directly or indirectly, to the second end of the first arm member and the second end of the second arm member, and
- wherein activation of the actuator causes the first arm member to displace the first door or the second arm member to displace the second door.
A method for opening doors to a bale press having housing with a first door and a second door comprising:
- connecting a first arm member to the first door, the first arm member having a first end, a second end, and being hingedly coupled at the first end to the first door;
- connecting a second arm member to the second door, the second arm member having a first end, a second end, and being hingedly coupled at the first end to the second door;
- connecting an actuator, either directly or indirectly, to the second end of the first arm member and the second end of the second arm member and either directly or indirectly to the housing, and
- actuating the actuator to lengthen a rod and causing the first arm member or the second arm member to pivot relative to the actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.