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US 2017/0128996 A1Published application
Dummy block for extrusion press
AssigneeExco Technologies Limited
InventorPaul Henry Robbins
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Abstract
A dummy block for a metal extrusion press comprises: a generally cylindrical base having a forward surface and an outwardly extending circumferential flange; an expandable collar coupled to the base, the collar having an inwardly extending circumferential rib abutting the circumferential flange; a collar support coupled to the base and abutting the collar; and a moveable plunger coupled to the base and accommodated by the collar. The plunger has a rear surface configured to abut the forward surface of the base.
Claims20
A dummy block for a metal extrusion press comprising:
- a generally cylindrical base having a forward surface and an outwardly extending circumferential flange;
- an expandable collar coupled to the base, the collar having an inwardly extending circumferential rib abutting the circumferential flange;
- a collar support coupled to the base and abutting the collar;
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- a moveable plunger coupled to the base and accommodated by the collar, the plunger having a rear surface configured to abut the forward surface of the base.
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A metal extrusion press comprising:
- a dummy block having:
- a generally cylindrical base having a forward surface and an outwardly extending circumferential flange,
- an expandable collar coupled to the base, the collar having an inwardly extending circumferential rib abutting the circumferential flange,
- a collar support coupled to the base and abutting the collar, and
- a moveable plunger coupled to the base and accommodated by the collar, the plunger having a rear surface configured to abut the forward surface of the base;
- a stud or elongate projection coupled to the base;
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- an extrusion ram abutting the dummy block and having a central cavity accommodating the stud or elongate projection, a portion of the central cavity having a concave rear surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.