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US 4,369,700 AGranted
Apparatus for salvage compacting
OwnerRodger H. Flagginventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for compacting salvage. The apparatus has a crushing pad pivoted at one end to a generally horizontal frame. The crushing pad is moved from a generally vertical position to a generally horizontal position by a fluid cylinder assembly and articulate linkage to accomplish the crushing effort with improved compaction of salvaged material.
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An apparatus for compacting salvage comprising:
- a generally horizontally disposed frame having a horizontal bed and having secured thereto a frame end upstanding from the frame bed;
- a crushing pad pivotably attached to said frame end and pivotable from a generally vertical position to a generally horizontal position;
- first and second link arms pivotally connected near first of their respective ends;
- said first arm pivotally connected near its other end to said pad;
- said second arm being pivotally connected near its other end to said frame end;
- a fluid cylinder assembly having one end pivotally connected to said first ends;
- said assembly also being pivotally connected to said frame end whereby extension of said fluid assembly will push said link arms to pivot said pad toward said vertical position and retraction of said assembly will pull said link arms to pivot said pad downwardly toward said horizontal position in a power crushing stroke while at the same time reducing the bending moment on the fluid assembly as the pad is lowered and the resistance to crushing pad movement is increased and as the salvage is compacted between the crushing pad and the frame bed.
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An apparatus which comprises:
- a. a generally horizontally disposed frame having raised frame ends;
- b. a crushing bed disposed upon said frame between said raised frame ends;
- c. opposed crushing pads mounted for pivotal movement near one of their respective ends above the crushing bed to respective ones of said raised frame ends;
- d. a plurality of fluid cylinder means pivotably mounted to respective ones of said raised frame ends;
- e. each crushing pad having first and second linkage arms, each pivotably secured near one end to each other and the free end of the fluid cylinder means, the opposite end of said first linkage arms adapted to be pivotably attached near the free end of one of the opposed crushing pads, and the opposite end of the second linkage arms being adapted for pivotal attachment to one of the raised frame ends;
- f. whereby, said fluid cylinder assembly is adapted to transmit a force when extended, through the first and second linkage arms to raise the crushing pad to a generally vertical position, and when the fluid cylinder assembly is retracted, to transmit a force through the first and second linkage arms to lower the respective crushing pad to a generally horizontal position.
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An apparatus for compacting salvage comprising:
- a frame, a crushing pad pivotally attached to said frame, said crushing pad being pivotable between a generally vertical position and a generally horizontal position, a linkage assembly being connected between said frame and said pad, a crushing pad moving device being connected between said frame and said linkage assembly, said device being movable between extended and retracted positions, said device exerting a force on said linkage assembly to said crushing pad as said device is moved between said extended and retracted positions whereby said crushing pad moves between said generally vertical and said generally horizontal positions, respectively, said force having a vertical component which is always larger than or equal to one-half of said force including when said crushing pad is in a generally horizontal position.
An apparatus for compacting salvage comprising:
- a frame having a salvage discharge side,
- a crushing pad pivotally attached to said frame, said pad being pivotable between a generally vertical position and a generally horizontal position, a linkage being connected between said frame and said pad, and a crushing pad moving device being connected between said frame and a position on said linkage between and spaced from said frame and said pad, said moving device being in a generally vertical position when said crushing pad is in a vertical position, said moving device being movable between extended and retracted positions and applying a crushing force to said pad as said moving device moves into a retracted position, and a control operatively connected to said moving device, said control being mounted on said frame adjacent said salvage discharge side.
An apparatus for compacting salvage comprising:
- a frame, a crushing pad pivotally attached to said frame, said pad being movable between a generally vertical position and a generally horizontal position, a linkage assembly having a central pivot and being connected between said frame and said pad, and a crushing pad moving device being connected between said frame and said central pivot, said moving device pushing on said linkage to rotate said pad toward said vertical position, said moving device pulling on said linkage to rotate said pad toward said horizontal position, said moving device being positioned in approximately a vertical position when said pad is in said generally vertical position and in a position which is approximately 45.degree. to horizontal when said pad is in said generally horizontal position.
An apparatus for compacting salvage comprising:
- a frame,
- a crushing pad pivotally attached to said frame, said crushing pad being movable between a generally vertical position and a generally horizontal position,
- a linkage assembly being pivotally connected between said frame and said crushing pad, said linkage assembly comprising a first pair of link arms pivotally connected at one end to said crushing pad, a second pair of link arms pivotally connected at one end to said frame, the other ends of both of said first and said second pair of link arms being pivotally connected together by a central pivot,
- a fluid cylinder assembly movable between an extended and a retracted position, said fluid cylinder assembly being pivotally connected at one end to said frame and at the other end to said central pivot of said linkage assembly, said fluid cylinder assembly moving said crushing pad into a generally vertical position as said fluid cylinder assembly is extended, said fluid cylinder assembly moving said crushing pad into a generally horizontal position as said fluid cylinder assembly is retracted, said fluid cylinder assembly being located between said frame and said linkage assembly and exerting a force on said linkage assembly to said crushing pad as said fluid cylinder moves said crushing pad between said generally vertical and said generally horizontal position, said force having a vertical component which is always larger than or equal to one half of said force.
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