Compacting apparatus
AssigneeKoch Materials Company
InventorsDon L. Dekker, Robert R. Hasbrouck
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for compressing a material in a mold. The apparatus includes a frame having a first portion and a second portion. The apparatus also includes a roller coupled to the first portion of the frame for compressing the material in the mold, and a support plate coupled to the second portion of the frame for receiving the mold thereon to position the mold relative to the compression roller. The apparatus further includes an apparatus for varying the distance between the roller and the support plate so that the roller applies a compressive force to the material. A drive mechanism is coupled to the support plate for moving the support plate relative to the roller in a direction normal to the compressive force applied by the roller.
Claims12
An apparatus for compressing a material in a mold, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the frame including a proximal end pivotably coupled to the second portion of the frame and a distal end;
- means coupled to the first portion of the frame for compressing the material in the mold;
- a support plate coupled to the second portion of the frame for receiving the mold thereon to position the mold relative to the compressing means;
- means for varying the distance between the compressing means and the support plate so that the compressing means applies a compressive force to the material, the distance varying means being coupled between the first and second portions of the frame for varying the distance between the distal end of the first portion of the frame and the second portion of the frame;
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- drive means coupled to the support plate for moving the support plate relative to the compressing means in a direction normal to the compressive force applied by the compressing means.
An apparatus for compressing a material in a mold, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the frame including a proximal end pivotably coupled to the second portion of the frame and a distal end;
- a roller rotatably coupled to the first portion of the frame;
- a support plate coupled to the second portion of the frame for mounting the mold thereon in a predetermined position relative to the roller so that the roller applies a compressive force to the material;
- means for varying the distance between the roller and the support plate as the material is compressed, the varying means being coupled between the first and second portions of the frame so adjust the distance between the distal end of the first portion of the frame and the second portion of the frame;
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- drive means for providing relative movement between the support plate and the roller in a direction normal to the compressive force applied by the roller.
An apparatus for compressing a material, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame including a base, a vertical beam having a first end rigidly attached to the base and a second end, and a horizontal support having a first end pivotably attached to the second end of the vertical beam and a second end;
- means coupled between the horizontal support and the base for adjusting the distance between the second end of the horizontal support and the base, the adjusting means including a threaded member threadably coupled to the horizontal support and pivotably coupled to the base;
- a mold for receiving the material therein;
- means for supporting the mold on the frame;
- a plurality of plates for insertion into the mold in a side by side relationship with an edge of each plate in contact with the material;
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- means coupled to the frame for applying a compressive force to the plurality of plates in the mold to compress the material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.