Wringing device
AssigneeCHEP Technology Pty Limited
InventorsVishnu K. Naidu, Joseph R. Russo, Jr.
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Abstract
A wringing device is used to expel fluids from a flexible container contained within an intermediate bulk container (IBC). The wringing device includes a support frame and a carriage movably coupled to the support frame for supporting components thereof. The wringing device includes a nip shaft coupled to the carriage, and a movable nip shaft movably coupled to the carriage proximate to the nip shaft. The movable nip shaft may be biased toward the nip shaft with a biasing device. The wringing device may include one or more drive devices for driving a take-up shaft and the carriage. The wringing device may also include a transport vehicle for transporting the wringing device between different intermediate bulk containers.
Claims17
A wringing device assembly comprising:
- a wringing device for wringing fluids from a flexible container positioned within a bulk container, the wringing device comprising
- a support frame;
- at least one rotatable take-up shaft extending between the support frame;
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- a carriage coupled to the support frame, the carriage movable in a generally vertical direction relative to the support frame between a lowered transport position and a raised operation position, the carriage comprising
- a pair of spaced apart side members each of the side members having an opening extending therethrough,
- a nip shaft extending between the pair of spaced apart side members,
- a movable nip shaft extending between the pair of spaced apart side members and being movably positioned toward the nip shaft as the flexible container is passed therethrough when the carriage is in the raised position,
- the at least one rotatable take-up shaft having opposing ends extending through the openings in the pair of spaced apart side members and configured for receiving the flexible container, the at least one rotatable take-up shaft to be rotated for wrapping the flexible container therearound after having passed between the nip shaft and the movable nip shaft so that the fluids are wringed out of the flexible container;
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- a transport system for transporting the wringing device to and from the bulk container when the carriage is in the lowered transport position.
A wringing device assembly for wringing fluids from a flexible container comprising:
- a support frame;
- at least one rotatable take-up shaft extending between the support frame;
- a carriage coupled to the support frame, the carriage movable in a generally vertical direction relative to the support frame between a lowered transport position and a raised operation position, the carriage comprising
- a pair of spaced apart side members each of the side members having an opening extending therethrough,
- a nip shaft extending between the pair of spaced apart side members,
- a movable nip shaft extending between the pair of spaced apart side members and being movably positioned relative to the nip shaft,
- a biasing device for biasing the movable nip shaft toward the nip shaft as the flexible container is passed therethrough when the carriage is in the raised position,
- the at least one rotatable take-up shaft having opposing ends extending through the opening in the pair of spaced apart side members and configured for receiving the flexible container, the at least one rotatable take-up shaft to be rotated for wrapping the flexible container therearound after having passed between the nip shaft and the movable nip shaft so that the fluids are wringed out of the flexible container;
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- a transport system for supporting the support frame and carriage and for moving the same when the carriage is in the lowered transport position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.