Presses – Reciprocating press construction – Box and piston type
Patent
1979-06-27
1981-02-03
Wilhite, Billy J.
Presses
Reciprocating press construction
Box and piston type
100DIG2, 100257, 100266, 100269R, 100278, 100295, 100270, B30B 130, B30B 932
Patent
active
042481449
ABSTRACT:
An improved can crusher has two movable jaws, a first jaw and a second jaw, both movably mounted in a support housing. The jaws are initially spaced apart one from the other a distance sufficient to allow a can to be inserted between them. A member capable of generating a mechanical force is mounted on the housing and is directly connected by a connecting member to the second of the movable jaws by a force transferring member and is indirectly connected by the same connecting member to the first jaw by a force modifying member. The force modifying member modifies the mechanical force so generated to achieve a mechanical advantage. When the member capable of generating the mechanical force is activated this force is first transferred to the first jaw, and because of the mechanical advantage achieved, the first jaw is able to initially overcome the structural resistance of the can and crimp it. After the can is once crimped its structural resistance to crushing is lessened and the second jaw can then finish crushing the can without the need of a mechanical advantage. After the can is completely crushed between the first and second jaw the member capable of generating the mechanical force is relaxed and the jaws move apart from each other allowing the crushed can to be expelled from the housing.
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Boswell K. H.
O'Brian E. D.
Wilhite Billy J.
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