CA2665443C - Universal material compression and containment system - Google Patents
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Abstract
This invention provides a versatile mechanical compacting system which efficiently compresses a multiplicity of waste and recycled materials and a means of efficiently containing the materials for storage and/or shipping. The system comprises a press piston having a piston rod on which is mounted a compression plate that is pressable into a compression chamber enclosure fed by a materials hopper, the compression chamber enclosure being formed by at least one sidewall and an extrusion port gate plate retractably positioned by a gateway piston mounted on a gateway siderail at a perpendicular to the press piston.
Description
UNIVERSAL MATERIAL COMPRESSION AND CONTAINMENT SYSTEM
SPECIFICATION
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to a novel device in the general field of hydraulic presses and more specifically to a versatile mechanical compacting system which efficiently compresses a multiplicity of waste and recycled materials and then provides a method and apparatus to efficiently collect and contain said materials for storage and/or shipping.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Hydraulic compacting machines are often made for a specific purpose and a unique material to be compacted, so that their design & operation produces an optimal compaction of that material.
Often this specificity is a limiting factor when a variety of materials need to be compacted.
Purpose build compactors are also often designed to perform several functions at once, specific to the material compacted, such as the use of a screw conveyor to move material into the compacting chamber, where simpler methods would suffice in order to permit more versatility.
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Another example is where the compacting machine must pre-shred material, which then precludes the use of the machine for other materials which cannot be shredded.
A simpler, yet versatile method of compressing a multiplicity of materials, whether they are cohesive or non-cohesive is needed.
Another problem is what to do with the resulting compacted materials when they need to be stored, shipped, etc. to prevent their coming apart in transit and contaminating a storage area. The common method of containing compressed fibrous material is by circumferencial banding, such as with bales of hay, or similar. When less cohesive materials are compacted however, an operator must remove each compressed unit and bag it separately to prevent its dissolution. A
means to contain the resultant compacted material is needed, as well as an efficient means to perform the containment process.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Note: For purposes of brevity, the disclosed Universal Material Compression and Containment System may be abbreviated as a Compression System, or simply as a Compactor or a Press, but throughout this document the full concept of a universal material compression and containment system is implied by the use of those terms.
The disclosed invention is designed to provide a versatile hydraulic press system that is capable
SPECIFICATION
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to a novel device in the general field of hydraulic presses and more specifically to a versatile mechanical compacting system which efficiently compresses a multiplicity of waste and recycled materials and then provides a method and apparatus to efficiently collect and contain said materials for storage and/or shipping.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Hydraulic compacting machines are often made for a specific purpose and a unique material to be compacted, so that their design & operation produces an optimal compaction of that material.
Often this specificity is a limiting factor when a variety of materials need to be compacted.
Purpose build compactors are also often designed to perform several functions at once, specific to the material compacted, such as the use of a screw conveyor to move material into the compacting chamber, where simpler methods would suffice in order to permit more versatility.
I
Another example is where the compacting machine must pre-shred material, which then precludes the use of the machine for other materials which cannot be shredded.
A simpler, yet versatile method of compressing a multiplicity of materials, whether they are cohesive or non-cohesive is needed.
Another problem is what to do with the resulting compacted materials when they need to be stored, shipped, etc. to prevent their coming apart in transit and contaminating a storage area. The common method of containing compressed fibrous material is by circumferencial banding, such as with bales of hay, or similar. When less cohesive materials are compacted however, an operator must remove each compressed unit and bag it separately to prevent its dissolution. A
means to contain the resultant compacted material is needed, as well as an efficient means to perform the containment process.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Note: For purposes of brevity, the disclosed Universal Material Compression and Containment System may be abbreviated as a Compression System, or simply as a Compactor or a Press, but throughout this document the full concept of a universal material compression and containment system is implied by the use of those terms.
The disclosed invention is designed to provide a versatile hydraulic press system that is capable
2 of compressing a wide variety of materials, including a multiplicity of refuse or recycled materials, and to provide an efficient means to collect and contain the resultant compressed materials. Cohesive materials are compressed into rectangular blocks which are then expelled into containment bags, while non-cohesive materials are directly compressed into containment bags.
The advantages of such a system over the prior art include the versatility of the press due to its ability to compress a multiplicity of materials including, but not limited to:
Manure, Hog fuel, Cedar bark mulch, Wood chips, Aluminum cans, Steel cans, Plastic bottles, Decorative rock, Pea gravel, Sand, Small cardboard containers, Top Soil, Glass bottles, Rigid Foam Insulation, etc.
Also, the ability to contain the compressed materials efficiently allows the operator to process and store a wide variety of materials in a short time. Because the compression system is portable, the unit can be brought to a location for on-site waste processing and containment, such as at a construction site, landscaping project, road construction site, etc, then used at a different site the next day. Because the compression system is scalable, larger or smaller units can be manufactured, with a proposed large compression system being capable of creating and ejecting square blocks of compressed material five feet on a side. The system is very useful for preparing sandbags rapidly for use in flood control. The system is self-contained and can be of a portable size that can be tow with wheels on its legs or on a utility trailer.
The system essentially comprises a press piston having a piston rod on which is mounted a compression plate that is pressable into a compression chamber enclosure fed by a materials
The advantages of such a system over the prior art include the versatility of the press due to its ability to compress a multiplicity of materials including, but not limited to:
Manure, Hog fuel, Cedar bark mulch, Wood chips, Aluminum cans, Steel cans, Plastic bottles, Decorative rock, Pea gravel, Sand, Small cardboard containers, Top Soil, Glass bottles, Rigid Foam Insulation, etc.
Also, the ability to contain the compressed materials efficiently allows the operator to process and store a wide variety of materials in a short time. Because the compression system is portable, the unit can be brought to a location for on-site waste processing and containment, such as at a construction site, landscaping project, road construction site, etc, then used at a different site the next day. Because the compression system is scalable, larger or smaller units can be manufactured, with a proposed large compression system being capable of creating and ejecting square blocks of compressed material five feet on a side. The system is very useful for preparing sandbags rapidly for use in flood control. The system is self-contained and can be of a portable size that can be tow with wheels on its legs or on a utility trailer.
The system essentially comprises a press piston having a piston rod on which is mounted a compression plate that is pressable into a compression chamber enclosure fed by a materials
3 hopper, the compression chamber enclosure being formed by at least one sidewall and an extrusion port gate plate retractably positioned by a gateway piston mounted on a gateway siderail at an angle - a perpendicular angle would suit most materials -- to the press piston.
In a preferred embodiment:
a) the compression chamber enclosure comprises a pair of side walls separated by a roof panel and a bottom floor;
b) the press table forms a bottom floor for the compression chamber enclosure;
c) the compression piston is hydraulically driven by a motor, compressor and lines for transmitting hydraulic fluid to and from the compression piston;
d) the gateway piston is hydraulically driven by a motor, compressor and lines for transmitting hydraulic fluid to and from the gateway piston;
e) a compression piston backstop is positioned sufficiently close to the compression chamber enclosure to keep the compression piston's compression plate within the compression chamber enclosure, but far enough from the compression chamber enclosure to enable the compression plate to be withdrawn from the compression chamber to clear a path, from a compression chamber feeder throat that affixed to and below the materials hopper, into the compression
In a preferred embodiment:
a) the compression chamber enclosure comprises a pair of side walls separated by a roof panel and a bottom floor;
b) the press table forms a bottom floor for the compression chamber enclosure;
c) the compression piston is hydraulically driven by a motor, compressor and lines for transmitting hydraulic fluid to and from the compression piston;
d) the gateway piston is hydraulically driven by a motor, compressor and lines for transmitting hydraulic fluid to and from the gateway piston;
e) a compression piston backstop is positioned sufficiently close to the compression chamber enclosure to keep the compression piston's compression plate within the compression chamber enclosure, but far enough from the compression chamber enclosure to enable the compression plate to be withdrawn from the compression chamber to clear a path, from a compression chamber feeder throat that affixed to and below the materials hopper, into the compression
4 chamber.
It is useful to have a slight pivoting movement possible for the compression plate and the gate plate, in order to prevent jarring and jamming of those pieces in the compression chamber enclosure. This can be accomplished where:
a) the press rod is attached to the compression plate by means of a press rod anchor pin extending through an end portion of the piston rod and through a pair of press rod anchor pin holes respectively through a pair of compression plate mount side walls that are affixed perpendicular to the compression plate;
b) a gateway top anchor pin through a gateway top mount at a top of the gateway siderail and a gateway piston anchor pin through a gateway mid mount at a midpoint of the gateway siderail fixes the gateway piston in a position parallel to the gateway siderail, a sufficient distance from the press table such that a gateway piston rod can withdraw the gate plate from an extrusion port gateway and let compressed material be pushed from the system by the compression plate;
c) the gate plate is attached to a gateway piston rod by means of a gateway anchor pin extending through gateway anchor pin holes respectively through a pair of gate plate flanges.
Useful enhancements include:
a) the materials hopper having an agitator inside a hopper feeder throat, operable with an agitator handle outside the hopper feeder throat;
b) the system being mounted on a press table frame with table support legs;
c) a containment platform extending from the press table to receive compressed packets of material;
d) a compression chamber extrusion port on the compression chamber enclosure being fitted with a bag clamp for holding open a compressed materials bag in receiving position for compressed material that is pushed by the compression plate from the compresssion chamber enclosure.
Two-way hydraulic control valves with control levers, respectively for the compression piston subsystem and the extrusion port gateway subsystem, enable an operator to open the gate piston to allow materials from the material hopper to enter a compression chamber, close the press piston to compress the material against a gate forming a back to the compression chamber, open the gate piston to allow material to be pushed by the compression plate through an extrusion port gateway from which the gate piston has withdrawn a gate plate, and close the gate piston for a next cycle of compressing and containing of material.
The invention thus provides a scalable, self-contained system comprising a horizontal hydraulic piston compressor that is fed by a material hopper, that compresses material by means of a compression plate against a retractable gate, and that pushes the compressed material through an extrusion port gateway, upon retraction of the retractable gate by means of a hydraulic piston gateway subsystem, and into a containment holder such as a bag.
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All elements of the disclosed invention will now be introduced by reference to the figures listed below.
FIG 1. introduces the Universal Material Compression & Containment System 10 with a side view of its elements affixed to a long narrow steel press table 12 which is held up by its table supports 14. A hydraulic tank 16 is attached to one side of the press table 12 by means of tank supports 18. On top of the hydraulic tank 16 is a fill cap 22, and on its facing side is a hydraulic gauge 24 which displays the capacity of the hydraulic tank 16 to the operator of the press 10. An external fuel tank 20 with its fill cap 22 is shown affixed to the top rear end of the press 10, behind the piston backstop 26. The piston backstop 26 anchors the rear end of the press piston 28 to the press table 12, the body of which enters the piston end of the compression enclosure 38 as shown. The compression assembly 36 (shown by dashed lines) moves back and forth within the compression enclosure 38 as the press piston 28 extends or retracts the press rod 30, as shown in detail in Fig. 3, The top plate 84 of the compression assembly 36 can be seen protruding from the piston end of the compression enclosure 38. Materials are dropped into the open top end of the hopper 42, which narrows to the throat 44 which directs the material into the compression chamber 40. To prevent materials clogging the throat 44 of the hopper 42, an agitator 46 can be rotated by means of its handle 48. The agitator 46 is a rotating rod spanning the length of one side of the throat 44 with a narrow flat steel plate is affixed to the central axis of this rod. The handle 48 attached to the agitator 44 is then rotated and by this action the plate dislodges any materials prevented from entering the throat 44 and compression chamber 40.
Compressed blocks 112 are formed within the compression chamber 40, and expelled through the gateway 74 into a containment bag 114 which is held in place by the gate 110 pushing onto the top of a large containment frame 96 which is seated into a gateway recess 78. (See Fig. 4 for details) The gate 110 moves up and down in the gateway guiderail 76 by means of the attached gateway piston 64 and gateway rod 66. When the gate 110 is up, the inner sides of the gateway guiderail 76 forms the gateway 74, through which the compressed blocks 112 are pushed onto the containment platform 80 until they reach its end plate 82. The gateway guiderail 76 wraps around the gateway siderail 54 which forms the support structure of the gateway assembly 116 (see Fig. 3 description below) by connecting to the front lip of the hopper 42 to the gateway top 56, this structure supports the piston 64 which controls the gate 110. The gateway piston 64 is anchored to the gateway top 56 by means of the gateway piston anchor 60. The gateway rod 66 is anchored to the gate by means of the gateway rod anchor. Also shown affixed to the lever shelf 52 on one side of the press table 12 are the hydraulic control levers 50 used to operate each piston and the associated hydraulic control valves 124 that perform this control function.
FIG 2. shows a top view of the compression enclosure 38 and a top cutaway view of the gate 110 held within the lower gateway guiderails 76 which also wrap around the gateway siderails 54.
When the gate 110 is up, the gateway 74 is open and able to expel compressed material or compress material into containment bags 114. Also shown is the top view of the throat 44 into which material is funneled by the hopper 42 (shown in Fig. 1) and down into the compression chamber 40 where it is to be compressed. In cases where the material is not passing into the compression chamber 40 easily, one may rotate the agitator 46 by its handle 48 to free the blockage.
FIG 3. shows a side closeup cutaway view of the compression enclosure 38 with its compression assembly 36 (see inset Fig. 3a) and also a partial cutaway side view of the gateway assembly 116.
The compression assembly 36 is comprised of a top plate 84, a bottom plate 86, a side plate 88 and a compression plate 92. The press piston and press rod 30 is affixed to the compression assembly 36 by means of a press rod anchor pin 34 passing through the press rod anchor hole 32 into the end of the press rod 30 (not shown). The compression assembly 36 is shown in its retracted position in order to allow material to pass through the throat 44, and into the compression chamber 40. The gateway assembly 116 is comprised of two parallel vertical siderails 76, connected by a top 56 member, and this structure supports a gateway piston anchor 60, gateway piston 64, rod 66, and rod anchor 68, together which controls the position of the gate 1 10 which slides within the gateway guiderails 76, and bottoms into the gateway recess 78.
Fig 4. shows a facing view of the gateway assembly 116 with a large containment frame 96 clamped into an open gateway 74 by means of the gate 110 as shown and affixed to the press table 12. The large containment frame 96 is prevented from horizontal movement by means of securement pins 102 which protrude down from the bottom of the gate 110, and up from the gateway recess 78. These securement pins 102 pass through the securement holes 100 in the large containment frame 96 to prevent its horizontal movement, and also to secure the containment bag 114 for filling. Also shown is a more detailed view of the elements of the gateway assembly 116, including the gateway top 56, siderails 54, guiderails 76, gateway 74, and an end view of the compression plate 92. Within the gateway siderails 54, affixed to, and hanging from the bottom of the gateway top 56 is successively, the gateway top anchor 58, gateway piston anchor 60, gateway piston anchor pin 62, gateway piston 64, gateway rod 66, gate anchor 70, gate anchor pin 72 and finally the gate 110.
FIG 5. shows a facing view of the gateway assembly 116 similar to that shown in Fig. 4, but with its gate 110 in the closed position due to the extended gateway piston 64.
This closed position allows the press 10 to compress materials against the inside of the gate 110.
FIG 6a. shows a side view of a large containment frame 96 with its securement holes 100. FIG
6b. shows a facing cutaway view of the large containment frame 96 with the same securement holes 100. Securement holes 100 are found in all sides of the large frame as shown.
FIG 7a. shows a side view of a small containment frame 98 with its securement holes 100, extrusion port 118 and slot 106 for the small bag clamp 104. Securement holes 100 are found in all sides of the small frame as shown in Fig. 6b. FIG 7b. shows a facing view of the small containment frame 98 with its extrusion port 118. FIG 7c. shows a side view of the small bag clamp 104 with its handle 108.
FIG 8. shows a top view of the Compression System 10 including additional elements not visible in Fig.l such as the motor 120, hydraulic pump 122, and their connecting rotary coupling 134.
All other elements and assemblies shown have been itemized previously. Only the first section of the press piston 28 has been shown here, and the hopper 42 is absent for clarity.
FIG 9. shows a functional schematic of the hydraulic and other elements used by the Universal Material Compression & Containment System 10 in order to operate the two pistons. The motor 120 can be operated by means of fuel from the fuel tank 20 through the fuel line 128, and/or by means of a power source 130 from the power line 132. The motor 120 turns the pump 122 by means of a rotary coupling 134, and the pump 122 operates the hydraulic system by means of hydraulic fluid supplied by the hydraulic tank 16 through hydraulic lines 126 and controlled by means of two way control valves 124, which allow the operator to use the control levers 50 (shown in Figs. 1 & 8) to open or close the gate piston 64 and the press piston 28.
The functions of each element and how they interact with each other element of the preferred embodiment will now be described. In order to understand these functions and interactions more clearly, the Compression System 10 has been organized into the following general categories, namely Support, Hydraulic, Compression, Gateway, and Containment. Support elements provide the structural platform upon which all other elements are attached. Hydraulic elements are comprised of a hydraulic pressure system and its auxiliary elements.
Compression elements provide the necessary press apparatus to perform one of the core functions of this invention.
Gateway elements are an integral part of the compression system 10, and finally, the Containment elements make it possible to secure and contain the compressed materials ejected from the press. Relevant elements of each category will now be described in detail below.
Support elements include the press table 12, table supports 14, (hydraulic) tank support 18, lever shelf 52, gateway siderail 54, gateway top 56, containment platform 80, and its end plate 82. The press table 12 is the structural platform onto which all elements of the Compression System 10 are attached, and is raised and supported to a useful operational height by means of table supports 14. These supports 14 may be permanently fixed to the underside of the table 12. or may be foldable for transport. Structural supports for elements in the hydraulic category include the (hydraulic) tank supports, in this case hollow rectangular steel bars, affixed by welding to the side of the press table, as well as unlabelled structural supports for both motor 120 and hydraulic pump 122 (usually a part of said elements), the lever shelf 52 which supports the hydraulic control levers 50 and control valves 124, and the piston backstop 26. Support elements for the gateway assembly 116 include the gateway siderail 54 and gateway top 56.
Support elements for the containment system include the containment platform 80 and its end plate 82 which provide the means to inject compressed material into a containment bag 114 anchored to the gateway 74 by means of a containment frame.
Hydraulic elements include the hydraulic tank 16, its fill cap 22, and hydraulic gauge 24, the press piston 28 and piston rod 30, the hydraulic control levers 50 and their control valves 124, the hydraulic pump 122 and all hydraulic fluid lines 126. The hydraulic tank 16 is a rectangular steel tank or reservior that holds hydraulic fluid, the level of which maybe monitored by means of the hydraulic gauge 24 on its side. This tank 16 is the fluid reservior used with the hydraulic pump 122 to provide pressure for the operation of both the primary press piston 28, and the secondary gateway piston 64 by means of the hydraulic fluid lines 126. Control of this pressure is by means of two way hydraulic control valves 124, and their actuating control levers 50.
Auxiliary elements necessary for operation of the hydraulic system are described below.
Auxiliary hydraulic elements include the fuel tank 20, fill cap 22, fuel line 128, motor 120, power source 130, power line 132, and rotary coupling 134. For the hydraulic system to maintain the necessary pressure to operate both pistons, the hydraulic pump 122 must be rotating. Fig. 8 shows a motor 120 connected to the pump 122 by means of a rotary coupling 134, and that motor is supplied with fuel by means of its fuel line 128 from the fuel tank 20 attached nearby. An alternate means of driving the motor 120, and therefore the hydraulic pump 122, is to use a power source 130 by way of a power line 132. (See Fig. 9) Compression elements include the compression enclosure 38 and its associated elements, and the compression assembly 36 with its associated elements. The compression enclosure 38 is a long rectangular steel box open at both ends; the rear end is where the press piston 28 enters and where the press rod 30 attaches to the compression assembly 36, and the front end attaches to the gateway assembly 116. The compression enclosure 38 includes a rectangular opening approximately midway along its top, which is where material enters the compression chamber 40 by means of the throat 44 as directed by the hopper 42, and as encouraged by means of the agitator 46 when necessary. The compression assembly 36 is an assembly of rectangular steel plates affixed together by welding, bolting or similar means, and is comprised of the top plate 84, bottom plate 86, side plates 88, and compression plate 92. The compression assembly 36 is attached to the press rod anchor hole 32 of the press rod 30 by means of a press rod anchor pin 34 inserted through the anchor pin holes 90 of both side plates 88. An additional element related to the smooth reciprocation of the compression assembly 36 is the use of low-friction wear strips adhesively applied to the side plates 88 and bottom plates 86.
Gateway elements comprising the gateway assembly 116, starting from the top, include the gateway top anchor 58 which connects the following elements to the top of the gateway support structure, the gateway piston anchor 60, gateway piston anchor pin 62, the gateway piston 64, gateway rod 66, gateway rod anchor 68, gate anchor 70, gate anchor pin 72, the gate 110, the gateway recess 78. As shown in Figs 1,3,4, & 5, the gate 110 moves up and down within the gateway guiderails 76, and when the gate is up, creates the boundary of the gateway 74, which is the opening through which the compressed material is ejected for containment.
Containment elements include the large containment frame 96 which secures larger containment bags 114 around said frame by means of securement pins 102 in the bottom of the gate 110 passing through securement holes 100 on all sides of the frame, as well as pins 102 in the bottom of the gateway recess 78, as shown in Figs. I & 4. The small containment frame 98 is secured in a similar fashion within the gateway 74, and employs smaller diameter containment bags 114 which are secured to this frame by means of the small bag clamp 104 clamping over the end material of the bag 114 by fitting into the small bag clamp slot 106. By this means material passes through the extrusion port 118 into said bag 114. When compressing non-cohesive materials, the narrowing sides of the small containment frame 98 funnels the material through the extrusion port 118.
When compressing cohesive materials such as aluminum cans, plastic bottles, small cardboard containers, rigid foam insulation and glass bottles, etc., the operator activates the appropriate hydraulic control lever 50 to pressurize the gateway piston 64, thereby sliding the gateway 74 down into the gateway recess 78. The press piston 28 should now be retracted so that materials entering the compression chamber 40 are not blocked by the top plate 84 of the compression assembly 36. Materials are dumped into the top of the hopper 42, which funnels them down through the throat 44 into the compression chamber 40, and the agitator may be used to ensure the chamber is at full capacity by removing stoppages. The press piston 28 is then extended which causes the compression plate 92 to press the material against the inside of the gate 110 and the inside walls of the compression chamber 40, which thereby creates a compressed rectangular block 112 of material. The extended length of top plate 84 of the compression assembly 36 prevents any more material from falling into the compression chamber 40 while the press piston 28 is moving forward. The press piston 28 is then retracted to release pressure on the compressed block 112, and then the gate 110 is raised to open the gateway 74. The press piston 28 is then extended to expel the block 112 through the gateway 74, and out onto the containment platform 80, or into a frame-secured containment bag 114.
When cohesive materials are to be placed into containment bags 114, usually the large containment frame 96 is secured into the gateway 74 by means of the gate 110, as described above. As shown in Fig. 1, as each compressed block 112 is formed, it is expelled into the containment bag 114, which is supported by the containment platform 80, and backstopped by its end plate 82. When the containment bag 114 is full, the gate 110 is raised;
the bag is released from the frame 96, and tied shut to contain its contents. By this means it has been observed that approximately 801b of material can be pressed into 50Lb burlock bags, but the level of compression is determined by the compressibility of each unique material.
When compressing non-cohesive materials, such as hog fuel, manure, cedar bark mulch, wood chips, decorative rock, pea gravel, sand, and top soil, etc., the gateway 74 secures the small containment frame 98 as above, to which the smaller containment bag 114 is secured onto the end of the frame 98 near its extrusion port 118 by means of the small bag clamp 104 sliding into slot 106 provided for this purpose. When non-cohesive materials are placed into the hopper 42, the material readily falls down into the open compression chamber 40. By extending the press piston 28, the material first compressed against the gate 110, and then is moved through the gateway 74 and out into the containment bag 114. This cycle is repeated until the bag 114 is full, which is then removed from the extrusion port 118 end of the frame 98, and tied off.
The preferred materials or equipment used for constructing or employing said novel device will now be described. The motor 120 used in the preferred embodiment is a 31 horsepower Van Guard engine supplied by a 5 gallon removable fuel tank, while an electric motor of equivalent torque output may also be used. A 3<< inch diameter hydraulic ram is used for the press piston 28, and a 1 inch ram for the gateway piston 64. A 4500 P.S.I. hydraulic pump 122 pressurizes the 20 gallon hydraulic tank 16, and the system uses 3200 P.S.I. two way control valves 124. The structural elements are made of common steel, painted for rust resistance, but equivalent materials may be used with similar properties.
Other embodiments of the novel device or variations on specific elements will now be described.
Other embodiments are not ruled out or similar methods leading to the same result. The hydraulic system may be operated by gas or electric or hybrid engines, and may be powered by battery or mains voltage. Hydraulic components may be operated by computer controlled actuators and these may be regulated by sensors for pressure, temperature, fluid capacities, etc., in order to optimize efficient operation. The press 10 may be stationary, i.e. bolted to the floor, or may be portable with an axle and trailer hitch, or collapsible for transporting. The press 10 may be designed in a variety of sizes in order to efficiently provide the optimal throughput depending on the range of materials regularly compressed.
The foregoing description of the preferred apparatus and method of operation should be considered as illustrative only, and not limiting. Other manufacturing techniques and other materials may be employed towards similar ends. Various changes and modifications will occur to those skilled in the art, without departing from the true scope of the invention as defined in the above disclosure, and the following general claims.
It is useful to have a slight pivoting movement possible for the compression plate and the gate plate, in order to prevent jarring and jamming of those pieces in the compression chamber enclosure. This can be accomplished where:
a) the press rod is attached to the compression plate by means of a press rod anchor pin extending through an end portion of the piston rod and through a pair of press rod anchor pin holes respectively through a pair of compression plate mount side walls that are affixed perpendicular to the compression plate;
b) a gateway top anchor pin through a gateway top mount at a top of the gateway siderail and a gateway piston anchor pin through a gateway mid mount at a midpoint of the gateway siderail fixes the gateway piston in a position parallel to the gateway siderail, a sufficient distance from the press table such that a gateway piston rod can withdraw the gate plate from an extrusion port gateway and let compressed material be pushed from the system by the compression plate;
c) the gate plate is attached to a gateway piston rod by means of a gateway anchor pin extending through gateway anchor pin holes respectively through a pair of gate plate flanges.
Useful enhancements include:
a) the materials hopper having an agitator inside a hopper feeder throat, operable with an agitator handle outside the hopper feeder throat;
b) the system being mounted on a press table frame with table support legs;
c) a containment platform extending from the press table to receive compressed packets of material;
d) a compression chamber extrusion port on the compression chamber enclosure being fitted with a bag clamp for holding open a compressed materials bag in receiving position for compressed material that is pushed by the compression plate from the compresssion chamber enclosure.
Two-way hydraulic control valves with control levers, respectively for the compression piston subsystem and the extrusion port gateway subsystem, enable an operator to open the gate piston to allow materials from the material hopper to enter a compression chamber, close the press piston to compress the material against a gate forming a back to the compression chamber, open the gate piston to allow material to be pushed by the compression plate through an extrusion port gateway from which the gate piston has withdrawn a gate plate, and close the gate piston for a next cycle of compressing and containing of material.
The invention thus provides a scalable, self-contained system comprising a horizontal hydraulic piston compressor that is fed by a material hopper, that compresses material by means of a compression plate against a retractable gate, and that pushes the compressed material through an extrusion port gateway, upon retraction of the retractable gate by means of a hydraulic piston gateway subsystem, and into a containment holder such as a bag.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
All elements of the disclosed invention will now be introduced by reference to the figures listed below.
FIG 1. introduces the Universal Material Compression & Containment System 10 with a side view of its elements affixed to a long narrow steel press table 12 which is held up by its table supports 14. A hydraulic tank 16 is attached to one side of the press table 12 by means of tank supports 18. On top of the hydraulic tank 16 is a fill cap 22, and on its facing side is a hydraulic gauge 24 which displays the capacity of the hydraulic tank 16 to the operator of the press 10. An external fuel tank 20 with its fill cap 22 is shown affixed to the top rear end of the press 10, behind the piston backstop 26. The piston backstop 26 anchors the rear end of the press piston 28 to the press table 12, the body of which enters the piston end of the compression enclosure 38 as shown. The compression assembly 36 (shown by dashed lines) moves back and forth within the compression enclosure 38 as the press piston 28 extends or retracts the press rod 30, as shown in detail in Fig. 3, The top plate 84 of the compression assembly 36 can be seen protruding from the piston end of the compression enclosure 38. Materials are dropped into the open top end of the hopper 42, which narrows to the throat 44 which directs the material into the compression chamber 40. To prevent materials clogging the throat 44 of the hopper 42, an agitator 46 can be rotated by means of its handle 48. The agitator 46 is a rotating rod spanning the length of one side of the throat 44 with a narrow flat steel plate is affixed to the central axis of this rod. The handle 48 attached to the agitator 44 is then rotated and by this action the plate dislodges any materials prevented from entering the throat 44 and compression chamber 40.
Compressed blocks 112 are formed within the compression chamber 40, and expelled through the gateway 74 into a containment bag 114 which is held in place by the gate 110 pushing onto the top of a large containment frame 96 which is seated into a gateway recess 78. (See Fig. 4 for details) The gate 110 moves up and down in the gateway guiderail 76 by means of the attached gateway piston 64 and gateway rod 66. When the gate 110 is up, the inner sides of the gateway guiderail 76 forms the gateway 74, through which the compressed blocks 112 are pushed onto the containment platform 80 until they reach its end plate 82. The gateway guiderail 76 wraps around the gateway siderail 54 which forms the support structure of the gateway assembly 116 (see Fig. 3 description below) by connecting to the front lip of the hopper 42 to the gateway top 56, this structure supports the piston 64 which controls the gate 110. The gateway piston 64 is anchored to the gateway top 56 by means of the gateway piston anchor 60. The gateway rod 66 is anchored to the gate by means of the gateway rod anchor. Also shown affixed to the lever shelf 52 on one side of the press table 12 are the hydraulic control levers 50 used to operate each piston and the associated hydraulic control valves 124 that perform this control function.
FIG 2. shows a top view of the compression enclosure 38 and a top cutaway view of the gate 110 held within the lower gateway guiderails 76 which also wrap around the gateway siderails 54.
When the gate 110 is up, the gateway 74 is open and able to expel compressed material or compress material into containment bags 114. Also shown is the top view of the throat 44 into which material is funneled by the hopper 42 (shown in Fig. 1) and down into the compression chamber 40 where it is to be compressed. In cases where the material is not passing into the compression chamber 40 easily, one may rotate the agitator 46 by its handle 48 to free the blockage.
FIG 3. shows a side closeup cutaway view of the compression enclosure 38 with its compression assembly 36 (see inset Fig. 3a) and also a partial cutaway side view of the gateway assembly 116.
The compression assembly 36 is comprised of a top plate 84, a bottom plate 86, a side plate 88 and a compression plate 92. The press piston and press rod 30 is affixed to the compression assembly 36 by means of a press rod anchor pin 34 passing through the press rod anchor hole 32 into the end of the press rod 30 (not shown). The compression assembly 36 is shown in its retracted position in order to allow material to pass through the throat 44, and into the compression chamber 40. The gateway assembly 116 is comprised of two parallel vertical siderails 76, connected by a top 56 member, and this structure supports a gateway piston anchor 60, gateway piston 64, rod 66, and rod anchor 68, together which controls the position of the gate 1 10 which slides within the gateway guiderails 76, and bottoms into the gateway recess 78.
Fig 4. shows a facing view of the gateway assembly 116 with a large containment frame 96 clamped into an open gateway 74 by means of the gate 110 as shown and affixed to the press table 12. The large containment frame 96 is prevented from horizontal movement by means of securement pins 102 which protrude down from the bottom of the gate 110, and up from the gateway recess 78. These securement pins 102 pass through the securement holes 100 in the large containment frame 96 to prevent its horizontal movement, and also to secure the containment bag 114 for filling. Also shown is a more detailed view of the elements of the gateway assembly 116, including the gateway top 56, siderails 54, guiderails 76, gateway 74, and an end view of the compression plate 92. Within the gateway siderails 54, affixed to, and hanging from the bottom of the gateway top 56 is successively, the gateway top anchor 58, gateway piston anchor 60, gateway piston anchor pin 62, gateway piston 64, gateway rod 66, gate anchor 70, gate anchor pin 72 and finally the gate 110.
FIG 5. shows a facing view of the gateway assembly 116 similar to that shown in Fig. 4, but with its gate 110 in the closed position due to the extended gateway piston 64.
This closed position allows the press 10 to compress materials against the inside of the gate 110.
FIG 6a. shows a side view of a large containment frame 96 with its securement holes 100. FIG
6b. shows a facing cutaway view of the large containment frame 96 with the same securement holes 100. Securement holes 100 are found in all sides of the large frame as shown.
FIG 7a. shows a side view of a small containment frame 98 with its securement holes 100, extrusion port 118 and slot 106 for the small bag clamp 104. Securement holes 100 are found in all sides of the small frame as shown in Fig. 6b. FIG 7b. shows a facing view of the small containment frame 98 with its extrusion port 118. FIG 7c. shows a side view of the small bag clamp 104 with its handle 108.
FIG 8. shows a top view of the Compression System 10 including additional elements not visible in Fig.l such as the motor 120, hydraulic pump 122, and their connecting rotary coupling 134.
All other elements and assemblies shown have been itemized previously. Only the first section of the press piston 28 has been shown here, and the hopper 42 is absent for clarity.
FIG 9. shows a functional schematic of the hydraulic and other elements used by the Universal Material Compression & Containment System 10 in order to operate the two pistons. The motor 120 can be operated by means of fuel from the fuel tank 20 through the fuel line 128, and/or by means of a power source 130 from the power line 132. The motor 120 turns the pump 122 by means of a rotary coupling 134, and the pump 122 operates the hydraulic system by means of hydraulic fluid supplied by the hydraulic tank 16 through hydraulic lines 126 and controlled by means of two way control valves 124, which allow the operator to use the control levers 50 (shown in Figs. 1 & 8) to open or close the gate piston 64 and the press piston 28.
The functions of each element and how they interact with each other element of the preferred embodiment will now be described. In order to understand these functions and interactions more clearly, the Compression System 10 has been organized into the following general categories, namely Support, Hydraulic, Compression, Gateway, and Containment. Support elements provide the structural platform upon which all other elements are attached. Hydraulic elements are comprised of a hydraulic pressure system and its auxiliary elements.
Compression elements provide the necessary press apparatus to perform one of the core functions of this invention.
Gateway elements are an integral part of the compression system 10, and finally, the Containment elements make it possible to secure and contain the compressed materials ejected from the press. Relevant elements of each category will now be described in detail below.
Support elements include the press table 12, table supports 14, (hydraulic) tank support 18, lever shelf 52, gateway siderail 54, gateway top 56, containment platform 80, and its end plate 82. The press table 12 is the structural platform onto which all elements of the Compression System 10 are attached, and is raised and supported to a useful operational height by means of table supports 14. These supports 14 may be permanently fixed to the underside of the table 12. or may be foldable for transport. Structural supports for elements in the hydraulic category include the (hydraulic) tank supports, in this case hollow rectangular steel bars, affixed by welding to the side of the press table, as well as unlabelled structural supports for both motor 120 and hydraulic pump 122 (usually a part of said elements), the lever shelf 52 which supports the hydraulic control levers 50 and control valves 124, and the piston backstop 26. Support elements for the gateway assembly 116 include the gateway siderail 54 and gateway top 56.
Support elements for the containment system include the containment platform 80 and its end plate 82 which provide the means to inject compressed material into a containment bag 114 anchored to the gateway 74 by means of a containment frame.
Hydraulic elements include the hydraulic tank 16, its fill cap 22, and hydraulic gauge 24, the press piston 28 and piston rod 30, the hydraulic control levers 50 and their control valves 124, the hydraulic pump 122 and all hydraulic fluid lines 126. The hydraulic tank 16 is a rectangular steel tank or reservior that holds hydraulic fluid, the level of which maybe monitored by means of the hydraulic gauge 24 on its side. This tank 16 is the fluid reservior used with the hydraulic pump 122 to provide pressure for the operation of both the primary press piston 28, and the secondary gateway piston 64 by means of the hydraulic fluid lines 126. Control of this pressure is by means of two way hydraulic control valves 124, and their actuating control levers 50.
Auxiliary elements necessary for operation of the hydraulic system are described below.
Auxiliary hydraulic elements include the fuel tank 20, fill cap 22, fuel line 128, motor 120, power source 130, power line 132, and rotary coupling 134. For the hydraulic system to maintain the necessary pressure to operate both pistons, the hydraulic pump 122 must be rotating. Fig. 8 shows a motor 120 connected to the pump 122 by means of a rotary coupling 134, and that motor is supplied with fuel by means of its fuel line 128 from the fuel tank 20 attached nearby. An alternate means of driving the motor 120, and therefore the hydraulic pump 122, is to use a power source 130 by way of a power line 132. (See Fig. 9) Compression elements include the compression enclosure 38 and its associated elements, and the compression assembly 36 with its associated elements. The compression enclosure 38 is a long rectangular steel box open at both ends; the rear end is where the press piston 28 enters and where the press rod 30 attaches to the compression assembly 36, and the front end attaches to the gateway assembly 116. The compression enclosure 38 includes a rectangular opening approximately midway along its top, which is where material enters the compression chamber 40 by means of the throat 44 as directed by the hopper 42, and as encouraged by means of the agitator 46 when necessary. The compression assembly 36 is an assembly of rectangular steel plates affixed together by welding, bolting or similar means, and is comprised of the top plate 84, bottom plate 86, side plates 88, and compression plate 92. The compression assembly 36 is attached to the press rod anchor hole 32 of the press rod 30 by means of a press rod anchor pin 34 inserted through the anchor pin holes 90 of both side plates 88. An additional element related to the smooth reciprocation of the compression assembly 36 is the use of low-friction wear strips adhesively applied to the side plates 88 and bottom plates 86.
Gateway elements comprising the gateway assembly 116, starting from the top, include the gateway top anchor 58 which connects the following elements to the top of the gateway support structure, the gateway piston anchor 60, gateway piston anchor pin 62, the gateway piston 64, gateway rod 66, gateway rod anchor 68, gate anchor 70, gate anchor pin 72, the gate 110, the gateway recess 78. As shown in Figs 1,3,4, & 5, the gate 110 moves up and down within the gateway guiderails 76, and when the gate is up, creates the boundary of the gateway 74, which is the opening through which the compressed material is ejected for containment.
Containment elements include the large containment frame 96 which secures larger containment bags 114 around said frame by means of securement pins 102 in the bottom of the gate 110 passing through securement holes 100 on all sides of the frame, as well as pins 102 in the bottom of the gateway recess 78, as shown in Figs. I & 4. The small containment frame 98 is secured in a similar fashion within the gateway 74, and employs smaller diameter containment bags 114 which are secured to this frame by means of the small bag clamp 104 clamping over the end material of the bag 114 by fitting into the small bag clamp slot 106. By this means material passes through the extrusion port 118 into said bag 114. When compressing non-cohesive materials, the narrowing sides of the small containment frame 98 funnels the material through the extrusion port 118.
When compressing cohesive materials such as aluminum cans, plastic bottles, small cardboard containers, rigid foam insulation and glass bottles, etc., the operator activates the appropriate hydraulic control lever 50 to pressurize the gateway piston 64, thereby sliding the gateway 74 down into the gateway recess 78. The press piston 28 should now be retracted so that materials entering the compression chamber 40 are not blocked by the top plate 84 of the compression assembly 36. Materials are dumped into the top of the hopper 42, which funnels them down through the throat 44 into the compression chamber 40, and the agitator may be used to ensure the chamber is at full capacity by removing stoppages. The press piston 28 is then extended which causes the compression plate 92 to press the material against the inside of the gate 110 and the inside walls of the compression chamber 40, which thereby creates a compressed rectangular block 112 of material. The extended length of top plate 84 of the compression assembly 36 prevents any more material from falling into the compression chamber 40 while the press piston 28 is moving forward. The press piston 28 is then retracted to release pressure on the compressed block 112, and then the gate 110 is raised to open the gateway 74. The press piston 28 is then extended to expel the block 112 through the gateway 74, and out onto the containment platform 80, or into a frame-secured containment bag 114.
When cohesive materials are to be placed into containment bags 114, usually the large containment frame 96 is secured into the gateway 74 by means of the gate 110, as described above. As shown in Fig. 1, as each compressed block 112 is formed, it is expelled into the containment bag 114, which is supported by the containment platform 80, and backstopped by its end plate 82. When the containment bag 114 is full, the gate 110 is raised;
the bag is released from the frame 96, and tied shut to contain its contents. By this means it has been observed that approximately 801b of material can be pressed into 50Lb burlock bags, but the level of compression is determined by the compressibility of each unique material.
When compressing non-cohesive materials, such as hog fuel, manure, cedar bark mulch, wood chips, decorative rock, pea gravel, sand, and top soil, etc., the gateway 74 secures the small containment frame 98 as above, to which the smaller containment bag 114 is secured onto the end of the frame 98 near its extrusion port 118 by means of the small bag clamp 104 sliding into slot 106 provided for this purpose. When non-cohesive materials are placed into the hopper 42, the material readily falls down into the open compression chamber 40. By extending the press piston 28, the material first compressed against the gate 110, and then is moved through the gateway 74 and out into the containment bag 114. This cycle is repeated until the bag 114 is full, which is then removed from the extrusion port 118 end of the frame 98, and tied off.
The preferred materials or equipment used for constructing or employing said novel device will now be described. The motor 120 used in the preferred embodiment is a 31 horsepower Van Guard engine supplied by a 5 gallon removable fuel tank, while an electric motor of equivalent torque output may also be used. A 3<< inch diameter hydraulic ram is used for the press piston 28, and a 1 inch ram for the gateway piston 64. A 4500 P.S.I. hydraulic pump 122 pressurizes the 20 gallon hydraulic tank 16, and the system uses 3200 P.S.I. two way control valves 124. The structural elements are made of common steel, painted for rust resistance, but equivalent materials may be used with similar properties.
Other embodiments of the novel device or variations on specific elements will now be described.
Other embodiments are not ruled out or similar methods leading to the same result. The hydraulic system may be operated by gas or electric or hybrid engines, and may be powered by battery or mains voltage. Hydraulic components may be operated by computer controlled actuators and these may be regulated by sensors for pressure, temperature, fluid capacities, etc., in order to optimize efficient operation. The press 10 may be stationary, i.e. bolted to the floor, or may be portable with an axle and trailer hitch, or collapsible for transporting. The press 10 may be designed in a variety of sizes in order to efficiently provide the optimal throughput depending on the range of materials regularly compressed.
The foregoing description of the preferred apparatus and method of operation should be considered as illustrative only, and not limiting. Other manufacturing techniques and other materials may be employed towards similar ends. Various changes and modifications will occur to those skilled in the art, without departing from the true scope of the invention as defined in the above disclosure, and the following general claims.
Claims (18)
1. A universal material compression and containment system comprising a press table supporting a press piston having a piston rod on which is mounted a compression plate that is pressable into a compression chamber enclosure fed by a materials hopper, the compression chamber enclosure being formed by at least one sidewall and an extrusion port gate plate retractably positioned by a gateway piston mounted on a gateway siderail at an angle to the press piston, in which the press rod is attached to the compression plate by means of a press rod anchor pin extending through an end portion of the piston rod and through a pair of press rod anchor pin holes respectively through a pair of compression plate mount side walls that are affixed perpendicular to the compression plate.
2. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 1, in which the extrusion port gate is retractably positioned by a gateway piston mounted on a gateway siderail at a perpendicular angle to the press piston.
3. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 1, in which the compression chamber enclosure comprises a pair of side walls separated by a roof panel and a bottom floor.
4. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 1, in which the press table forms a bottom floor for the compression chamber enclosure.
5. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 1, in which the compression piston is hydraulically driven by a motor, compressor and lines for transmitting hydraulic fluid to and from the compression piston.
6. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 1, in which the gateway piston is hydraulically driven by a motor, compressor and lines for transmitting hydraulic fluid to and from the gateway piston.
7. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 1, in which a compression piston backstop is positioned sufficiently close to the compression chamber enclosure to keep the compression piston's compression plate within the compression chamber enclosure, but far enough from the compression chamber enclosure to enable the compression plate to be withdrawn from the compression chamber to clear a path, from a compression chamber feeder throat that affixed to and below the materials hopper, into the compression chamber.
8. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 1, in which the materials hopper has a agitator inside a hopper feeder throat, operable with an agitator handle outside the hopper feeder throat.
9. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 1, in which the system is self-contained and mounted on a press table frame with table support legs.
10. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 1, in which a gateway top anchor pin through a gateway top mount at a top of the gateway siderail and a gateway piston anchor pin through a gateway mid mount at a midpoint of the gateway siderail fixes the gateway piston in a position parallel to the gateway siderail, a sufficient distance from the press table such that a gateway piston rod can withdraw the gate plate from an extrusion port gateway and let compressed material be pushed from the system by the compression plate.
11. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 1, in which the gate plate is attached to a gateway piston rod by means of a gateway anchor pin extending through gateway anchor pin holes respectively through a pair of gate plate flanges.
12. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 1, in which a containment platform extends from the press table to receive compressed packets of material.
13. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 1, in which a compression chamber extrusion port on the compression chamber enclosure is fitted with a bag clamp for holding open a compressed materials bag in receiving position for compressed material that is pushed by the compression plate from the compresssion chamber enclosure.
14. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 1, in which two-way hydraulic control valves with control levers for each of a compression piston subsystem and an extrusion port gateway subsystem, in order to enable an operator to open the gate piston to allow materials from the material hopper to enter a compression chamber, close the press piston to compress the material against a gate forming a back to the compression chamber, open the gate piston to allow material to be pushed by the compression plate through an extrusion port gateway from which the gate piston has withdrawn a gate plate, and close the gate piston for a next cycle of compressing and containing of material.
15. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 2, in which:
a) the compression chamber enclosure comprises a pair of side walls separated by a roof panel and a bottom floor;
b) the press table forms a bottom floor for the compression chamber enclosure;
c) the compression piston is hydraulically driven by a motor, compressor and lines for transmitting hydraulic fluid to and from the compression piston;
d) the gateway piston is hydraulically driven by a motor, compressor and lines for transmitting hydraulic fluid to and from the gateway piston;
e) a compression piston backstop is positioned sufficiently close to the compression chamber enclosure to keep the compression piston's compression plate within the compression chamber enclosure, but far enough from the compression chamber enclosure to enable the compression plate to be withdrawn from the compression chamber to clear a path, from a compression chamber feeder throat that affixed to and below the materials hopper, into the compression chamber.
a) the compression chamber enclosure comprises a pair of side walls separated by a roof panel and a bottom floor;
b) the press table forms a bottom floor for the compression chamber enclosure;
c) the compression piston is hydraulically driven by a motor, compressor and lines for transmitting hydraulic fluid to and from the compression piston;
d) the gateway piston is hydraulically driven by a motor, compressor and lines for transmitting hydraulic fluid to and from the gateway piston;
e) a compression piston backstop is positioned sufficiently close to the compression chamber enclosure to keep the compression piston's compression plate within the compression chamber enclosure, but far enough from the compression chamber enclosure to enable the compression plate to be withdrawn from the compression chamber to clear a path, from a compression chamber feeder throat that affixed to and below the materials hopper, into the compression chamber.
16. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 15, in which:
a) a gateway top anchor pin through a gateway top mount at a top of the gateway siderail and a gateway piston anchor pin through a gateway mid mount at a midpoint of the gateway siderail fixes the gateway piston in a position parallel to the gateway siderail, a sufficient distance from the press table such that a gateway piston rod can withdraw the gate plate from an extrusion port gateway and let compressed material be pushed from the system by the compression plate;
b) the gate plate is attached to a gateway piston rod by means of a gateway anchor pin extending through gateway anchor pin holes respectively through a pair of gate plate flanges.
a) a gateway top anchor pin through a gateway top mount at a top of the gateway siderail and a gateway piston anchor pin through a gateway mid mount at a midpoint of the gateway siderail fixes the gateway piston in a position parallel to the gateway siderail, a sufficient distance from the press table such that a gateway piston rod can withdraw the gate plate from an extrusion port gateway and let compressed material be pushed from the system by the compression plate;
b) the gate plate is attached to a gateway piston rod by means of a gateway anchor pin extending through gateway anchor pin holes respectively through a pair of gate plate flanges.
17. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 16, in which:
a) the materials hopper has an agitator inside a hopper feeder throat, operable with an agitator handle outside the hopper feeder throat;
b) the system is self-contained and mounted on a press table frame with table support legs; c) a containment platform extends from the press table to receive compressed packets of material;
d) a compression chamber extrusion port on the compression chamber enclosure is fitted with a bag clamp for holding open a compressed materials bag in receiving position for compressed material that is pushed by the compression plate from the compresssion chamber enclosure.
a) the materials hopper has an agitator inside a hopper feeder throat, operable with an agitator handle outside the hopper feeder throat;
b) the system is self-contained and mounted on a press table frame with table support legs; c) a containment platform extends from the press table to receive compressed packets of material;
d) a compression chamber extrusion port on the compression chamber enclosure is fitted with a bag clamp for holding open a compressed materials bag in receiving position for compressed material that is pushed by the compression plate from the compresssion chamber enclosure.
18. The universal material compression and containment system of Claim 17, in which two-way hydraulic control valves with control levers for each of a compression piston subsystem and an extrusion port gateway subsystem, in order to enable an operator to open the gate piston to allow materials from the material hopper to enter a compression chamber, close the press piston to compress the material against a gate forming a back to the compression chamber, open the gate piston to allow material to be pushed by the compression plate through an extrusion port gateway from which the gate piston has withdrawn a gate plate, and close the gate piston for a next cycle of compressing and containing of material.
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