US3757683A - Compactor drive chain tensioning apparatus - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B30—PRESSES
- B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
- B30B9/00—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes
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- B30B9/3064—Mechanically-driven presses by screw means
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16H—GEARING
- F16H7/00—Gearings for conveying rotary motion by endless flexible members
- F16H7/08—Means for varying tension of belts, ropes, or chains
- F16H7/10—Means for varying tension of belts, ropes, or chains by adjusting the axis of a pulley
- F16H7/12—Means for varying tension of belts, ropes, or chains by adjusting the axis of a pulley of an idle pulley
- F16H7/1254—Means for varying tension of belts, ropes, or chains by adjusting the axis of a pulley of an idle pulley without vibration damping means
- F16H7/1281—Means for varying tension of belts, ropes, or chains by adjusting the axis of a pulley of an idle pulley without vibration damping means where the axis of the pulley moves along a substantially circular path
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16H—GEARING
- F16H7/00—Gearings for conveying rotary motion by endless flexible members
- F16H7/08—Means for varying tension of belts, ropes, or chains
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- F16H2007/0874—Two or more finally actuated members
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- ABSTRACT A compactor in which the compacting ram is driven along stationary jack screws by means of internally threaded sprockets mounted on the ram and threadably engaging the jack screws.
- the sprockets are rotated by means of a drive chain wrapping the sprockets and a drive sprocket.
- the drive chain is maintained in taut, sprocket engaging relationship to both the drive and driven sprockets by means of a pair of tensioning sprockets pivotally mounted on the ram and urged towards each other into engagement with the drive chain by means of a coil spring.
- FIG-2 COMPACTOR DRIVE CHAIN TENSIONING APPARATUS CROSS REFERENCE TO REALTED APPLICATION COMPACTOR AND DRIVE ASSEMBLY, Ser. No. 194,891, filed Nov. 2, 1971.
- a compactor intended primarily for home use, which includes a housing'in which an open receptacle is received and a ram mounted for movement along stationary jack screws into and out of the receptacle to compact waste material therein.
- the ram is provided with internally threaded sprockets rotatably mounted thereon and threadably engaging the jack screws so that upon rotation of the sprockets the ram will move upwardly and downwardly along the jack screws.
- the ram also carries a motor powering a drive sprocket, and a drive chain wraps the drive sprocket and internally threaded sprockets to drive the ram along the jack screws.
- the tensioning means comprises a pair of bell cranks pivotally mounted adjacent one of their ends to a supporting member, which in turn is fixed to a compacting ram.
- Tensioning sprockets are mounted on the bell cranks in a position such that pivoting of the bell cranks brings the tensioning sprockets into engagement with opposed reaches of the drive chain.
- Pivotal movement of the bell cranks is obtained by means of a coil spring attached to each of the bell cranks and extending therebetween, urging the bell cranks toward each other, and of course, resiliently pressing the tensioning sprockets into engagement with the opposed, drive chain reaches.
- FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a compactor in accordance with the present invention with portions broken away for clarity;
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a drive assembly for the compactor incorporating the present invention.
- a compactor 10 in accordance with the present invention includes an upright compactor housing 12.
- An open receptacle 14, in form of a drawer, is slidable between a noncompacting position, shown in solid lines in FIG. 1 of the drawings, and a compacting position within the housing, as shown in dotted lines in FIG. 1.
- Three triangularly arranged, stationary jack screws 16 are mounted in the housing in spaced parallel relationship to each other, with a single jack screw positioned adjacent the rear of the housing 12 and the remaining two jack screws positioned adjacent each of the front comers thereof.
- a ram 18 is .provided with internally threaded sprockets 20 rotatably mounted thereon and threadably engaging the stationary jack screws 16.
- Ram 18 also carries a motor 22 having a drive shaft 24 and a timing belt 26 wraps a pulley 28 on the drive shaft 24 and a large pulley 30 fixed to one end of a shaft 32 carrying a drive sprocket 34 at its opposite end.
- a drive chain 36 wraps the drive sprocket 34 and each of the internally threaded sprockets 20, defining spaced inner and outer chain reaches 38 and 40, respectively, which are angularly related with respect to each other.
- a support bar 42 is also mounted on the upper surface of ram 18 and a pair of opposed bell cranks 44 are pivotally attached to the support bar 42 for movement towards and away from each other.
- Each of the bell cranks 44 carries a tensioning sprocket 46 rotatably mounted thereon adjacent its outer end for engagement with an outer surface of one of the angularly related inner reaches 38 of the drive chain. Adjacent the point of pivotal attachment of the bell cranks to the support bar 42, idler sprockets 48 are rotatably mounted and engage inner surfaces of the inner reaches 38 of the drive chain.
- the distal ends 50 of the bell cranks extend toward each other and are interconnected by a coil spring 52, which resiliently urges the two pivotally mounted bell cranks towards each other.
- the tensioning sprockets 46 are each resiliently urged into contact with the drive chain to maintain the chain in taut relationship to the sprockets regardless of the direction of rotation of the drive sprocket 34.
- a compactor comprising:
- a plurality of triangularly arranged jack screws mounted in said housing in vertically extending, spaced relationship to each other outwardly of said receptacle
- a drive motor mounted on said ram and powering a drive sprocket positioned substantially medially with respect to said internally threaded sprockets
- a drive chain trained about said drive sprocket and each of said jack screw engaging sprockets and defining an outer. pair of angularly related chain reaches and an inner pair of angularly related chain reaches spaced from said outer pair,
- a coil spring attached to and extending between opposed ends of said bell cranks and urging said tensioning sprockets towards each other and into engagement with said outer surfaces of said inner reaches of said drive chain to maintain said chain taut about said sprockets.
- a compactor comprising:
- said drive means including:
- said urging means urges said tensioning sprockets towards each other.
- said urging means comprises spring means interconnecting said arms at points spaced from said means pivotally mounting said arms on said ram.
- the compactor of claim 2 further comprising:
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US3831513A (en) * | 1971-06-18 | 1974-08-27 | P Tashman | Portable solid waste compactor |
US3868903A (en) * | 1973-03-02 | 1975-03-04 | Environmental Pollution Res Co | Portable compacting apparatus |
US3995543A (en) * | 1973-03-02 | 1976-12-07 | Constance Radice | Compacting apparatus |
US5119722A (en) * | 1990-01-12 | 1992-06-09 | Carter Neil A | Solid waste compactor with multiple receptacles |
US5123341A (en) * | 1990-01-12 | 1992-06-23 | Carter Neil A | Solid waste compactor with multiple receptacles |
US6511393B1 (en) * | 1998-10-29 | 2003-01-28 | Ina Walzlager Schaeffler Ohg | Clamping device for a traction means |
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US457225A (en) * | 1891-08-04 | Screw-press | ||
US2588880A (en) * | 1949-03-02 | 1952-03-11 | Teletronics Lab Inc | Door drive system |
US2639623A (en) * | 1950-03-29 | 1953-05-26 | Harry S Ausherman | Belt tightener and slack adjuster |
US3353478A (en) * | 1966-02-24 | 1967-11-21 | Hopkins Stephen | Waste collecting and compacting unit |
US3537390A (en) * | 1968-10-29 | 1970-11-03 | Whirlpool Co | Refuse compactor |
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US457225A (en) * | 1891-08-04 | Screw-press | ||
US2588880A (en) * | 1949-03-02 | 1952-03-11 | Teletronics Lab Inc | Door drive system |
US2639623A (en) * | 1950-03-29 | 1953-05-26 | Harry S Ausherman | Belt tightener and slack adjuster |
US3353478A (en) * | 1966-02-24 | 1967-11-21 | Hopkins Stephen | Waste collecting and compacting unit |
US3537390A (en) * | 1968-10-29 | 1970-11-03 | Whirlpool Co | Refuse compactor |
Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3831513A (en) * | 1971-06-18 | 1974-08-27 | P Tashman | Portable solid waste compactor |
US3868903A (en) * | 1973-03-02 | 1975-03-04 | Environmental Pollution Res Co | Portable compacting apparatus |
US3995543A (en) * | 1973-03-02 | 1976-12-07 | Constance Radice | Compacting apparatus |
US5119722A (en) * | 1990-01-12 | 1992-06-09 | Carter Neil A | Solid waste compactor with multiple receptacles |
US5123341A (en) * | 1990-01-12 | 1992-06-23 | Carter Neil A | Solid waste compactor with multiple receptacles |
US6511393B1 (en) * | 1998-10-29 | 2003-01-28 | Ina Walzlager Schaeffler Ohg | Clamping device for a traction means |
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Owner name: HOBART CORPORATION, WORLD HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, T Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:HOBART INTERNATIONAL INC., A CORP. OF OHIO;REEL/FRAME:004080/0758 Effective date: 19820528 |
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Owner name: KITCHENAID, INC., Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:HOBART CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004412/0911 Effective date: 19850513 |
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Owner name: TRABOH CORPORATION Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:KITCHENAID, INC.;REEL/FRAME:004683/0001 Effective date: 19850621 |
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Owner name: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. EFFECTIVE SEPT 12, 1988;ASSIGNOR:EMERSON CONTRACT DIVISION, INC.;REEL/FRAME:004951/0285 Effective date: 19880912 Owner name: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION,STATELESS Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:EMERSON CONTRACT DIVISION, INC.;REEL/FRAME:004951/0285 Effective date: 19880912 Owner name: EMERSON CONTRACT DIVISION, INC.,KENTUCKY Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:TRABOH CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004951/0280 Effective date: 19860228 Owner name: EMERSON CONTRACT DIVISION, INC. Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:TRABOH CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004951/0280 Effective date: 19860228 |