COMPACTOR DRIVE CHAIN TENSIONING APPARATUS

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 mai...

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Main Authors ENGEBRETSEN E,US, GRUNEWALD E,US
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.09.1973
Subjects
BLASTING
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
GEARING
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRESSES
PRESSES IN GENERAL
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Application Number: USD3757683