Device for alignment of briquette rolls

Claim 2

An adjustable guide device for a roll-type briquetting machine comprising: a. a substantially horizontal mounting plate having means for horizontal adjustment, b. a guide block on said mounting plate, having a substantially horizontal surface and a guide edge for alignment substantially perpendicular to the axis of a mold roll, c. a vertical pin having threads for engagement with and through said mounting plate and an unthreaded extension for passing through said guide block, d. a gib substantially parallel to said guide block and situated substantially adjacent to the guide edge thereof, and e. means for adjusting the position of said gib with respect to the guide edge of guide block.

Claim 3

The guide device of claim 1 including at least one shim adjacent to said guide block opposite the guide edge.

Claim 4

The guide device of claim 1 in which the means for horizontal adjustment of the mounting plate comprises at least two oppositely acting adjusting screws.

Claim 5

The device of claim 1 including lugs on the side of said fixed bearing block for fitting loosely into complimentary recesses in said gib.

Claim 6

In combination, a. a mold roll having a fixed bearing block and a floating bearing block at opposite ends thereof, said fixed bearing block defining a slot-like recess for receiving a guide block, b. the adjustable guide device of claim 1 wherein the guide block and gib are adapted to fit into said slot-like recess, and c. a machine frame including a base for said guide device.

Claim 7

In combination, a. a mold roll having a fixed bearing block and a floating bearing block at opposite ends thereof, said fixed bearing block defining a slot-like recess for receiving a guide block, b. the adjustable guide device of claim 2 wherein the guide block and gib are adapted to fit into said slot-like recess, and c. a machine frame including a base for said guide device.

Claim 8

In combination, a. a mold roll having a fixed bearing block and a floating bearing block at opposite ends thereof, said fixed bearing block defining a slot-like recess for receiving a guide block, b. the adjustable guide device of claim 3 wherein the guide block and gib are adapted to fit into said slot-like recess, and c. a machine frame including a base for said guide device.

Claim 9

A mold roll assembly comprising: a. a mold roll having a fixed bearing block and a floating bearing block at opposite ends thereof, said fixed bearing block defining a slot-like recess for receiving a guide block, and b. the adjustable guide device of claim 4 wherein the guide block and gib are adapted to fit into said slot-like recess, and c. a machine frame including a base for said guide device.

Claim 10

In combination, A. A fixed bearing block for a mold roll assembly, said fixed bearing block defining a slot-like recess for receiving a guide block, and B. An adjustable guide device comprising: a. a substantially horizontal mounting plate having means for horizontal adjustment, b. a guide block on said mounting plate, having a substantially horizontal surface and a guide edge for alignment substantially perpendicular to the axis of a mold roll, c. a vertical pin having threads for engagement with and through said mounting plate and an unthreaded extension for passing through said guide block, d. a gib substantially parallel to said guide block and situated substantially adjacent to the guide edge thereof, and e. means for adjusting the position of said gib with respect to the guide edge of guide block, wherein the guide block and gib are adapted to fit into said slot-like recess.

Claim 11

In combination, A. A fixed bearing block for a mold roll assembly, said fixed bearing block defining a slot-like recess for receiving a guide block, and B. An adjustable guide device comprising: a. a substantially horizontal mounting plate having means for horizontal adjustment, b. a guide block on said mounting plate, having a substantially horizontal surface and a guide edge for alignment substantially perpendicular to the axis of a mold roll, c. a vertical pin having threads for engagement with and through said mounting plate and an unthreaded extension for passing through said guide block, d. a gib substantially parallel to said guide block and situated substantially adjacent to the guide edge thereof, and e. means for adjusting the position of said gib with respect to the guide edge of guide block, wherein the guide block and gib are adapted to fit into said slot-like recess.

Claim 12

In combination, A. A fixed bearing block for a mold roll assembly, said fixed bearing block defining a slot-like recess for receiving a guide block, and B. An adjustable guide device comprising: a. a substantially horizontal mounting plate having means for horizontal adjustment, b. a guide block on said mounting plate, having a substantially horizontal surface and a guide edge for alignment substantially perpendicular to the axis of a mold roll, c. a vertical pin having threads for engagement with and through said mounting plate and an unthreaded extension for passing through said guide block, d. a gib substantially parallel to said guide block and situated substantially adjacent to the guide edge thereof, e. means for adjusting the position of said gib with respect to the guide edge of guide block, and f. at least one shim adjacent to said guide block opposite the guide edge, wherein the guide block and gib are adapted to fit into said slot-like recess.

Claim 13

In combination, A. A fixed bearing block for a mold roll assembly, said fixed bearing block defining a slot-like recess for receiving a guide block, and B. An adjustable guide device comprising: a. a substantially horizontal mounting plate having means for horizontal adjustment, b. a guide block on said mounting plate, having a substantially horizontal surface and a guide edge for alignment substantially perpendicular to the axis of a mold roll, c. a vertical pin having threads for engagement with and through said mounting plate and an unthreaded extension for passing through said guide block, d. a gib substantially parallel to said guide block and situated substantially adjacent to the guide edge thereof, e. means for adjusting the position of said gib with respect to the guide edge of guide block, and f. at least one shim adjacent to said guide block opposite the guide edge, wherein the guide block and gib are adapted to fit into said slot-like recess.

Claim 14

In combination, A. A fixed bearing block for a mold roll assembly, said fixed bearing block defining a slot-like recess for receiving a guide block, and B. The adjustable guide device comprising: a. at least two oppositely acting adjusting screws, b. a guide block on said mounting plate, having a substantially horizontal surface and a guide edge for alignment substantially perpendicular to the axis of a mold roll, c. a vertical pin having thReads for engagement with and through said mounting plate and an unthreaded extension for passing through said guide block, d. a gib substantially parallel to said guide block and situated substantially adjacent to the guide edge thereof, and e. means for adjusting the position of said gib with respect to the guide edge of guide block, wherein the guide block and gib are adapted to fit into said slot-like recess.

Claim 15

In combination, A. A fixed bearing block for a mold roll assembly, said fixed bearing block defining a slot-like recess for receiving a guide block, and B. The adjustable guide device comprising: a. at least two oppositely acting adjusting screws, b. a guide block on said mounting plate, having a substantially horizontal surface and a guide edge for alignment substantially perpendicular to the axis of a mold roll, c. a vertical pin having thReads for engagement with and through said mounting plate and an unthreaded extension for passing through said guide block, d. a gib substantially parallel to said guide block and situated substantially adjacent to the guide edge thereof, and e. means for adjusting the position of said gib with respect to the guide edge of guide block, wherein the guide block and gib are adapted to fit into said slot-like recess.

Claim 16

In combination, A. A fixed bearing block for a mold roll assembly, said fixed bearing block defining a slot-like recess for receiving a guide block, and B. The adjustable guide device comprising: a. a substantially horizontal mounting plate having means for horizontal adjustment, b. a guide block on said mounting plate, having a substantially horizontal surface and a guide edge for alignment substantially perpendicular to the axis of a mold roll, c. a vertical pin having threads for engagement with and through said mounting plate and an unthreaded extension for passing through said guide block, d. a gib substantially parallel to said guide block and situated substantially adjacent to the guide edge thereof, e. means for adjusting the position of said gib with respect to the guide edge of guide block, and f. lugs on the side of said fixed bearing block for fitting loosely into complimentary recesses in said gib, wherein the guide block and gib are adapted to fit into said slot-like recess.

Claim 17

In combination, A. A fixed bearing block for a mold roll assembly, said fixed bearing block defining a slot-like recess for receiving a guide block, and B. The adjustable guide device comprising: a. a substantially horizontal mounting plate having means for horizontal adjustment, b. a guide block on said mounting plate, having a substantially horizontal surface and a guide edge for alignment substantially perpendicular to the axis of a mold roll, c. a vertical pin having threads for engagement with and through said mounting plate and an unthreaded extension for passing through said guide block, d. a gib substantially parallel to said guide block and situated substantially adjacent to the guide edge thereof, e. means for adjusting the position of said gib with respect to the guide edge of guide block, and f. lugs on the side of said fixed bearing block for fitting loosely into complimentary recesses in said gib, wherein the guide block and gib are adapted to fit into said slot-like recess.