US4423674A
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Belt press with hose-type hydraulic force transmitter
Assignee: Wagener Schwelm GmbH and Co
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Filing: 1981-07-24
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Granted: 1984-01-03
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Expires: 2001-07-24
Abstract
Abstract A belt press has a plurality of upper and a plurality of lower traverses respectively having lower and upper traverse faces, upper and lower press platens carried on and between these traverses and having respective upper and lower platen faces respectively confronting the lower and upper traverse faces, and mechanically actuated bolts engaged between the traverses for displacing them toward each other and thereby pressing the platens against a belt engaged between them. The belt press also has at least one bend-compensating element having a pair of nonparallel upper and lower surfaces and engaged between one of the platen faces and the confronting traverse faces, and a hydraulic force transmitter engaged between this bend-compensating element and one of the respective press and platen faces. The transmitter is formed of a plurality of diametrally compressible but circumferentially unstretchable hydraulic hoses forming at least one substantially closed chamber of a predetermined maximum volume, and of a body of an incompressible fluid only partially filling this chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Thies
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:08
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16G; F16G3/00; B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/18; B29C66/00; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/43; B29C66/432; B29C66/4324; B29C66/70; B29C66/72; B29C66/721; B29C66/7214; B29C66/72141; B29C66/80; B29C66/81; B29C66/814; B29C66/8141; B29C66/81411; B29C66/81421; B29C66/81422; B29C66/81423; B29C66/8145; B29C66/81463; B29C66/816; B29C66/8161; B29C66/81611; B29C66/818; B29C66/8182; B29C66/81821; B29C66/82; B29C66/824; B29C66/8242; B29C66/82421; B29C66/83; B29C66/832; B29C66/8322; B29C66/83221; B29C66/84; B29C66/855; B29C66/90; B29C66/92; B29C66/922; B29C66/9221; B29C66/92211; B29C73/00; B30; B30B; B30B1/00; B30B1/003; B29C66/812; B29C66/8122; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/709
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A belt press comprising: a plurality of upper and a plurality of lower traverses respectively having lower and upper traverse faces; upper and lower press platens carried on and between said traverses and having respective upper and lower platen faces respectively confronting said lower and upper traverse faces, whereby a belt to be pressed can be engaged between said platens; at least one bend-compensating element having a pair of nonparallel upper and lower surfaces and engaged between one of said platen faces and the confronting traverse faces; a hydraulic force-transmitter engaged between said bend-compensating element and one of the respective traverse and platen faces, said transmitter being formed of a plurality of diametrally compressible but circumferentially unstretchable hydraulic hoses forming at least one substantially closed chamber of a predetermined maximum volume, and of a body of an incompressible fluid only partially filling said chamber; and mechanically actuated means including bolts engaged between said traverses for displacing said traverses toward each other and thereby pressing said platens against a belt engaged therebetween.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A belt press comprising: a plurality of upper and a plurality of lower traverses respectively having lower and upper traverse faces; upper and lower press platens carried on and between said traverses and having respective upper and lower platen faces respectively confronting said lower and upper traverse faces, whereby a belt to be pressed can be engaged between said platens; at least one bend-compensating element having a pair of nonparallel upper and lower surfaces and engaged between one of said platen faces and the confronting traverse faces; a hydraulic force-transmitter engaged between said bend-compensating element and one of the respective traverse and platen faces, said transmitter being formed of a plurality of diametrally compressible but circumferentially unstretchable hydraulic hoses forming at least one substantially closed chamber of a predetermined maximum volume, and of a body of an incompressible fluid only partially filling said chamber; and mechanically actuated means including bolts engaged between said traverses for displacing said traverses toward each other and thereby pressing said platens against a belt engaged therebetween.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The belt press defined in claim 1 wherein said hoses are all interconnected to form a single such chamber of maximum volume when said hoses are not compressed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The belt press defined in claim 2, further comprising connectors interconnecting said hoses and a pressure gauge for indicating the pressure in said chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The belt press defined in claim 2, further comprising a pressure member lying between said hoses and the respective press platen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The belt press defined in claim 4 wherein said pressure member is of thermally insulating material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The belt press defined in claim 2 wherein said hoses extend generally parallel to said traverses and are aligned thereunder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The belt press defined in claim 2 wherein said hoses extend transverse to said traverses.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The belt press defined in claim 2 wherein said chamber is filled, in an uncompressed condition of said hoses, to between 70% and 80% of its volume with said fluid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The belt press defined in claim 2 wherein in compressed condition said hoses engage one another laterally.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The belt press defined in claim 2 wherein said hoses are normally of circular cross section and are formed of a filament-reinforced elastomer.
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