Abstract: The present application discloses an environmental friendly detergent tablet, and a preparation method and an tableting equipment thereof, belonging to the field of washing products. An environmental friendly detergent tablet is made of the following raw materials by weight percentage: polyvinyl alcohol, film-forming agent, surfactant, plant starch, co-solvent, bio-enzyme formulation, water softener, and other additives; the preparation method includes the following steps: mixing water, polyvinyl alcohol and film-forming agent under stirring, heating to 80° C-90° C., and continuing stirring to obtain an initial mixed slurry; adding a co-solvent into the initial mixed slurry, then adding a surfactant, then adding a plant starch, under stirring, to obtain a mixed materials; drying the mixed materials, coating with the bio-enzyme formulation, molding, and slicing to obtain the environmental friendly detergent tablet.

Abstract: Methods are provided for laminating interior components in vehicles, the methods include the acts of: providing at least one laminating element; providing at least one laminant; providing at least one interior component; laminating the interior component with the laminating element and the laminant, the lamination of the interior component with the laminating element and the laminant being performed in a substantially continuous process.

Abstract: A press assembly for forming a food product where the press assembly includes a cutting die including a body that extends from a proximal end to a distal end. The proximal end has an irregular shape and a sharp edge configured to cut the food product into the irregular shape. The body has an interior surface surrounding an interior space. The press assembly further includes a pressure plate arranged within the interior space. The pressure plate includes a pressing surface including a first zone and a second zone surrounding and extending from the first zone at a taper angle such that an outer end of the second zone is recessed from an inner end adjacent the first zone. The cutting die and the pressure plate cooperate to press and cut the food product. The food product is also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making a solid cleaning composition. The method can include pressing and/or vibrating a flowable solid of a self-solidifying cleaning composition. For a self-solidifying cleaning composition, pressing and/or vibrating a flowable solid determines the shape and density of the solid but is not required for forming a solid. The method can employ a concrete block machine for pressing and/or vibrating. The present invention also relates to a solid cleaning composition made by the method and to solid cleaning compositions including particles bound together by a binding agent.

Abstract: A method for laminating a component by means of a laminating tool with a laminating element, wherein the component has a groove, wherein the component has a first surface and second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface border on one another in the groove, wherein the method comprises the following steps: masking the first surface with a mask, wherein the mask has a resilient lip, pressing the resilient lip into the groove by means of the laminating tool, wherein the resilient lip is designed, after having being pressed into the groove, to mask within the groove a partial area of exclusively the first surface, laminating the second surface with the laminating element, wherein, due to the lamination, parts of the laminating element cover the mask, removing the parts of the laminating element which cover the mask.

Abstract: An intelligent stuffer trip mechanism is configured to detect a characteristic of a charge within a stuffer chute and actuate the stuffer in response to the characteristic. A user interface may receive desired characteristics of a charge from a user, a sensor may be used to detect characteristics of a charge in a stuffer chute and a controller configured to actuate the stuffer in accordance with a predetermined scheme and the detected characteristics of the charge.

Abstract: The garbage processing recycler includes a series of top compartments aligned above a series of bottom compartments. A hydraulic cylinder is concentrically aligned with the top compartments to provide a compressor function attributed with opposing compressor plates that can descend into opposing top compartments to compress recyclable materials contained therein. After compression, a support base is removed and the recyclables are shredded upon passing through a screen via the same hydraulic cylinder and compressor plate, and thereafter the compressed and shredded recyclable material descends below to the respective bottom compartment.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for compression of a lamination stack for a dynamoelectric machine. The apparatus includes a plurality of hanger brackets attached to a face frame, a plurality of force application tubes secured to the brackets, a plurality of force applying rams located beneath the force application tubes, a plurality of pressing plates located beneath the force applying rams, and a plurality of weight distribution plates located beneath the pressing plates. A compressive force is applied to the lamination stack by the force applying rams via the pressing plates and weight distribution plates.

Abstract: A trash compaction container and system is disclosed. The trash container includes a compaction system that manually reduces the volume of trash disposed within the trash container.

Abstract: A lock assembly (100) is provided. Such a lock assembly includes a housing (120) and a pin assembly (129) disposed within the housing. The pin assembly is selectively actuatable between a locked position, where a pin (140) is displaced into engagement with first and second frame members (104 and 106), and an unlocked position.

Abstract: A trash compactor designed for public use is powered by a photovoltaic cell array. This allows the trash compactor to be placed in locations where no power is available, but with frequent human traffic. The compaction feature allows the unit to be emptied less often than a typical trash container. The trash compactor can include a storage system to store power for compaction cycles. A removable bin allows easy removal of the compacted trash. The removable bin can include multiple chambers for different trash types.

Abstract: An empty container pressing apparatus is disclosed. The empty container pressing apparatus includes at least one pressure applying cylinder section in which a first cylinder chamber and a second cylinder chamber separated by a pressure receiving piston which slides in a cylinder chamber having the first cylinder chamber and the second cylinder chamber are disposed. In addition, an inlet to which a pressure applying medium supplied from the outside is input and an outlet which drains the input pressure applying medium is connected to the first cylinder chamber. Further, the empty container pressing apparatus includes at least one pressing section which is connected to the pressure applying cylinder section and provides a pressing piston that moves together with the pressure receiving piston via a pressure transmitting member and applies pressing force to a empty container, and the empty container is pressed.

Abstract: A trash compactor designed for public use is powered by a photovoltaic cell array. This allows the trash compactor to be placed in locations where no power is available, but with frequent human traffic. The compaction feature allows the unit to be emptied less often than a typical trash container. The trash compactor can include a storage system to store power for compaction cycles. A removable bin allows easy removal of the compacted trash. The removable bin can include multiple chambers for different trash types.

Abstract: A trash compressing method and apparatus (10) including: a tower unit (11) having a vertical support shaft (20) provided with a plurality of support legs (21); a support unit (12) having a support column (30) slidably disposed on the vertical support shaft (20) and having an upper end provided with a support arm (33) having a downwardly depending shaft element (34) that captivley yet rotatably supports a collar (41) having a plurality of radial arms (42) each provided with a compressing ram (43).

Abstract: A bonding machine for lamellar pieces of wood to be joined to a board has at least one clamping and pressing device and at least one drive. The clamping and pressing device has at least two pressing members which are configured to be loaded independently of one another against the board by a pressure force. The pressing members extend parallel to the pieces of wood and transversely to a feeding direction of the board. The drive has piston-cylinder units configured to adjust the pressing members.

Abstract: A press has a slide which can be driven by way of one or more one knee link element by a driving device in order to carry out a stroke movement. The knee link element or elements is or are connected by at least one connection element with another knee link element which is also mounted on the slide.

Abstract: A baler system for baling of waste or other products having high output and having a sequenced method of operation. A previously formed bale formed in accordance with the invention is urged in incremental stages from a secondary bale chamber through a bale exit chamber and strapper for tieing in continuous and simultaneous progression while units of compressed waste are compressed together in sequenced steps first within a primary bale chamber and subsequently within a secondary bale chamber in the creation of a newly formed bale in continuous and simultaneous progression.

Abstract: A vertical waste compactor that includes a pair of side-by-side packing rams that provide increased compaction force on waste materials contained within an open-top trash receiving container that can be conveniently moved inwardly and outwardly of a supporting frame that supports the dual packing rams. The packing rams are driven by a pair of hydraulically actuated assemblies that are supported by the device housing and are pivotally connected to the compaction rams.

Abstract: A baling machine includes a gathering chamber and a baling chamber. The gathering chamber includes a charging inlet through which material to be baled is delivered into the gathering chamber. The baling chamber communicates with the gathering chamber to allow compressed material to be forced from the gathering chamber into the baling chamber against the end wall. The baling chamber has a discharge outlet at one side for ejection of compressed material from the baling chamber. A gathering ram is reciprocal within the gathering chamber. The gathering ram includes a ram head movable between a retracted position and an advanced position to compress material in the gathering chamber and to drive compressed material into the baling chamber. An ejection ram is reciprocal within the baling chamber. The ejection ram includes a main ram head and an auxiliary ram head adjacent to each other.

Abstract: In a machine press with at least three slides, the phases for the stroke of a leftmost slide and a rightmost slide are made identical. The strokes for other slides interposed between the leftmost and rightmost slides are out of phase with the leftmost and rightmost slides. The lower dead point of each slide is the point of maximum pressure. Since the difference in phase of the strokes of the slides causes the lower deadpoints of the leftmost and rightmost slides to occur either before or after the lower deadpoints of the other slides, the total instantaneous eccentric load on the multiple slide machine press is reduced.

Abstract: A multi-slide mechanical press comprising a plurality of slides, wherein each of the slides is provided with a guide that reciprocatingly drives the associated slide, without having to increase the pitch between slides, and that makes it possible to eliminate the effects of the presence of a gap around a slide adjust screw section. In the multi-slide mechanical press, the upper section of each slide is prismatic, while the lower section is cylindrical. Pressure-bearing guides disposed at the frame are provided so as to oppose the front and back sides of the prismatic section. A cylindrical guide provided in the frame for the cylindrical section of each slide guide guides the slide vertically but without allowing it to rotate.

Abstract: A rigid frame hydraulic press that includes a frame on which are mounted a series of movable columns that are used for vertical pressing and an end column that is used for horizontal pressing. The end column has a complementary support in its lower part located between its crossbars. The rear of the end column has opposing cylinders for positional anchoring on multibore plates, while the front of the end column has small transverse cylinders to exert pressure toward the opposite side of the frame. The movable columns have a "U"-shaped structure and a cylinder housed in a grooved guide with a sliding carriage. The cylinder has a fixed end that is attached to the upper part of the column and has a mobile end that is joined to the sliding carriage. The cylinder moves along the length of the inside of the carriage when pressure is applied to it, and the joint of the fixed end is at a given height with respect to the lower end of the column as a function of the length of the cylinder.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for gluing an ornamental body (S) onto a shaped body (W). The device aims to minimize the elongation of the ornamental body and the residual stress in it when it is fitted in a concave part (B) of the shaped body (W) to provide a product of good quality wherein no separation of the ornamental body from the shaped body occurs.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing strapless bales of highly compressible textile fibers is disclosed, wherein a compressed block of the fibers is ejected and expanded into a flexible bag. The apparatus includes a supply chamber for supplying loose fibers to a tramping chamber which is stationary. A ram assembly repeatedly tramps the fibers to form a compacted fiber mass which is then formed into a compressed fiber block within a stationary compression chamber disposed in fiber transfer relation to the stationary tramping chamber. The compressed fiber block is ejected transverse to the compression chamber through an ejection sleeve about which an oversized flexible bag is fitted. Due to the fact that the bag is of a greater size than the cross section of the ejection sleeve and due to the stretch and flexibility of the bag, the compressible fibers in the compressed fiber block undergo an expansion process wherein the flexible bag is filled with the compressible fibers to form a strapless bale.

Abstract: A structural component such as a car door panel or door trim insert panel is produced in a single molding operation. For this purpose at least one premolded hard foam material block or member is inserted in a respective nesting mold cavity. Then an intermediate fiber material layer preferably in fleece form is placed on top of the foam material block. Then, a surface cover layer, such as a layer with a decorative exterior surface is placed on the intermediate fiber material layer with the decorative surface facing an upper mold section. The mold is then closed and the necessary heat and molding pressure are applied to laminate the intermediate fiber material layer to the cover layer. Then a nesting die applies additional pressure to the hard foam block for bonding the hard foam block to the intermediate fiber material layer.

Abstract: To form a seam of attractive appearance, a heated platen having a shaped lip acts to engage and press the central surface of an adhesively-backed sheet of a polymeric fabric against the top appearance surface of a panel and the peripheral edge of the sheet into a groove formed in the surface, the platen activating the adhesive and the lip forcing a portion of the adhesive inwardly adjacent to the sheet edge against one wall of the groove. An insertion blade presses a portion of the sheet edge towards the bottom of the groove, the blade acting as a heat shield to space and protect the other wall of the groove from the heated platen.

Abstract: Pin head mounting members are rotatably mounted on a horizontal spindle above a table which horizontally supports a holding, plate holding chip type electronic components. The spindle is vertically movable by a vertical cylinder. Each pin head mounting member is shaped as a rectangular sleeve. A mounting surface is formed on each side portion of the pin head mounting member. A pin head each having a number of press pin is detachably mounted on each of the mounting surfaces A locking pin is provided on an upper end portion of the spindle for locking the pin head mounting members every 90.degree.. Thus, it is possible to efficiently replace press pins in response to a type change of chip type electronic components, as well as to quickly exchange a broken press pin.

Abstract: A fixture (10) for bonding multiple components together includes a bottom plate (20), a middle plate (22) and a top plate (24). The plates (20), (22) and (24) are aligned by dowels (26) and clamps (30). Bottom plate (20) has a rectangular pocket (32) for holding heat sink (14) and alignment pins (34) for locating plastic pin grid array (PPGA) package (12) over the heat sink (14). An annular projection (40) covered with a conformal pad (42) extends from bottom surface (44) of the middle plate (22). Dowel (50) extends through openings (46) and (36) in the top and middle plates (24) and (22) to apply pressure to chip (16). A first spring (56) is mounted on the dowel (50) and compressed between the top plate (24) and a snap ring (58) to provide pressure from the dowel (50) on the chip (16). A second, larger diameter spring (60) is compressed between the middle plate (22) and the top plate (24) to provide pressure from the middle plate (22) on the PPGA (12).

Abstract: A pressure molding machine for molding various types of stepped articles having, a nest of ram adapters receiving thereon pressure rams and a common base support having cylindrical walls positioned coaxially. The end faces of the walls are at the same level for receiving thereon base ends of the ram adapters, and a nest of movable frames each operated by a pressure cylinder. The movable frames move along guide channels provided in the cylindrical walls of the common base support for operating the ram adapters. Total length and total weight of the machine can be minimized, a die-set is easy for manufacturing, mounting and exchanging, and costs for the equipment can also be minimized.

Abstract: A trash compactor is provided that has a single ram that simultaneously precompacts trash in an auxiliary precompacting chamber and compacts trash that has already been precompacted in a main compacted and storage chamber. The ram has a single actuating device and efficiently provides for both precompacting in the auxiliary precompacting chamber and for compacting in the compacting and storage chamber with each stroke of the ram.

Abstract: A residential trash compactor with two compartments suitable for separating recyclable from non-recyclable trash.

Abstract: A press for making pizza beds includes a mold plug having a plurality of pressure rings fitting telescopically and being guided within one another. Double-acting cylinders sequentially actuate the rings from the innermost one to the outermost one to act on the dough such as to stretch it from its center radially outwardly.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a trash storage system suitable for multiple compartments for selectively compacting and storing the trash generated in a home for subsequent recycling. This trash storage system preferably has a programmable micro controller that allows the selective loading of compartments and compaction of compartments. The trash storage system of the present invention can be mounted under the counter in a kitchen and when so mounted has a front opening that allows the input and removal of trash.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for applying equal forces to a workpiece or a plurality of work pieces having differing heights above an opposing surface and particularly adapted to use in a furnace for sintering of multi-layer ceramic (MLC) stacks. A combination of beams for dividing of a single applied force in a plurality of stages with spherical bearing surfaces for maintaining centering of transmitted forces and precisely consistent force division is employed. In one embodiment, equalizing beams are used to provide an unequal division of applied force, the smaller forces resulting from the unequal division being recombined to result in a force equal to the larger of the unequally divided forces.

Abstract: A solid waste compactor having multiple waste receptacles for separately receiving, temporarily holding, and compacting separate classes of solid waste, for example paper, glass, aluminum cans and steel cans. In one preferred embodiment there is a single screw-driven compaction ram which compacts solid waste in the several receptacles, which are rotatable into position beneath the ram on a revolving table. In an alternative embodiment there are multiple compaction rams for the multiple receptacles, with all the compaction rams being driven in series by means of a common drive chain, and with the receptacles being mounted on a slidable carriage for removal from the compactor.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing trim panels which are made of several trim components or trim materials, such as door trim panels of automobiles, the trim panel is essentially finished in a single work operation in one work station. A vinyl cover film (12) is formed, trim inserts (10, 11) are laminated into the cover film with the aid of a nesting die (8a, 8b), soft-touch inserts (26) are laminated underneath the cover film and the so produced laminate is further laminated onto a rigid substrate (2 or 2'). The substrate may be a prefabricated substrate (2), or may be a rigid foam substrate (2') back-foamed onto the formed vinyl film (12). An apparatus for carrying out the method is essentially a forming station with an upper form or mold (1) and a lower form or mold (15). The lower mold (15) includes nest dies (8a, 8b) for securely holding and then pressure laminating the trim inserts (10, 11), whereby a high placement precision of the inserts (10, 11) is achieved.

Abstract: A device and method for manufacturing a layered article having a beveled edge and including a flexible outer layer and an internal elastomeric layer. The device comprises independently operative bearing surfaces wherein a first surface exerts a first pressure on the article body and a second surface exerts a second pressure on the article edge.

Abstract: A press for applying an overlay to a substrate which includes multiple, individually reciprocal and selectively controlled depressers actuatable to force the overlay in a progressively expanding area against the surface of the overlay.

Abstract: A bonding device for manufacturing a vehicle seat, in which a foam cushion member secured on an upper die is pressed against a top cover member placed on a lower die for bonding those two members together. In the upper die, provided are main and auxiliary pressing mechanisms in such a manner that the cushion member is bodily pressed by the main pressing mechanism against the top cover member and then additionally pressed by the auxiliary pressing mechanism at a local area of the cushion member where a pressure of the main pressing mechanism is not sufficiently applied. In this way, the top cover member is positively bonded to the cushion member.

Abstract: A system for die casting of concrete goods such as block stones comprises a cellular casting mould having a plurality of cells and a device for supplying concrete for filling the cells. A dolly including a common base member with protruding pistion portions having load plates of a shape corresponding to that of the cells, is used for compressing the concrete in the cells. Each of the piston portions includes a resilient compressible material arranged between the load plates and the common base member for obtaining uniform density and strength in the goods in the respective cells.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming corrugated plywood composites is disclosed. The apparatus includes a fixed mold component having a corrugated surface and a series of movable mold components having complemental corrugated surfaces movable toward and away from the fixed surface. Movable mold components are hingedly connected and each such component is associated with a linear motor. By sequentially activating the linear motors each movable mold section is pivotally advanced in a first direction toward the fixed mold component the opposite side of the movable mold component being pivoted toward the fixed mold component when the next adjacent section is advanced into clamping position. High tensile strength low coefficient of friction fabric webs are interposed between the surfaces of the mold and the composite material to be corrugated.

Abstract: A vertical trash compactor (10) comprises a dual ram assembly (18) for compacting trash which has been placed into an open top container (16) through a loading door (28). A primary ram unit (20) is pivotally mounted to a housing (12) for movement between a retracted loading position above the container (16) and a normal position adjacent to the top of the container (16). A secondary ram (22) unit is mounted to the primary ram unit (20) for pivotal rotation in a direction opposite the primary ram unit (20), between a retractive position relative to the primary ram unit (20) and an extended position within the container (16). A door lock (30) is also provided whereby the loading door (28) cannot be opened unless the primary ram unit (20) is in the retracted loading position.

Abstract: An automatic splicing device (7) for splicing the opposed transverse edges (4, 5) of strip elements (2, 3) of uncured elastomeric sheet material, particularly used in the assembly of pneumatic tires, the splicing device (7) including a roller (51) designed to move, via an actuating device, along the splice (6) being formed, and in contact with the rear edges of a number of blades (62) grouped together into a pack (61) but axially displaceable in relation to one another; the blades (62) being arranged perpendicular to, and equally-spaced along, the splice (6), with their respective front edges (67) contacting the elastomeric sheet material for splicing, and being thrust successively thereagainst by the moveable roller (51).

Abstract: Fuel pellets are produced by reciprocating punches and complementary stationary dies across which waste solid or particulate organic materials are continuously passed. The reciprocating punches force the material into a reduced cross-sectional bore within each die, causing the formation of a pellet under controlled temperature conditions. The compresses material is permitted to gradually expand radially prior to leaving the die exit.

Abstract: A compaction device for a concrete block molding machine, comprising a mold formed with cells opened at the top and at the bottom, and filled with a no-slump concrete mix. The mold freely rests either on a pallet or vibrating table, which acts as bottom wall for the mold. Compaction shoes, equal in number to the number of cells in the mold, are sized, configured and positioned above the mold so that they may snugly fit into the mold cells. The shoes are mounted at the lower ends of power jacks which are connected to a same fluid pressure source or, alternatively, are altogether in fluid communication. The power jacks are operative to move the compaction shoes over the concrete mix in the cells so as to apply to the mix in each cell, preferably, in the final cycle of vibration, an equal compaction pressure suitably selected to produce concrete blocks having a maximum equal density or more uniform desired or selected physical properties.

Abstract: A bending device for curving sheet-like members, comprising a row of double roller clamp means, each having a pair of parallel rollers adapted to receive and clamp the sheet-like member therebetween. Hinge means are located between each adjacent pair of clamp means for hingeably coupling each clamp means to an adjacent clamp means. Actuating means are provided, connected between each adjacent pair of clamp means, which are operable to cause pivoting of the double roller clamp means about the hinge means, thereby curving the row of clamp means, and accordingly the sheet-like member clampingly held by each of the clamp means. In a preferred embodiment, the clamp means are laterally displaceable along the hinge means relative to an adjacent clamp means, to allow alignment of the clamp means along a diagonal.

Abstract: An overlapping layer (24) of a first body of deformable material is pressed by an edge (78) of each of a plurality of blade members (42) into an overlapped layer (26) of a second body of resilient material forming slots (74) in the second body with ribs (88) of the first body displaced therein. The blade members (42) are removed while the ribs (88) are retained in the slots (74) and gripped by the surrounding resilient material. The blade members (42) may be adjustably clamped in a cartridge (40) which is removable from the splicing apparatus (10) for adjustment and replacement of the blade members (42) so that they conform to the surface profile (82) and splice interface line (80) of the bodies to be spliced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for immobilizing and packing radioactive "ashes" in a mineral matrix, said method consisting in adjusting the coefficient of expansion of said ashes, molding around said ashes a porcelain in the raw state and taking the whole in one operation to form a hermetically sealed block.

Abstract: A press having a stationary upper bolster and a movable lower bolster carried by two outer and two inner frame plates located near the ends and center of the platens respectively. Through the use of strain gauges measuring the load on the product provided on either sides of each frame plate and servo-operated piston cylinders connected to the lower bolster controlling the output force, a deflection of the lower bolster is made to be parallel to the deflection of the upper bolster so that an equal pressure distribution results in compression therebetween thereby producing a uniform thickness in the product.

Abstract: A hydraulic tire curing press comprises a center column and two outer columns respectively located at the apex and ends of a shallow V, and a pair of press cavities each located between the center column and a respective outer column. The press cavities each include a lower cavity part and an upper cavity part, the latter being supported by and between the center column and respective outer column for vertical movement by an in line or shallow V arrangement of actuators which raise and lower the upper cavity parts in order to open and close the press cavities. The center column, when at the front of the press, is used as a common mount for a pair of tire loaders respectively associated with press cavities.