Abstract: A fastener assembly includes a bolt having a head and having a shank. The shank defines threads, the bolt defines a channel which extends circumferentially about the bolt, and the head defines multiple head channels with a first end of each of the multiple head channels in communication with the channel and a second end of each of the multiple head channels in communication with an outside of the head positioned at a top surface of the head. The fastener assembly further includes a sleeve having threads compatible for engaging the threads of the bolt. The sleeve includes a portion of the sleeve including an annealed material and multiple slots defined through the sleeve. With the bolt positioned within the sleeve, each of the multiple slots defined through the sleeve is positioned in communication with the channel.

Abstract: A hand-operated screw press for users to press cannabis flower or isolated trichome heads without an air compressor, hydraulic unit or solvents used in the process. A digital load cell is provided, as is a full color LCD touch screen display for showing and recording force in real time. A mechanism for detecting the end point of a process is also provided. A recipe representative of heat plate temperature, time of operation, pressure ramping, capacity of the screw press, type of raw material, or mass of raw material can be created and stored for use on any suitable rosin press machine.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for compacting metal chips comprising a power screw; a compactor cylinder adapted to receive metal chips from one end and to receive the power screw from another end to compact the metal chips; a worm gear operably connected to the power screw for applying pressure to the compactor cylinder; a motor; a worm screw adapted to be powered by the motor and to be connected to the worm gear for rotating the worm gear when the motor is in operation; a sensor for measuring the velocity of the power screw; and a microcontroller adapted to be connected to the motor and to the sensor; wherein the microcontroller is adapted to power the motor for rotation as long as the velocity of the power screw is above a given velocity threshold and to stop powering the motor when the velocity reaches said given velocity threshold.

Abstract: Provided is a jack assembly that may include a first tube having a bearing and a second tube being telescopingly engaged with the first tube. The second tube may be attached to a nut therein. A motor assembly may be attached to the first tube. An elongated screw may be in rotatable communication with the motor assembly, the bearing, and the nut wherein operation of the motor assembly rotates the elongated screw such that the nut telescopingly translates along the elongated screw and the second tube translates relative to the first tube. The nut may be a recirculating ball nut assembly having a housing with at least one track and a plurality of ball bearings. The threads and the track may be configured to receive the plurality of ball bearings therein such that as the elongated screw rotates, the housing of the recirculating ball screw translates along the elongated screw.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mounting system for a sink that enables more installation steps to be completed from above a mounting surface in which the sink is mounted.

Abstract: A load testing system comprising a load frame device adapted to load test one or more test specimens and to generate load test measurements; one or more environment controlling chambers adapted to be positioned within the load testing frame for subjecting the one or more test specimens to desired environmental conditions; one or more environment condition regulators adapted to be connected to the one or more environment controlling chambers for regulating the desired environmental conditions; a data acquisition device for receiving sustain load measurements of the one or more test specimens and environmental condition measurements to which the one or more test specimens are subjected during the load test; and a load monitoring device adapted to be connected to the data acquisition device for receiving and monitoring the sustain load measurements and the corresponding environmental condition measurements as a function of time.

Abstract: A slide motion control apparatus for a mechanical press comprising: a slide which is disposed so as to be relatively vertically movable with respect to a driven body to which a drive force is transmitted through a con rod of the mechanical press; a relative position commander that outputs a relative position command indicating a relative position of the slide with respect to the driven body; a relative position detector that detects a relative position of the slide with respect to the driven body, and outputs a relative position detecting signal indicating the detected relative position; a servomotor; a drive mechanism that relatively moves the slide with respect to the driven body by a drive force of the servomotor; and a controller that controls the servomotor based on a relative position command signal output from the relative position commander, and the relative position detecting signal output from the relative position detector.

Abstract: An electric cylinder includes: an outer cylinder including, on one end side, a fixing section; a rod configured to be capable of expanding and contracting in an axis direction from an opening on the one end side of the outer cylinder; a bearing provided on the other end side end and on the inside of the outer cylinder; a rotating shaft supported by the bearing and driven to rotate; a screw mechanism configured to convert a rotational motion of the rotating shaft into a linear motion of the rod and transmit the linear motion; and a distortion detecting unit provided on the outer circumference of the outer cylinder. The outer cylinder includes at least two or more division members that can be divided and combined. The distortion detecting unit is provided in one division member among the two or more division members.

Abstract: A holding tool for releasably securing a shaft from rotation relative to the holding tool. The holding tool may have a head including a pair of semi-cylindrical main bodies, each head having a hinge flange extending from a respective first end of the main body and a bolt flange extending from a respective, opposed second end of the main body, with each bolt flange including a fastener hole; a hinge pivotally securing the hinge flanges together; a fastener received through the fastener hole and selectively biasing the bolt flanges toward one another; a pair of semi-cylindrical shaped resilient inserts, each secured to an inner surface of the main bodies, defining a cylindrical channel to receive the shaft; and a handle extending generally radially outward from the head. The holding tool may be used to secure a propshaft to a vehicle.

Abstract: Devices and methods for storing and dispensing herbs can incorporate a container, a cap and an insert. The container has an opening extending from a proximal to an opposing distal end. An interior wall of the container is threaded at least a portion of its longitudinal length. The cap is releasably coupleable with the distal end. The insert, which is engaged with the proximal end, has a handle at one end and a head at an opposing end. The head of the insert is threadedly coupled to the interior wall of the container such that rotation of the handle results in movement longitudinally along the container. As a result, rotation of the handle when the head and the cap are coupled to the container results in compression of herbs or the like; and further rotation of the handle when the cap is removed results in the herb being forced out of the container.

Abstract: In a press machine vertically moving a ram by turning a threaded member, the ram has a bearing holder that holds a bearing whose outer ring is solidly engaged with the bearing holder and whose inner ring is solidly fitted to a lower end part of the threaded member. A fine clearance is formed between a lower face of the threaded member and a bottom face of the bearing holder so that the threaded member and bearing holder are allowed to rotate relative to each other. The fine clearance is set so that, when load is applied to the ram to cause a relative slight movement in a vertical direction between the inner and outer rings of the bearing, the lower face of the threaded member and the bottom face of the bearing holder come into contact with each other.

Abstract: An electric cylinder system includes: an electric cylinder; and a control section that controls the electric cylinder. The electric cylinder includes: an outer cylinder; a rod configured to be capable of extending and retracting in an axis direction from an opening on one end side of the outer cylinder; a bearing provided on the inside of the outer cylinder; a rotating shaft rotatably supported by the bearing and driven to rotate with driving force of a motor; a screw mechanism that converts a rotary motion of the rotating shaft into a linear motion of the rod and transmits the linear motion; and a load detecting section that detects a load in an axis direction applied to the rod in a position where the load is transmitted from the rod through the screw mechanism. The control section controls the electric cylinder on the basis of a signal from an encoder of the motor and a signal from the load detecting section.

Abstract: A slide motion control apparatus for a mechanical press comprising: a slide which is disposed so as to be relatively vertically movable with respect to a driven body to which a drive force is transmitted through a con rod of the mechanical press; a relative position commander that outputs a relative position command indicating a relative position of the slide with respect to the driven body; a relative position detector that detects a relative position of the slide with respect to the driven body, and outputs a relative position detecting signal indicating the detected relative position; a servomotor; a drive mechanism that relatively moves the slide with respect to the driven body by a drive force of the servomotor; and a controller that controls the servomotor based on a relative position command signal output from the relative position commander, and the relative position detecting signal output from the relative position detector.

Abstract: A screw press includes a drive with at least one spindle nut which is vertically adjustable at a threaded spindle and to which is fastened an upper press part or the like. A guide column is connected at the underside of the upper press part at one end, and the guide column is loaded in tension by the drive during the pressing process.

Abstract: A waste bin with an automated waste compaction mechanism and a automated gate lifting mechanism for convenience usage. The present invention makes use of sensors and switches to allow the compaction and gate mechanism to operate automatically. The unique combination of components also ensures the reliability of the mechanism.

Abstract: A clamp with a bottom clamp bar that has a planar upper surface is provided. The clamp may also include a top clamp bar connected to the bottom clamp bar, and a pressure distribution bar between the top clamp bar and the bottom clamp bar. The pressure distribution bar may have a planar lower surface in facing relation to the upper surface of the bottom clamp bar. An object is capable of being disposed in a clamping region between the upper surface and the lower surface. The width of the planar lower surface may be less than the width of the upper surface within the clamping region. Also, the pressure distribution bar may be capable of being urged away from the top clamp bar and towards the bottom clamp bar.

Abstract: A portable compactor for landscape waste formed as a generally rectangular box, extending from a gate at a front end to a closed second end. An opening in top of the box allows waste to be placed in an internal compaction chamber and a compaction plate disposed inside the box moves on parallel threaded drive rods extending along either side of the compactor to compact inserted material against the gate. Following compaction, the plate may be reversed to move away from the gate to provide additional space for insertion of waste. When full, the gate may be opened and the plate advanced to push waste out of the compaction chamber where it can be further used, disposed of or bagged for conversion to silage. The system may be sized to allow for installation in the bed of a pick-up truck, or on a small flatbed or trailer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electro-mechanical waste compactor which can operate also with 28 V power and of particularly reduced dimensions and weight. In particular, the invention relates to a waste compaction device which can be employed for civil uses, in particular for domestic use or on board of all the transportation means that require a big space economy for the auxiliary service equipment, as, for example, trains, ships and vessels in general, aircrafts, coaches, caravans etc. The compaction device of the invention can be conveniently installed in appropriate bays, fixed or movable on wheels, such as a trolley, to allow its ease of movement in a transportation means, and its insertion in the appropriate service spaces.

Abstract: A packaging machine having a lifting unit comprises at least a spindle and a spindle nut. It is the object of the present invention to provide a packaging machine having a lifting unit which can substantially receive the same forces in any lift position and which exhibits shorter moving times. For this reason, the spindle is motor-drivable and stationary relative to a frame (2).

Abstract: Precise motion of the ram of a fastener press is controlled by high torque and low torque motors for high speed/low force and high force pressing of the ram by the ram, respectively. The high torque motor means drive passes through a bidirectional overrunning clutch. The clutch is controlled by the relative motion of the two separate motor drive speeds of which are regulated by a controller. The clutching motion is therefore controlled only by the relative speed of its drive versus driven components. This provides an extremely smooth and responsive transition between high speed/low force and low speed/high force operation of the ram so that the pressing cycle can be as fast and efficient as possible.

Abstract: A side loading trash compactor, comprising a frame defining a cavity, a receptacle for containing trash, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the receptacle, a first set of linkages having a first end attached to the frame by a first simple hinge joint, the first simple hinge joint having an axis of rotation, and a second end attached to the platen by a second simple hinge joint, a second set of linkages having a first end attached to the frame by a third simple hinge joint, and a second end attached to the platen by a fourth simple hinge joint, and a drive mechanism configured to move the plate up and down, wherein the first and second set of linkages operate in intersecting planes.

Abstract: The can opener, press and lid remover is a kitchen appliance that includes a can opener, a turnkey press, a magnetic lid remover, and a spout. The can opener, press, spout and lid remover are attached to a cylindrical-receptacle provided with a closable opening adapted to receive a can of food. The receptacle has an open top, a closed bottom, and a cylindrical wall extending between the open top and the closed bottom.

Abstract: A container with a door forms an operating chamber. A crushing zone within the chamber is defined below by a support and above by a vertically reciprocable ram. A driving assembly raises and lowers the ram to compact a plastic bottle in the crushing zone. A heating element softens the plastic bottle. A programmer is operatively coupled to a plurality of controls for receiving operating instructions and to the heating element and the driving assembly to thereby cause an appropriate cycle of operation for crushing and compacting the plastic bottle.

Abstract: There is provided a universal magnet roller press apparatus, assembly, and method for removing and installing a magnet and a hub of a magnet roller of a toner printer cartridge. The apparatus has a mounting base, a screw drive assembly, an alignment cradle, a front support assembly, a back support assembly, and a first rod stop and a second rod stop. The assembly has the universal magnet roller press apparatus and a plurality of magnet roller adaptors for attached to the magnet roller during removal and installation of the magnet and the hub.

Abstract: A disposable sleeve for clamping of plate-shaped elements with an abutting face for the formation of a support area, a spacer section adjoining the abutting face and positioned in axial direction of the disposable sleeve, a segment formed on the opposite side of the abutting face for the introduction of axial forces, whereby a deformation segment, located between the spacer section and segment for the introduction of axial forces, is provided and formed as a groove in the outer surface of the sleeve, and which is designed in such a way that it deforms under a defined axial load in such a way that it results in a radially outward bulge. In order to allow for high clamping force, as well as uniform material stress of the plate-shaped elements, the groove is curtailed on the side opposite the abutting face through a radially positioned first recess.

Abstract: A joining unit contains a spindle drive in the form of a hollow shaft motor that encloses a spindle. The hollow shaft motor serves to achieve a linear movement of a joining tool for the execution of a joining process. The joining unit contains instruments for the presetting and/or determination of the forces exerted and/or the movement of the joining tool during the joining process.

Abstract: An inexpensive and high efficiency power transmission method and device with a simple structure for converting a rotational motion into a linear motion in accordance with a load is provided. A feed screw (21) and a female screw (22) having a larger diameter than the feed screw are engaged in an eccentric manner. A counterforce from a work is detected by a helical spring (28). Then, rotation restraint of the female screw (22) engaged in an eccentric manner is released, and the female screw (22) is rotated. The feed screw (21) and the female screw (22) rotate in a differential manner so that traveling speed is decreased and that pressing force is increased.

Abstract: A pressing apparatus using a motor, in which a driving device for fast feed, which lowers a upper die to a position immediately before pressing, and a motor for pressing, which performs a pressing operation, are used to cause the driving device for fast feed and the motor for pressing to operate cooperatively, and only one position detector, which detects a present position of a slider, is provided for a set of the driving device for fast feed and the motor for pressing. A lock device is provided so as to lock the slider and the screw shaft while the motor for pressing is operating for pressing a work piece.

Abstract: A bidirectional lens pressing system for use in pressing a lens into a port housing is disclosed. The lens pressing system includes a frame that supports a top motor stage, a bottom motor stage, and an indexing stage. The indexing stage is interposed between the top and bottom motor stages and includes a hole that retains a port housing or other component. The top pressing tool is selectively movable in a first direction by the top motor stage and includes a first engagement surface for engaging the lens. Correspondingly, the bottom pressing tool is selectively movable in a an opposing second direction by the bottom motor stage and includes a second engagement surface for engaging the port housing. The first and second engagement surfaces of the top and bottom pressing tools cooperate to press the lens into the port housing while imposing no net force on the indexing stage.

Abstract: A power operated container crushing device, the device comprising: an upper housing; a lower housing integral with the upper housing; and a crushing mechanism comprising a motor attached to and retained in upper housing, wherein said motor includes a motor hear for rotational engagement with a drive gear; a drive axle with the drive gear fixably attached at one end for rotation thereof and means to attach the drive axle to a threaded sleeve at the other; an elongated threaded sleeve fixably attached to the drive axle for rotation thereof; a threaded shaft for threadably engaging the threaded sleeve; and a crushing plate fixably attached to the threaded shaft; wherein when the motor rotates the motor gear in one direction, the crushing plate moves in a downward direction, and when the motor rotates in the opposite direction, the crushing plate moves in an upward direction.

Abstract: A press machine in which the service life of a ball thread mechanism is extended. The press machine includes a die 2, a punch 4, a press drive mechanism 6, a height position changing mechanism 21, and a die height position control device 32. The press drive mechanism 6 is configured to move the punch up and down. The press drive mechanism includes at least one ball thread mechanism 10 in which a nut 13 is threaded via balls 12 onto a threaded shaft 11. A rotational drive source 14 is provided to rotate one of the threaded shaft 11 and the nut 13. The position changing mechanism 32 is configured to change the height of the die 2. The die position control device 32 controls the height of the die 2 via the position changing mechanism 21 so that the position varies where the balls 12 come into contact with the inner face of the thread grooves 11a of the threaded shaft 11 during pressing.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electric press device which enables fixed-point working requiring accurate position control with a high accuracy for a long time by changing a structure in a publicly known document in which a differential key is moved in a straight state to a structure of circumferential movement. In an electric press device for performing fixed-point working on a work piece by vertically moving a slide plate (5) by a first motor (8), a cylindrical nut elevating sleeve (15) having a helically advancing sliding groove (21) on the outer circumferential face, a nut elevating plate (17) having a guide engagement portion (22) fitted in the sliding groove to move slidingly and a second motor (41) for rotationally moving the nut elevating plate (17) are provided as a differential mechanism.

Abstract: An exemplary method, apparatus and system of crushing a bottle may include a barrel for surrounding a bottle. The barrel may have a main body with a threaded outer surface. A plate may be slidably engaged with an inner surface of the barrel at a first end of the barrel. A nut may be operably engaged with the threads on the outer surface of the barrel. A tab portion may be integral with the plate and the tab portion engaged the nut. A cap may be repeatably attachable to an end of the barrel opposite the plate. Movement of the nut may facilitate movement of the plate and moving the plate in the direction of the lid may crush a bottle within the barrel.

Abstract: The invention is a tablet crusher including a linkage that is operable to bring to bear a force on a platen so as to urge it against an anvil, wherein platen and anvil are shaped so as to bring about a crushing force upon a tablet disposed therebetween. The device comprises: (1) a base; (2) an anvil integrally fixed to the base, the anvil having a concave crushing face; (3) a platen having a convex crushing face, coupled at a pivot to the base so as to be moveable against the anvil; (4) a screw actuator for facilitating movement of the platen against the anvil, the screw actuator having a handle; whereby movement of the handle produces movement of the platen relative to the anvil, for crushing a tablet between the anvil and the platen.

Abstract: In a press device for pressing a slider with a plurality of motors as driving sources, pressing is performed while a slider is kept horizontal even if an eccentric load is applied.

Abstract: A slide of a press machine is driven by composite thrust of thrust of an electric (servo) motor SM (via a screw/nut mechanism from the electric motor) and thrust of hydraulic cylinders SYL1, SYL2 to which pressure oil is supplied from a constant, high pressure source. A slide control device controls the electric motor SM and the hydraulic cylinders SYL1, SYL2, based on a slide position signal and a motor angular velocity signal, and at the same time, makes the hydraulic cylinder SYL1 work as a pump during a period when slide load is small, charging pressure oil to the constant, high pressure source by using the thrust transferred from the electric motor to the hydraulic cylinder SYL1 through the screw/nut mechanism and the slide.

Abstract: A pressing apparatus using a motor, in which a fast feed drive lowers an upper die to a position immediately before pressing, and a motor for pressing performs a pressing operation. The fast feed drive and the motor for pressing operate cooperatively, and only one position detector, which detects a present position of a slider, is provided for a set of the fast feed drive and the motor for pressing.

Abstract: A reciprocating drive mechanism for converting motor rotation into linear motions to produce a reciprocating drive force, and a press machine using the mechanism. The rotation of a first motor (20A) out of two motors (20A) and (20B) is converted into a high-speed low-torque rotational output and transmitted to a ball screw mechanism (50) by a first power transmission mechanism (30). The rotation of the second motor (20B) is converted into a low-speed high-torque rotational output and transmitted to the ball screw mechanism (50) by a second power transmission mechanism (40). The ball screw mechanism (50) is made of a feed screw (52) supported in a screw hole of a nut member (51) so as to be capable of screw-fed rotation. The feed screw (52) and the nut member (51) are coupled with the first power transmission mechanism (30) and the second power transmission mechanism (40), respectively.

Abstract: A press for extracting fruit juice. The press includes a reservoir having a base and a reservoir wall extending from the base, the base having a fruit-contacting side, a non-fruit-contacting side and an opening. The press further includes a tank having a first opened end, a second opened end and a sidewall disposed therebetween, wherein the sidewall has a plurality of openings and the tank is seated on the fruit-contacting side of the base. Additionally, the press includes an actuator module positioned on the non-fruit-contacting side of the reservoir base. The actuator module has a motor and a press shaft. The press shaft is disposed through the opening of the reservoir base. The motor is drivingly connected to the press shaft to move it between retracted and extended positions. A press plate is detachably secured to the press shaft.

Abstract: A punch assembly for a hydroforming die includes a servo motor, a ball screw connected to the servo motor, and a ball nut disposed about the ball screw for movement along the ball screw. The punch assembly also includes a link mechanism connected to the ball nut and a plunger operatively connected to the link mechanism and movable relative to the hydroforming die to allow fluid within a tubular member to force a wall portion of the tubular member outward against the plunger and be sheared by the hydroforming die to produce an opening in the tubular member.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device comprising a screw (10) with pitch (P1) driven by a motor (M), a nut (12) co-operating with the screw (10) and designed to be driven in translation in the direction of the screw axis, said nut being integral in translation with a member (14), guide means (22L, 24L) defining a linear guiding to lock the rotation of the nut in a first phase of displacement, second guide means (22H, 24H) defining a helical guiding having a reverse pitch (P2) relative to the pitch of the screw to enable the transverse pitch and hence the translational speed of the nut to be decreased in said second phase of displacement. The inventive device can be used to produce a relative displacement between the members (16 and 28) of a clamping tool.

Abstract: A trolley suitable for aircraft or use in all space constraint situations comprising a waste compactor comprising a metal horizontal plate driven by an electric motor reducer that, by a mechanical reducer, drives two telescopic screws responsible for pushing the horizontal plate onto the waste, compacting it.

Abstract: A drive arrangement for a hemming press uses a ballscrew drive arrangement with a longitudinal axis. A first gimbal connected to the externally threaded screw shaft connects the externally threaded screw shaft to a stationary member. The platen is movable with respect to the stationary member. A second gimbal connected to the internally threaded nut connects the internally threaded nut to the platen. The gimbals accommodate transaxial displacement of the screw drive arrangement. A motor applies torque to the ballscrew drive arrangement. Transaxial loading of the screw drive arrangement is accommodated by the first and/or second gimbals. Severe forces resulting from crashes are accommodated by force limiting arrangements and resilient devices.

Abstract: An electric compression press is disclosed comprising a frame having a fixed plate and a movable plate, a first member rotationally fixed in a stationary member and having a first gear set. A second member is rotationally fixed in the stationary member and has second gear teeth and third gear teeth, the second gear teeth being engaged with the first gear set of the first member. A third member is provided having fourth gear teeth engaged with the third gear teeth of the second member. The third member moves in a linear path when the first member is rotated, and wherein the third member is attached to the movable plate for moving the movable plate toward and away from the fixed plate.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide a fixture for assembling an optical component. The fixture includes a substantially rigid base member having an upper surface and a lower surface with a base aperture connecting the two surfaces and a component mounting plate positioned on the upper surface and having an aperture formed therein corresponding to the base aperture. The fixture further includes at least one pivotally mounted component disengagement member positioned on the upper surface and being configured to disengage a component from the mounting plate and a component securing member slidably positioned on the upper surface and being configured to secure a component to the mounting plate. Additionally, a differential press screw assembly is positioned on the lower surface, wherein the differential press screw assembly is configured to press a lens into a component mounted on the component mounting plate via extension of a press nut through the base aperture.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide an apparatus for pressing an optical component into an optical housing. The apparatus generally includes a fixture configured to support the optical housing, a press tool configured to press the optical component into the optical housing, and a controller in electrical communication with the press tool, the controller being configured to control the press operation. The apparatus may further include a camera positioned in an optical path of the optical housing, the camera being configured to receive an optical output of the optical component and transmit data representative of the output to the controller for use in controlling the press operation. The controller is generally configured to use the optical measurements taken by the camera to control the pressing operation such that the optical source or lens is pressed to an optimal longitudinal position within the optical housing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mechanical press with a low height. A sliding guide mechanism and a position adjusting mechanism are provided on the upper and lower sides of an adjustor member, respectively. The sliding guide mechanism converts the rotating motion of an eccentric part of a crankshaft into a reciprocating linear motion and is provided above the adjustor member. The position adjusting mechanism adjusts the position of the slide and is provided below the adjustor member.

Abstract: A slide drive apparatus and a slide drive method for a pressing machine capable of enhancing positioning precision at the time of adjustment of die height, and responding to pressing work at high stroke per minute. For this purpose, the drive apparatus includes a slide (4), a servo motor (21) for controlling slide motion, a mechanical power transmission mechanism (3, 5, 6) for converting rotational power of the servo motor for controlling slide motion into reciprocating motion of the slide, and a servo motor (31) for adjusting die height, which performs die height adjustment of the slide by a position control.

Abstract: An electric compression press is disclosed comprising a frame having a fixed plate and a movable plate, a first member rotationally fixed in a stationary member and having a first gear set. A second member is rotationally fixed in the stationary member and has second gear teeth and third gear teeth, the second gear teeth being engaged with the first gear set of the first member. A third member is provided having fourth gear teeth engaged with the third gear teeth of the second member. The third member moves in a linear path when the first member is rotated, and wherein the third member is attached to the movable plate for moving the movable plate toward and away from the fixed plate.

Abstract: A press has a press ram actuated by a drive apparatus and a dosing system to be actuated by the drive apparatus for lubricating at least the drive apparatus.