Filing Information

Inventor(s)	Gerhard Turner ·
Assignee(s)	Saarbergwerke AG ·  View assignee updates
Attorney/Agent(s)	Karl F. Ross ·
Primary Examiner	Barry S. Richman ·
Assistant Examiner	Joye L. Woodard ·
Application Number	US6897060
Filing date	08/04/1986
PCT 371 date	08/04/1986
Issue date	11/24/1987
Predicted expiration date	08/04/2006
U.S. Classifications	202/239  · 173/53  ·
International Classifications	C10B 4502  ·
Kind Code	A
International Classifications	202239;270 ·
PCT Application Number	PCTDE8500510 - 12/06/1985
PCT Publication Number	WO198603509 - 06/19/1986
Foreign Priority	DE3445068 - 12/11/1984 ·

Patent Family

Abstract

Compacting rod retainers are disposed on both sides of a web of the compacting rods and consist each of a bushing mounted on a drive shaft eccentrically, on which a carrier is slidably engaged, and cooperating with an associated clamping wedge. The opposite side of the clamping wedge cooperates correspondingly with the web of the compacting rod, so that upon an appropriate rotary motion of the shaft the carrier is moved translating the clamping wedge pressing against the web of the compacting rod, or releasing it. Thereby area pressure is attained, which makes possible the utilization of very heavy compacting rods.

Independent Claims | See all claims (7)

1. 1. A compacting rod retainer for a coal compactor, comprising:an upright compacting rod in the form of an I-beam;a pair of compacting rod retainers disposed on opposite sides of said rod, and each said retainer comprising:a rotatable drive shaft,a bushing eccentrically mounted on said shaft for rotation therewith,a linearly reciprocatable carrier engaging said bushing in a non-rotatable manner and extending transversely thereof, anda clamping wedge slidably mounted on said carrier and juxtaposed with a web of said rod, whereby upon rotation of said shaft and the associated bushing, said carrier is displaced towards said compacting rod to engage said web with said wedge or to release said web from engagement with said wedge.