Can crushing mechanism
CA 1137809 A · Owner: Jung, William E. · Inventors: Jung, William E.
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Can Crushing Mechanism, Abstract, An apparatus for crushing cans (10) uses a pair of guide rods (21 and 23) having an anvil (25 and 26) attached at each end, and a pair of sliding rams (30 and 31) sliding on the guide rods (21 and 23). Can support wire members (50) are positioned between each ram (30 and 31) and anvil (25 and 26) to support a can during crushing. A ram drive cam (36) alternately drives each ram (30 and 31) to crush a can against its associated anvil (25 and 26). The single drive cam (36) is connected through reduction gearing (53 and 55) to a flywheel (56) which is driven by an electric motor. Each ram (30 and 31) has a cam follower (42 and 45) and the rams (30 and 31) are …
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- Granted December 21, 1982. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 21, 1999.
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