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Bulk bag conditioner

US11396433B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Flexicon Corporation · US

Inventors

Jason Euculano · Bethlehem, US
Daniel Joel Barry · Bethlehem, US
John Stephen Szazdi, Jr. · Bethlehem, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2021
Grant date	Jul 26, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 15, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65D2588/165
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bulk bag conditioner assembly is disclosed herein. The assembly includes a frame assembly defining a bulk bag conditioning area. The frame assembly includes a first carrier frame with a first ram, and a second carrier frame with a second ram. A first actuator assembly includes a first end fixed to the first carrier frame and a second end fixed to the second carrier frame. A second actuator assembly includes a first end fixed to the first carrier frame and a second end fixed to the second carrier frame. A control unit is configured to simultaneously drive the first ram and the second ram linearly towards each other to engage a bulk bag within the bulk bag conditioning area.

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