Patent · US Expired

Apparatus having a variable stroke reciprocating member and means responsive to a predetermined stroke to control a circuit

US4054087A · kind A · utility

2Cited by
6References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 28, 1976
Grant dateOct 18, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 28, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB30B9/3007
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A domestic trash compactor is provided with electromechanical means operable on a predetermined stroke of its compacting head to control a circuit, in the disclosed embodiment, a signal circuit providing a warning that the compacted trash in the receiver should be inspected.

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