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Charging device

US5026240A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 16, 1988
Grant dateJun 25, 1991
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P10/20
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A charging device suitable for use in processing scrap comprising a charge box open at the top, a pusher, and a moveable plate supported for sliding movement from a position with the charge box open to a position to close the charge box; the charge box having a top, bottom, front and rear, the charge box for receiving scrap through the top thereof and being in communication at the front thereof with an apparatus for handling scrap; the scrap being pushed by the pusher for pushing the contents of the charge box into the apparatus for handling scrap, the pusher being moveable from a position at the rear of the charge box remote the apparatus for handling scrap to a position at the front of the charge box proximate the apparatus for handling scrap; the pusher being supported by a support frame fully enclosing the pusher, when the pusher is remote the scrap receiving process; the moveable plate having a shearing edge at its leading edge and for co-operative movement with the pusher, the moveable plate being moveable from a position wherein the shearing edge is proximate the rear of the charge box to a position wherein the shearing edge is proximate the front of the charge box adjacent …

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