Hydraulic Container Packer for Bulk Material Compaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current bulk material handling systems lack an efficient method for packing and transferring bulk materials into standard shipping containers or other transport vessels, leading to suboptimal space utilization and increased costs in waste handling and transportation operations.
Innovation Solution
A container packer system with a transfer base and hydraulic piston-and-cylinder units allows for the longitudinal movement of a container packer, which loads bulk material into a transport container using a push blade assembly, enabling efficient transfer and compaction of materials within the container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If bulk materials are loaded into transport containers using conventional equipment (loaders, cranes), then materials can be transferred, but space utilization in containers is suboptimal and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The container packer system employs hydraulic piston-and-cylinder units to power the longitudinal movement of the container packer and the push blade assembly. The hydraulic system provides controlled, powerful actuation that enables efficient material transfer and compaction within standard shipping containers, maximizing space utilization while reducing transportation costs.
2Extent of automation
If a container packer system with hydraulic actuation is implemented, then automated and controlled operations are achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container packer system is designed as a multi-functional unit that can perform loading, compaction, and transfer operations within standard shipping containers. The hydraulic piston-and-cylinder units serve multiple functions by controlling both the longitudinal movement of the packer and the push blade assembly, reducing the need for separate systems and minimizing overall complexity while maintaining high automation.
3Productivity
If the container packer is extended into the transport container for material transfer, then efficient packing is achieved, but the structural load on the transfer base increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hydraulic piston-and-cylinder units provide controlled actuation force for extending and retracting the container packer into and from the transport container. This hydraulic system enables the structure to handle the forces involved in material transfer and compaction while maintaining structural integrity and controlling the loading on the transfer base.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This system enhances the efficiency and safety of bulk material handling by optimizing space utilization in transport containers, reducing costs associated with container procurement and transportation, and accommodating hazardous waste handling with automated and controlled operations.
Implementation Method 1
hydraulic piston-and-cylinder units for hydraulically extending and retracting the container packer
Implementation Method 2
push blade piston-and-cylinder unit for hydraulically moving the push blade assembly
Data Source
AI summary
A container packer system includes a transfer base, which receives a container packer adapted for movement longitudinally between retracted and extended positions with respect to the transfer base. The transfer base includes a power subsystem with a motor or engine driving an hydraulic pump for powering hydraulic piston-and-cylinder units of the system, including a container packer piston-and-cylinder unit for hydraulically extending and retracting the container packer. The container packer generally encloses an interior adapted for receiving bulk material for transfer to a transport container, which can comprise a standard shipping container, a trailer or some other bulk material receptacle. The container packer includes a push blade assembly longitudinally movably mounted in its interior and actuated by a push blade piston-and-cylinder unit. A container packer method includes the steps of loading the interior of the container packer with bulk material in its retracted position on the transfer base, locating a transport container in alignment and behind the transfer base, hydraulically inserting part of the container packer into the transport container, hydraulically emptying the container packer of bulk material into the transport container with the push blade assembly, retracting the push blade assembly within the container packer and extracting the container packer onto the transfer base.