1. Technical Field
This invention relates to piston and cylinder stops that secure the piston rod when it is in extended position to prevent accidental deactivation of the piston and cylinder assembly when in extended support linkage load bearing engagement.
2. Description of Prior Art
Prior art devices of this type have been directed to a variety of cylinder locks that will engage the piston and cylinder and keeping it from retracting unintentionally. See for example U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,043,253, 4,122,758, 4,483,564 and 4,947,705.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,043,253 a boom cylinder stop for lift cylinders is disclosed having a tubular bearing mounted on the rod so that when extended it will drop down and engage the cylinder holding same in place.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,122,758 is directed to a service support wherein a U shaped bracket is bolted to an extended lift rod, locking it in place.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,483,564 claims an oil well sucker rod safety block formed of a slotted pipe with a handle that is positioned over the well spring and held in place by end caps and engagement of the string thereon.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,947,705 discloses a method and apparatus for maintaining a load raising linkage in raised position. The device comprises a locking member pivoted between an unlocked position and a locking position over the extended piston rod.
A safety apparatus for engaging and holding a piston rod and cylinder assembly in extended and locked position preventing accidental or unintentional retraction of the piston rod. The device has a cylinder end engagement locking sleeve plate with an intermediate adjustable fitting extending therefrom. An elongated piston rod engagement channel is slidably disposed over the piston rod and has a plurality of longitudinally and transversely aligned apertures formed therein. A stop pin is selectively repositioned through aligned apertured pairs for registration with the cylinder end engagement locking sleeve plate securing the rod engagement channel against the piston rod and block preventing the piston rod from unintentional retraction into the cylinder.
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The piston rod 13 has a piston rod block 16 secured to its free end, having a bore 17 extending transversely therethrough which provides a point of attachment for the cylinder safety stop 10 as will be described in detail hereinafter.
The cylinder safety stop 10 of the invention has a cylinder end engagement locking sleeve fitting 18, best seen in
An adjustment stop bolt 23 is threadably disposed through the engagement plate 20 with a lock nut 24 positioned thereon. The adjustable bolt 23 can be rotatably advanced thereby extending above the plate's 20 planar upper surface 20A for adjustable stop engagement as will be described hereinafter.
An elongated U-shaped piston rod block engagement channel 25 is slidably positioned on the piston rod 13 of the cylinder assembly 11 having a plurality of longitudinally and transversely aligned apertures A along the respective edges of the channels upstanding sidewalls 26 and 27, best seen in
Referring now to
Once installed and in use, upon activation the piston and cylinder assembly 11, the piston rod 13 will extend pulling the engagement channel 25 therewith to the desired extended rod position as seen in
It will be seen that the adjustment bolt 23 can be rotatably advanced from within the sleeve plate 20 and secured in place by the locking nut 24 providing for incremental fine extending adjustment to match the actual extended piston rod 13 position if it falls between the hereinbefore described aligned sidewall apertures A assuring incremental locking engagement of the piston rod 13 at any effective extended position.
Referring now to
The cylinder body 43 has a cylinder body block 46 with fluid attachment portal fittings 47 as will be well understood by those skilled in the art for a supply of fluid under pressure indicated graphically at arrow FP.
A cylinder end engagement attachment fitting 48 which is identical to that of the hereinbefore described cylinder end engagement locking sleeve fitting 18 with a corresponding engagement plate 50, fine adjustment bolt 51 and off center opening at 52 for the piston rod 44 to pass therethrough when activated. The elongated U-shaped piston rod engagement channel 41 having spaced parallel apertured sidewalls 53 and 54 has a corresponding stop lock pin 55 removably positioned through the aligned apertured pairs AP extending in longitudinally and spaced aligned rows adjacent the edges of the respectively described sidewalls 53 and 54 as best seen in
It will therefore be evident that the stop lock pin 55 once positioned will registerably engage on the engagement plate 50 and the piston rod and lock engagement channel 41 will abut the bottom surface 45A of the piston rod end block 43. This orientation functions as a locking feature can be seen in
It will be evident from the above referred to description that while the alternate form of the invention is manually utilized, certain applications would be suitable for same while the primary form of the invention provides a self-deploying system for different applications.
It will therefore be seen that a new and novel cylinder safety stop has been illustrated and described providing for multiple forms 10 and 40 for adaptable integrated use. It will be evident to those skilled in the art that various changes and modification may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the invention.
Number | Name | Date | Kind |
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2932282 | McKinley | Apr 1960 | A |
8733510 | Haase | May 2014 | B2 |
20060100075 | Harsh | May 2006 | A1 |