Patent ID: 8001845
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A gyratory compactor apparatus adapted to interact with a mold that defines a mold axis, said gyratory compactor apparatus comprising: a frame defining a frame axis and having a first mounting plate and a spaced-apart second mounting plate; a pivoted support carried by the frame and capable of rotation in at least a first and a second rotational degree of freedom; a mold-engaging device carried by the pivoted support and having a first carriage plate proximal the pivoted support and a second carriage plate axially spaced-apart from the pivoted support for receiving the mold therebetween, the second carriage plate being laterally moveable relative to the frame axis by rotation of the pivoted support in either of the first or second degrees of freedom; and at least one actuator having a first end carried by the frame and a second end carried by the second carriage plate for imparting lateral translation to the second carriage plate relative to the frame axis, wherein a gyratory internal angle is defined between the frame axis and the mold axis.