Patent Document:

fig1 and 2 illustrate an embodiment of an inventive multistory press 1 , which comprises a press frame 2 . in the embodiment , press frame 2 comprises three spaced - apart pairs of supports , of which each includes two supports 3 and 4 . as becomes apparent from a synopsis of fig1 and 2 , supports 3 and 4 of each pair of supports are arranged opposite each other along the two longitudinal sides ( in the embodiment ) of press frame 2 . as is especially illustrated in fig2 the multistory press 1 of the invention is equipped , in the embodiment , with two superimposed press board units 6 and 7 that are positioned above and below a center plane 5 . in the example each of press board units 6 and 7 has five press boards 8 and 9 , respectively . the press boards are movably arranged in press frame 2 and can be moved upwards and downwards with the aid of a pressure fluid means 10 . as a result of this movement , pressure chambers can be opened or closed . out of the respective pressure chambers , fig1 and 2 illustrate a total of three chambers in the open state , and one of these pressure chambers that is also representative of the other ones is designated by reference numeral 11 . pressure fluid means 10 comprises a plurality of pressure fluid cylinders , of which six cylinders are visible in fig1 while fig2 illustrates the assignment of two respective cylinder pairs for each support 3 and 4 . since all pressure fluid cylinders have the same structure , reference is only made in the following description to the pressure fluid cylinder which is designated by reference numeral 12 . as becomes apparent from a synopsis of fig1 and 2 , a total of 12 pressure fluid cylinders are provided in the embodiment , with six respective pressure fluid cylinders being assigned in pairs to press board units 6 and 7 , respectively , at the two sides of pressure fluid frame 2 . each of the pressure fluid cylinders 12 has a cylinder casing 13 and a cylinder piston 14 . as becomes apparent from fig1 and 2 , cylinder casing 13 is fastened by means of a fastening eye 15 via a bolt - shaped spacer 16 to the respectively associated support . at its eye 17 which is provided at one end , cylinder piston 14 is secured by means of a bolt 18 to a spacer 19 which , in turn , is secured to an end 20 of a pressure transmitting section 21 . as becomes especially apparent from the upper half of fig1 the end 22 of section 21 which is opposite to end 20 ( all sections of the illustrated embodiment have the same configuration ) is secured to one of press boards 8 or in the lower press board unit 7 to one of press boards 9 . to this end , an l - shaped fastening member 23 which can be mounted in a suitable way on section 21 or the associated press board 8 and 9 , respectively . as for the general structure of the multistory press 1 as illustrated in fig1 and 2 , it should be noted that a total of four pressure chambers 11 are respectively formed due to the arrangement of five press boards 8 and 9 , respectively , per each unit 6 and 7 , respectively . as becomes apparent from the illustration of fig1 each pressure chamber has associated therewith a sheet transporting device of identical structure , of which one is designated by reference numeral 24 . these sheet transporting devices 24 serve to feed or discharge the material to be pressed in pressure chambers 11 . furthermore , the press frame comprises two carriers 25 and 26 that extend in longitudinal direction and have arranged thereon the pairs of supports , each consisting of supports 3 and 4 that are disposed at opposite sides of frame 2 . as follows from the synopsis of fig1 through 4 , the three pairs of supports of the inventive multistory press 1 ( in the embodiment ) are each formed of two integrally constructed support plates 27 and 28 . each of these support plates 27 and 28 has an h - shaped configuration , which becomes especially apparent from the simplified view of fig5 illustrating the principle thereof . the lateral views of fig1 and 3 show that the pairs of supports 27 and 28 are each held via the above - mentioned spacers 16 at their predetermined distance from each other . fig1 and 2 illustrate a total of four spacers 16 which are provided per pair of supports , said spacers 16 respectively connecting said support plates 27 and 28 at their opposite ends , i . e ., in the embodiment at the upper end and lower end , respectively . conventional fastening means , such as screw connections , may be provided for attaching spacers 16 . as a result of the spaced - apart arrangement of support plates 27 and 28 , one obtains a space 29 which is positioned between support plates 27 and 28 and has guided therein the pressure transmitting sections 21 . the pressure transmitting sections 21 , in turn , are all of the same configuration and formed as an integral section member . as is especially illustrated in fig3 to 5 , the integral sections or section members 21 are u - shaped when seen in a front view of press frame 2 ( according to fig2 ). each section member 21 consists of two identically structured u - shaped section plates 30 and 31 that are interconnected through the already mentioned spacer 19 , resulting in the spaced - apart arrangement of section plates 30 and 31 , as is especially illustrated in fig3 . as becomes apparent from fig4 two respective spacer halves 32 and 33 are provided per spacer 19 at the two sides of the piston rod 14 for the articulation of said rod . it should be noted that the above - described configuration of sections 21 yields two u - shaped configurations , which regard a first u - shaped configuration due to spacers 19 according to a second side view of fig3 and the u - shaped configuration of each section plate 30 and 31 , respectively , as follows from the front views of fig2 and fig5 respectively . as becomes apparent from the synopsis of all figures and , in particular , from the illustration of the principle of + assigning the h - shaped support plates 27 , 28 and the u - shaped section plates 30 , 31 , each pair of supports 3 , 4 is formed by the integral support plates 27 , 28 which are h - shaped in the embodiment and in which two u - shaped sections 21 consisting of the spaced - apart section plates 30 , 31 are respectively guided in a movable way . as a result of the provision of two press board units 6 , 7 , the respective pressure transmitting sections 21 of the upper press board unit 6 are fastened to the uppermost press board 8 thereof , while the pressure transmitting sections 21 assigned to the lower press board unit 7 are fastened to the lowermost press board 9 of said unit 7 . the lowermost press board of the upper unit 6 and the uppermost press board of the lower unit 7 are each held in a stationary way in the press frame 2 via l - shaped fastening sections , of which one is designated in fig1 by reference numeral 34 . furthermore , it should be noted that the press board units 6 and 7 are each provided on their upper side and lower side , respectively , with two insulant plates 35 and 36 or 37 and 38 , respectively . finally fig1 shows that each press board unit 6 and 7 is provided with additional pressure cylinders 39 and 40 in the embodiment shown . in the embodiment a total of four additional pressure cylinders 39 and 40 are provided per unit 6 at each of the longitudinal sides of the press frame 2 . fig1 illustrates that the pressure cylinders 39 and 40 , respectively , interconnect two of the press boards of the associated units 6 and 7 . as a result , one obtains a guide for the press boards 8 and 9 , respectively . finally , it is possible to selectively open or close the pressure chambers 11 formed by the associated press boards 8 and 9 , respectively . as a result of the illustrated construction of the multistory press 1 of the invention , a downwardly directed movement of the upper u - shaped pressure transmitting section 21 is achieved during the extension of the piston rod 14 upon actuation of the pressure means 10 according to fig1 whereas an upwardly directed movement of the lower pressure transmitting section 21 is obtained when the piston rod 14 is extended . as a result , pressure chambers 11 are closed for pressing material . when piston 14 is retracted , the corresponding sections 21 of units 6 and 7 , respectively , move in the opposite direction . it should additionally be noted that the multistory press 1 of the invention is of course provided with conventional control means and pressure sources as well as pressure lines to achieve the desired function . these components , however , are not shown in greater detail in the figures and may be constructed in the customary way .

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