US 11,883,869 B2
Butt retrieval system
James Allen Cunningham, Youngstown, OH (US); Kenneth James Platt, Youngstown, OH (US); and Joseph Vasalani, Youngstown, OH (US)
Assigned to Brilex Technical Solutions, LLC, Youngstown, OH (US)
Filed by Brilex Technical Solutions, LLC, Youngstown, OH (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/412,569.
Prior Publication US 2023/0065058 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B21C 35/04 (2006.01); B21C 23/21 (2006.01)
CPC B21C 35/04 (2013.01) [B21C 23/21 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A butt retrieval system for removing discarded portions of a billet from an associated extrusion press comprising:
a base mountable to a surface adjacent the associated extrusion press;
a movable butt retrieval receptacle supported on the base for reciprocating motion in a direction towards and away from a centerline of the associated extrusion press; and
a drive motor coupled to the movable butt retrieval receptacle for moving the butt retrieval receptacle between a butt retrieving position and a butt unloading position;
wherein the butt retrieval receptacle has a cantilevered arm extending from a base portion of the butt retrieval receptacle in a direction towards the centerline of the associated extrusion press;
wherein the cantilevered arm extends beyond the base when the butt retrieval receptacle is in the butt retrieving position;
wherein the butt retrieval receptacle includes a bucket supported for pivoting movement relative to the cantilevered arm between a butt receiving position generally parallel to the cantilevered arm and configured to receive a butt from above and a butt dumping position generally perpendicular to the cantilevered arm;
wherein the bucket is configured to be in the butt receiving position when the butt retrieval receptacle is in the butt retrieving position and to be in the butt dumping position when the butt retrieving receptacle is in the butt unloading position;
wherein the butt retrieving receptacle includes a chute having a first end configured to receive a butt from the bucket when the bucket is in the butt dumping position and a second end from which the butt is unloaded from the butt retrieval receptacle.