US 11,850,816 B2
Arbor press with limiter controlling ram load and travel
Mitchell Bro, Tucson, AZ (US); John Tristan Elmer, Tucson, AZ (US); Jarrod Salmon, Tucson, AZ (US); and William Straus, Tucson, AZ (US)
Assigned to Raytheon Company, Tewksbury, MA (US)
Filed by Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/464,818.
Prior Publication US 2023/0064216 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B30B 1/04 (2006.01); B30B 15/06 (2006.01)
CPC B30B 1/04 (2013.01) [B30B 15/065 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An arbor press comprising:
a ram that includes:
a sleeve;
a shaft movable within the sleeve; and
a spring coupled to the shaft and the sleeve to limit load transmitted through the ram;
a handle operatively coupled to the ram;
a gearing for transmitting rotational motion of the handle to translational motion of the ram, wherein the gearing includes a pinion and a rack; and
a housing that completely encloses the gearing.