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US 11,046,528 B2Granted
Horizontal motion conveyors having multiple drives
AssigneePrecision, Inc.
InventorRocky Olmstead
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Abstract
Horizontal motion conveyors for moving material are disclosed. The horizontal motion conveyor includes multiple drives. The second drive may float relative to the first drive. The conveyor may be made successively longer by including additional floating drives. Each drive may include a motor such as a servomotor that is connected to the driveshaft that drives the horizontal motion of the conveyor. A control system may control the rotation and positioning of the shafts.
Claims20
A horizontal motion conveyor for moving material comprising:
- a pan having a floor for carrying material toward an end of the pan;
- a first drive comprising:
- a first counterweight assembly for reducing the vibration of the conveyor;
- a first driveshaft that causes the pan to oscillate forward and back causing material to move toward an end of the pan and that enables the counterweight assembly to oscillate forward and back;
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- a first drive motor for rotating the driveshaft;
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- a second drive, the second drive being a floating drive and comprising:
- a second counterweight assembly for reducing the vibration of the conveyor;
- a second driveshaft that causes the pan to oscillate forward and back causing material to move toward an end of the pan and that enables the counterweight assembly to oscillate forward and back;
- a second drive motor for rotating the driveshaft;
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- a floating mechanism that enables the second drive to move relative to the first drive.
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A horizontal motion conveyor for moving material comprising:
- a pan having a floor for carrying material toward an end of the pan;
- a first drive disposed below the pan that causes the pan to oscillate forward and back causing material to move toward an end of the pan, the first drive comprising a first driveshaft and a first drive motor that rotates the first driveshaft;
- a second drive disposed below the pan that causes the pan to oscillate forward and back causing material to move toward an end of the pan, the second drive comprising a second driveshaft and a second drive motor that rotates the second driveshaft;
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- a controller communicatively coupled to the first drive and communicatively coupled to the second drive, the controller controlling the rate of rotation of the first driveshaft and the rate of rotation of the second driveshaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.