US 11,905,120 B1 · Vibratory conveyor drive system

Abstract

A vibratory conveyor drive system that can be fitted onto most existing vibratory conveyors. It replaces the conventional vibrational drive and its connections to the trough or trough frame and dramatically increases the longevity of the vibratory conveyor. It is a simple inexpensive retrofit. It has a drive arm with a vibratory drive that is hung from one of its ends and is partially vertically supported underneath by a vertical spring means. The other end of the drive arm is connected to the trough or the trough frame. Between the vibratory drive the drive arm and the trough or frame, there is at least one flexion means to negate the vertical forces of the drive and utilize only the lineal drive forces. The drive arm is at an acute angle with respect to the linear axis of the trough so as to impart an oscillating translational movement to the trough.

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A vibratory conveyor drive system for oscillating a vibratory trough of a vibratory conveyor, comprising:

a drive arm having a first end and a second end, and residing below a vibratory trough;
a vibratory drive motor;
wherein a first end of said drive arm is connected to said vibratory trough, and said vibratory motor is suspended at said second end of said drive arm;
and
wherein said drive arm has a plane that resides at an included, acute angle with respect to a longitudinal plane of said vibratory trough;
and
a spring means in contact with and residing between said drive arm and a base of said vibratory conveyor, and located on said drive arm between said vibratory drive motor and a drive flexure.

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