Conveying system and method
AssigneeTriple/S Dynamics, Inc.
InventorJames F. Sullivan JR.
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Abstract
A conveyor assembly having a conveying member made substantially of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene material. The conveying member can be provided with a support structure for supporting the conveying member. At least one biasing member and at least one securing member can be used to secure the conveying member to the support structure. The biasing member and the securing member, along with the support structure, form an arrangement which can allow the conveying device to accommodate the growths and deformities of the conveying member.
Claims30
A conveying system, comprising:
- a conveying member having friction resistant properties;
- a support structure for supporting the conveying member;
- a driving unit for generating a conveying motion, the driving unit being attached to the support structure;
- at least one securing member for rigidly securing the conveying member to the support structure;
- and
- at least one biasing member for allowing relative movement between the conveying member and the support structure along a first axis and for preventing relative movement between the conveying member and the support structure in any direction other than along the first axis,
- wherein the driving unit is capable of producing a conveying motion in the conveying member to advance materials along the conveying member in the conveying direction.
6 A conveying system, according to claim 1, wherein the conveying motion is described by the function:
- f(t)=2 sin(ω1t)−sin(2ω2t)
- wherein:
- t=time,
- ω1=an angular velocity of a first axis rotating about a second axis;
- and
- ω2=an angular velocity of a first connection rotating about said first axis.
A conveying member for use in a conveying system, the conveying member comprising:
- a bottom portion on which materials are conveyed during a conveying operation;
- and
- at least one wall portion for retaining the materials on the bottom portion during the conveying operation,
- wherein the conveying member consists primarily of a material having friction resistant properties.
A conveying assembly comprising:
- a conveying member which consists primarily of a material having friction resistant properties;
- a support structure for supporting the conveying member;
- at least one securing member for rigidly securing the conveying member to the support structure;
- and
- at least one biasing member for allowing relative movement between the conveying member and the support structure along a first axis and for preventing relative movement between the conveying member and the support structure in any direction other than along the first axis.
A method of conveying materials, comprising the steps of:
- providing a conveying member having antistatic properties;
- and
- producing a conveying motion in the conveying member to advance the materials along the conveying member in the conveying direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.