Retaining device for a vibration tray
AssigneeCountlab Inc.
InventorLoris BASSANI
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Abstract
A vibratory apparatus for feeding discrete articles. The vibratory apparatus has a tray for receiving the discrete articles and a vibratory drive for imparting a vibration movement to the tray. A retaining device releasably retains the tray to the vibratory drive. The retaining device includes a tray locking assembly selectively moveable between a locked position to lock the tray to the vibratory drive and an unlocked position to unlock the tray from the vibratory drive. In the unlocked position the tray can be removed from the vibratory drive. In the locked position the tray is locked to the vibratory drive in a vibration transmission relationship.
Claims34
A vibratory apparatus for feeding discrete articles, comprising:
- i. a tray for receiving the discrete articles;
- ii. a vibratory drive;
- iii. a retaining device for releasably retaining the tray to the vibratory drive, the retaining device including:
- a) a tray locking assembly selectively moveable between a locked position to lock the tray to the vibratory drive and an unlocked position to unlock the tray from the vibratory drive;
- b) in the unlocked position the tray being removable from the vibratory drive;
- c) in the locked position the tray being locked to the vibratory drive in a vibration transmission relationship, allowing vibration movement to be imparted to the tray.
A retaining device for releasably retaining a tray to a vibratory drive, said retaining device including:
- i. a tray locking assembly selectively moveable between a locked position to lock the tray to the vibratory drive and an unlocked position to unlock the tray from the vibratory drive;
- ii. in the unlocked position the tray being removable from the vibratory drive;
- iii. in the locked position the tray being locked to the vibratory drive in a vibration transmission relationship, allowing vibration movement to be imparted to the tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.