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US 2021/0276045 A1Published application
Modular, pre-tensioned, self-cleaning screening panels
AssigneeBuffalo Wire Works Company, Inc.
InventorsErich Steadman, Bryan N. Seymour
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Abstract
A modular, pre-tensioned, self-cleaning screening panel having a frame and at least one pre-tensioned wire that is fastened to the frame.
Claims20
A screening panel comprising:
- a frame comprising a first frame end spaced from a second frame end in a longitudinal direction and a first frame side spaced from a second frame side in a lateral direction;
- and
- a plurality of wires extending from the first frame end to the second frame end, individual of the plurality of wires being coupled proximate a first wire end to the first frame end and being coupled proximate a second wired end to the second frame end, the plurality of wires being in tension between the first wire end and the second wire end and being configured to vibrate independently of each other.
The screening panel of claim 7, wherein the polymeric structure at least partially encapsulates at least one of a first wire of the plurality of wires proximate the first frame side or a second wire of the plurality of wires proximate the second frame side.
A method of forming a screening panel comprising:
- providing a plurality of wires, the plurality of wires extending generally from first wire ends to second wire ends in a longitudinal direction and adjacent wires of the plurality of wires being arranged to provide a spacing there between;
- providing a frame comprising a first frame end spaced from a second frame end in the longitudinal direction and a first frame side spaced from a second frame side in a lateral direction;
- at least one of tensioning the wires in the longitudinal direction or compressing the frame in the longitudinal direction;
- with the at least one of the plurality of wires tensioned in the longitudinal direction or the frame compressed in the longitudinal direction, securing the first wire ends of the plurality of wires to the first frame end and securing the second wire ends of the plurality of wires to the second frame end;
- and
- releasing the at least one of the tensioning or the compressing with the wires secured to the frame to provide a screening panel with tensioned wires in which the wires are configured to vibrate independently of each other.
3 more elements
A screening panel for use in a vibratory machine comprising:
- a frame including frame ends and frame sides;
- and
- a plurality of tensioned wires extending between and secured to the frame ends, the tensioned wires being arranged to define spaces through which material can pass during use of the vibratory machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.