Vibratory conveyors having mounting plates
AssigneeVanmark Equipment, LLC
InventorBrice Robert Gabriel
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Abstract
A vibratory conveyor for use in an industrial processing system. The vibratory conveyors include mounting plates for coupling vibratory motors of the conveyor. The mounting plates extend into tubular sidewalls of the base frame. A force-balancing member, such as a cross-member, extends between the mounting plates. The mounting plates may be a solid plate of material, such as steel.
Claims18
A vibratory conveyor comprising:
- (a) a pan for moving material from a first end of the pan to a second end of the pan;
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- (b) a base frame that attaches to and supports the pan, the base frame being disposed adjacent the pan and comprising:
- (i) a first side comprising:
- (1) a first tubular sidewall segment having a first inner chamber;
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- (2) a first mounting plate for mounting a vibratory motor, the first mounting plate having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first mounting plate is disposed within the first inner chamber;
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- (ii) a second side comprising:
- (1) a second tubular sidewall segment having a second inner chamber;
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- (2) a second mounting plate for mounting a vibratory motor, the second mounting plate having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second mounting plate is disposed within the second inner chamber.
A vibratory conveyor comprising:
- (a) a pan for moving material from a first end of the pan to a second end of the pan;
- (b) a base frame that supports the pan, the base frame being disposed adjacent the pan and comprising:
- (c) a first solid plate having a width;
- (d) a second solid plate having a width;
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- (e) a cross-member extending continuously between the first solid plate and the second solid plate, the cross-member being a cylindrical tube having a diameter, wherein the ratio of the diameter of the cylindrical tube to the width of the first solid plate is at least 0.35 and the ratio of the diameter of the cylindrical tube to the width of the second solid plate being at least 0.35.
A method of manufacturing a vibratory conveyor having a pan, for moving material from a first end of the pan to a second end of the pan, and a base frame attached to and supporting the pan, the method comprising:
- (a) disposing a first end of a first mounting plate in a first inner chamber of a first tubular sidewall segment;
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- (b) welding the first mounting plate to at least the first tubular sidewall segment by:
- (i) forming a first weld line at the first end of the first mounting plate;
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- (ii) forming a second weld line at an end of the first tubular sidewall segment spaced from the first weld line in the direction of an axis of the base frame extending from the first end of the pan to the second end of the pan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.