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US 4,285,447 AGranted
Suspension for bin discharging device
AssigneeSimon-Solitec Limited
InventorPaul Fairbank
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AssigneeSimon-Solitec Limited
InventorPaul Fairbank
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A bin-activator of the kind which is supported beneath the outlet opening of a bin or hopper and which is vibrated to facilitate discharge of material from the bin or hopper, the bin-activator being suspended by a plurality of hangers (17) each of which extends between a fixed part on the bin or hopper, and the bin-activator itself, and each hanger comprising a vertically disposed rod (19) mounted in resilient bushes (22, 23) adjacent its upper and lower ends, the bushes surrounding a portion of the length of the rod, and themselves surrounded by a pair of rigid sleeves (24, 25) and the whole assembly being held together by means of nuts (26, 27) screwed onto the ends of the rod, such that pivoting movement of the rod with respect to the bin or hopper and the bin-activator, to effect horizontal movement of the bin-activator, is restricted by the resilient bushes.
A bin-activator supported beneath a bottom outlet opening of a bin or hopper and having means for vibrating the activator to facilitate discharge of material from the bin or hopper, characterized in that the bin-activator is suspended from the bin or hopper by a plurality of hangers, each of which extends between a fixed part of the bin or hopper and the bin-activator itself, each said hanger comprising an upright rod having pivoting movement relative to said fixed part and to said bin-activator, bushes of resilient material surrounding portions of the rod near to the ends thereof and restricting the relative movement between said fixed part and said bin-activator, said bushes themselves being surrounded by fixed rigid sleeve members connected with said fixed part and said bin-activator respectively.
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