Material mixing apparatus
AssigneeVeda, Inc.
InventorsFloyd E. Buschbom, Donald L. Henke
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Abstract
A mixer having an open top mixing box accommodating a pair of lower augers and a pair of upper paddle conveyors drivably connected to the augers. A power box pivotally mounted on one end of the mixing box is drivably connected to the augers with releasable drive connections. The power box is a motor driven power transmission assembly that can be disconnected from the augers and removed from the mixing box. A movable door associated with the bottom of the mixing box is used to selectively open and close a discharge opening allowing mixed and blended material to be discharged into a conveyor.
Claims13
A power transmission comprising:
- housing mens having a chamber, power input shaft means rotatably mounted on said housing means, power output shaft means rotatably mounted on said housing means, power transfer means located in said chamber drivably connecting the input shaft means with the output shaft means, motor means for driving the input shaft means, mount means secured to the housing means, and means connecting the motor means to the mount means, said mount means including first means attached to the housing means, and second means mounted on the first means, said means connecting the motor means to the mount means being attached to the second means, said first means of the mount means including a generally linear member having a non-circular cross section, said linear member extended generally parallel to the input shaft means, said second means comprising an arm means having sleeve means surrounding the linear member, said sleeve means having a non-circular passage generally corresponding to the cross sectional shape of the linear member whereby the sleeve means is linearly movable with respect to the linear member.
A power transmission comprising:
- housing means having a chamber, power input shaft means rotatably mounted on said housing means, power output shaft means rotatably mounted on said housing means, power transfer means located in said chamber drivably connecting the input shaft means to the output shaft means, motor means for driving the input shaft means, mount means secured to the housing means, and means connecting the motor means to the mount means, said mount means including first means attached to the housing means, and second means mounted on the first means, said means connecting the motor means to the mount means being attached to the second means, said first means of the mount means includes a generally linear member having a non-circular cross section, said linear member extended generally parallel to the input shaft means, said second means including arm means movably mounted on said linear member, said arm means having a plurality of sleeve means surrounding the linear member, each of said sleeve means having a non-circular passage generally corresponding to the cross sectional shape of the linear member whereby each sleeve means can be linearly positioned along the length of the linear member, said arm means further including an arm attached to each sleeve means, said means connecting the motor means to the mount means being connected to each arm.
A mount for a motor operable to drive a power transmission unit having a housing and a power input shaft rotatably mounted on the housing comprising:
- first means adapted to be attached to the housing, arm means mounting on the first means, and second means for attaching the motor to the arm means, said first means includes a generally linear member located adjacent said housing, said linear member having a non-circular cross section, said arm means having sleeve means surrounding the linear member, said sleeve means having a non-circular passage generally corresponding to the cross sectional shape of the linear member whereby the sleeve means can be linearly moved along said linear member, said arm means further including at least one arm attached to the sleeve means, said second means being connected to said arm to attach the motor to said arm.
A mount for a motor operable to drive a power transmission unit having a housing and a power input shaft rotatably mounted on the housing comprising:
- first means adapted to be attached to the housing, arm means mounted on the first means, and second means for attaching the motor to the arm means, said first means including a generally linear member extended generally parallel to the input shaft of the power transmission unit, said linear member having a non-circular cross section, said arm means having a plurality of sleeve means surrounding the linear member, each sleeve means having a non-circular passage corresponding to the cross sectional shape of the linear member and being slidably disposed on said linear member, said arm means further including an arm attached to each sleeve means and extended generally normal to said linear member, said second means being connected to each arm.
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