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US 4,830,172 AGranted
Rotary feeder
AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorsSydney Hilton, Dean Arthur L.
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Abstract
A rotary article feeder has a bowl having a substantial conical base section joining an upwardly extending and outwardly displaced sidewall section. Articles to be handled contact the outer wall and are assisted in transport out of the bowl through contact with the ever increasing circumference of the bowl sidewall as the articles move upwardly on an inclined stationary ramp to a transport surface for distribution through various fence and wiper accessories.
Claims6
A rotary article feeder comprising
- a rotary bowl having a conical bottom converging upwardly from a circular base periphery planar with the horizon into an apex and having a frusto-concical sidewall diverging upwardly from the circular base into a circular opening and having a truncated conical transporting rim extending radially outwardly and downwardly from the circular opening, wherein the angle between the conical bottom and the frusto-conical sidewall is approximately 90.degree. and the truncated conical rim is non-planar with the horizon and at an angle less than 270.degree. with the frusto-conical sidewall;
- an inclined stationary article removal ramp within the bowl having a bottom article sweeping end shaped to sweep articles upwardly from the conical bottom and having an article feeding side adjacent to the frusto-conical sidewall shaped to feed articles upwardly along the ramp in contact with the frusto-conical sidewall and having a top transition end at the circular opening shaped to receive and slide articles downwardly and outwardly onto the truncated conical rim;
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- a stationary spiral article guide means for guiding articles riding on the truncated conical rim to a discharge opening formed by opposite ends of the spiral guide means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.