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US 5,332,081 AGranted
Reciprocating conveyor having detachable drive unit
OwnerManfred W. Quaeckinventor
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Abstract
A drive mechanism for a reciprocating floor conveyor, wherein the conveyor has a plurality of individually reciprocatable groups of slats, includes a drive cylinder for each of the slat groups located adjacent to an end of the slats. A cross-member for each of the slat groups fixedly secures all of the slats of the slat group. A drive rod for each of the slat groups connects one of the drive cylinders and one of the cross-members. The slats are on a slat-supporting frame, and the drive mechanism is on a drive supporting frame that is under the slat-supporting frame. The slat-supporting frame and drive-supporting frame are separable such that the slats can be detached from the drive mechanism.
Claims37
A reciprocating floor conveyor comprising:
- a slat-supporting frame;
- a plurality of individually reciprocatable groups of slats on said slat-supporting frame, each of said slats having an end;
- drive means adjacent said ends of said slats, said drive means being detachably connected to said slats;
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- a drive-supporting frame being detachably mounted to said slat-supporting frame such that said drive supporting frame releasably engages said slat supporting frame, said drive means remaining with said drive-supporting frame when said drive-supporting frame and said slat-supporting frame are detached.
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A reciprocating floor conveyor comprising:
- a slat-supporting frame;
- a plurality of individually reciprocatable groups of slats on said slat-supporting frame, each of said slats having an end and being impermeable to liquid, each of said slats mounted on exterior sides of a single unitary base section, said exterior sides of said unitary base section including means for attachment to a side of another base section, said exterior sides of said base section having liquid seal means adjacent thereto;
- drive means adjacent said ends of said slats, said drive means being detachably connected to said slats;
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- a drive-supporting frame detachably mounted to said slat-supporting frame such that said drive supporting frame releasably engages said slat supporting frame, said drive means remaining with said drive-supporting frame when said drive-supporting frame and said slat-supporting frame are detached.
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A reciprocating floor conveyor comprising:
- a slat-supporting frame;
- a plurality of individually reciprocatable groups of slats on said slat-supporting frame, each of said slats having an end;
- drive means adjacent said ends of said slats, said drive means being detachably connected to said slats;
- a well substantially perpendicular to said slat supporting frame between said slats and said drive means, said drive means including drive rods extending through said wall;
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- a drive-supporting frame detachably mounted to said slat-supporting frame such that said drive supporting frame releasably engages said slat supporting frame, said drive means remaining with said drive-supporting frame when said drive-supporting frame and said slat-supporting frame are detached.
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A reciprocating floor conveyor comprising:
- a slat-supporting frame;
- a plurality of individually reciprocatable groups of slats on said slat-supporting frame, each of said slats having an end;
- drive means adjacent said ends of said slats, said drive means including a drive cylinder for each of said slat groups, a cross-member for each of said slat groups securing all of said slats of one of said groups, and a drive rod for each of said slat groups, each of said drive rods adapted to detachably connect one of said drive cylinders and one of said cross-members wherein each of said drive rods is comprised of a drive cylinder attached portion and a cross-member attached portion;
- means for detachably connecting said drive cylinder attached portion and said cross-member attached portion of each of said drive rods;
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- a drive-supporting frame adapted to detachably mount said slat-supporting frame, said drive means remaining with said drive-supporting frame when said drive-supporting frame and said slat-supporting frame are detached.
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A reciprocating floor conveyor comprising:
- a slat-supporting frame;
- a plurality of individually reciprocatable groups of slats on said slat-supporting frame, each of said slats having an end;
- drive means including a drive cylinder for each of said slat groups, a cross-member for each of said slat groups securing all of said slats of one of said groups, and a drive rod for each of said slat groups, each of said drive rods adapted to detachably connect one of said drive cylinders and one of said cross-members wherein each of said drive rods is comprised of a drive cylinder attached portion and a cross-member attached portion;
- means for detachably connecting said drive cylinder attached portion and said cross-member attached portion of each of said drive rods;
- a wall between said cross-members and said drive cylinders, said drive rods extending through said wall;
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- a drive-supporting frame adapted to detachably mount said slat-supporting frame, said drive means remaining with said drive-supporting frame when said drive-supporting frame and said slat-supporting frame are detached.
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A reciprocating floor conveyor comprising:
- a slat-supporting frame;
- a plurality of individually reciprocatable groups of slats on said slat-supporting frame, each of said slats being located on a base section having exterior sides, each of said exterior sides of said base section having liquid seal means adjacent thereto;
- drive means including a drive cylinder for each of said slat groups, a cross-member for each of said slat groups securing all of said slats of one of said groups, and a drive rod for each of said slat groups, each of said drive rods adapted to detachably connect one of said drive cylinders and one of said cross-members wherein each of said drive rods is comprised of a drive cylinder attached portion and a cross-member attached portion;
- means for detachably connecting said drive cylinder attached portion and said cross-member attached portion of each of said drive rods;
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- a drive-supporting frame adapted to detachably mount said slat-supporting frame, said drive means remaining with said drive-supporting frame when said drive-supporting frame and said slat-supporting frame are detached.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.