Vibratory tumblers for processing workpieces and methods for packaging and constructing such tumblers
AssigneeBattenfeld Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRussell A. Potterfield, Tim Morrow
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Abstract
Vibratory tumblers for processing workpieces and methods for manufacturing such vibratory tumblers are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a vibratory tumbler includes a base, a support member movably coupled to the base, a bowl configured for removable attachment to the support member, and a motor attached to the support member for moving the bowl relative to the base. The bowl is sized and configured such that the support member and at least one-fourth of the base can be received within the bowl while the support member is coupled to the base.
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A vibratory tumbler for processing workpieces, the tumbler comprising:
- a base having an upper section, the upper section having a diameter;
- a support member having a diameter, the support member movably coupled to the base;
- a bowl configured for removable attachment to the support member, the bowl being sized and configured such that the support member and at least one-fourth of the upper section of the base can be received within the bowl while the support member is coupled to the base, the bowl includes a base portion and a wall portion projecting from the base portion, the wall portion including a first end section proximate to the base portion and a second end section opposite the first end section wherein the bowl has a minor inner diameter at the first end section and a major inner diameter at the second end section greater than the diameter of the base and the support member;
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- a motor attached to at least one of the support member, the base, or the bowl for moving the bowl relative to the base.
A vibratory tumbler for processing workpieces, the tumbler comprising:
- a base, the base having a diameter;
- a bowl removably coupled to the base, the bowl including a base portion and a wall portion projecting from the base portion in a first direction, wherein the bowl has a minor inner diameter at a first end section and a major inner diameter at a second end section greater than the diameter of the base, the base portion including a projection projecting generally in the first direction, the projection having a blind hole;
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- a motor operably coupled to the bowl for moving the bowl relative to the base.
A vibratory tumbler for processing workpieces, the tumbler comprising:
- a base having a dimension;
- a support member movably coupled to the base having a dimension;
- a bowl removably attached to the support member, the bowl including a base portion and a wall portion projecting a first distance from the base portion, the base portion including an interior surface and a projection projecting a second distance from the interior surface, the first distance being at least twice the second distance, the wall portion including a first end section proximate to the base portion and a second end section opposite the first end section, wherein the bowl has a first inner dimension at the first end section and a second inner dimension at the second end section, and wherein the second inner dimension is greater than the first inner dimension, the base dimension and the support member dimension;
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- means for moving the bowl relative to the base.
A vibratory tumbler for processing workpieces, the tumbler comprising:
- a base having a diameter;
- a support member movably coupled to the base, the support member having a diameter;
- a bowl including a base portion and a wall portion projecting from the base portion, wherein the bowl has a minor inner diameter at a fist end section and a major inner diameter at a second end section greater than the diameter of a portion of the base and the support member, the bowl defining an axis;
- a connecting assembly for releasably coupling the bowl to the support member, at least a portion of the connecting assembly being spaced apart from the axis;
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- a motor attached to the support member for moving the support member and the bowl relative to the base to process workpieces within the bowl.
A vibratory tumbler for processing workpieces, the tumbler comprising:
- a base having an upper portion, the upper portion having a diameter;
- a support member movably coupled to the base, the support member having a diameter;
- a bowl removably attached to the support member, the bowl including a base portion and a wall portion projecting from the base portion, the wall portion including a proximal section proximate to the base portion and a distal section opposite the proximal section, wherein the bowl has a minor inner support member, the bowl further including a spout at the distal section of the wall portion;
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- a motor attached to at least one of the support member, the base, or the bowl for moving the bowl relative to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.