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US 8,998,043 B2Granted
Fluid-cooled vibratory apparatus, system and method for cooling
AssigneeGeneral Kinematics Corporation
InventorsRonald Fruit, Daniel T. Lease, Steve Massman, Stephen McCabe, Paul Musschoot, Frederick Vroman
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Abstract
A vibratory apparatus includes a trough assembly comprising first and second plates, the first and second plates joined together in close proximity so as to define a space through which a fluid may pass at a high velocity, a vibration generator coupled to the trough assembly, and a frame resiliently coupled to the trough assembly. Also included is a system including the vibratory apparatus and other equipment, and a method of using the vibratory apparatus.
Claims16
A vibratory apparatus comprises:
- a trough assembly comprising first and second plates, the first and second plates joined together in close proximity so as to define a space through which a fluid may pass at a high velocity, the first plate having a floor surface on which a hot material to be moved along the trough assembly is directly deposited is made of mild steel;
- a load plate assembly fixedly mounted to the trough assembly adjacent a feed point, the hot material to be moved along the trough deposited first on the load plate assembly and then on the trough assembly,
- the load plate assembly comprising first and second plates being joined together to define a space between opposing surfaces of the first and second plates, and inlet and outlet ports in fluid communication with the space formed between the opposing surfaces of the first and second plates of the load plate assembly;
- a vibration generator coupled to the trough assembly to continuously move the hot material along the trough assembly to an end of the trough assembly;
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- a frame resiliently coupled to the trough assembly.
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A system comprising:
- a vibratory apparatus comprising:
- a trough assembly comprising first and second plates, the first and second plates joined together in close proximity so as to define a space through which a fluid may pass at a high velocity, the first plate having a floor surface on which a hot material to be moved along the trough assembly is directly deposited is made of mild steel,
- a load plate assembly fixedly mounted to the trough assembly adjacent a feed point, the hot material to be moved along the trough deposited first on the load plate assembly and then on the trough assembly,
- the load plate assembly comprising first and second plates being joined together to define a space between opposing surfaces of the first and second plates, and inlet and outlet ports in fluid communication with the space formed between the opposing surfaces of the first and second plates of the load plate assembly;
- a vibration generator coupled to the trough assembly to continuously move the hot material along the trough assembly to an end of the trough assembly, and
- a frame resiliently coupled to the trough assembly;
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- a pump having an inlet in fluid communication with a fluid source and an outlet in fluid communication with the space of the trough assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.