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US 9,334,123 B2Granted
Conveyor screw for a material conveyor system of a construction machine
AssigneeJoseph Voegele AG
InventorArthur Braun
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a conveyor screw for a material conveyor system of a construction machine. The conveyor screw comprises a conveyor section which is configured to convey bulk material, and a driving section which is designed to receive a driving torque or a driving force and to transmit it to the conveyor section. The disclosure is characterized in that the conveyor section and the driving section are connected to each other by friction welding.
Claims16
A conveyor screw for a material conveyor system of a road finishing machine or a feeder, the conveyor screw comprising:
- a conveyor section configured to convey bulk material;
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- a driving section designed to receive a driving torque or a driving force from the conveyor system of the road finishing machine or the feeder and to transmit the driving torque or the driving force to the conveyor section;
- wherein the conveyor section and the driving section each include a shaft portion, and the shaft portions are connected together at a connection location by a friction weld, and wherein the shaft portion of the driving section has a larger diameter than the shaft portion of the conveyor section at the connection location.
1 more element
A road finishing machine or a feeder comprising:
- at least one material conveyor system having a conveyor screw, the conveyor screw comprising a conveyor section configured to convey bulk material, and a driving section designed to receive a driving torque or a driving force and to transmit the driving torque or the driving force to the conveyor section, wherein the conveyor section and the driving section each include a shaft portion, and the shaft portions are connected together at a connection location by a friction weld, and wherein the shaft portion of the driving section has a larger diameter than the shaft portion of the conveyor section at the connection location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.