| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 198750100 | Reciprocating conveying surface | 89 |
| 20080245639 | Electric shaker conveyor assembly - A shaker conveyor assembly including a housing, a drive system supported by the housing and at least one transport tray supported by the housing and operatively connected to the drive system. The drive system includes an electric motor that produces a rotary output. A cam assembly is operatively connected in driven relationship to the rotary output of the electric motor so as to rotate therewith. A cam follower assembly is operatively connected to the transport tray and is responsive to the rotation of the cam assembly to produce repeated, reciprocating, linear motion and to transmit this motion to the transport tray so as to convey items therealong. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090078540 | Drive/frame assembly for a reciprocating slat conveyor - Opposite end sections ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100276255 | MULTI-MODE SCROLL CAM CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A modular multi-mode conveyor system comprising: at least one linear drive track section configured such that moving elements are independently controlled and moved along the track section; and at least one mechanical drive track section having the same configuration as the linear drive track section but wherein the linear drive is replaced with a scroll cam drive system and moving elements are controlled and moved along the track section by the scroll cam drive system. The scroll cam conveyor system comprising: a scroll cam including: a cylindrical cam; a plurality of cam grooves formed on the cylindrical cam; a drive system for rotating the scroll cam; and a moving element comprising: a plurality of cam followers, wherein the plurality of cam grooves are configured to contact with respective ones of the plurality of cam followers to move the moving element. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110247921 | Article Transporting Device - The object is to provide an article transporting device in which dust generation can be prevented and in which it is hard for the operator at the operator's transfer location to be injured. The device comprises a reciprocating movable body configured to move in a forward and backward directions on a travel path extending between an operator's transfer location P and a non-operator's transfer location Q, a cover body | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120097503 | STORAGE DEVICE AND IMPROVED TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A storage device, such as a case, in particular for storing goods, the device comprising a storage housing, characterized in that it further comprises: a rack element ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120111699 | REMOTE-CONTROLLED VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING BIO-WASTE - A remote-controlled vehicle for collecting and transporting bio-waste that is capable of compacting bio-waste, dumping the waste in a variety of ways, and that has a rechargeable battery, among other functions, is disclosed. A system for collecting the bio-waste material also is provided. The system includes a plurality of collection receptacles associated with a structure, each of the plurality of collection receptacles receiving the bio-waste material without the use of water as a carrier. A transport network extends from each of the plurality of collection receptacles to at least one storage receptacle located at the structure. A plurality of vehicles, or carts, is disposed within the transport network and collect the bio-waste material. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20140008183 | DEVICE FOR EXCHANGING AND FOR PREVENTING THE BENDING OF A PUSHING-IN BAR - A device for exchanging and for preventing the bending of the pushing-in bar ( | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140054136 | CONVEYING APPARATUS - To provide a conveying apparatus that includes: a fixed section; a movable section movable with respect to the fixed section; and a pair of linear motors each located so as to be partially included in the fixed section and the movable section. Each linear motor includes a primary magnetic pole section and a secondary magnetic pole section, and these pole sections are arranged to face each other so as to enable the movable section to move with respect to the fixed section. The movable section includes a movable body capable of conveying a conveyed object, and one of the magnetic pole sections of each linear motor. Each linear motor is located at each of opposite ends of the movable body in a width direction that is orthogonal to a moving direction, and the fixed section includes the other of the magnetic pole sections. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140061004 | FEEDING DEVICE USED IN SURFACE TREATING PROCESS - A feeding device is used for hanging a workpiece on a fixture. The fixture includes two elastic portions. The feeding device includes a base for carrying the workpiece, a mounting seat, a driving member for driving the mounting seat, a guiding assembly, and a driving mechanism mounted on the mounting seat and connected to the guiding assembly for driving the guiding assembly. The guiding assembly passes through the base, and includes first and second guiding members. The driving member is capable of driving the first and second guiding members in the workpiece. The driving mechanism is capable of driving the first and second guiding members move away from each other to a position adjacent the inner walls of the workpiece, and the elastic portions resist against the inner walls of the workpiece, such that the workpiece is hung on the fixture. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140069780 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING CONVEYING TRUCK INTO SCREW DRIVING AREA - A device for delivering a conveying truck into a screw driving area has a truck delivery screw and a truck propulsion screw which are connected in tandem via a single position electromagnetic clutch and both the screws are configured to rotate in the same phase in the transmission state of the electromagnetic clutch. Two front and back driven rollers are pivotally connected to a conveying truck at an interval at which the driven rollers can engage both screws. A truck delivery mechanism is provided for delivering the conveying truck in the disengaged state of the electromagnetic clutch while rotating the truck delivery screw by the front-side driven roller until the roller arrives at a fixed position in the truck delivery screw. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140116851 | CONVEYOR APPARATUS - A conveyor apparatus including a control module, an unwinding module, at least one tension sensing module, and a rewinding module is provided. The tension sensing module includes a load cell disposed between a set of rollers. An objet is conveyed along a conveying direction perpendicular to an axis of the roller. A wrap angle is formed by the object and the roller with a fulcrum of the loadi cell served as a center, and the wrap angle is less than 180°. The rewinding and unwinding modules have different actuating units electrically connected to the control module respectively, such that the object is wound or unwound by the rewinding and the unwinding modules. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20160101858 | WEDGE LIFT JACKING SYSTEM FOR CRAWLER SUPPORTED AIRCRAFT LOADING ROBOT - A cargo management system is described having a slide bushing supported cargo shuttle. The cargo shuttle includes an aft bushing slide plate and a forward bushing slide plate. The cargo shuttle also includes an aft wedge positioned between the top surface and the aft bushing slide plate. The cargo shuttle also includes a forward wedge positioned between the top surface and the forward bushing slide plate. The cargo shuttle also includes a top surface configured to be displaced upward as a first force is applied to the aft wedge and a second force is applied to the forward wedge. The cargo management system also includes an aft shuttle drive belt coupled to the cargo shuttle and a forward shuttle drive belt coupled to the cargo shuttle. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160101862 | AIR CUSHION AIRCRAFT CARGO LOADING SYSTEMS AND SHUTTLE DRIVE UNIT - A cargo management system is provided comprising a shuttle drive unit. The shuttle drive unit comprises a sheave, a pulley proximate the sheave comprising a groove of the pulley aligned with a groove of the sheave, and a motor configured to rotate the sheave. The cargo management system further comprises a belt coupled to the sheave and a cargo shuttle coupled to the belt. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20170233192 | BELT DRIVEN LINEAR ACTUATOR | 08-17-2017 |
| 198750110 | Reciprocating gripper | 6 |
| 20100006398 | SEGREGATING APPARATUS - An apparatus for segregating electronic components that engages and stops each of a plurality of electronic packages passing down a singulation tube is disclosed. In addition, the segregating apparatus is cable of segregating the electronic packages even though some of them had been linked together during the sealing process. The segregating apparatus includes a first swing arm to clip a electronic component, a second swing arm to clip another electronic component, and a third swing arm to depart the two electronic components, where all of components of the segregating apparatus are driven by a single driving force, reducing the size of the apparatus and the time needed for the segregating process. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20110011703 | TRANSFER APPARATUS - A transfer apparatus which performs long-distance transfer at a high speed, while preventing dimensions of the apparatus from increasing. Specifically, a transfer apparatus transfers a work to a pressing machine The transfer apparatus is provided with a base section, a follower arm, which is connected to the base section on the base-section end side such that the follower arm can rotate and vertically slide, and a first driving arm which is rotatably connected to the base section on the base-section end side. The transfer apparatus also includes a driving arm, which is rotatably connected to the first driving arm on the base-section end side and rotatably connected to the follower arm on the leading end side, and a holding apparatus arranged on the leading end side of the follower arm for holding the work. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20120222941 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING UPRIGHT CONTAINERS IN A STRAIGHT LINE - The device for transporting upright containers in a straight line includes a rake conveyor comprising multiple receiving sections for the containers and an opposing support element for the containers carried in the receiving sections. The rake conveyor is connected to two drives by at least two pivot systems, each with two arms, in such a way that the rake conveyor can be pushed back and forth both in the transport direction of the containers and also in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the containers. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20150060237 | FEEDING DEVICE - A feeding device includes a guiding assembly and a clamping mechanism. The guiding assembly includes a guiding rod and a transfer rod coupled to the guiding rod. The transfer rod includes a rack. The clamping mechanism includes a driving assembly and a clamping assembly. The driving assembly includes a support frame, a first driver coupled to the support frame, a gear coupled to the first driver and meshing with the rack, and two guiding members adjustably coupled to the support frame and positioned at opposite sides of the guiding rod. The guiding members is latched to the guiding rod and configured to move the support frame to adjust a backlash between the gear and the rack. The clamping assembly is coupled to the support frame. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20160144420 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING WORKPIECES - An apparatus for moving a workpiece in a press installation has a transfer bar extending along a longitudinal bar axis and having longitudinally opposite bar ends. A plurality of tool assemblies on the transfer bar are adapted to grip and hold the workpiece; A pair of stationary frames spaced apart along a Y axis generally parallel to the bar axis are juxtaposed with the bar ends and longitudinally flank the bar. A pair of X slides are each displaceable in a horizontal X direction perpendicular to the Y axis on a respective one of the frames. Respective primary mounts on the X slides each carry a respective end of the bar with the bar longitudinally movable in each of the primary mounts. | 05-26-2016 |
| 198750130 | Magnetic or electrostatic gripper | 1 |
| 20150041287 | MAGNETIC CONVEYANCE SYSTEM - A magnetic conveyance system comprising a support structure having a ferromagnetic capacity and a trolley moveable upon the support structure in a plurality of directions. The trolley may include a trolley frame and at least one attractor cell disposed on the trolley frame. The at least one attractor cell may comprise a housing and at least one magnet, at least one friction reducing load spreading device, and a load transfer member disposed within the housing. The magnet may provide a magnetic attraction force between the trolley and the support structure. The friction reducing load spreading device may comprise a plurality of bearing balls circulating within a reservoir and a channel formed by the load transfer member disposed within the housing. The load transfer member may also include a bearing surface wherein a portion of the plurality of bearing balls is disposed between the bearing surface and the support structure. | 02-12-2015 |
| 198750200 | Surface formed by plural parallel elongated sections reciprocating horizontally | 25 |
| 20080264764 | Drive Beam - A drive beam ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080271977 | Mounting Arrangement - A method of mounting a floor slat ( | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080283365 | Reciprocating slat conveyor with cleanout apparatus - A plow (P) sits down on movable slats ( | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090020396 | Cellular base structure for a reciprocating slat conveyor - A base structure ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100025193 | Conveyor slat/support beam assembly for reciprocating slat conveyor - Conveyor slats ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100025194 | Reciprocating slat conveyor with moving slats between fixed slats - Movable conveyor slats ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100025195 | Lifting/holding slats for a slat conveyor - A conveyor comprises laterally spaced apart lifting/holding slats ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100213035 | Slat conveyor with fixed and movable slats - Movable conveyor slats ( | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110042185 | ADAPTABLE RECIPROCATING SLAT CONVEYOR - A multi-operating-mode reciprocating slat conveyor having a plurality of operating modes (each operating mode having a predetermined number of steps) and means for switching between operating modes responsive to at least one operating mode changing event. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20120261237 | Slip conveyor - A slip conveyor ( | 10-18-2012 |
| 20140090960 | Bearingless Reciprocating Slat-Type Conveyor Assemblies - A tipper retrofit bearingless reciprocating slat-type conveyor assembly | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140311873 | V-Slat Reciprocating Slat Conveyors - Movable conveyor slats ( | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150343728 | FEEDING DEVICE - A feeding device includes a suspension bar for suspending an annular body. The feeding device includes a feeding bar, which extends in parallel with the suspension bar. The feeding bar is operable to intermittently move the annular body in the feeding direction inside the annular body suspended from the suspension bar. The feeding device includes a motor for operating the feeding bar. | 12-03-2015 |
| 198750300 | Seals | 2 |
| 20120211333 | Leak-Resistant Subdeck - A subdeck and slat assembly for a reciprocating slat conveyor includes a plurality of supports having protrusions extending outwardly therefrom. The protrusions have an exterior profile comprising an upwardly facing portion and a downwardly facing portion. The supports further include an upper channel. A bearing sleeve has an inner profile complimentary to at least a portion of the exterior profile of the support. The bearing sleeve further includes an angled tip configured to engage the channel of the protrusion. A slat has an inner profile complimentary to at least a portion of the outer profile of the bearing sleeve and is configured to slide along the bearing sleeve. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20130186733 | Double-Sealed, Bearingless, Reciprocating Conveyor With Slat-Supporting Guide Trough Subdecks - A reciprocating slat conveyor includes a plurality of laterally and substantially parallel longitudinal trough-like subdecks and a plurality of longitudinal slats adjacent to and parallel to each other. The slats are in a sliding relationship with a pair of adjacent subdecks and cover the longitudinal space between the pair of adjacent subdecks. The subdecks longitudinally support two adjacent slats at or near a slat longitudinal side edge. The subdecks conduct the movement of the slats, preferably without distinct bearing elements therebetween. Some preferred embodiments include raised double-seal system. | 07-25-2013 |
| 198750400 | With specified bearing | 6 |
| 20090107807 | Reciprocating Floor - A reciprocating floor includes at least one drive beam operable to move in a reciprocating fashion with a plurality of floor slats ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100025196 | V-slat reciprocating slat conveyors - Movable conveyor slats ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100307891 | Reciprocating Slat Conveyor - An improved front-drive reciprocating slat conveyor has a plurality of sets of longitudinally extending slats spaced across the width of a receptacle floor. A cross beam is secured to each set of slats. The cross beams are secured to rod extensions that are connected to the piston rods of a hydraulic drive system by non-alignment critical connectors. The cross beams have connecting elements that engage receiving elements on the slats. The connecting elements and receiving elements are held together by pins or similar connectors. A frame extends across the width of the receptacle. Bearing guides guide and align the rod extensions when the cylinder rods are extended or retracted. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110147167 | Under-Mount Slat Conveyor - A reciprocating slat conveyor includes a plurality of slats arranged in a plurality of slat sets, with each slat having a receiving element. A cross-beam assembly is connected to the slats, wherein the cross-beam assembly includes a plurality of linear members. One cross-beam is connected to at least one linear member. Each cross-beam includes a plurality of connecting elements configured to engage the receiving elements on the slats. A plurality of bearing guides are configured to guide the linear members. An under-mount drive assembly of the conveyor comprises a plurality of cylinders, with each piston rod connected to a linear member. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120138430 | V-SLAT RECIPROCATING SLAT CONVEYORS - Movable conveyor slats ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20140183004 | Wear Strip Assembly For Reciprocating Conveyor - A wear strip assembly for a slat in a reciprocating conveyor system. The wear strip assembly includes a wear block underneath the end of the slat and wear strip member that covers the end of the slat. The slat is sandwiched between these two members, thus providing the end of the slat with protection as it reciprocates back and forth on the exit or off-load end of the conveyor system. | 07-03-2014 |
| 198750500 | Piston drive | 4 |
| 20080277246 | Reciprocating slat conveyer - The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a reciprocating slat conveyor, such as used to form the floor of a mobile cargo container. For example, the slat conveyor can be installed in the collection area of a garbage collection truck. In particular embodiments, the conveyor includes an elongated floor assembly that has a concave upper surface such that the left and right longitudinal sides of the floor assembly curve upwardly from the longitudinal center of the floor assembly. In this manner, materials, especially liquids, tend to funnel downwardly along the curved portions of the floor assembly and accumulate proximate the center of the floor assembly. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20110056805 | MOVING FLOOR HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES - A hydraulic moving floor actuator in a slat-type reciprocating moving floor system having movable floor slats arranged side-by-side in parallel, with each slat extending longitudinally along a conveyance path and interconnected with other slats to form groups of slats which may be extended or retracted in unison or one group at a time, that includes a fluid power cylinder controllably moving each group of interconnected slats and hydraulic circuitry that provides fluid communication between the rod side and the head side of each cylinder and causes extension of the cylinder when pressurized hydraulic fluid acts simultaneously upon the rod and head sides of the cylinder. In preferred embodiments, the actuator includes cylinders machined into a substantially unitary manifold, integrated electronic controls, embedded electronic piston position sensors, automatic jamming detection and automatic reverse for clearing jamming conditions, and other features not found in heretofore available slat-type moving floor systems. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20150041286 | CONVEYING APPARATUS - Hydraulic cylinders of a conveying apparatus includes piston rods that extend in parallel, pistons, and cylinder tubes that have an internal pressure chamber partitioned into first and second pressure chambers. A pair of the hydraulic cylinders are arranged in parallel with an interval in a width direction of a conveyance path. The cylinder tube slidingly moves to the first pressure chamber side by supplying a hydraulic pressure to the first pressure chamber and discharging a hydraulic pressure from the second pressure chamber, and the cylinder tubes slidingly move to the second pressure chamber side by supplying a hydraulic pressure to the second pressure chamber and discharging a hydraulic pressure from the first pressure chamber. The workpiece is supported by a pair of the cylinder tubes. | 02-12-2015 |
| 198750600 | Detachable drive | 1 |
| 20090078541 | Drive/frame assembly for a reciprocating slat conveyor - Opposite end sections ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 198750700 | Piston drive | 1 |
| 20080257691 | Linear Hydraulic Motor and Reciprocating Floor Conveyor - A linear hydraulic motor ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 198750800 | Eccentric cam or rotating crank drive | 7 |
| 20100163370 | Conveyor Belt Having Rotating Drive Shaft - An apparatus and method for processing products by chilling or freezing includes a conveyor for conveying the products along a plane of travel; lifting means disposed for intermittent contact with the conveyor during processing; cam means rotatable for contacting and displacing the lifting means to contact and displace the conveyor from the plane of travel, thereby displacing the products on the conveyor to prevent the products from adhering to the conveyor and other of the products; and drive means operatively associated with the cam means to impart rotational movement to the cam means for intermittently contacting and displacing the lifting means. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110108393 | SHAKER CONVEYOR WITH ELLIPTICAL GEAR DRIVE SYSTEM - Scrap metal pieces are conveyed from a mechanical press by a shaker conveyor having horizontal and parallel spaced elongated trays supported for reciprocating linear movement above a compact drive unit attached to and supported by the press. The drive unit includes an electric motor having a shaft connected to rotate an elliptical input gear on an eccentric axis and in continuous mesh with an elliptical output gear eccentrically connected to an output shaft. A rocker arm and link assembly is eccentrically connected to the output shaft and oscillates in response to rotation of the output shaft. The assembly is pivotally connected to a support carriage for the trays for reciprocating the trays with rapid acceleration and rapid deceleration at one end of the linear stroke of the carriage and trays. The elliptical input and output gears are identical in size and have the same odd number of teeth. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110240442 | DIFFERENTIAL IMPULSE CONVEYOR WITH IMPROVED DRIVE - A differential impulse conveyor ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110253513 | Shaker conveyor with elliptical gear drive system - Scrap metal pieces are conveyed from a mechanical press by a shaker conveyor having horizontal and parallel spaced elongated trays supported for reciprocating movement by an elongated carriage positioned above a compact drive unit attached to and supported by the press. The drive unit includes an electric motor connected to rotate an elliptical input gear on an eccentric axis and in continuous mesh with an elliptical output gear eccentrically connected to an output shaft. A rocker arm and link assembly is eccentrically connected to the output shaft and oscillates a shaft connected to the carriage by one or more rocker arm and link assemblies for reciprocating the trays with rapid acceleration and rapid deceleration. The elliptical input and output gears are identical in size and have the same odd number of teeth, and in one embodiment, the drive unit is located between a set of rocker arm and link assemblies. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120234654 | OSCILLATING CONVEYOR - An oscillating conveyor includes a support, a conveying element arranged to carry objects to be moved and supported by the support in order to be displaced between a first extreme position and a second extreme position, and a driving device to displace the conveying element. The driving device includes a crank mechanism, which includes a pendulum pin, which in relation to a rotational axis of the crank mechanism is mounted such that, when the crank rotates, at the pendulum pin an angle between the axis of rotation and a first pivot pin varies within an angular range being either obtuse or acute, resulting in the desired displacement of the conveying element at different speeds, the position of the pendulum pin in relation to the rotational axis being adjustable to vary the displacement speed of the conveyor element. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20140332351 | Linear Motion Conveyor - A linear motion conveyor is described and which includes an elongated conveyor bed having a product transporting surface for supporting and transporting a product between the opposite first and second ends thereof, and a drive assembly oriented in force transmitting relation relative to the elongated conveyor bed, and where the elongated conveyor bed, when reciprocated by the drive assembly is operable to move product alternatively between the opposite ends of the product elongated conveyor bed in a first direction; a second direction; and which is further rendered operable to substantially stop the movement of the product located between the opposite ends of the elongated conveyor bed. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150336745 | Linear Motion Conveyor - A linear motion conveyor is described and which includes an elongated conveyor bed having a product transporting surface for supporting and transporting a product between the opposite first and second ends thereof, and a drive assembly oriented in force transmitting relation relative to the elongated conveyor bed, and where the elongated conveyor bed, when reciprocated by the drive assembly is operable to move product alternatively between the opposite ends of the product elongated conveyor bed in a first direction; a second direction; and which is further rendered operable to substantially stop the movement of the product located between the opposite ends of the elongated conveyor bed. | 11-26-2015 |
| 198751000 | With control means responsive to sensor means | 3 |
| 20130075231 | CONVEYING DEVICE - A conveying device includes a base, a sliding mechanism and a bearing mechanism. The base includes a mounting plate and a fixed bracket fixed on the mounting plate. The sliding mechanism includes a bottom plate slidably mounted on the mounting plate, a mounting platform fixedly mounted upon the bottom plate, a conveying assembly and a driver. The conveying assembly includes a driving wheel, a driven member and a conveying belt sleeved on the driving wheel and the driven member. The driver is mounted on the bottom plate and connected with the driving wheel. The bearing mechanism is slidably mounted on the mounting platform, and fixed with the conveying belt. The driving wheel and the driven member are oppositely and rotatably mounted on the bottom plate, the fixed bracket is positioned adjacent to the driven member and fixed with the conveying belt. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20160039613 | OSCILLATING CONVEYOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF AN OSCILLATING CONVEYOR - An oscillating conveyor comprising an oscillating rail, at least one electromagnet with a coil, and an armature connected to the oscillating rail, which armature can be moved by activation of the coil to generate an oscillation of the oscillating rail, wherein the coil is part of an oscillator circuit, wherein the oscillator frequency of the oscillator signal of the oscillator circuit depends on the inductance of the coil, which is influenced by the position of the armature relative to the coil, wherein the oscillating conveyor comprises a feedback circuit, which drives the coil by means of a control signal which maps the change over time in the frequency of the oscillator. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160039614 | OSCILLATING CONVEYOR FOR 2-DIMENSIONAL MOVEMENT OF OBJECTS AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF THE OSCILLATING CONVEYOR - An oscillating conveyor for the two-dimensional movement of objects, comprising an oscillating plate, on the conveying surface of which at least one object is movable by the oscillations of the oscillating plate, and at least two excitation elements for exciting oscillations in the oscillating plate, wherein the excitation elements are ultrasound transducers coupled to the oscillating plate at excitation positions spaced a certain distance apart, by means of which transducers the oscillating plate can be excited to oscillate at the excitation position in question as a function of a control signal, which can be sent individually by a control unit to each excitation element. | 02-11-2016 |
| 198752100 | Vibratory conveying member | 30 |
| 20090272629 | CONVEYOR FOR AND METHOD OF CONVEYING HEATED MATERIAL - A conveyor for conveying hot ash may include a frame, a trough supported on the frame to receive a quantity of hot ash, the trough including a trough wall with a plurality of semi-circular steel plates that define a surface of the trough wall and a plenum disposed beneath the semi-circular steel plates, and a vibratory generator operatively coupled to the trough. The conveyor may also include a first plurality of apertures in the trough wall in fluid communication with the plenum, and a plurality of baffles spaced above the first plurality of apertures in the trough wall, the baffles defining a second plurality of apertures through which air exiting the first plurality of apertures may pass in a direction along the surface of the trough wall. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20110011704 | NON-CONTACT CONVEYANCE SYSTEM - A non-contact conveyance system of the invention has a static pressure table for levitating a conveyance object upward, a pair of conveying units having vibrating plates and actuators and a moving unit for moving the conveying units in a conveying direction. Then, retaining forces are applied to front and rear edge portions of the conveyance object facing to the vibrating plates by exciting deflection standing waves in the vibrating plates by the actuators. Then, when the conveying units are moved while applying the retaining forces to the edge portions of the conveyance object, the conveyance object is conveyed following the move of the conveying units. Thereby, a number of parts may be cut and the system may be downsized. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20130153368 | FEEDING SYSTEM FOR REDUCED IRON MATERIAL - Not only the cracking of granular reduced iron materials is reduced, but also reduced iron materials are fed uniformly onto a furnace floor regardless of a width of the furnace floor. A feeding system for reduced iron material includes a plurality of material feeding equipments | 06-20-2013 |
| 20160001980 | OSCILLATING CONVEYOR - An oscillating conveyor including an oscillating rail, on which goods can be conveyed in the direction of a first position on the oscillating rail by oscillation of the oscillating rail, and also including at least one excitation element for exciting the oscillation. The excitation element is an ultrasonic transducer which is coupled to the oscillating rail at the first position and via which the oscillating rail can be excited into oscillating at the first position in dependence on a control signal supplied by a control device. The oscillating conveyor has at least one damping element and/or the oscillating rail itself is formed from an oscillation-damping material so that the oscillation amplitude decreases along the oscillating rail as the distance from the first position increases. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160060043 | PROCESS FOR MAKING LAUNDRY UNIT DOSE ARTICLES - The present invention relates to processes for relocating unit dose articles and apparatus to achieve said relocation. | 03-03-2016 |
| 198756000 | Having helical path | 2 |
| 198757000 | Confined within a bowl | 2 |
| 20080210524 | Device and Method for Dispensing Fibres | 09-04-2008 |
| 20130270070 | VIBRATORY FEEDER FOR CONVEYING COMPONENTS - A vibration feeding apparatus comprises a receptacle for holding and conveying components, and first and second linear motors coupled to the receptacle. The first and second linear motors are spaced from each other and have respective coils that are aligned parallel to each other. The first and second linear motors are operative to be driven at a first operation mode whereby to impart rotary vibration to the receptacle, and at a second operation mode whereby to impart linear vibration to the receptacle. | 10-17-2013 |
| 198758000 | Coupled parts from single vibratory trough | 1 |
| 20130037389 | VIBRATOR - A vibrator ( | 02-14-2013 |
| 198759000 | Conveying member having support or drive | 19 |
| 20090101480 | Parts Conveyor Apparatus - A parts conveyor apparatus that conveys parts using the vibrations includes an electromagnetic motor that generates the vibrations; a rotary panel which is mounted on an output shaft of the electromagnetic motor and rotates eccentrically by the rotation of the output shaft; and a spring member which vibrates by the rotation of the rotary panel. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20110297510 | MEDIA TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH VIBRATORY EDGE REGISTRATION FUNCTION - An apparatus has a continuous loop conveyor belt mounted on a frame. The conveyor belt has a first edge, a second edge, and a belt surface between the first edge and the second edge. The first edge is positioned relatively higher than the second edge such that the belt surface is at an angle with respect to a horizontal ground reference plane, and such that the belt surface slopes downwardly from the first edge toward the second edge. In addition, a sidewall is connected to the frame. The sidewall is positioned adjacent the second edge, and the sidewall is perpendicular to the belt surface and runs parallel to the second edge. Therefore, the sidewall prevents items from falling off the belt surface at the second edge. Further, a plurality of rectangular fins are connected to the belt surface. The fins are perpendicular to the sidewall and perpendicular to the belt surface. A vibrator is connected to the frame and transmits vibrations to the conveyor belt. | 12-08-2011 |
| 198761000 | With means to control load speed | 1 |
| 20100175968 | VIBRATING FEEDER, CARRYING DEVICE AND INSPECTION DEVICE - A vibrating feeder provided with a feeder ball | 07-15-2010 |
| 198763000 | Support for conveying member | 16 |
| 20080283366 | Food Coating and Topping Applicator Apparatus and Methods of Use Thereof - Apparatuses and methods for coating, topping, and conveying foods. The apparatus includes a first frame, spring assemblies, a vibrating assembly including an upper pan, a middle pan, a lower pan, and a second frame mounted to the lower pan with the spring assemblies. The second frame is an excited frame and the upper pan, the middle pan, the lower pan are vibrationally connected. The apparatus also includes a vibratory drive unit mounted and adapted to impart energy to the second frame. In addition, the apparatus has a wire conveyor belt assembly including a wire conveyor belt, and a housing that receives the wire conveyor belt. The wire conveyor belt assembly is suspended inside of the vibratory assembly by the first frame such that the wire conveyor belt assembly is isolated from the vibratory assembly. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100116625 | MECHANICAL INTERFACE - A mechanical interface for transferring a reciprocating movement from one element to another element releasably mountable thereto. The interface comprises at least three interface points, at least two of which being laterally spaced apart, and at least two of which being longitudinally spaced apart. Motion means provides a reciprocating movement, which is transferred from the one element to the other element via at least one of the interface points. The interface point(s) transferring the movement comprises contact portions having curved contact surfaces, such that the curved contact surfaces are in abutment with opposing contact surfaces of the interface point when the elements are mounted, thereby transferring the reciprocating movement. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20120318643 | Spring for a vibratory conveyor - A spring for a vibratory conveyor is described and which includes an elongated substantially planar main body which is mounted on a vibratory conveyor for moving a source of product, and which has a longitudinal axis, and a predetermined spring constant, and wherein the elongated main body can repeatedly flex and twist about the longitudinal axis without substantially degrading the spring constant of the elongated main body. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20140041997 | TREATMENT DEVICE FOR FREE-FLOWING BULK MATERIAL - A treatment device for free-flowing bulk material includes a bulk material carrier with an inclined treatment area, a counter-vibration mechanism, which extends longitudinally under the bulk material carrier and runs horizontally or likewise in an inclined manner, a cable suspension for suspending the counter-vibration mechanism, supports for supporting the bulk material carrier in the vertical direction on the counter-vibration mechanism, a spring assembly with several springs connecting the bulk material carrier and the counter-vibration mechanism and providing an elastic support perpendicular to the vertical direction both in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction of the counter-vibration mechanism, and a vibration exciter for exciting the treatment area in the longitudinal and transverse direction of the counter-vibration mechanism. The treatment device is distinguished by a small constructional outlay and low maintenance requirements. Moreover, the risk of a contamination of the bulk material and the environment with lubricant is small. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140116852 | RETAINING DEVICE FOR A VIBRATION TRAY - A vibratory apparatus for feeding discrete articles. The vibratory apparatus has a tray for receiving the discrete articles and a vibratory drive for imparting a vibration movement to the tray. A retaining device releasably retains the tray to the vibratory drive. The retaining device includes a tray locking assembly selectively moveable between a locked position to lock the tray to the vibratory drive and an unlocked position to unlock the tray from the vibratory drive. In the unlocked position the tray can be removed from the vibratory drive. In the locked position the tray is locked to the vibratory drive in a vibration transmission relationship. | 05-01-2014 |
| 198766000 | With drive causing conveying member vibration | 11 |
| 20080210525 | Manufacturing device for use with a vibratory conveyor, and method for manufacturing a product - A manufacturing device for use with a vibratory conveyor having a product transporting bed, and a method for manufacturing a product is described and which includes a flexible substrate having a first upper course, and a second lower course which rests upon a product transporting bed of a vibratory conveyor, and wherein a product which is being manufactured and transported by the vibratory conveyor travels between the upper and lower courses of the flexible substrate as the product moves along the vibratory conveyor. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090107808 | VIBRATING ALIGNMENT CONVEYOR - A conveyor having a frame that includes a vibrating frame member connected to a pivot point at one end and a drive member at the opposite end. A conveyor belt is supported by the vibrating frame member and as the drive member vibrates the frame member, the belt is vibrated to cause alignment of food product against a reference edge. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20110083944 | VIBRATORY CONVEYOR - A balanced vibrating conveyor apparatus is provided by using a torsion bar spring and rocker arm for conveyor trough and balancing weight. The design provides synchronized 180° out of phase vibrations of trough and balancing weight as well as balance at variations in stroke lengths. With a torsion bar spring at the rocker arm node point, dynamic forces are minimized in the conveyor frame, as well as the building support structure. | 04-14-2011 |
| 198768000 | By fluid means | 1 |
| 20110284344 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING COMPONENTS | 11-24-2011 |
| 198769000 | By electromagnetic means | 6 |
| 20090008221 | Linear vibratory conveyor - Vibratory linear conveyor that includes a utility weight and a counterweight that can be vibratingly moved in opposing directions via a drive unit, the drive unit being coupled to the utility weight and to the counterweight and being arranged in a receiving chamber beneath the utility weight, whereby a first drive unit including an electromagnet and a second drive unit including a piezo-electric actuator can be exchangeably installed for drive units, identical types of fastening arrangements being provided and positioned identically on each drive unit for connecting to the fastening arrangement arranged on the utility weight and on the counterweight. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090032375 | Linear vibratory conveyor - Linear vibratory conveyor including a utility weight and a counterweight that can be vibratingly moved in opposing directions via a drive unit, the utility weight and the counterweight being connected via a non-rigid connector that represents or includes a vibration amplifying means for the vibration produced by the drive unit. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20140097065 | Excited Frame Vibratory Conveyor - An excited frame vibratory conveyor is described and which includes a base frame; a motor mount made integral and with the base frame; a pair of vibratory motors mounted on the motor mount; and an electrical circuit for energizing the pair of vibratory motors in a fashion which reduces movement of the base frame in a vertical direction. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20150344231 | Conveyor Assembly - A conveyor assembly is described and which includes a reciprocally moveable and elongated conveyor bed; a drive assembly which imparts reciprocal motion to the elongated conveyor bed; and a controller for selectively energizing the drive assembly and which is operable to move a product deposited on the conveyor bed along a selectively adjustable path of travel. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160046449 | Vibration Generating Assembly - A vibration generating assembly is described, and which includes an exterior housing having an internal cavity, and opposite first and second ends; a reciprocally moveable carriage which is biasingly supported within the internal cavity of the housing; and an electrical transducer have a magnet which is supported by and reciprocally moveable relative to the biasingly supported carriages, and the electrical transducer has a fixed cylindrically shaped electrical coil which is mounted on the exterior housing. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160060044 | CONVEYING APPARATUS - Provided is a conveying apparatus having simple mechanical and electrical configurations. The conveying apparatus includes: a conveying member that has a dielectric layer having insulating properties and made of an elastomer and a pair of electrode layers placed on both front and back sides of the dielectric layer and having conductive properties, and that is divided into a base portion and a conveying portion being more easily elastically deformed than the base portion and having on its surface a conveying path on which an object to be transported is transported; and a power supply unit that applies between the pair of electrode layers a voltage that changes periodically with time. The conveying portion is elastically extended and contracted with the base portion as a starting point according to a change in the voltage, so that the conveying apparatus transports the object on the conveying path. | 03-03-2016 |
| 198770000 | By unbalanced weights | 1 |
| 20150060238 | Vibration Device for an Apparatus for Conveying a Metal Charge to a Melting Plant - Vibration device for a conveying apparatus ( | 03-05-2015 |
| 198771000 | Conveying member configuration | 3 |
| 20090008222 | VIBRATORY CONVEYING APPRATUS - A vibratory conveying apparatus has a simple structure and can align and sort parts to a desired posture. The vibratory conveying apparatus comprising a conveying chute having a first conveying surface that is connected to a driving source by a leaf spring that is reciprocatingly vibrated by the driving source. The vibratory conveying apparatus also comprises a linear return chute having a second conveying surface to return sorted parts dropped from the conveying chute during alignment or another sorting process performed on the conveying chute. A deflectable motion transmitter transmits vibration from the first conveying surface of the conveying chute to the second conveying surface of the return chute. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100155196 | PARTS FEEDER - A parts feeder includes a feed device or tray for putting a pile of parts on. The feed device imparts vibration to the pile of parts to feed them. An ion generating device is disposed above the feed device for providing ions to the parts. An airflow passage is formed in the feed device for sucking in air to introduce ions within the pile of parts. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110139588 | CONVEYOR WITH SAFETY GATE - A conveyor ( | 06-16-2011 |
| 198773000 | Including set of alternately-acting load-support members | 3 |
| 20100032265 | ARTICLE CONVEYING DEVICE - An article conveying device | 02-11-2010 |
| 198774100 | Longitudinally extending interdigitated sets (lifted by oscillating arms, etc.) | 2 |
| 198775000 | Each set movable | 2 |
| 20090000918 | RECIPROCATING SLAT CONVEYORS - A reciprocating slat conveyor includes a plurality of side-by-side support beams ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100206697 | WALKING-BEAM CONVEYOR - A walking-beam conveyor for stepped transport of heavy objects has an upstream beam extending in a horizontal transport direction and adapted to carry a plurality of the objects. A pair of horizontally spaced upstream supports underneath the upstream beam are associated with respective vertical and horizontal upstream drives for raising the upstream beam relative to the supports, shifting the upstream beam a step downstream, lowering the upstream beam, and shifting the upstream beam a step upstream to shift the objects on the upstream downstream in steps. In accordance with the invention a downstream beam immediately downstream of the upstream beam has an upstream end juxtaposed with a downstream end of the upstream beam with a single downstream support under the downstream beam. A pivot connects the downstream end of the upstream beam to the upstream end of the downstream beam for joint synchronous vertical and horizontal movement of the two beams. | 08-19-2010 |
