Class 198/761 - With means to control load speed

Subclass of Class 198 - Conveyors: power-driven
Definition: Apparatus wherein the conveyor member is provided with means
No. of patents: 33
Last issue date: 10/16/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7281623	Transport system including vertical rollers A transport system for conveying articles along conveyance paths including straight, curvilinear, horizontal, inclined and declined conveyance sections. The articles are conveyed between a pair of vertical belts while being supported by protrusions extending from th...	10/16/2007
7222750	Transfer and dosing device of pulverulent or granular material contained in a hopper A dosing device of a pulverulent material uses an oscillating drive mechanism with straight to-and-fro movement to extract and dose a pulverulent material contained in a hopper with a calibrated outlet aperture, and then to transfer the extracted mass to a removal p...	05/29/2007
7185756	Discharge device for worked material A discharge device for worked material is provided. The worked material produced by the press working is received on a chute arranged just below a lower die. The chute is driven to make a reciprocating motion within a substantially horizontal plane in response to a ...	03/06/2007
7157873	Systems and methods for reducing torque disturbance in devices having an endless belt A system for reducing torque disturbance includes a motor mechanically coupled to an endless belt. The motor is operable to drive the belt, and the belt has a seam that causes a torque disturbance to the system. The system includes a data structure having a set of v...	01/02/2007
7104394	Conveying apparatus with piezoelectric driver A conveying apparatus comprises an elongated conveying bed which includes a proximal end and a distal end. A support structure for the conveying bed accommodates vibratory motion of a portion of the conveying bed extending from the proximal end a substantial distanc...	09/12/2006
6619470	Method and system for vibratory conveyor control The present invention contemplates a system for controlling a vibratory conveyor on which a conveyor pan is mounted, the system including a drive coil for driving the vibratory conveyor with a vibrating motion; a sensing subsystem for detecting the vibrat...	09/16/2003
6464070	Linear conveyor and method for controlling the same A plurality of trough displacement characteristics and drive signals for driving a drive unit 26 for a trough 25 are determined in association with each other and the speed of transport of the articles M transported by the trough 25 having one of the trou...	10/15/2002
6253908	Vibratory conveyor A conveying system with a frame supporting a conveying member suitable to move products thereon. A drive, which is preferably an electromagnetic drive having a mass that vibrates back and forth along a substantially straight path, is connected to the fram...	07/03/2001
6230875	Synchronized vibrator conveyor A vibratory conveyor capable of fluidizing particulate material is capable of separate control of direction, velocity and fluidization of material. The material is placed on a conveyor and vibrated by separate vertical and horizontal components of vibrati...	05/15/2001
6179117	Vibratory conveyor A conveying system with a frame supporting a conveying member suitable to move products thereon. A drive, which is preferably an electromagnetic drive having a mass that vibrates back and forth along a substantially straight path, is connected to the fram...	01/30/2001
6168010	Apparatus and method for controlling vibrating feeder A method and apparatus of controlling a vibrating feeder applies a drive signal to a vibrating mechanism connected to the vibrating feeder at a first predetermined power level, and subsequently applies the drive signal to the vibrating mechanism at a seco...	01/02/2001
6079550	Vibratory conveyor A conveying system with a frame supporting a conveying member suitable to move products thereon. A drive, which is preferably an electromagnetic drive having a mass that vibrates back and forth along a substantially straight path, is connected to the fram...	06/27/2000
5931285	Vibration conveyors A driving system for vibration conveyors of the resonance type has an electromagnetic circuit with an electromagnet with a yoke, with respect to which a running measurement of the current and voltage of the electromagnet is performed, that the electric pr...	08/03/1999
5816386	Fluidizer conveyor A vibratory conveyor capable of fluidizing particulate material permits control of direction, speed and fluidization of the material. The material is placed on a conveyor and vibrated by a linear vibrator which provides horizontal and vertical components ...	10/06/1998
5477958	Cop individualizing apparatus A cop individualizing apparatus operates a circular conveyor of the type having a helical cop guide track on a vibratory basis by providing two unbalanced electromotors whose speed is controllably varied via a frequency converter alternating between two f...	12/26/1995
5404996	Vibratory drive system for a vibratory conveyor apparatus and a conveyor apparatus having same A vibratory drive system for a vibratory conveyor apparatus is operable to selectively vary the displacement of the drive system between zero and a maximum displacement while the drive system is operating imparting a vibratory conveying force to the conve...	04/11/1995
5207310	Vibratory conveyor A distribution system including a vibratory conveyor having a number of conveyor modules to distribute bulk food products to packaging machines at user locations. The product is fed using longitudinal vibration of a product carrying tray mounted on leaf s...	05/04/1993
5148653	Boxing machine for rimmed ammunition A compact apparatus for loading bulk ammunition, particularly rimmed cartridges, into cartridge boxes. The apparatus includes a manifold having side walls, a rear wall and a removable front spacer bar. A tray pan is indexed beneath a plurality of parallel...	09/22/1992
5094342	Vibratory conveyor A vibratory conveyor arranged so that the vibrations have a substantially greater horizontal than vertical movement. More particularly, the vertical acceleration of material carried by the material-carrying member is less than the acceleration of gravity ...	03/10/1992
5054606	Control system for vibratory apparatus The invention relates to a control system for a vibratory apparatus such as vibratory feeders and vibratory conveyors. An accelerometer is provided for sensing the acceleration of vibratory movement of the vibratory apparatus. The signal generated by the ...	10/08/1991
5052167	Ammunition boxing machine The present invention provides a compact apparatus for loading bulk ammunition into cartridge boxes. The apparatus includes a manifold having side walls, a rear wall and a movable front gate. A bullet pan and a tray pan are indexed beneath guide holes in ...	10/01/1991
4961491	Three mass vibratory feeder A three mass vibratory conveyor including a base with an electromagnet, a tray supported on the base and a tuning weight. A first spring connecting the tray to the base, a second spring connecting the base to the tuning weight and a resilient support supp...	10/09/1990
4921090	Vibratory conveyor A drive and drive controller for a vibratory conveyor, wherein the drive comprises a pair of pole pieces offset along a direction of action of the drive, and moveable in the direction of action of the drive when energized by a power signal. Preferably, on...	05/01/1990
4896762	Vibrating separator for aggregated entangled pieces A vibrating separator comprises a tray which is mounted on a platform by front helical spring members and an elastic cantileverlike member has a front end fixed to the bottom of the tray and a rear end fixed to a rear rigid support mounted on the platform...	01/30/1990
4813532	Natural frequency vibratory conveyor A natural frequency vibratory conveyor which substantially improves upon the slow starting and stopping times and the power requirements associated with prior art natural systems is disclosed. The conveyor employs a drive member reciprocatively connected ...	03/21/1989
4553616	Combinatorial weighing apparatus having memory for storing weighing conditions Weighing conditions, depending on the kind of article being weighed and on the target value for the weighing operation, are entered as a set of reserved values through a data input unit, and the set of reserved values is written into a memory of a storage...	11/19/1985
4520920	Variable stroke drive mechanism A mechanism for controlling the rate of discharge of material from the feed pan of a material feeder includes an eccentric drive mechanism operatively connected to the pan to reciprocate it, and a linkage connected to the pan-reciprocating mechanism to va...	06/04/1985
4174032	Shaker conveyor drive mechanism A drive mechanism for use with a shaker conveyor to effect longitudinal reciprocating movement of a conveyor trough is disclosed, the drive mechanism including a flywheel mounted for driving rotation about its center axis and connected to a slide block lo...	11/13/1979
4128161	Vibratory device A vibratory feeder system includes a track having a linear, circular or helical configuration upon which articles that are to be transported are positioned. The vibratory feeder system further includes a support structure for supporting the track. The tra...	12/05/1978
4088223	Amplitude and frequency adjustable vibration generator This vibration generator intended more particularly for impressing a vibratory motion to vibrating apparatus such as handling circuits and treatment stations for loose materials and products comprises an excitation eccentric rotatably driven from a motor ...	05/09/1978
4021022	Pigment metering and mixing apparatus Apparatus for continuously metering small amounts of comminuted plastic color pigment or concentrate in desired proportions to a volume of resin being supplied to an extruder. The feed of the color concentrate is accurately metered by a controlled electro...	05/03/1977
3986603	Drive mechanism for shaker conveyors and the like A drive mechanism for a shaker conveyor is disclosed in which a drive unit is supported on a mounting beam and has an output crank connected through a pull rod to a conveyor trough such that the puller rod undergoes movement in a plane substantially paral...	10/19/1976
3964600	Natural frequency adjustment for vibratory feeder An article feeder has a base and a frame mounted on the base with a bowl, which receives and dispenses articles, secured to the frame. The frame and bowl assembly constitute one mass of a two mass system, and the base constitutes the other mass of the sys...	06/22/1976

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Class 198/761 - With means to control load speed