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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7439454 | Article transport apparatus having trough and reciprocating movement mechanism, and combination weighing apparatus provided therewith A transport apparatus that enables a trough to be easily removed in one step, and a combination weighing apparatus provided with the same are provided. The transport apparatus includes a trough and a reciprocating movement mechanism, and is configured to convey an a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7413073 | Piezo-driven parts feeder A moving table supports a parts conveying member. A fixed table is disposed below the moving table and supports the moving table so as to freely vibrate the moving table through a vibration generator. The vibration generator includes a first elastic member and a pie... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7350640 | Vibratory conveyor A vibratory conveyor is provided which comprises a machine frame, a twoarmed lever mounted on the frame for pivotal movement about an axis, a reaction base mounted on one arm of the lever, and a conveyor element for conveying a product from one end to the other. Lea... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322569 | Linear drive for vibratory apparatus A two mass vibratory apparatus for processing work material includes a bed defining a transport surface for receiving the objects, an elastic amplifier having a first end connected to the bed and a second end, and a base connected to the elastic amplifier second end... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7232029 | Cantilevered conveying belt for a sortation system A conveyor system having a primary conveyor and a cantilevered conveying belt. In the preferred embodiment, the cantilevered conveying belt includes a cantilevered frame having at least one conveyor belt and a belt tension assembly attached to the cantilevered frame... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7213700 | Part carriage device Provided is a part carriage device which can smoothly convey a part. A base part, a piezoelectric vibration part, a weight part, a vibration transmission part, a carriage way are arranged from a lowest side of a piezo-driven parts feeder in this order. In addition, ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210598 | Authomated pill-dispensing apparatus An under-counter portable automatic pill-dispensing apparatus includes a double array of storage units for storing pills in bulk, a retriever between the two arrays for retrieving selected storage units, and a pill-dispensing module for unloading pills into a vial. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7182200 | Piezoelectricity-driven part feeder A moving table supports a parts conveying member. A fixed table is disposed below the moving table and supports the moving table so as to freely vibrate the moving table through a vibration generator. The vibration generator includes a first elastic member and a pie... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7143891 | Vibrating spiral conveyor A vibrating spiral conveyor includes a vibrating system with a useful mass and a counter mass which can be brought into a mutually oppositely oscillating rotational vibrating movement about a central axis of rotation over at least one driving device. The useful mass... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6923102 | Washing device A washing installation includes a first washer (3) for washing slices of root vegetable with water, a second washer in the form of a rotating pipe (4) supplied with water at an infeed end for the slices of root vegetable washed during slicing, and a th... | 08/02/2005 |
| RE38756 | Vibratory distribution conveyor In order to provide the capability of distributing a material that is conveyed, a vibratory distribution conveyor includes a deck having a distribution edge. The distribution edge extends between an inlet end and an end remote therefrom and the deck is subjected to ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6827201 | Vibratory feeder for transporting objects in a curved path A bidirectional vibratory feeder for transporting objects in a curved path has a trough assembly including an elongated, generally horizontal bed defining the curved path, and a center of gravity. Resilient isolators are connected to the trough assembly and adapted ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6782995 | Two-way vibratory conveyor and stabilizer rocker arm therefor A two-way vibratory conveyor includes at least one trough mounted on a base and a drive which reciprocally moves the trough(s). The conveyor, which in one embodiment has two interconnected troughs and in another embodiment has a single trough, includes a drive which... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6745893 | Bearing system for the swinging suspension of the swing frame of a conveyor grate A bearing system which is for suspending the swing frame of a conveyor grate in a swinging manner on a support structure. Two elastic spring rods are arranged next to each other in a common plane of swinging. The spring rods have a first end clamped in a fixed manne... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6705459 | Two-way vibratory feeder Complexity of construction of a vibratory feeder is minimized in an assembly including a base (10; 108, 114, 116, 118) and an elongated, generally horizontal feeder (14; 100) spaced from the base (10; 108, 114, 116, 118). A rotatably mounted ecc... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6655523 | Excited frame conveyor and excitation process for same An excited frame conveyor is described with a conveyor bed movably supported on a frame having a structural frequency and a vibratory drive on the frame operable to vibrate the frame at an operational frequency that is greater than the structural frequenc... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6536750 | Motion restraint system for vibratory apparatus A motion restraint system is disclosed for use in association with a vibratory apparatus, such as a vibratory conveyor. The motion restraint system comprises a flexible restraint member which is positioned to extend generally laterally of the associated v... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6439374 | Oscillating drive for resonance systems An oscillatory drive unit for use in an oscillating system to be oscillated substantially at the resonance point of the oscillating system, wherein the oscillating system includes a mass to be oscillated and a countermass to which the mass is connected by... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6357579 | Linear motor drive for vibratory feeders and conveyors A differential motion conveyor includes a cylindrical moving magnet linear motor to drive a trough into vibration to convey material. The linear motor utilizes a compact, efficient and powerful design using an annular stator which drives an armature. The ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6349817 | Mounting bracket for generating linear impelling pulses from a rotary vibrator mounted thereon A mounting bracket assembly for connecting a single rotary vibrator to a vibratory feeding device that includes an elastomer spacer member retained and sandwiched between a base plate and a vibrator mounting plate. The mounting plate assembly converts sin... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6298978 | Reversing natural frequency vibratory conveyor system The present invention relates to a mechanical vibrating drive system for supplying a consistent, elliptical driving force to a conveyor trough. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the vibrating conveyor has a set of vertical leaf springs connectin... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6279731 | Vibratory conveyor table A conveyor tray is yieldably mounted on a table base and during table operation conveys articles therealong by vibratory motion. A base supports an electric motor for driving a power output shaft journalled on the base. Eccentrics mounted on the power out... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6237748 | Oscillating drive for resonance system An oscillatory drive unit for use in an oscillating system to be oscillated substantially at the resonance point of the oscillating system, wherein the oscillating system includes a mass to be oscillated and a countermass to which the mass is connected by... | 05/29/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6161680 | Spring connection for vibratory conveyor A spring connection for a vibratory conveyor having a trough member including a side wall, includes two fasteners which are welded to the side wall. The connection includes a spring connection plate with corresponding fastener holes to receive the fastene... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6161679 | Vibratory drive unit and associated parts feeder bowl A vibratory drive unit is modular in construction and includes a base member, a top member, a number of lower spring mounting members detachably mounted to the base member, a corresponding number of upper spring mounting members detachably mounted to the ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6145652 | Vibrating conveyor system with sliding eccentric weights A vibrating conveying system having a plurality of rotating shafts and associated eccentric weights uses a sliding eccentric weight or weights mounted on one or more driving shafts to reverse the movement of the articles carried by the conveyor. The slidi... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6112883 | Vibratory distribution conveyor In order to provide the capability of distributing a material that is conveyed, a vibratory distribution conveyor includes a deck having a distribution edge. The distribution edge extends between an inlet end and an end remote therefrom and the deck is su... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6105753 | Linear vibratory parts feeder A linear vibratory parts feeder is formed from modular components detachably mounted to one another. A counterweight is detachably mounted to a reversible mounting plate and a plurality of lower spring anchors are detachably mounted to the counterweight. ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6062797 | Top platform and interchangeable guide lane assemblage for vibratory feeders A top platform with interchangeable guide lanes for use on vibratory feed devices is described. The top platform comprises a rectangular deck member on which is attached a brace means including at least one elevator brace, and at least one holddown brace ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6047811 | Method and vibratory conveyor A vibratory conveyor and method of making the conveyor having a frame to which a locator sheet having accurately punched and shaped locator holes for locating spring mounts fixed to the frame. Each mount preferably is a plug having corners which engage no... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6029796 | Two way vibratory conveyor Drive motor size and energy costs are reduced in a bidirectional vibratory conveyor that includes a bed (10) with an elongated generally horizontal conveying surface (16) terminating an opposite ends (12, 14). Isolation springs (26) mount the bed (10) abo... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6019216 | Spring mounting bracket A spring support bracket for supporting a sheet metal trough intermittently on leaf springs provides an L-shaped bracket for a welding connection to a side wall and bottom wall of the sheet metal trough and a spring block extending outwardly from the vert... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5988359 | Vibratory drive unit and associated parts feeder bowl A vibratory drive unit is modular in construction and includes a base member, a top member, a number of lower spring mounting members detachably mounted to the base member, a corresponding number of upper spring mounting members detachably mounted to the ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5967294 | High stroke, highly damped spring system for use with vibratory feeders A vibratory conveying feeder includes a trough mounted by springs to a base with a vibratory driver bonded to the base and connected to the trough. The springs include a first vertically oriented spring at a front of the conveyor connected between the bas... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5868241 | Vibratory conveyor having spring-mounting cross-member assemblies A base-excited vibratory conveyor includes an elongated conveyor trough, and an elongated support structure extending generally beneath the conveyor trough. A plurality of springs operatively interconnect the trough with the support structure, whereby vib... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5651176 | Vibratory feeder trays and synchronous mass production apparatus for circuit board fabrication A circuit board fabrication apparatus and method having a vibratory feeder tray is disclosed. The feeder tray is preferably of low mass and horizontally-disposed and has multiple grooves which closely fit electronic parts, and hollowed-out bottom portions... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5460259 | Conveyor support apparatus for straight-line motion A conveyor system with a support apparatus for maintaining non-pendular substantially straight-line motion of the material-conveying member thereof, wherein the support apparatus includes straight-line linkage which is mounted between a rigid supporting s... | 10/24/1995 |
