Lip vibrator unloader
US4475671A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1981 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G65/44
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vibrator feeder for causing piled up granular material to move down its own slope and off the edge of a shelf-like structure for unloading. The vibration is limited to material resting on a small edge, or lip, of the material support structure. This lip is formed as an extension of the floor of the bin. A series of rods supported from a vibration generator extend into the material resting on the lip. The vibrations disturb the angle of the repose of the material which feeds off the lip.
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