Isolation pad for a feeding system and a method for feeding material from the system
US5405049A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G65/46
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to an isolation pad for mounting a supply vessel to a feeding mechanism, and a system containing such a pad. The isolation pad is made of two plates connected by a flexible elastomer gasket. An aperture extends through both plates and the gasket. One plate is mounted to the supply vessel. The other plate is mounted to the feeding mechanism. Consequently, the supply vessel is supported by the elastomeric gasket. Because the gasket is flexible, the supply vessel is resilient and free to vibrate independently with respect to the feeding mechanism.
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