Vibratory conveyor
US6457577B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G27/30
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a vibratory conveyor which includes a trough for transporting objects, an exciting mechanism for vibrating the trough in a horizontal direction and a supporting mechanism for supporting the trough so as to be vibratile in the horizontal direction, the exciting mechanism is a linear motor, one of the primary and secondary sides of the linear motor is fixed to the trough and the other is facing to the one side with a predetermined gap and so arranged as to be vibratile relative to the one side.
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