| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE38756 |
Vibratory distribution conveyor |
July 12, 2005 |
| 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 vibratory motion to |
| RE35331 |
Material separating apparatus |
September 24, 1996 |
| A material separating apparatus for separating particles up to a preselected size from a material having particles of different sizes therein includes a trough having a material input longitudinally spaced from a material discharge end. The apparatus also includes a separator having |
| RE33542 |
Tumbling apparatus |
February 26, 1991 |
| A vibratory material handling apparatus is provided for mixing of materials, cleaning, blending and/or shake-out of castings or the like. The machine comprises a horizontal container carried by a frame resiliently mounted on a foundation. A vibration generator is carried by the conta |
| RE29512 |
Vibratory material handling device with variable force |
January 10, 1978 |
| An apparatus for performing work on material through vibration. An elongated material receiving surface is provided along with a mount for the same that permits the surface to be vibrated. A vibrating mechanism including two spaced vibratory force generating devices may be adjustably |
| 7472898 |
Linear drive for vibratory apparatus |
January 6, 2009 |
| A three 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 drive base connected to the elastic amplifier second end. A linear |
| 7422114 |
Vibratory material separator having an adjustable air knife and a separation tube |
September 9, 2008 |
| A vibratory material separating apparatus has at least two plateau conveying surfaces interrupted by a drop out opening. A composite mixture is conveyed by a vibrating action beyond the first conveying plateau and over a foraminous section in the first conveying plateau adjacent the |
| 7377728 |
Vibratory conveyor |
May 27, 2008 |
| A vibratory conveyor for transporting an object includes a curved deck defining a conveying surface for supporting the object, the deck having an inner edge and an outer edge. A housing has an inner wall coupled to the deck inner edge and an outer wall coupled to the deck outer edge, |
| 7322569 |
Linear drive for vibratory apparatus |
January 29, 2008 |
| 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. A linear actuator is |
| 7296951 |
Vibratory spiral conveyor |
November 20, 2007 |
| A vibratory conveyor for transporting an object includes a spiral deck enclosed in a housing having passageways for allowing air flow between adjacent deck tier segments. In addition, the conveyor may include two concentric spiral decks operably coupled to one another, wherein a vibr |
| 7240800 |
Vibratory sand reclaiming apparatus having normal and reject modes |
July 10, 2007 |
| An attrition mill for reclaiming foundry sand from deposited material having lumps of used foundry sand and included material includes a housing defining a chamber for receiving the lumps of used foundry sand and included material. A base is disposed within the housing and has an ele |
| 7186347 |
Vibratory apparatus for separating liquid from liquid laden solid material |
March 6, 2007 |
| A vibratory apparatus for separating a liquid from a liquid-laden solid material. The apparatus includes an inclined trough having a base with a first end and a second elevated with respect to the first end. A deck is attached to the trough base, the deck defining support points position |
| 7108793 |
Method of separating liquid from liquid laden solid material |
September 19, 2006 |
| A method of separating a liquid from a liquid-laden solid material includes providing a trough having a deck defining a support surface with passages extending through the support surface. The liquid-laden solid material is deposited onto the support surface so that the liquid-laden |
| 7037048 |
Vibratory spiral conveyor |
May 2, 2006 |
| A vibratory conveyor for transporting an object includes a deck defining a conveying surface for supporting the object, the deck having an inner edge and an outer edge. A housing has an inner wall coupled to the inner edge of the deck and an outer wall coupled to the outer edge of the de |
| 6827201 |
Vibratory feeder for transporting objects in a curved path |
December 7, 2004 |
| 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 to isolate the trough |
| 6743386 |
Method for processing chopped fiberglass bundles |
June 1, 2004 |
| A vibratory apparatus and method for agglomerating chopped bundles of wet fiberglass strands into uniform segments includes a container having a curved inner surface disposed about a generally horizontal axis where the container is mounted on a plurality of springs. The chopped bundles o |
| 6705459 |
Two-way vibratory feeder |
March 16, 2004 |
| 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 eccentric (32; 126) is journaled on the fe |
| 6702102 |
Exciter mass assembly for a vibratory device |
March 9, 2004 |
| An exciter mass assembly for vibratory processing equipment includes an exciter frame and at least one resilient member connecting the exciter frame to the vibratory processing equipment. A motor is supported by the exciter frame so that the exciter frame and motor define a frame center |
| 6680591 |
Apparatus for phase angle monitoring of a plurality of vibrating machines |
January 20, 2004 |
| A phase angle monitoring apparatus for phase monitoring a vibratory system includes a controller that produces a phase angle control signal representative of the lead or lag between the vibratory movement of two vibrating masses. The phase angle control signal is coupled to at least |
| 6453982 |
Sand cleaning apparatus |
September 24, 2002 |
| Apparatus for reclaiming sand is provided for removing impurities therefrom. The apparatus includes a vibratory conveyor in which the sand is fluidized and heated. The conveyor vibrates the sand to obtain a more uniform temperature. The apparatus may be used to clean used process sand, |
| 6367959 |
Method and apparatus for blending water with sand |
April 9, 2002 |
| A water blending apparatus for use in conditioning foundry sand. The apparatus creates a vertical sand stream flow path which increases the surface area of the sand stream and allows water to be applied to both sides of the sand stream rather than a single side, as known with convent |
| 6306337 |
Nosepiece for directing a charge into a furnace |
October 23, 2001 |
| A nosepiece for directing a charge into a crucible of a furnace. The nosepiece comprises a completely enclosed sleeve which more accurately directs the charge into the crucible. The sleeve has a distal portion that deflects the charge toward a center area of the crucible, thereby min |
| 6286541 |
Mechanical leak-proof coupling |
September 11, 2001 |
| In order to provide a leak-proof coupling for a gas-carrying pipe having two pipe sections that are relatively movable, the coupling includes a first pipe section and a second pipe section that have respective coupling ends disposed in closely spaced adjacent relation to define a gap |
| 6241951 |
Material fluidizing assembly |
June 5, 2001 |
| In order to prevent material from passing into a plenum chamber, an assembly for fluidizing the material includes a deck supported above the plenum chamber. The plenum chamber has an intake in communication with a source of pressurized air, and the deck includes an inverted channel for |
| 6237749 |
Motor base for vibratory apparatus |
May 29, 2001 |
| A motor base for use in vibratory apparatus. The vibratory apparatus includes at least one eccentric drive having a driven shaft rotatably mounted on a moveable exciter. A motor is provided having a motor shaft which is spaced from the eccentric drive and coupled to the eccentric dri |
| 6155404 |
Vibratory conveyors |
December 5, 2000 |
| A two-way drive for horizontally vibrating a feeder bed, including a reversible drive rotating one of two drive shafts rotatably connected so that the second drive shaft rotates at a speed which is a selected ratio (at least 2:1) of the speed of rotation of the first. A first eccentric |
| 6112883 |
Vibratory distribution conveyor |
September 5, 2000 |
| 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 vibratory motion to |
| 6029796 |
Two way vibratory conveyor |
February 29, 2000 |
| 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) above the underlying terrain (32) an |
| 6000644 |
Method and apparatus for reclaiming foundry sand |
December 14, 1999 |
| Inefficiencies in reclaiming foundry sand from foundry cores made up of sand and an organic resin binder are reduced in a method of reclaiming such sand that includes the steps of reducing a foundry core made up of sand and an organic resin binder to small clumps or individual particles, |
| 5984105 |
Material classifying apparatus |
November 16, 1999 |
| In order to separate two classifiable materials, a material classifying apparatus includes a vibratory conveyor for conveying a fluidizable material from a material to be separated therefrom from an inlet end through a material separation section to an outlet end located downstream o |
| 5967222 |
Vibratory sand reclamation system |
October 19, 1999 |
| In order to effectively remove and reclaim sand from a metal casting, an apparatus and system includes a bed having an entrance for receiving the casting and an exit for removing the casting. The bed is adapted to fluidize sand and may also be subjected to vibratory forces. The apparatus |
| 5934446 |
Bi-directional vibratory conveyor |
August 10, 1999 |
| Bearing failure and noise generation problems of prior art vibratory conveyors are eliminated in a construction including a trough 10 having an elongated, generally horizontal conveying surface 18 with opposed ends 14, 16. Resilient slats 20 mount the trough 12 above a base and an excite |
| 5931664 |
Non-mechanical leak-proof coupling |
August 3, 1999 |
| A non-mechanical leak proof coupling for use on a gas carrying pipe having two pipe sections which are moveable relative to each other. The coupling includes a first pipe section having an upstream end in flow communication with a stationary gas source and further includes a second pipe |
| 5924473 |
Vibratory sand reclamation system |
July 20, 1999 |
| In order to effectively remove and reclaim sand from a metal casting, an apparatus and system includes a bed having an entrance for receiving the casting and an exit for removing the casting. The bed is adapted to fluidize sand and may also be subjected to vibratory forces. The apparatus |
| 5901775 |
Two-stage heat treating decoring and sand reclamation system |
May 11, 1999 |
| In order to effectively heat treat and decore a metal casting, and thereafter fully reclaim the core sand for reuse, a two-stage system processes metal castings and core sand formed of sand and binder. The two-stage system includes a first stage for removing the core sand from the me |
| 5713457 |
Two-way vibratory feeder or conveyor |
February 3, 1998 |
| Bearing failure and noise generation problems of prior art, vibratory feeders are eliminated in a construction including a bed (10) having an elongated, generally horizontal feeding or conveying surface (56) having opposed ends (52) and (54). Spaced resilient isolation elements (58) moun |
| 5669711 |
Vibratory settling or compaction unit |
September 23, 1997 |
| Shipping costs incurred in the shipping of particulate material in bulk may be reduced through the use of a vibratory compaction unit that settles the bulk material within the container during the loading process enabling a greater quantity of the particulate material to be loaded into a |
| 5666852 |
Jointed weight for a vibratory apparatus |
September 16, 1997 |
| A counterweight is freely pivoted on a rotatably driven unbalanced eccentric weight member such that at start up the counterweight does not add materially to the unbalance created by the eccentric weight member and such that as the motor attains operating speed the freely pivoted cou |
| 5657902 |
Vibratory feeder for granular materials |
August 19, 1997 |
| In order to convey granular material from an upstream processing location, a vibratory feeder includes a conveyor having an inlet end and an outlet end disposed in spaced apart relation. The conveyor has the inlet end disposed in a position to receive the material from an outlet of a sou |
| 5591074 |
Vibratory tumbling apparatus with reduced force transmission |
January 7, 1997 |
| A vibratory apparatus is provided and comprises a generally horizontally arranged container having a material supporting surface with means for resiliently mounting the container relative to a support surface. A bracket is resiliently mounted relative to the support surface and is re |
| 5512008 |
Vibratory tumbling apparatus |
April 30, 1996 |
| A vibratory material handling apparatus is provided for mixing of materials, cleaning, blending and/or shake out of castings or the like. The apparatus comprises a container having a material supporting surface disposed along a generally horizontal longitudinal axis. The container has |
| 5505247 |
Casting process and system |
April 9, 1996 |
| In order to effectively enhance the overall efficiency in casting operations, a process and system for cooling and cleaning a casting is disclosed. The process and system include removing the casting from a molding machine after it has been formed. The casting is then moved to a punc |
| 5230163 |
Weir gate assembly |
July 27, 1993 |
| A weir gate assembly includes a substantially rectangular weir gate immersed in a fluidized bed of material with a pair of resilient links rotatably connecting the weir gate and the material conveying trough through which the flow travels. A rotatable arm is pivoted on the housing an |
| 5131525 |
Vibratory conveyor |
July 21, 1992 |
| A vibratory conveyor is provided that has only horizontal conveying motion acting on material lying in the plane of an elongate trough. A vibration generating apparatus is positioned selectively between the ends of the conveying trough. The vibration generating apparatus can be repositio |
| 5108589 |
Material separating apparatus |
April 28, 1992 |
| A material separating apparatus for separating particles up to a preselected size from a material having particles of different sizes therein includes a trough having a material input end longitudinally spaced from a material discharge end. The apparatus also includes a separator hav |
| 5094342 |
Vibratory conveyor |
March 10, 1992 |
| 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 and therefore the material convey |
| 5067549 |
Compaction apparatus and process for compacting sand |
November 26, 1991 |
| A flask adapted to contain a pattern and sand is resiliently supported in a controlled orientation and vibrational forces are imparted to the flask including a horizontal force component causing generally horizontal oscillating movement of the flask and alternative oppositely directed |
| 5056652 |
Vibratory conveyor |
October 15, 1991 |
| The invention discloses 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 and t |
| 5054606 |
Control system for vibratory apparatus |
October 8, 1991 |
| 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 sensing system is transmitted to |
| 5024320 |
Vibratory spiral elevator |
June 18, 1991 |
| A spiral elevator is described for conveying product from one level to another level up a spiral track. The elevator is powered by a two-mass system having an exciter resiliently supported on the vertical tube. The exciter has a pair of parallel shafts with a vibration generating member |
| 4926601 |
Vibratory tumbling apparatus |
May 22, 1990 |
| A vibratory material handling apparatus is provided for mixing of materials, cleaning, blending and/or shake-out of castings or the like. The apparatus comprises a container having a curved or arcuate material supporting surface disposed about a generally horizontal longitudinal axis |
