Claims
- 1. In a bin defining a central vertical axis and having a frusto-conical lower portion for receiving, storing, and discharging bulk solid materials that are of types that are responsive to vibratory conveying action, including:
- means for stationarily mounting the bin,
- and a bin activator flexibly secured to the lower end of said bin lower portion,
- said bin activator comprising a cylindrical side wall having upper and lower ends that is symmetrical about the bin vertical axis,
- means for imparting to said activator a helical vibrating movement about the bin vertical axis to the bulk materials for effecting movement of the bulk materials received in said activator downwardly thereof for discharge from aid activator,
- vibration isolator means for mounting said activator to be vibrated by said helical vibrating imparting means,
- said vibrating means being mounted on said activator,
- said activator being formed to define a bottom section,
- said bottom section comprising a shallow cone centered on the axis and extending short of said side wall about the periphery of same,
- said cone having its axial center pointed upwardly, and defining about said center thereof a conveying surface,
- said bottom section also including at least one discharge port arrangement disposed adjacent said lower end of said cylindrical side wall and defining a vertically rectilinear discharge chute having a vertical central axis that said conveying surface conveys the bulk material to and that is spaced laterally of said cone axial center,
- said discharge port arrangement chute communicating through said cone adjacent said periphery of said cone,
- said activator having at least one internal baffle means fixed thereto above said bottom section for restricting gravity flow of said materials vertically of said activator and defining down feed porting for accommodating said downward vertical flow of said materials.
- 2. The bin activator set forth in claim 1 wherein:
- said internal baffle means is of the inverted cone type centered on said axis.
- 3. The bin actuator set forth in claim 1 wherein:
- said internal baffle means comprising a plurality of essentially coplanar baffles of stub relation to said axis.
Priority Claims (6)
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580.494 |
Oct 1988 |
CAX |
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88/8715 |
Nov 1988 |
ZAX |
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13.965 |
Nov 1988 |
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26475/88 |
Dec 1988 |
AUX |
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8828371 |
Dec 1988 |
GBX |
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3841375 |
Dec 1988 |
DEX |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of my application Ser. No. 347,240filed May 4, 1989 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,960,229, granted Oct. 2, 1990, which is a continuation-in-part of my application Ser. No. 131,942, filed Dec. 11, 1987 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,844,289, granted July 4, 1989).
US Referenced Citations (4)
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Divisions (1)
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347240 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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