Patent ID: 7487868
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A vibratory conveyor for transporting an object, the conveyor comprising: a first housing wall having a first wall surface with a first wall support coupled thereto; a second housing wall having a second wall surface with a second wall support coupled thereto, the spacing between the first wall surface and the second wall surface being fixed; a flat metal deck disposed between the first and second housing walls and having a first lateral edge slidably engaging the first wall support and a second lateral edge slidably engaging the second wall support, the metal deck being suspended between the first wall support and the second wall support, the deck extending along a deck path and defining a conveyor surface adapted to receive the object, the deck being bounded along the deck path at the first and second lateral edges by the first and second wall surfaces; an adjustable force assembly mechanically coupled to deck, the force assembly applying a force that bends the deck into an adjustable arcuate cross-sectional profile; and a vibration generator coupled to the deck, the vibration generator producing vibrational motion of the deck as the primary conveying mechanism to thereby advance the object therealong.