Patent ID: 9205429
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B02B,B02C

Abstract:
1. A reversible conveyor assembly comprising: a screw conveyor having one or more projection means formed on both an upper and a lower portions of the screw conveyor, where the screw conveyor comprises a plurality of helical screw elements formed on outer periphery of the screw conveyor for carrying a desired quantity of food grains; and a plurality of through holes provided on both the upper and the lower portions of the screw conveyor; and a conveyor flange having a guiding means and a groove that are engraved on an upper portion of the conveyor flange, where the conveyor flange comprises an opening with a keyway slot supported by a plurality of supporting members for engaging a main shaft of a milling machine; and a plurality of through holes that are circumferentially spaced with each other, the plurality of through holes are placed in proximity to the retaining groove, wherein the screw conveyor is securely assembled to the conveyor flange where the guiding means of the conveyor flange is arranged to contact the inner surface of the circular projection of the screw conveyor for placing at least one of the projection means of the screw conveyor with the groove of the conveyor flange, which ensures axial alignment of both the screw conveyor and the conveyor flange.