Patent ID: 6375011
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: B07B,B65G

Abstract:
A vibrating conveyor comprisinga first vibrating conveyor unit having a conveyor surface made from hyperpure silicon; a second vibrating conveyor unit having a conveyor surface which is made from hyperpure silicon and has passage openings therethrough; wherein the second vibrating conveyor unit has a conveying path and a discharge end, wherein a width or a diameter of the passage openings of the second vibrating conveyor unit increases in a direction of the discharge end along the conveying path; wherein passage openings in the second vibrating conveyor unit are selected from the group consisting of small size openings at a first end of said second vibrating conveyor unit, large size openings at a second end of said second vibrating conveyor unit, and intermediate size openings between said small size openings and said large size openings; a transition point on the conveyor surface of the second vibrating conveyor unit between the small size openings and the intermediate size openings; and a triangular deflector positioned beneath said transition point.