Patent ID: 6782995
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A two-way vibratory conveyor, said conveyor including:a first trough and a second trough; said troughs being operatively mounted to a base for reciprocal, translational motion relative to said base; a drive which induces reciprocal motion in both said troughs; said drive including: a single motor, an eccentric shaft rotationally driven by said motor and extending generally perpendicular to the path of translational motion of said troughs; a cam operatively connected at one end to said eccentric shaft and at another end to said first trough; and, a linkage connecting said first and second troughs, said linkage has a first leg and a second leg joined at an apex, one of said first and second legs being pivotally connected to said first trough, and the other of said first and second legs being operatively connected to said second trough, and said linkage being pivotally mounted to said base at its said apex; whereby said rotation of said eccentric shaft induces reciprocal motion in said cam to impart reciprocal motion in said first trough, as said first leg moves in one direction, said second leg moves in a second opposite direction thus, said second trough is moved in a direction opposite from said first trough via said linkage.