Patent ID: 6415912
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B65G,Y10T

Abstract:
A driving apparatus for a shaking tray on which particulate material advances, comprisinga cam; a drive shaft rotating about an axis and causing said cam to rotate; a follower having a slot formed therein for receipt of said cam, said cam as it rotates, moving backward and forward in said slot and imparting rotation of 360 degrees to said follower; a connecting rod affixed to said follower and being rotated 360 degrees thereby upon rotation of said follower, said connecting rod rotating about a stationary axis parallel to but offset from the axis of rotation of said drive shaft; a crank connected to said connecting rod and adapted to be operatively connected to the shaking tray for imparting reciprocating motion to said tray upon rotation of said crank by said connecting rod.