摘要 |
A vibratory conveyor comprises a trough 11 supported by pivoted legs 14 from a base 17, with isolation springs 18 mounted between the base and the trough. An exciter member 22 vibrated by an eccentric mass vibrator 28, is suspended from the trough by pivoted arms 23, force transmitting springs 24 being provided. The legs 14, arms 23 and springs 18, 24 are so oriented that vibrations of the trough 11 have a substantially greater horizontal than vertical movement whereby the vertical acceleration of material carried by the conveyor is less than the acceleration of gravity and therefore the material conveyed does not physically leave the surface of the conveyor. The result is a smooth flow of material from one end of the trough to the other. <IMAGE> |