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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
General Kinematics Corporation, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Edward C. Steffes, Jr., Woodstock, IL (US);
General Kinematics Corporation, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Abstract
A vibratory apparatus includes a trough assembly, an exciter assembly and first and second toroidal members. The trough assembly includes a trough and first and second walls attached to the trough with a space disposed therebetween. The exciter assembly includes a central mount with first and second opposite sides and first and second opposite ends, and first and second eccentric assemblies each including at least one motor having a shaft with a shaft axis and at least one eccentric attached to the shaft for rotation about the shaft axis, the first eccentric assembly attached to the first end and the second eccentric assembly attached to the second end. The first toroidal resilient member is disposed between the first wall and the first side and the second toroidal resilient member is disposed between the second wall and the second side, with the exciter assembly disposed in the space.