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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2018
Laidig Systems, Inc., Mishawaka, IN (US);
Matthew James Foster, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Thomas Walter Lindenman, South Bend, IN (US);
Ryan Adam Williams, North Liberty, IN (US);
Jeffery Scott Underly, Granger, IN (US);
Michael Ryan Genovese, South Bend, IN (US);
Other;
Abstract
An auger system has oscillating auger supports. The auger moves through a pile of stored material to move material from one location to another. The auger support may be a hanger that shuttles along the central axis of the auger as the auger rotates. A bearing shaft has cam followers that contact an angled surface on the bearing to slide the bearing back and forth along said central axis when said auger rotates. An alternate support may be a support wheel that rotates about an angled shaft that causes the contact surface of the support wheel to move back and forth with respect to the central axis as the auger rotates. The angled shaft may adjust the amount of oscillation. The oscillating motion of the auger support in combination with synchronized cutters on the auger allows material to be removed from the path of the advancing auger support.