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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arvo Jonkka, Pori, FI;
Assignee:
Sunds Defibrator Woodhandling Oy, Pori, FI;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198672 ; 198674 ; 414322 ;
Abstract
A screw conveyor is provided with a drive in which cogged wheels are supported such that they are radially movable in relation to each other, parallel to a straight line perpendicular to a pressure line of tooth contact of the cogged wheels and parallel to surfaces of contact. The screw conveyor includes a frame adapted to turn around a vertical turning axis and a conveyor screw adapted to turn with the frame. A second one of the cogged wheels is supported such that it is movable vertically.