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Article handling system with dispenser

  • US 4,382,527 A
  • Filed: 12/03/1979
  • Issued: 05/10/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vibratory feeder comprising a vibratory motor drive assembly and a recirculating bowl feeder hopper, said feeder hopper including a bottom wall, a first article discharge station for discharging a relatively large quantity of articles in a given time period and a ramp disposed peripherally of the bottom wall and extending upwardly from the bottom wall to a second article discharge station for discharging a relatively small quantity of articles in such given time period, said vibratory motor drive assembly being disposed within said hopper and attached at a plurality of locations to said bottom wall whereby articles disposed in said hopper around said vibratory motor drive assembly can be transported at controlled feed rates to said first and second article discharge stations by vibratory motion imparted to said hopper by said vibratory motor drive assembly.

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