Electric shaker conveyor assembly
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1. A shaker conveyor assembly comprising:
- a housing, a drive system supported by said housing and at least one transport tray supported by said housing and operatively connected to said drive system;
said drive system including an electric motor that produces a rotary output, a cam assembly operatively connected in driven relationship to said rotary output of said electric motor so as to rotate therewith, and a cam follower assembly operatively connected to said transport tray and adjustably positioned relative to said cam assembly so as to be movable toward and away from said cam assembly to facilitate constant contact between said cam assembly and said cam follower assembly at initial set up of said cam assembly to compensate for tolerance stack up during manufacturing of the shaker conveyor as well as wear during subsequent operation of the shaker conveyor assembly so that said cam follower assembly'"'"'s response to the rotation of said cam assembly may be maximized to produce repeated, reciprocating linear motion and to transmit this motion to said transport tray so as to convey items therealong.
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A shaker conveyor assembly including a housing, a drive system supported by the housing and at least one transport tray supported by the housing and operatively connected to the drive system. The drive system includes an electric motor that produces a rotary output. A cam assembly is operatively connected in driven relationship to the rotary output of the electric motor so as to rotate therewith. A cam follower assembly is operatively connected to the transport tray and is responsive to the rotation of the cam assembly to produce repeated, reciprocating, linear motion and to transmit this motion to the transport tray so as to convey items therealong.
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1. A shaker conveyor assembly comprising:
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a housing, a drive system supported by said housing and at least one transport tray supported by said housing and operatively connected to said drive system; said drive system including an electric motor that produces a rotary output, a cam assembly operatively connected in driven relationship to said rotary output of said electric motor so as to rotate therewith, and a cam follower assembly operatively connected to said transport tray and adjustably positioned relative to said cam assembly so as to be movable toward and away from said cam assembly to facilitate constant contact between said cam assembly and said cam follower assembly at initial set up of said cam assembly to compensate for tolerance stack up during manufacturing of the shaker conveyor as well as wear during subsequent operation of the shaker conveyor assembly so that said cam follower assembly'"'"'s response to the rotation of said cam assembly may be maximized to produce repeated, reciprocating linear motion and to transmit this motion to said transport tray so as to convey items therealong. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A shaker conveyor assembly comprising:
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a housing, a drive system supported by said housing and at least one transport tray supported by said housing and operatively connected to said drive system; said drive system including an electric motor that produces a rotary output, a cam assembly having first and second cams disposed adjacent to one another and operatively connected in driven relationship to said rotary output of said electric motor so as to rotate therewith, a cam follower assembly operatively connected to said transport tray and adjustably positioned relative to said cam assembly so as to be movable toward and away from said cam assembly to facilitate constant contact between said cam assembly and said cam follower assembly at initial set up of said cam assembly to compensate for tolerance stack up during manufacturing of the shaker conveyor as well as wear during subsequent operation of the shaker conveyor assembly so that said cam follower assembly'"'"'s response to rotation of said first and second cams may be maximized to produce repeated, reciprocating linear motion and to transmit said motion to said transport tray so as to convey items therealong. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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