Pneumatically actuated beltless conveyor

• US 20040060803A1
• Filed: 09/27/2002
• Published: 04/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Magnetic Products
• Original Assignee: Magnetic Products
• Inventors: Trestain, Dennis, Kwasniewicz, Ron W.
• Granted Patent: US 6,988,611 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 198/759
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 25/04 the carrier or impeller having identical forward and return paths of movement, e.g. reciprocating conveyors
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 25/065 Reciprocating floor conveyors
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 27/12 of shaking devices, i.e. devices for producing movements of low frequency and large amplitude
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 198/955 Air manifold

Abstract

A pneumatically actuated, beltless conveyor assembly includes a housing, a drive system supported by the housing and a transport tray also operatively supported by the housing. A drive system includes a seal-less pneumatic engine which acts to drive the transport tray in repeated, rectilinear fashion to advance materials supported on the transport tray in the direction of the length of the tray.

Claims

1. A pneumatically actuated, beltless conveyor assembly comprising:

a housing, a drive system supported by said housing and a transport tray operatively supported by said housing;

said drive system including a seal-less pneumatic engine which acts to drive said transport tray in repeated, rectilinear fashion to advance materials supported on said transport tray in the direction of the length of said tray.