Plural auger material handling blending system

Claim 2

A material handling blending system comprising a frame, a bin mounted on said frame, said bin having an upper receiving inlet and a lower dispensing outlet for receiving and dispensing particulate material, a chamber connected to said bin for receiving material from said outlet, a first auger mounted in said chamber, a transfer conduit for receiving material from said chamber, said first auger extending into said transfer conduit, said auger having an open helical coil type blade for metering and propelling material toward and through said transfer conduit in response to rotation of said auger, a blending conduit connected to said transfer conduit for receiving material therefrom, said transfer conduit and said blending conduit being in linear coaxial relationship one with respect to the other, said blending conduit being provided with a second inlet and a lower dispensing outlet, a second auger mounted in said blending conduit, said second auger having an open helical coil type blade, a centrally disposed rod for carrying said second auger, said rod passing through the center of said first auger, first independent motive means for driving said rod, a cylindrical independent drive shaft connected to said first auger, said cylindrical drive shaft passing through the end wall of the chamber, second independent motive means for driving said cylindrical drive shaft.

Claim 3

A material handling blending system according to claim 1 further comprising a plurality of volumetric type feeders, each of said feeders having an upper inlet for receiving material to be processed and a lower dispensing outlet for dispensing material into said second inlet of the blending conduit.

Claim 4

A material handling blending system according to claim 1 wherein said chamber is an elongated, substantially horizontally disposed chamber and said transfer conduit is an elongated, substantially horizontally disposed conduit and said first auger is longitudinally mounted in said chamber, said blending conduit being a horizontally, elongated conduit and said second auger being longitudinally disposed therein.

Claim 5

A material handling blending system according to claim 1 wherein said blending conduit has an outer end cap and a bearing mounted therein for supporting one end of the rod including a constant speed motor, a gear transmission driven by said motor, a transmission shaft driven by said transmission, a coupling driven by said transmission shaft, a drive shaft driven by said coupling, and said rod being threadedly connected to said drive shaft adjacent said conditioning chamber, said rod being driven by said drive shaft, and wherein said second motive means comprises a gear mounted on said cylindrical drive shaft, a spaced second gear shaft, a second gear carried by said second gear shaft, chain means carried by said gears, a second gear transmission having a second drive shaft extending therefrom, second coupling means connecting said second drive shaft with said second gear shaft, and a variable speed motor for driving said second gear transmission, said cylindrical independent drive shaft being threadedly connected to said first auger.

Claim 6

A material handling blending system according to claim 1 wherein said first motive means for driving said rod includes a constant speed motor, and wherein second motive means for driving said cylindrical shaft includes a variable speed motor.

Claim 7

A material handling blending system comprising a frame, a bin mounted on said frame, said bin having an upper receiving inlet and a lower dispensing outlet for receiving and dispensing particulate material, en elongated chamber connected to the bottom of said bin for receiving material from said outlet, a substantially horizontally disposed first auger longitudinally mounted in said chamber, an elongated transfer conduit for receiving material from said chamber, said first auger longitudinally extending into said transfer conduit, said auger having an open helical coil type blade for metering and propelling material toward and through said transfer conduit in response to rotation of said auger, a blending conduit, quick release clamping means for connecting the blending conduit to said transfer conduit for receiving material therefrom, said transfer conduit and said blending conduit being in linear coaxial relationship one with respect to the other, said blending conduit being provided with a blender collecting hopper and a lower dispensing outlet, a plurality of volumetric type feeders, each of said feeders having an upper inlet for receiving material to be processed and a lower dispensing outlet for dispensing material into said blender collecting hopper of the blending conduit, a second auger longitudinally mounted in said blending conduit, said second auger having an open helical coil type blade, a centrally disposed rod for carrying and driving said second auger, said blending conduit having an outer end cap, a bearing mounted in said end cap for supporting one end of said rod, the other end of said rod passing through the center of said first auger without touching same, a drive shaft threadedly connected to said rod adjacent the end wall of said chamber, a gear transmission having a transmission shaft extending therefrom, a first coupling for connecting said transmission shaft to said drive shaft, a constant speed motor for driving said gear transmission; a cylindrical drive shaft threadedly connected to said first auger, said cylindrical drive shaft passing through the end wall of the chamber, bearing means for supporting said cylindrical drive shaft, a geaR mounted on said cylindrical drive shaft, a spaced second gear shaft, a second gear carried by said second gear shaft, chain means carried by said gears, a second transmission having a second drive shaft extending therefrom, second coupling means connecting said second drive shaft with said second gear shaft, and a variable speed motor for driving said second gear transmission.

Claim 8

A material handling blending system comprising a frame, a bin mounted on said frame, said bin having an upper receiving inlet and a lower dispensing outlet for receiving and dispensing particulate material, en elongated chamber connected to the bottom of said bin for receiving material from said outlet, a substantially horizontally disposed first auger longitudinally mounted in said chamber, an elongated transfer conduit for receiving material from said chamber, said first auger longitudinally extending into said transfer conduit, said auger having an open helical coil type blade for metering and propelling material toward and through said transfer conduit in response to rotation of said auger, a blending conduit, quick release clamping means for connecting the blending conduit to said transfer conduit for receiving material therefrom, said transfer conduit and said blending conduit being in linear coaxial relationship one with respect to the other, said blending conduit being provided with a blender collecting hopper and a lower dispensing outlet, a plurality of volumetric type feeders, each of said feeders having an upper inlet for receiving material to be processed and a lower dispensing outlet for dispensing material into said blender collecting hopper of the blending conduit, a second auger longitudinally mounted in said blending conduit, said second auger having an open helical coil type blade, a centrally disposed rod for carrying and driving said second auger, said blending conduit having an outer end cap, a bearing mounted in said end cap for supporting one end of said rod, the other end of said rod passing through the center of said first auger without touching same, a drive shaft threadedly connected to said rod adjacent the end wall of said chamber, a gear transmission having a transmission shaft extending therefrom, a first coupling for connecting said transmission shaft to said drive shaft, a constant speed motor for driving said gear transmission; a cylindrical drive shaft threadedly connected to said first auger, said cylindrical drive shaft passing through the end wall of the chamber, bearing means for supporting said cylindrical drive shaft, a geaR mounted on said cylindrical drive shaft, a spaced second gear shaft, a second gear carried by said second gear shaft, chain means carried by said gears, a second transmission having a second drive shaft extending therefrom, second coupling means connecting said second drive shaft with said second gear shaft, and a variable speed motor for driving said second gear transmission.