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Vibrator
Assignee: Yamato Scale Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-02-17
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Granted: 1988-08-16
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Expires: 2007-02-17
Abstract
Abstract A vibrator for providing revolving vibration to a body to be vibrated such as a dispersion table of a vibration feeder or a sieve stack of a screening machine. In this vibrator, it is possible not only to control the amplitude of vibration but also to obtain a uniform vibration amplitude everywhere in the vibrating body inclusive of its center. A unique feature of this vibrator involves a plurality of armatures fixed to and around a vibrating member and actuated by associated electromagnets energized with multiphase a.c. power.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinichi Inoue
- 👤 Yasushi Oshima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:48
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K33/00; H02K33/12; B; B06; B06B; B06B1/00; B06B1/02; B06B1/04; B06B1/045; B07; B07B; B07B1/00; B07B1/28; B07B1/38; B07B1/42; H02K7/00; H02K7/06; H02K7/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A vibrator comprising a stationary base, a vibrating member, support means supporting said vibrating member above said base for orbital movement of the member about a generally vertical axis without substantial rotational movement of the member, said support means comprising a plurality of leaf springs disposed between said base and said vibrating member at substantially equal angular intervals around and facing said vertical axis to form a vibration system having a substantially fixed spring constant in all directions in the plane of vibration of said vibrating member, at least three armatures attached to said vibrating member and disposed around said axis, and electromagnets confronting respective armatures and actuable by a multi-phase a.c. power supply to induce periodic driving forces having phase differences therebetween thereby to cause said orbital movement of said vibrating member without said substantial rotational movement.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A vibrator comprising a stationary base, a vibrating member, support means supporting said vibrating member above said base for orbital movement of the member about a generally vertical axis without substantial rotational movement of the member, said support means comprising a plurality of leaf springs disposed between said base and said vibrating member at substantially equal angular intervals around and facing said vertical axis to form a vibration system having a substantially fixed spring constant in all directions in the plane of vibration of said vibrating member, at least three armatures attached to said vibrating member and disposed around said axis, and electromagnets confronting respective armatures and actuable by a multi-phase a.c. power supply to induce periodic driving forces having phase differences therebetween thereby to cause said orbital movement of said vibrating member without said substantial rotational movement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
A vibrator as set forth in claim 1, wherein said vibrator further comprises at least three elastic support rods disposed around said vertical axis for elastically supporting said vibrating member above said stationary base, each rod having an upper end fixed to said vibrating member and a lower end fixed to said stationary base.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A vibrator as set forth in claim 2, characterized in that the longitudinal axes of said support rods intersect at a point on said vertical axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
87 words
A vibrator as set forth in claim 1, wherein said leaf springs form first and second pairs of leaf springs disposed around said vertical axis in a generally rectangular formation wherein the springs of each pair are disposed substantially parallel to each other, the upper ends of said first pair are fixed to said vibrating member, the lower ends of said first pair are coupled to the upper ends of said second pair, and the lower ends of said second pair are fixed to said stationary base.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A vibrator as set forth in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said vibrating member has a table-like upper surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A vibrator as set forth in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said vibrating member is a dispersion table.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A vibrator as set forth in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said vibrating member is provided with a sieve.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A vibrator as set forth in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said vibrating member is a parts feeder.
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