US4872546A
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Screw conveyor device
Assignee: DETLEF HEGEMANN INDUSTIETECHNIK GmbH
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Filing: 1987-12-22
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Granted: 1989-10-10
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Expires: 2007-12-22
Abstract
Abstract A screw conveyor device for pourable material has a tubular or hose-like housing which near to one end is provided with an inlet opening and near to the other end with an outlet opening for the conveyed material, also a flexible core which extends through the housing and which is surrounded by at least one drivable feed coil consisting of wire or strip material, and a drive motor connected to one end of the housing. The core is rotatably mounted at both ends of the housing and driven by the drive motor in common with or relative to the feed coil or coils. It is possible for one or two feed coils to be provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Erich A. Hindermann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:41
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G33/00; B65G33/08; B65G33/14; B65G33/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A screw conveyor device for pourable material comprising a tubular housing which has an inlet opening for material to be conveyed and has an outlet opening for conveyed material spaced from said inlet, a rotatable flexible central shaft extending through the housing, at least one drivable feed coil surrounding the rotatable shaft, a retaining member, consisting of an elastic material, supporting said at least one feed coil at both ends of the flexible core, means rotatable mounting the shaft at both ends of the housing, and a drive motor at one end of the housing connected to drive the shaft and said at least one feed coil to rotate; wherein said at least one feed coil is connected at at least one end to the flexible shaft in a manner precluding relative rotation and wherein said at least one feed coil is supported without clearance on the flexible shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A screw conveyor device for pourable material comprising a tubular housing which has an inlet opening for material to be conveyed and has an outlet opening for conveyed material spaced from said inlet, a rotatable flexible central shaft extending through the housing, at least one drivable feed coil surrounding the rotatable shaft, a retaining member, consisting of an elastic material, supporting said at least one feed coil at both ends of the flexible core, means rotatable mounting the shaft at both ends of the housing, and a drive motor at one end of the housing connected to drive the shaft and said at least one feed coil to rotate; wherein said at least one feed coil is connected at at least one end to the flexible shaft in a manner precluding relative rotation and wherein said at least one feed coil is supported without clearance on the flexible shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A screw conveyor device as claimed in claim 1, where said at least one feed coil is a wire material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A screw conveyor device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second feed coil which surrounds the flexible shaft with a clearance adapted to the grain size of the material to be conveyed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A screw conveyor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one feed coil is of wire material having a circular cross-section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A screw conveyor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one feed coil is of strip material having a rounded-cornered, rectangular cross-section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A screw conveyor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one feed coil is of resilient and corrosion-resistant material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A screw conveyor device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at least one feed coil is a spring steel material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A screw conveyor device as claimed in claims 1, wherein the flexible core is a resiliently flexible plastics material.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
170 words
A method for conveying a material comprising introducing the material into a screw conveyor device comprising a tubular housing which has an inlet opening for material to be conveyed and has an outlet opening for conveyed material spaced from said inlet, a flexible shaft extending through the housing, at least on derivable feed coil surrounding the shaft, a retaining member, consisting of an elastic material, supporting said at least one feed coil at both ends of the flexible core, means rotatably mounting the shaft at both ends of the housing, and a drive motor at one end of the housing connected to drive the shaft and said at least one feed coil to rotate, wherein said at least one feed coil is connected at at least one end to the flexible shaft in a manner precluding relative rotation and wherein said at least one feed coil is supported without clearance on the flexible shaft and rotating the at least one feed coil and the flexible core at a common rate.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
170 words
A method for conveying a material comprising introducing the material into a screw conveyor device comprising a tubular housing which has an inlet opening for material to be conveyed and has an outlet opening for conveyed material spaced from said inlet, a flexible shaft extending through the housing, at least on derivable feed coil surrounding the shaft, a retaining member, consisting of an elastic material, supporting said at least one feed coil at both ends of the flexible core, means rotatably mounting the shaft at both ends of the housing, and a drive motor at one end of the housing connected to drive the shaft and said at least one feed coil to rotate, wherein said at least one feed coil is connected at at least one end to the flexible shaft in a manner precluding relative rotation and wherein said at least one feed coil is supported without clearance on the flexible shaft and rotating the at least one feed coil and the flexible core at a common rate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The screw conveyor of claim 3, further comprising an elastic spacer positioned between said second coil and said shaft.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-10-09 | 1993-04-10 | 1993-10-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-10-09 | 1997-04-10 | 1997-10-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-10-09 | 2001-04-10 | 2001-10-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |