US5285930A
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Method of dosing fibres
Assignee: Skako AS
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Filing: 1991-03-27
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Granted: 1994-02-15
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Expires: 2011-03-27
Abstract
Abstract In a method of dosing fibers, such as steel fibers to be mixed in concrete, a supply of fibers (5) is stored in first vibration feeder (2) and is moved from this by means of a second vibration feeder (3). For each dosing operation, a proportioned quantity of fibers (5) is transferred at a stepless rate or a stepwise declining rate from the first to the second vibration feeder (2, 3) while the second vibration feeder (3) stands still. This vibration feeder (3) then transports the transferred fiber quantity further on to the subsequent process while the first vibration feeder (2) stands still. The fibers can hereby be dosed more accurately and uniformly than known before.
Inventors
- 👤 Niels H. Nielsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:47
CPC Classifications
B; B28; B28C; B28C5/00; B28C5/40; B28C5/404; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S177/00; Y10S177/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A method of dosing fibres to be mixed in concrete, said method comprising: storing a supply of fibres in a first vibration feeder having a trough for containing fibres and for transporting fibres by the action of a wall of the trough on the fibres, transferring a quantity of fibres proportioned for a dosing operation by vibrations of the first feeder from the first to a second feeder having a trough for containing fibres and for transporting fibres by the action of a wall of the trough on the fibres, while said second vibration feeder stands still, transporting the transferred fibre quantity from said second vibration feeder while the first vibration feeder stands still, and transferring fibres from said second vibration feeder into a concrete mixture being mixed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
128 words
A method of dosing fibres to be mixed in concrete, said method comprising: storing a supply of fibres in a first vibration feeder having a trough for containing fibres and for transporting fibres by the action of a wall of the trough on the fibres, transferring a quantity of fibres proportioned for a dosing operation by vibrations of the first feeder from the first to a second feeder having a trough for containing fibres and for transporting fibres by the action of a wall of the trough on the fibres, while said second vibration feeder stands still, transporting the transferred fibre quantity from said second vibration feeder while the first vibration feeder stands still, and transferring fibres from said second vibration feeder into a concrete mixture being mixed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the fibres are transferred from the first vibration feeder to the second vibration feeder at an initially relatively great rate and substantially at an end phase at a considerable lower relative rate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the vibrations are generated by a first electromagnetic vibrator and the second vibration feeder is positioned on electronic weighing cells for fixing of an instantaneous amplitude of the vibrations of the first vibration feeder by signals which the weighing cells apply to a preprogrammed control unit to which the first vibrator is connected.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein a vibrator of the second vibration feeder is activated by signals which are applied via a control unit according to a process for which the fibres are to be used.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the fibres are transferred through a net or a grate which is positioned on the first vibration feeder substantially transversely to a direction in which the fibres are moved on said first vibration feeder when transferred to the second vibration feeder during the dosing operation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein the net or grate is positioned at a distance behind an outlet edge of the first vibration feeder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the vibrations of the first feeder are at a stepless rate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the vibrations of the first feeder are at a stepwise declining rate.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of dosing fibres to be mixed in concrete, said method comprising: storing a supply of fibres in a first vibration feeder, transferring a quantity of fibres proportioned for a dosing operation from the first to a second vibration feeder while said second vibration feeder stands still, transporting the transferred fibre quantity from said second vibration feeder while the first vibration feeder stands still, and transferring through a net or a grate positioned on the first vibration feeder substantially transversely to the direction of transport of the fibres.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of dosing fibres to be mixed in concrete, said method comprising: storing a supply of fibres in a first vibration feeder, transferring a quantity of fibres proportioned for a dosing operation from the first to a second vibration feeder while said second vibration feeder stands still, transporting the transferred fibre quantity from said second vibration feeder while the first vibration feeder stands still, and transferring through a net or a grate positioned on the first vibration feeder substantially transversely to the direction of transport of the fibres.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
84 words
A method of dosing fibres to be mixed in concrete, said method comprising: storing a supply of fibres in a first vibration feeder, transferring a quantity of fibres proportioned for a dosing operation from the first to a second vibration feeder while said second vibration feeder stands still, transporting the transferred fibre quantity from said second vibration feeder while the first vibration feeder stands still, and positioning a net or a grate at a distance behind an outlet edge of the first vibration feeder.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
84 words
A method of dosing fibres to be mixed in concrete, said method comprising: storing a supply of fibres in a first vibration feeder, transferring a quantity of fibres proportioned for a dosing operation from the first to a second vibration feeder while said second vibration feeder stands still, transporting the transferred fibre quantity from said second vibration feeder while the first vibration feeder stands still, and positioning a net or a grate at a distance behind an outlet edge of the first vibration feeder.
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