INVESTIGATIONS OF THE TRANSPORT POSSIBILITIES OF A NEW VIBRATORY CONVEYOR EQUIPPED WITH A SINGLE ELECTRO-VIBRATOR

Abstract

In the present study, a new vibratory conveyor (patent pending) equipped with a single electro-vibrator intended for an accurate material dosage is investigated. The possibilities of material transportation in the circum-resonant zone were investigated analytically and by simulations [1]. Furthermore, the dependencies of the transport velocity of the tested conveyor as functions of the excitation frequency were determined. Favorable excitation frequencies at transports in the main and reversal directions were found, and the high usefulness of the machine in the production lines requiring accurate material dosage was indicated. A control strategy allowing for a sudden stop of the transported material was also proposed.