Abrégé

A metering device (100) for metered dispensing of a bulk material (102), in particular a dry electrode material (102), comprising a metering roller (104) and a mating roller (106) which are arranged in relation to each other in such a way that a gap region (108) is formed between the metering roller (104) and the mating roller (106), wherein the metering roller (104) is rotatably mounted and can be driven in at least one direction of rotation, and a system (200) for processing a bulk material (102), in particular a dry electrode material (102), comprising such a metering device (100) and a calender and/or coating device (202) connected downstream of the metering device (100), wherein the metering device (100) is designed to feed bulk material (102) to the calender and/or coating device (202) in a metered and, in particular in the axial direction, uniformly distributed manner.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01F 11/24 - Appareils qu'il faut actionner de l'extérieur, adaptés à chaque opération répétée et identique, pour mesurer et séparer le volume prédéterminé d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent à partir d'une alimentation ou d'un récipient sans tenir compte du poids, et pour fournir ce volume avec chambres de mesure se déplaçant au cours de l'opération du type à soupapes, c.-à-d. que la séparation est effectuée par des mouvements étanches aux fluides ou aux poudres dans lesquels la chambre de mesure tourne ou oscille pour un matériau solide fluent
• G01F 13/00 - Appareils pour mesurer par volumes et déverser des fluides ou des matériaux solides fluents, non prévus dans les groupes précédents
• H01M 4/04 - Procédés de fabrication en général

Abrégé

A gravimetric metering unit includes a metering device including a container for bulk material to be metered and a base unit with a horizontally arranged conveyor for the bulk material. The container and the base unit can be separated from each other for maintenance purposes. The metering unit also comprises a frame that is equipped with at least one scale on which the metering device is supported during operation via a mounting such that the metering unit is designed for a gravimetric metering process. The mounting is connected to the container of the metering device and supports the metering device via the container. The container is provided with a rail which protrudes away from the container, and the base unit has a supporting structure which runs on the rail such that the supporting structure can be moved back and forth between an operating position and a maintenance position.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01G 13/00 - Appareils de pesée avec remplissage ou vidange automatiques pour peser des quantités données d'un produit
• G01G 17/04 - Appareils ou méthodes pour peser un produit ayant une forme ou des propriétés particulières pour peser des fluides, p. ex. des gaz, des produits pâteux
• G01G 21/23 - Supports ou suspensions de plates-formes de pesée
• G01G 21/28 - BâtisCages

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method for metering bulk material by means of a metering device which has a conveyor container (32) for bulk material to be metered and an elongated conveyor that extends through the conveyor container (32) for the bulk material, which the conveyor transports out of the conveyor container (32) to a dispensing line, wherein the bulk material located in the conveyor container (32) is stirred by a stirring mechanism (17) during the metering process and thus continuously forming bridges of bulk material are removed, wherein the area at least laterally to the conveyor in the conveyor container (32) is stirred or the active area of the steering mechanism (17) of a metering device (2) covers the area in the conveyor container (32) laterally to the conveyor.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01F 13/00 - Appareils pour mesurer par volumes et déverser des fluides ou des matériaux solides fluents, non prévus dans les groupes précédents
• B65G 33/26 - Vis

Abrégé

The invention relates to a gravimetric metering unit for bulk material, comprising a metering device (2), which has a container (8) for bulk material to be metered and a base unit (4), wherein the base unit (4) has a screw conveyor (26, 60), which is operably held in position and driven by means of a holder (28), and wherein the screw conveyor (26, 60) and the holder (28) can be axially plugged together and are designed such that they can be operably fastened to each other by means of a plug-in connection, characterized in that the plug-in connection is a magnetic connection.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 33/14 - Transporteurs rotatifs à vis ou à hélice pour matériaux solides fluents comportant une vis ou plusieurs vis enfermées dans un carter tubulaire
• B65G 33/32 - Adaptation des paliers ou des couplages pour tenir ou relier les vis

Abrégé

The invention relates to a gravimetric metering unit for bulk material, comprising a metering means (2) having a container (8) for bulk material to be metered and a base unit (4), wherein the base unit (4) has a conveyor channel that feeds into an outlet line of the metering unit (1) via a connection device having a flexible sealing element, and wherein, via the connection device, the conveyor channel can be operationally connected to the outlet line and detached from same, wherein the connection device has a magnetic securing arrangement for the operational connection of the sealing element at least to either the outlet line or the conveyor channel or to both.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 33/14 - Transporteurs rotatifs à vis ou à hélice pour matériaux solides fluents comportant une vis ou plusieurs vis enfermées dans un carter tubulaire
• B65G 69/18 - Prévention de l'échappement de la poussière

Abrégé

The gravimetric metering unit according to the invention for bulk materials has a metering device which has a container for bulk material to be metered and a base unit with a horizontally arranged conveyor for the bulk material. The container and the base unit can be separated from each other for maintenance purposes. The metering unit also comprises a frame that is equipped with at least one scale on which the metering device is supported during operation via a mounting such that the metering unit is designed for a gravimetric metering process, wherein the mounting is connected to the container of the metering device and supports the metering device via the container. The container is provided with a rail which protrudes away from the container, and the base unit has a supporting structure which runs on the rail such that the supporting structure can be moved back and forth between an operating position and a maintenance position. In this manner, an easier maintenance of the base unit is facilitated without allowing the mounting of the metering unit to be overstressed by forces exerted onto the base unit.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01G 13/00 - Appareils de pesée avec remplissage ou vidange automatiques pour peser des quantités données d'un produit
• G01G 17/04 - Appareils ou méthodes pour peser un produit ayant une forme ou des propriétés particulières pour peser des fluides, p. ex. des gaz, des produits pâteux

Abrégé

res) or is brought back again to the same. In addition the inventive control may be used to also regulate the amplitude of the carrier arrangement and the associated mass flow m to a required value.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 27/32 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour créer ou transmettre les secousses avec moyens pour commander la direction, la fréquence ou l'amplitude des vibrations ou des mouvements d'oscillation
• B65G 27/24 - Dispositifs électromagnétiques
• B65G 27/26 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour créer ou transmettre les secousses de vibrateurs, c.-à-d. de dispositifs pour produire des mouvements de haute fréquence et de petite amplitude avec accouplement élastique entre le vibrateur et le porte-charges

Abrégé

The method according to the invention provides a way to continue gravimetric weighing of bulk material during refilling of a gravimetric metered dispensing unit, and to determine the mass of the refilled bulk material using a refilling container during the filling operation material and so determine the actual mass flow discharged during refilling in real time or on average in order to adjust it to a target mass flow.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01G 13/24 - Aménagements apportés à un mécanisme de pesée pour commander le remplissage ou la vidange automatique
• G01F 1/88 - Débitmètres massiques indirects, p. ex. mesurant le débit volumétrique et la densité, la température ou la pression avec mesure de la différence de pression pour déterminer le débit volumétrique
• G01G 11/08 - Appareils pour peser au passage un produit dont l'écoulement est continuAppareils de pesée pour bande transporteuse ayant des moyens pour contrôler le taux de remplissage ou de vidange
• G01G 13/28 - Aménagements apportés à un mécanisme de pesée pour commander le remplissage ou la vidange automatique comportant la variation d'une variable électrique qui est utilisée pour commander le remplissage ou la vidange du récipient
• G01G 23/01 - Test ou calibrage des appareils de pesée
• G05D 7/06 - Commande de débits caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques

Produits et services

Machines, namely, material conveyors; material handling machines in the nature of bulk material feeders, blenders, loaders and refillers; continuous and batch feeding systems; transporting and lifting devices and lifting installations; classifiers (term considered too vague by the International Bureau - Rule 13 (2) (b) of the Regulations); industrial agitators; mixers; blowers (term considered too vague by the International Bureau - Rule 13 (2) (b) of the Regulations); cyclone separators; particle filters; industrial drying machines for use with bulk materials; rotary valves for use with material handling systems; dust separators; replacement parts for the foregoing goods. Electrical controllers for material handling machines and motors; level meters (term considered too vague by the International Bureau - Rule 13 (2) (b) of the Regulations); flow meters; conveyor belt mass/rate meters; conveyor belt scales; weighing devices (term considered too vague by the International Bureau - Rule 13 (2) (b) of the Regulations); load cells for measuring mass, weight or force; dosing apparatus (term considered too vague by the International Bureau - Rule 13 (2) (b) of the Regulations); weighing belts for feeding and measuring weight of material in powder or granule form; weight feeders; weight belt feeders; replacement parts for the foregoing goods. Air filters; heating, cooling, dehumidification, drying and ventilating apparatus for bulk material processing; industrial drying machines for the drying of bulk materials; replacement parts for the foregoing goods.

Produits et services

Machines, namely, material conveyors; material handling machines in the nature of bulk material feeders, blenders, loaders and refillers; classifiers being machines for sorting and removing non-conforming materials; mixing machines for industrial applications; power-operated blowers; cyclone separators; particulate filters for material handling machines in the nature of material feeders, blenders, loaders and refillers; rotary valves being parts of machines for use with material handling systems; dust separators; replacement parts for the foregoing goods Electrical controllers for material handling machines and motors; flow meters; conveyor belt scales; weighing devices, namely, scales; electrical transducers, namely, load cells for measuring mass, weight, or force; dosing apparatus, namely, machines for dispensing pre-determined dosages of bulk materials of chemicals, alumina, plastics and food; replacement parts for the foregoing goods

Abrégé

The invention relates to a vibratory conveyor comprising a drive unit that generates a vibration movement during operation, and a conveying element arranged on the drive unit, wherein the drive unit comprises a support arrangement for the conveying element, which is mounted on a rear section on the carrier arrangement and has a freely extending section, and a spring-elastic vibration arrangement is provided on the front section of the conveying element, said vibration arrangement being arranged and designed in such a way that it oscillates with respect to the oscillation of the drive arrangement with phase displacement counter to the phase displacement of the conveying element.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 27/32 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour créer ou transmettre les secousses avec moyens pour commander la direction, la fréquence ou l'amplitude des vibrations ou des mouvements d'oscillation
• B65G 27/08 - Supports ou pièces de montage pour porte-charges, p. ex. châssis, bases de support, dispositifs à ressort
• B65G 27/30 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour créer ou transmettre les secousses avec possibilités d'équilibrage dynamique au moyen d'une masse se déplaçant en sens opposé, p. ex. un second transporteur

Abrégé

The method according to the invention provides that the gravimetric weighing is to be continued during the refilling of a gravimetric metering device (1) for bulk material, in addition the refilled bulk material mass is to be determined during refilling via a refilling container (3) in order to determine in real time or on average the actual mass flow which is output during refilling and to control it with regard to a desired mass flow.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01G 13/24 - Aménagements apportés à un mécanisme de pesée pour commander le remplissage ou la vidange automatique
• G01F 1/76 - Dispositifs pour mesurer le débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent
• G01G 11/00 - Appareils pour peser au passage un produit dont l'écoulement est continuAppareils de pesée pour bande transporteuse
• G01G 13/00 - Appareils de pesée avec remplissage ou vidange automatiques pour peser des quantités données d'un produit

Abrégé

The invention relates to a vibratory conveyor comprising a drive unit (4) that generates a vibration movement during operation, and a conveying element arranged on the drive unit, wherein the drive unit (4) comprises a support arrangement for the conveying element, which is mounted on a rear section (8a) on the carrier arrangement (5) and has a freely extending section (8b), anda spring-elastic vibration arrangement is provided on the front section (8b) of the conveying element (6), said vibration arrangement being arranged and designed in such a way that it oscillates with respect to the oscillation of the drive arrangement with phase displacement counter to the phase displacement of the conveying element.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 27/30 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour créer ou transmettre les secousses avec possibilités d'équilibrage dynamique au moyen d'une masse se déplaçant en sens opposé, p. ex. un second transporteur
• B65G 27/28 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour créer ou transmettre les secousses avec possibilités d'équilibrage dynamique
• B65G 27/32 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour créer ou transmettre les secousses avec moyens pour commander la direction, la fréquence ou l'amplitude des vibrations ou des mouvements d'oscillation
• B65G 43/00 - Dispositifs de commande, p. ex. de sécurité, d'alarme ou de correction des erreurs

Abrégé

b) when the vibratory feeder (30, 40, 60, 90, 100) is in operation are provided. The mass flow emitted by the vibratory feeder (30, 40, 60, 90, 100) can be easily changed without a time delay which can therefore improve the control of the vibratory feeder.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 27/32 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour créer ou transmettre les secousses avec moyens pour commander la direction, la fréquence ou l'amplitude des vibrations ou des mouvements d'oscillation
• B65G 27/08 - Supports ou pièces de montage pour porte-charges, p. ex. châssis, bases de support, dispositifs à ressort
• B65G 27/16 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour créer ou transmettre les secousses de vibrateurs, c.-à-d. de dispositifs pour produire des mouvements de haute fréquence et de petite amplitude
• B65G 27/26 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour créer ou transmettre les secousses de vibrateurs, c.-à-d. de dispositifs pour produire des mouvements de haute fréquence et de petite amplitude avec accouplement élastique entre le vibrateur et le porte-charges

Abrégé

The vibration conveyor has a drive unit (4) which has a vibration drive (10), a support assembly (5) which has a conveyor element for material to be conveyed, and a controller (26) for the vibration drive (10). The drive unit (10) is equipped with an acceleration sensor (27) which detects the current acceleration of the drive unit (4) when the vibration conveyor (25) is being operated, and the controller (26) is designed to generate a control variable for the vibration drive (10) using a current acceleration signal of the acceleration sensor (26) such that the support assembly (5) substantially vibrates at its resonant frequency (fres), thus allowing the acceleration of a drive unit (4) of the vibration conveyor (25) to be detected during operation and a control variable for a vibration drive (10) to be generated therefrom such that a support assembly (5) of the vibration conveyor (25) vibrates more closely to its resonant frequency (fres) or is returned towards same. The amplitude of the support assembly (4) and the connected mass flow ṁ can additionally be regulated to a target value by means of the controller (28) according to the invention.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 27/32 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour créer ou transmettre les secousses avec moyens pour commander la direction, la fréquence ou l'amplitude des vibrations ou des mouvements d'oscillation

Abrégé

The invention relates to a vibratory conveyor comprising a support arrangement (8), for carrying out a vibrational movement when in operation, for a conveyor element in which material (12) which is to be conveyed is conveyed, also comprising a drive arrangement (5) for the support arrangement (8) and a bearing arrangement (3) which initiates vibrational oscillations of the vibratory conveyor (1, 30, 40, 60, 90, 100) reducing in the base (2). Means which suppress a movement of the vertical components due to the vibratory movement of the front end (10a) of the conveyor element from that of the rear end (10b) when the vibratory conveyor (30, 40, 60, 90, 100) is in operation are provided. The mass flow emitted by the vibratory conveyor (30, 40, 60, 90, 100) can be easily changed without a time delay which can therefore improve the control of the vibratory conveyor.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 27/32 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour créer ou transmettre les secousses avec moyens pour commander la direction, la fréquence ou l'amplitude des vibrations ou des mouvements d'oscillation
• B65G 27/16 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour créer ou transmettre les secousses de vibrateurs, c.-à-d. de dispositifs pour produire des mouvements de haute fréquence et de petite amplitude
• B65G 27/08 - Supports ou pièces de montage pour porte-charges, p. ex. châssis, bases de support, dispositifs à ressort

Produits et services

Machines, namely, material conveyors; material handling machines in the nature of bulk material feeders, blenders, loaders and refillers; continuous and batch feeding systems; industrial agitators; mixers; conveying equipment, namely, blowers; cyclone separators; particle filters; industrial drying machines for use with bulk materials; rotary valves for use with material handling systems; weight feeders, weigh-belt feeders; structural and replacement parts for the foregoing goods. Electrical controllers for material handling machines; flow meters; conveyor belt mass/rate meters; conveyor belt scales; acoustic controllers; digital electronic scales; load cells for measuring mass, weight or force; weighing scales, weighing belts for feeding and measuring weight of material in powder or granule form; structural and replacement parts for the foregoing goods. Industrial drying machines for the drying of bulk materials, forage, chemicals and plastic granules; structural and replacement parts for the foregoing goods.

Produits et services

Materials processing equipment, namely, pneumatic conveyors and material conveyor machines and subparts, components, and replacements parts of the aforementioned goods

Produits et services

Material conveyers (machines); bulk material feeders (machines); bulk material blenders (machines); bulk material loaders (machines); bulk material refillers (machines); continuous and batch feeders (machines); industrial agitators; blending machines; blowers; cyclone separators; particle filters as parts of machines; rotary valves for material handling machines; parts of the aforementioned goods, as far as included in this class. Electrical controllers for material handling machines; flow meters; weight feeders; weigh-belt feeders; digital electronic scales; load cells for measuring mass, weight or force; parts of the aforementioned goods, as far as included in this class. Industrial drying machines for the drying of bulk materials; parts of the aforementioned goods, as far as included in this class.

Produits et services

Material conveyor machines; bulk material feeder machines; bulk material blender machines; bulk material loader machines; bulk material refiller machines; continuous and batch feeder machines; blending machines for chemical processing and for blending plastic materials; power-operated blowers; cyclone separators; rotary valves for material handling machines; and structural and replacements parts of the aforementioned goods Electrical controllers for material handling machines; flow meters; weight feeders, namely, weighing scales, weigh-belt feeders, namely, weighing belts for feeding and measuring weight of material in powder or granule form; digital electronic scales; load cell instruments for measuring mass, weight or force; and structural and replacements parts of the aforementioned goods [ Industrial drying machines for the drying of bulk materials, namely, forage, chemicals and plastic granules; and structural and replacements parts of the aforementioned goods ]

Produits et services

Machines, namely, material conveyors; material handling machines in the nature of bulk material feeders, blenders, loaders and refillers; continuous and batch feeding systems; industrial agitators; mixers; conveying equipment, namely, blowers; cyclone separators; particle filters; industrial drying machines for use with bulk materials; rotary valves for use with material handling systems; replacement parts for the foregoing goods Electrical controllers for material handling machines; flow meters; conveyor belt mass/rate meters; conveyor belt scales; acoustic controllers; digital electronic scales; load cells for measuring mass, weight or force; replacement parts for the foregoing goods

Abrégé

In a material handling system having a material feeder, a material container may be configured to discharge material to the material feeder and a process aid may be engaged with the material container, a method including determining a process indicator associated with a material flow characteristic of the feeder during operation of the feeder, determining a difference between the process indicator and an indicator threshold value, adjusting the operation of the process aid based on the value of the difference determined above between the process indicator and the indicator threshold value.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01F 15/02 - Mécanismes d'alimentation ou d'évacuation

Abrégé

In a material handling system having a material feeder, a material container may be configured to discharge material to the material feeder and a process aid may be engaged with the material container, a method including determining a process indicator associated with a material flow characteristic of the feeder during operation of the feeder, determining a difference between the process indicator and an indicator threshold value, adjusting the operation of the process aid based on the value of the difference determined above between the process indicator and the indicator threshold value.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 17/00 - Équipement ou méthodes de traitement de données ou de calcul numérique, spécialement adaptés à des fonctions spécifiques
• G06F 5/00 - Procédés ou dispositions pour la conversion de données, sans modification de l'ordre ou du contenu des données maniées
• G05D 13/00 - Commande de la vitesse linéaireCommande de la vitesse angulaireCommande de l'accélération ou de la décélération, p. ex. d'une machine motrice

Abrégé

A device for metering bulk material includes a drive unit as well as a metering unit encompassing a metering module, a receptacle, and a stirring apparatus. A gear can be provided between the metering module and a wheel. The metering module is provided with an outlet. A quick coupling element is disposed on an axis in order for the metering unit to be designed as a replaceable unit. The metering unit can be swiveled about the axis when the quick coupling element is engaged such that the wheel can be non-positively contacted with driving means. A plate is used as a cover.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01F 11/20 - Appareils qu'il faut actionner de l'extérieur, adaptés à chaque opération répétée et identique, pour mesurer et séparer le volume prédéterminé d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent à partir d'une alimentation ou d'un récipient sans tenir compte du poids, et pour fournir ce volume avec chambres de mesure se déplaçant au cours de l'opération du type à soupapes, c.-à-d. que la séparation est effectuée par des mouvements étanches aux fluides ou aux poudres dans lesquels la chambre de mesure tourne ou oscille

Abrégé

A bulk materials pump feeder having a housing and a rotating drive rotor for transferring material from an inlet to an outlet of the housing. The drive rotor has a hub. Drive disks extend away from the hub toward a housing inner wall and have a compliant edge configured to deflect or compress when presented with pinched material rather than jamming.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 31/04 - Dispositifs mécaniques de projection d'objets ou matériaux solides comportant des disques, des tambours ou des impulseurs rotatifs analogues

Abrégé

A bulk materials pump feeder having a housing and a rotating drive rotor for transferring material from an inlet to an outlet of the housing. The drive rotor has a hub. Drive disks extend away from the hub toward a housing inner wall and have a compliant edge configured to deflect or compress when presented with pinched material rather than jamming.

Classes IPC  ?

• F01D 1/36 - "Machines" ou machines motrices à déplacement non positif, p. ex. turbines à vapeur caractérisées par un rotor non muni d'aubes, p. ex. comportant des trous forés utilisant le frottement du fluide

Produits et services

(1) Controllers for materials feeders, materials feeders motors and materials feeders controllers: load cells. (2) Electrical controllers for bulk materials feeders and motors; electrical controllers for bulk materials feeders controllers; load cells.