Shaker Conveyors
Shaker Conveyor is a conveyor consisting of a length of metal troughs, with suitable supports, to which a reciprocating motion is imparted by drives. Shaker conveyors were originally designed for and are still commonly used in the stamping industry to remove scrap from automatic, progressive stamping dies. Shaker conveyors are ideal for a variety of flat conveying applications.
A drive mechanism for a shaker conveyor is disclosed in which a drive unit is supported on a mounting beam and has an output crank connected through a pull rod to a Conveyors trough such that the puller rod undergoes movement in a plane substantially parallel to the direction of movement of the trough. The drive unit is rotatable relative to the mounting beam in a manner to selectively vary the acceleration characteristics of the conveyor trough, and has a self-contained internal lubricating system which provides improved quiet operation.