Material processing screen plant drive system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11839900-B2
Application number	US-202217575886-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 14, 2022
Priority date	Aug 22, 2016
Publication date	Dec 12, 2023
Grant date	Dec 12, 2023

Abstract

A screen drive for a mobile material processing screen which can be at a travel width without having to fold or disable the screen drive. The screen drive system includes a drive motor, which is tucked at least partially under the vibrating screen; a sheave, having a double row ball bearing being supported by a shaft; a belt, coupling sheave and drive motor; a drive shaft coupled to a first universal joint, and a second universal joint, which is coupled to an opposing end of the drive shaft and to sheave.

First claim

We claim:

1. A mobile material processing vibrating screen plant, comprising:
a vibrating screen plant with a predetermined travel width dimension;
a walkway disposed on said vibrating screen plant which is sized and located to permit ambulation of a person thereon;
a screen drive system operatively coupled to a vibrating screen disposed on said vibrating screen plant, said screen drive system configured with:
a drive motor, which is disposed at least partially below a level of the vibrating screen;
a sheave;
a belt, coupling the sheave and the drive motor;
a first shaft coupled to said sheave;
an interface;
a bearing;
said screen drive system further being deployed to drive the vibrating screen without needing to be reconfigured to attain said predetermined travel width dimension;
wherein said interface is coupled to said first shaft;
a second shaft;
said first shaft is a drive shaft coupled through a first universal joint to said sheave; and
said second shaft is a stub-shaft.

2. A method of processing material with a vibrating screen plant at multiple locations comprising the steps of:
providing, at a first location, a vibrating screen plant, of a type being configured to be transported, and which has a screen drive system with:
a drive motor, which is located at least partially below a level of a vibrating screen;
a sheave;
a belt, coupling said sheave and said drive motor;
a drive shaft coupled to a first joint;
a second joint, which is coupled to an opposing end of the drive shaft and to said sheave; and
a second shaft, which is a stub-shaft;

operating said vibrating screen plant at said first location;
transporting said vibrating screen plant to a second location without reconfiguring said screen drive system; and
operating said vibrating screen plant at said second location.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said bearing is a double row ball bearing.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said first joint is a universal joint.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said step of transporting is done by coupling a semi-tractor to a portion and pulling the vibrating screen plant on a roadway.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said portion is a portion of said vibrating screen plant.

7. A mobile material processing vibrating screen plant, comprising:
a vibrating screen plant with a predetermined travel width dimension;
a portion of said vibrating screen plant which is sized and located to permit ambulation of a person thereon;
a screen drive system operatively coupled to a vibrating screen disposed on said vibrating screen plant, said screen drive system configured with:
a drive motor, which is disposed at least partially below a level of the vibrating screen;
a sheave;
a belt, coupling the sheave and the drive motor;
a first shaft coupled to said sheave;
an interface;
a bearing;
said screen drive system further being deployed to drive the vibrating screen without needing to be reconfigured to attain said predetermined travel width dimension;
wherein said interface is coupled to said first shaft;
a second shaft; and
said first shaft is a drive shaft coupled to said sheave.

8. The mobile material processing vibrating screen plant of claim 7 wherein said second shaft is a stub-shaft.

9. The mobile material processing vibrating screen plant of claim 8 wherein said first shaft is a drive shaft coupled through a first universal joint to said sheave.

Assignees

• Terex Usa Llc

Inventors

• Carter Rex Mikle
• Stemper Michael Peter
• Ross Alexander Evan
• Mumm Ryan Anthony

Classifications

• B07B1/005 Primary

  Transportable screening plants · CPC title

• B07B1/36

  jigging or moving to-and-fro in more than one direction · CPC title

• B07B1/42

  Drive mechanisms, regulating or controlling devices, or balancing devices, specially adapted for screens · CPC title

• B07B13/16

  Feed or discharge arrangements · CPC title