OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001757

Cooling vibration exciter apparatus

Published: 2026-09-15T19:08:29.838229Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001757
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

The specification discloses exciter apparatus (40) having an exciter housing
(50), at least one bearing means (108) supporting at least one driven shaft
(68, 69) carrying eccentric mass means (107), the exciter housing having an
array of bore passages (91) extending from an upper wall (51) of the exciter
housing (50) to a lower wall (53) of the exciter housing (50), and amounting
structure plate (60) securable to mineral processing or handling equipment
intended to be vibrated by said exciter apparatus (40), said mounting
structure plate (60) having an array of fastener receiving zones (98) whereby
elongated fastener means (99) can pass through the bore passages (91) from the
upper wall (51) to be engaged in the fastener receiving zones (98), said
exciter apparatus further including a pair of bearing members (109, 110)
supporting a pair of driven shafts (68, 69) having intermeshing gears, each of
the bearing members (109, 110) and intermeshing gears having individual liquid
lubrication sump zones (100, 103, 104) separate from one another, and cooling
means (140) for cooling moving parts of the exciter apparatus (40).

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001757
Published 2026-09-15T19:08:29.838229Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001757