BTW - i am actually a newly grad mechanical engineer - and would love to have discussions relating this with any like minded people - wether they know a solution or just interested in my progess.
Adjustable "hood" - deflector - for conveyor
I need an adjustable hood to deflect material coming off the conveyor...
I was planning on making a system that can horizontally adjust, as well as the angle - to compensate for possible varying flow rates of the conveyor..
initially i was...
If a pneumatic actuator is connected directly to a roughly 150 kg metal plate... and this whole system is mounted horizontally... then would the downward force of the plate be harmful to the normal operation when fully extended? Or is it simply a matter of increasing the bore of the actuator?
The problem: I was planning on using pneumatic linear actuators for a deflector - to direct the material from a conveyor, correctly down the chute - and i needed the deflector to be adjustable. The deflector itself is made out of chromium carbide clad plate, it will weigh atleast 100 kilos or...