Grain bin unload trough conveyor auger hanger assembly and method
US11952218B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01F25/2018
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A grain bin unload conveyor trough can have a wall profile including a lowermost curved wall portion. Lower portions of a pair of side walls can be spaced laterally from each other at a first interior lateral width, and upper portions of the side walls can be spaced laterally from each other at a second interior lateral width that is greater than the first interior lateral width. A shelf portion of each side wall can extend laterally outwardly from the lower to the upper portion of the side walls. An auger hanger can extend laterally across the conveyor trough and can be supported on the shelf portions of the side walls. The auger hanger can extend down to hold an auger shaft of a grain bin unload conveyor auger in the conveyor trough centrally within the first interior lateral width between the lower portions of the side walls.
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