System for offloading covered hopper railcar
US12030733B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G65/46
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for offloading a covered hopper railcar includes first and second auger-based conveyors. The first conveyor is adapted to fit partially under a covered hopper railcar's offloading gate when the covered hopper railcar is at rest on track rails such that a portion of the first conveyor is located to a side of the track rails. The first conveyor has a first opening in a top thereof adapted to be coupled to the offloading gate, and has a second opening in the portion thereof located to the side of the track rails. The second opening is in a bottom of the first conveyor. The second conveyor is coupled to the second opening of the first conveyor.
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