Incline belt conveyor with longitudinal belt guards and methods of preventing seed entering between the belt and a curvilinear structure
US12402555B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF26B2200/08
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An agricultural incline conveyor having belt guards extending longitudinally through a curvilinear portion from a tail inlet to a head outlet. The belt guards protect linear edges of a belt within the curvilinear portion during mixing operations. A plurality of mixing baffles positioned within the curvilinear portion induce turbulent backflow of a metered stream of seed being transported through the curvilinear portion. The longitudinal guards prevent the loss of transported seed from entering between the belt and a trough of the curvilinear portion.
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