Shuttle spreading conveyor
US4411578A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1981 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G69/045
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved conveyor system with a leveling device for preventing the accumulation of material into distinct ridges at the top of the discharge pile and thus increasing the storage capacity of bins. A pivoting drag device is hung from the undercarriage of a shuttle conveyor so that, as the conveyor is moved across the material, the drag knocks the tops off the previously formed ridges and provides room for storage of material to a greater height.
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