Variable height silo charge system
US4954036A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G65/32
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for depositing particulate matter into a storage silo having a system of containers which are alternately filled at the top of said silo and lowered into said silo where the particulate matter is deposited, free falling only a short distance onto the top of previously deposited particulate matter. In a second embodiment, the particulate matter is deposited onto a conveyor having containers formed thereon, transporting said particulate matter down into said silo and depositing said particulate matter onto a second conveyor which distributes particulate matter onto the previously deposit particulate matter, said second conveyor being maintained at a certain height above the level of the previously deposited particular matter.
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