Auxiliary conveying apparatus for use with mobile articulated conveyors
US5163545A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G41/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An auxilliary conveying apparatus for receiving and conveying mined ore from the discharge bridge or a mobile articulated conveyor. The apparatus includes an endless belt conveyor that is disposed at an angle between first and second stationary conveyors that intersect at right angles to one another. A first portion of the endless belt conveyor extends under a portion of the first, upstream stationary conveyor while a second portion of the endless belt conveyor extends over a portion of the second, downstream stationary conveyor. Guide rails are provided to guide the discharge bridge in a predetermined curvilinear path over the endless belt conveyor to enable the discharge bridge to deposit material thereupon. Other guide rails or tracks are supplied to guide the mobile articulated conveyor discharge in a predetermined path that is adjacent to the first and second conveyors and endless belt conveyor that is suited to its inherent turning radius. Transition rails are provided for connecting the guide rails located on the first and second stationary conveyors to the guide rails located on the endless belt conveyor.
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