Bulk material handling system
US6503042B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G67/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for conveying bulk material generally consisting of a support, a guide member defining a passageway providing a circuitous path, having a base section supported on the support and a section cantilevered relative to the support; at least two sprockets disposed in such passageway and rotatably supported on the guide member, one of such sprockets being disposed in the cantilevered section of the guide member and having a substantially vertically disposed axis of rotation; a rope assembly including an endless rope disposed in the passageway along the circuitous path and reeved around the sprockets, and a plurality of discs spaced along such rope, and a motor for driving one of the sprockets, wherein the guide member includes a inlet communicating with the passageway for feeding material therein and a discharge outlet communicating with the passageway about a portion of the periphery of the one socket.
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