Conveyor apparatus for unloading packages from shipping containers
US8464859B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G41/002
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor apparatus comprising a frame removably connectable to an extendable conveyor and a pivoting conveyor coupled to the frame. The pivoting conveyor includes a slewing conveyor section pivotally coupled to the frame for pivotal movement about a generally vertical axis, and a tiltable conveyor section having one end pivotally coupled to the slewing conveyor section for pivotal movement about a generally horizontal axis and an opposing free end shaped for receiving objects being unloaded from the shipping container. Each section includes a conveying surface for conveying the objects from the free end of the tiltable conveyor section, and toward the extendable conveyor. The free end of the tiltable conveyor section can be moved from side-to-side by pivoting the slewing conveyor section about the vertical axis, and can be moved up and down by pivoting the tiltable conveyor section about the horizontal axis independent of the slewing conveyor section.
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