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US 10,292,334 B2Granted
Dump unit
AssigneeBritish American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
InventorsJeronimo Scremin, Alex Rodrigo Villa, Vando Braz De Oliveira
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Abstract
A dump unit comprises a main chassis (2); a metallic body (3) for containing a bulk material, wherein the bulk material can be discharged from one end of the metallic body; a hydraulic actuator (8) for lifting the discharge end of the metallic body with respect to the chassis; and at least one metallic conveyor (E) located on the floor of the body (3), which is operable to discharge the bulk material from the body.
Claims11
A dump unit for use in mechanical harvesting of tobacco comprising:
- a main chassis;
- a coupling at a forward end of the chassis;
- a door at a rearward end of the chassis, the door having an open position and a closed position;
- a metallic body for containing a bulk material comprising tobacco leaves, the metallic body having a floor and side walls, wherein the bulk material can be discharged from one end of the metallic body;
- a hydraulic actuator attached between the chassis and the floor of the metallic body for lifting the discharge end of the metallic body with respect to the chassis;
- at least one metallic conveyor comprising a metallic conveyor belt located on the floor of the body, which is operable to discharge the bulk material from the body, wherein the metallic conveyor belt has an adjustable operating speed which is between 0.04 and 1.4 m/s;
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- a hydraulic motor for driving the conveyer.
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