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US 10,308,438 B1Granted
Control apparatus for conveyor of particulate material
AssigneeMaguire Super-Shield Ltd.
InventorDennis R. Maguire
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Abstract
A control apparatus for use with a stone spreader vehicle improves the control of particulate material travelling on a conveyor. The control apparatus has an endless belt supported about a plurality of rollers, a capture volume at its leading edge for receiving the incoming particulate material on the conveyor, and a release volume at its trailing edge for releasing the particulate material from the control apparatus.
Claims7
A control apparatus for controlling the conveyance of particulate material on a conveyor, comprising:
- a leading edge and a trailing edge;
- a frame;
- a plurality of horizontally aligned intermediate rollers rotatably attached to the frame;
- a leading edge roller rotatably attached to the frame forward and above the plurality of intermediate rollers;
- a trailing edge roller rotatably attached to the frame rearward and above the plurality of intermediate rollers;
- an endless belt mounted and supported on the leading edge roller, trailing edge roller, and plurality of intermediate rollers;
- a capture volume beneath the endless belt at the leading edge of the frame;
- and
- a release volume beneath the endless belt at the trailing edge of the frame;
- wherein the plurality of intermediate rollers define a plane and the endless belt forms a first angle between the leading edge roller and the adjacent intermediate roller and a second angle between the trailing edge roller and the adjacent intermediate roller relative to the plane;
- and
- wherein the first angle is greater than the second angle.
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