US 10,370,184 B2Granted

Tilt-less liner apparatus and system for unloading bulk cargo

AssigneeD&BD Marketing d/b/a Bulk Flow

InventorOswaldo Mino

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Abstract

A tilt-less liner apparatus and system for unloading bulk cargo from a container liner using a first layer on the container liner floor having a friction reducing top layer and a friction enhancing bottom layer to secure first layer against movement. A second layer of flexible high strength material folded in over lapping multiple pre-folded sections from at least two to eight folded stacked layers are used to cover the friction reducing top first layer. The second layer is connected to a coiling means and motor for coiling up and removing the second layer from the container over the friction reducing top layer of the first layer and the bulk cargo comes out with the second layer into a hopper provided with means for bulk product distribution. Vibrators, depth measuring devices and speed controls are provided to control bulk cargo unloading and prevent blockage build up.

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Dependent claims

A tilt-less liner apparatus and system for unloading bulk cargo from a container liner placed in a container which container liner has been loaded using said tilt-less liner apparatus with bulk cargo on top and said container liner has a linear floor located between two sidewalls of said container liner and having a front end and a back end formed into a bulkhead, by ridged members being placed across said back end of said container liner, to retain said bulk cargo in said container liner and with at least one port in said back end substantially the width of said container liner floor between said two side walls and located proximate said container liner floor for allowing unloading of said bulk cargo therethrough comprising:

a. a first layer means placed on said linear liner floor of said container liner to cover said container liner floor having a friction lowering upper surface and a friction promoting lower surface laid against said container liner floor for restricting the movement of said first layer means,
b. a second floor liner composed of a flexible high strength material laid over said first layer means, in contact with said friction lowering upper surface of said first layer means for allowing easy movement there across, and arranged in stacks of over lapping multiple pre-folded sections of from at least two to up to ten folded layers stacked over said first layer means covering said container liner floor for removal of said bulk cargo with said second floor liner;
c. a coiling means removably connected to said container and to said second floor liner at said back end for pulling said second floor liner over said friction lowering upper surface of said first layer means and out of said stacks of over lapping pre-folded arrangement and out of said container liner causing said bulk cargo to move out with said second floor liner as said second floor liner is coiled on said coiling means and moved out of said container liner;
d. a hopper means provided below said coiling means for receiving said bulk cargo as said coiling means coils up said second floor liner on said coiling means and said second floor liner is moved from said container liner and for processing said bulk cargo for distribution;
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e. a distribution means provided in said hopper means for the collection of said bulk cargo from said hopper means for controlled distribution of said unloaded bulk cargo.

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A tilt-less liner apparatus and system for unloading bulk cargo from a container liner placed in a container which container liner has been loaded using said tilt-less liner apparatus and with bulk cargo using said system in said container liner having a linear liner floor located between two sidewalls of said container liner and having a front end and a back end which is formed into a bulkhead, by ridged members being placed across said back end of said container liner, to retain said bulk cargo in said container liner and with a port in said back end substantially the width of said container liner floor between said two side walls and located at said container liner floor where said back end meets said container liner floor for allowing unloading of said bulk cargo therethrough comprising;

a. first layer means placed on said linear liner floor of said container liner to cover said container liner floor having a friction lowering upper surface and a friction promoting lower surface laid against said container liner floor for restricting the movement of said first layer means,
b. a second floor liner composed of a flexible high strength material laid over said first layer means, in contact with said friction lowering upper surface of said first layer means for easy movement there across, and arranged in stacks of over lapping multiple pre-folded sections of from at least two to up to eight folded stacked layers over said first layer means covering said container liner floor;
c. a container securing frame for removably connecting to and aligning with said container;
d. a coiling means connected to said container securing frame and adjustable for removable connection to said second floor liner at said back end for pulling said second floor liner over said friction lowering upper surface of said first layer means and out of said stacked over lapping pre-folded arrangement and out of said container liner causing said bulk cargo to move out with said second floor liner as said second floor liner is coiled on said coiling means and moved out of said container liner;
e. a hopper means connected to said container securing frame and positioned below said coiling means and adjustable for aligning with said container at said bulkhead end of said container liner for receiving said bulk cargo as bulk cargo drops off said second floor liner as said coiling means removes said second floor liner from said container liner;
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f. a distribution means provided to said hopper means for the collection of said bulk cargo from said hopper means for controlled distribution of said unloaded bulk cargo.

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Facts

Application: 15/656,263Filed 21 Jul 2017 · us provisional application
Priority: 24 Jul 2016
Published: US 2018/0044107 A115 Feb 2018
Granted: 6 Aug 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

B65D 88/546
Characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying: devices for loading or unloading and forming part of the container, e.g. rollers, conveyors
B60P 1/003
Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading: vehicles with loading gates
B65D 88/26
Large containers: hoppers, i.e. containers having funnel-shaped discharge sections
B65D 88/62
Of internal walls: the walls being deformable

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Application62/366,052Us provisional application · filed 24 Jul 2016
US 2018/0044107 A1Pre-grant publication · published 15 Feb 2018
US 10,370,184 B2This patent

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