US 10,717,601 B2Granted

Mechanical conveyor belts for granulated raw materials

OwnerEddy Kornelsen, Jose Eliseo Meraz, Jr.inventors

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Abstract

The present disclosure is directed toward a two-conveyor mechanical conveyor belt system for granulated raw materials including a first conveyor that may be larger than a second conveyor. Both conveyors are configured to be mounted onto a mobile base such that the conveyor system has dimensions similar to a trailer for conventional cargo transport truck. The conveyor system may be used for loading and unloading granulated raw materials, preferably silica sand, into transporting trailers that are suitable for feedstock. The longer-length conveyor belt of the first conveyor defines a transporting belt. The second conveyor may be configured to be positioned between the first conveyor and a trailer, and includes a shorter-length belt that defines a connecting belt disposed between the first conveyor and the trailer. The configuration of the first and second conveyors provides an airtight or otherwise sealed connection between a raw materials-transporting trailer and a specialized container.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A mobile conveyor, comprising:

a mobile base having a plurality of wheels and a longitudinal axis;
a first conveyor pivotably coupled to the mobile base, the first conveyor comprising:
a transporting belt;
a first section including a rail;
a second section that extends telescopically from the first section;
and
a third section that extends telescopically from the second section,
wherein the second and third sections are configured to extend via actuation of a chain;
and
a second conveyor slidably coupled to the first conveyor, the second conveyor comprising:
a receiving region supported by engagement wheels and configured to be positioned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mobile base when in an operational position;
a transfer region positioned to receive granular material from the receiving region and transfer the granular material to the first conveyor;
a connecting belt housed in the receiving region and the transfer region,
wherein the engagement wheels are configured to engage the rail and the second conveyor is configured to transition between a transport position and an operational position by sliding along the rail.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/038,697Filed 18 Jul 2018
Published: US 2019/0210807 A111 Jul 2019
Granted: 21 Jul 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

B65G 15/12
Comprising two or more co-operating endless surfaces with parallel longitudinal axes, or a multiplicity of parallel elements, e.g. ropes…
B65G 15/24
Comprising a series of co-operating units: in tandem
B65G 15/26
Comprising a series of co-operating units: extensible, e.g. telescopic
B65G 21/10
Supporting or protective framework or housings for endless load-carriers or traction elements of belt or chain conveyors: movable, or having…