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US 11,006,587 B2Granted
Material application system with vibrating sail plate
AssigneeDHG, Inc.
InventorPhillip Andrew McGloin
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Abstract
A material application system includes a hopper assembly and a conveyor assembly. The hopper assembly includes an upper portion and a downcomer portion. Bulk material is loaded into the upper portion and passes through the downcomer portion. The downcomer portion may include a sail plate for agitating the bulk material to inhibit the formation of clogs in the bulk material.
Claims20
A hopper assembly comprising:
- a first side wall;
- a second side wall parallel and spaced from the first side wall;
- a head plate orthogonal to and extending from the first side wall to the second side wall at one end of the first side wall and the second side wall;
- a tail plate orthogonal to and extending from the first side wall to the second side wall at an opposite end of the first side wall and the second side wall;
- a sail plate longitudinally extending between the head plate and the tail plate and disposed between the first and second side walls, the sail plate comprising a sweeping edge extending along the sail plate in the longitudinal direction;
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- a vibrator secured to the sail plate and configured to deliver vibrational energy to the sail plate, thereby causing the sweeping edge to bend in the lateral direction.
4 more elements
A material application system, comprising:
- a hopper assembly comprising:
- a first side wall;
- a second side wall parallel and spaced from the first side wall;
- a head plate orthogonal to and extending from the first side wall to the second side wall at one end of the first side wall and the second side wall;
- a tail plate orthogonal to and extending from the first side wall to the second side wall at an opposite end of the first side wall and the second side wall;
- a sail plate longitudinally extending between the head plate and the tail plate and disposed between the first and second side walls, the sail plate comprising a sweeping edge extending along the sail plate in the longitudinal direction;
- and
- a vibrator secured to the sail plate and configured to deliver vibrational energy to the sail plate, thereby causing the sweeping edge to bend in the lateral direction;
- and
- a conveyor assembly comprising:
- a belt;
- and
- a motor arranged to rotate the belt, wherein the conveyor assembly is arranged beneath the hopper assembly.
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A method of removing loose bulk material from a hopper assembly comprising:
- depositing the loose bulk martial into the hopper assembly, the hopper assembly comprising:
- a first side wall;
- a second side wall parallel and spaced from the first side wall;
- a head plate orthogonal to and extending from the first side wall to the second side wall at one end of the first side wall and the second side wall;
- a tail plate orthogonal to and extending from the first side wall to the second side wall at an opposite end of the first side wall and the second side wall;
- a sail plate longitudinally extending between the head plate and the tail plate and disposed between the first and second side walls, the sail plate comprising a sweeping edge extending along the sail plate in the longitudinal direction;
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- a vibrator secured to the sail plate;
- activating the vibrator, wherein the vibrator is configured to deliver vibrational energy to the sail plate, thereby causing the sweeping edge to bend in the lateral direction;
- contacting the loose bulk material with the sail plate;
- removing the loose bulk material from the hopper assembly via a conveyor assembly arranged beneath the hopper assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.