Bucket wheel chute assembly
AssigneeKoch Solutions GmbH
InventorsHubert Pfandl, Alexanda Damion Bozward, Rudolf Pletz, Christopher Robert Muller, Georg Leitner
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Abstract
A bucket wheel chute assembly comprising a frame and a bucket wheel chute. The bucket wheel chute comprising a plurality of wear plates. The bucket wheel chute comprising a first chute section and a second chute section and is detachably attached to the frame. At least one of the first chute section and second chute section is detachably attached to the frame by a first movable attachment means.
Claims10
A bucket wheel chute assembly comprising:
- a frame and a bucket wheel chute, the bucket wheel chute comprising a plurality of wear plates forming a chute surface, the bucket wheel chute comprising a first chute section and a second chute section, each of the first chute section and second chute section comprising at least one wear plate and is detachably attached to the frame, and wherein at least one of the first chute section and second chute section is detachably attached to the frame by a first movable attachment means configured for moving relative to the frame, such that the first chute section and second chute section may be at least partially separated while being attached to the frame, wherein the first chute section is detachably attached to the frame by a first moveable attachment means and the second chute section is detachably attached to the frame by a second movable attachment means.
A bucket wheel chute assembly comprising:
- a frame and a bucket wheel chute, the bucket wheel chute comprising a plurality of wear plates forming a chute surface, the bucket wheel chute comprising a first chute section and a second chute section, each of the first chute section and second chute section comprising at least one wear plate and is detachably attached to the frame, and wherein at least one of the first chute section and second chute section is detachably attached to the frame by a first movable attachment means configured for moving relative to the frame, such that the first chute section and second chute section may be at least partially separated while being attached to the frame, wherein the frame comprising at least one sliding member and wherein the first movable attachment means and/or second moveable attachment means is a sliding assembly configured to slide along the sliding member.
A method for removing a bucket wheel chute from a bucket wheel chute assembly comprising:
- a frame and a bucket wheel chute, the bucket wheel chute comprising a plurality of wear plates forming a chute surface, the bucket wheel chute comprising a first chute section and a second chute section, each of the first chute section and second chute section comprising at least one wear plate and is detachably attached to the frame, and wherein at least one of the first chute section and second chute section is detachably attached to the frame by a first movable attachment means configured for moving relative to the frame, such that the first chute section and second chute section may be at least partially separated while being attached to the frame the method comprising the steps of:
- separating the first chute section from the second chute section by moving the first chute section relative to the second chute section thereby providing a free area adjacent the second chute section;
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- moving the second chute section towards the free area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.