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US 12,654,961 B2Granted
Material filling and/or distribution system and a method thereof
AssigneeTruck and Transportation Equipment Co., Inc.
InventorsH. Daniel Hughes, II, George Wilson, Richard Toal
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Abstract
A material filling and/or distribution filling system includes a support frame, a driving unit, a conveyor unit, and a hopper chute or tray. The support frame includes a feed gate and an adjustable mount and is configured to receive a material and guide the material to a conveyor belt. The driving unit is arranged in the support frame and includes a motor connected to a drive shaft. The conveyor unit is arranged in the support frame as well and includes a conveyor belt configured to be moved by the driving unit. The hopper chute or tray is arranged below the feed gate of the support frame and located proximal to the conveyor belt.
Claims20
A material filling and/or distribution system comprising:
- a support frame comprising at least a first feed gate and at least one mount configured to be attached to a vehicle;
- a first driving unit arranged on the support frame that includes at least a first motor connected to at least a first drive shaft;
- a first conveyor unit arranged in the support frame including at least a first conveyor belt having a first end and a second end, the first conveyor belt being configured to be moved by the first driving unit;
- at least a first hopper chute or at least a first tray arranged below the first feed gate of the support frame and located proximal to the second end of the first conveyor belt;
- a second driving unit arranged in the support frame comprising a second motor connected to a second drive shaft;
- a second conveyor unit arranged in the support frame including a second conveyor belt having a first end and a second end, a conveyor unit shaft with a sprocket attached, and a chain mounted to the second conveyor belt and linked to the sprocket of the second drive shaft and the sprocket of the conveyor unit shaft;
- a second hopper chute or a second tray attached below a second feed gate of the support frame and located proximal to the second end of the second conveyor belt;
- a center protector cover arranged and located between the first conveyor unit and the second conveyor unit and configured to protect the conveyor unit shaft and the sprocket from a material;
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- at least one side protective cover located between the support frame and the second conveyor belt and configured to protect the chain from the material,
- wherein the support frame is configured to receive the material and guide the material to at least the first or the second conveyor belt;
- wherein at least the first or the second conveyor belt is configured to deliver the material to at least the first or the second feed gate;
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- wherein at least the first or the second feed gate is configured to deliver the material to at least the first or the second hopper chute or at least the first or the second tray to fill a sandbag with the material.
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A method of filling and/or distributing material, comprising:
- providing a support frame comprising at least one feed gate and at least one mount configured to attach the support frame to a vehicle;
- providing a driving unit arranged on the support frame that includes at least one motor connected to at least one drive shaft;
- providing a conveyor unit arranged in the support frame including at least one conveyor belt having a first end and a second end, the at least one conveyor belt being configured to be moved by the driving unit;
- providing at least one tray arranged below the at least one feed gate of the support frame and located proximal to the second end of the conveyor belt,
- receiving a material in the support frame which is configured to guide the material to the at least one conveyor belt;
- delivering the material with the at least one conveyor belt to the at least one feed gate;
- delivering the material to the at least one tray through the at least one feed gate to fill a sandbag with the material;
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- controlling the at least one conveyor belt in response to operation of an electric switch mounted adjacent to the tray,
- wherein placing the sandbag under the tray operates to start the at least one motor and removing the sandbag operates to stop the at least one motor.
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A material filling and/or distribution system comprising:
- a support frame comprising at least a first feed gate;
- a first driving unit arranged on the support frame that includes at least a first motor connected to at least a first drive shaft;
- a first conveyor unit arranged in the support frame including at least a first conveyor belt having a first end and a second end, the first conveyor belt being configured to be moved by the first driving unit;
- at least a first hopper or at least a first tray arranged below the first feed gate of the support frame and located proximal to the second end of the first conveyor belt;
- a second driving unit arranged on the support frame comprising a second motor connected to a second driving unit shaft;
- a second conveyor unit arranged on the support frame including a second conveyor belt having a first end and a second end, a conveyor unit shaft with a sprocket attached, and a chain mounted to the second conveyor belt and linked to the sprocket of the second driving unit shaft and the sprocket of the conveyor unit shaft;
- a second hopper or a second tray attached below a second feed gate of the support frame and located proximal to the second end of the second conveyor belt;
- a center protector cover arranged and located between the first and the second conveyor units and configured to protect the conveyor unit shaft and the sprocket from a material;
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- at least one side protective cover located between the support frame and at least the first or the second conveyor belt and configured to protect the chain from the material,
- wherein the support frame is configured to receive the material and guide the material to at least the first or the second conveyor belt;
- wherein at least the first feed gate or the second conveyor belt is configured to deliver the material to at least the first or the second feed gate;
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- wherein at least the first feed gate or the second feed gate is configured to deliver the material to at least the first or the second tray to fill a sandbag with the material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.