Conveyor discharge device
AssigneeRotec Industries, Inc.
InventorsRobert Oury, Bruce Arndt
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Abstract
A device for spreading aggregate material from a discharge conveyor onto a work surface includes a tremie attached relative to the discharge conveyor and a flexible hose connected to the tremie. A crank connected between the tremie and the discharge conveyor permits adjustment of a frequency and an amplitude of the tremie to provide a desired windrow of material on the surface. A distal end of the discharge conveyor is preferably moveable relative to a supply of material to further optimize the desired windrow of material.
Claims20
A device for spreading aggregate material from a discharge conveyor onto a surface, the device comprising:
- a tremie attached relative to the discharge conveyor;
- a flexible hose connected to the tremie;
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- a crank connected between the tremie and the discharge conveyor so that both a frequency and an amplitude of the tremie are adjustable.
A device for spreading material onto a surface, the device comprising:
- a tripper conveyor providing a supply of material;
- a discharge conveyor positioned relative to the tripper conveyor to accept the supply of material;
- an undercarriage attached to the discharge conveyor, the undercarriage moving a distal end of the discharge conveyor relative to the tripper conveyor;
- a tremie attached relative to the distal end of the discharge conveyor;
- a flexible hose connected to the tremie;
- and
- a crank connected to the tremie so that both a frequency and an amplitude of the tremie are adjustable.
A method of spreading bulk material on a surface comprising:
- moving a discharge conveyor relative to a tripper conveyor;
- providing a tremie at a distal end of the discharge conveyor;
- extending a flexible hose from the tremie;
- adjusting a frequency and oscillation of the tremie to provide a desired windrow of bulk material on the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.