Adjustable wear and diversion device for bulk material transfer systems and method of using the same
AssigneeMartin Engineering Company
InventorsRobert Todd Swinderman, Travis John Miller
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Abstract
A wear device for a bulk material transfer system comprises a first wear member and an attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanism is connected to the first wear member and is lockable in a manner that fixes the first wear member in a first position relative to the flow path of the bulk material. The attachment mechanism is also selectively unlockable in a manner such that the first wear member can be moved toward the flow path to a second position. Still further, the attachment mechanism is lockable in a manner that fixes the first wear member in the second position relative to the flow path.
Claims16
A wear device for a bulk material transfer system, the bulk material transfer system having a flow path along which bulk material travels, the wear device comprising:
- a first wear member, the first wear member having a wear surface that faces the flow path of the bulk material transfer system and that is configured and adapted to engage the bulk material traveling along the flow path, the first wear member thereby partially defining the flow path of the bulk material transfer system;
- an attachment mechanism, the attachment mechanism being connected to the first wear member and being lockable in a manner that fixes the first wear member in a first position relative to the flow path, the attachment mechanism also being selectively unlockable in a manner such that the first wear member can be moved toward the flow path to a second position, the attachment mechanism further being lockable in a manner that fixes the first wear member in the second position relative to the flow path.
A wear device in accordance with 1 wherein the wear device is configured in a manner such that when first wear member moves from the first position to the second position, the wear member moves in a direction that is generally perpendicular to the flow path.
A method comprising:
- diverting bulk material flowing along a flow path of a bulk material transfer system by engaging the bulk material with a wear member;
- locking the wear member in a first position relative to the flow path via an attachment mechanism;
- adjusting the attachment mechanism in a manner that moves the wear member from the first position towards the bulk material and to a second position;
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- adjusting the attachment mechanism in a manner that moves the wear member from the second position towards the bulk material and to a third position after the wear member has worn while in the second position.
A method comprising:
- operating a bulk material transfer system in a manner such that bulk material is being transferred by the bulk material transfer system along a flow path;
- intermittently actuating an attachment mechanism while the bulk material transfer system is operating in a manner that moves a wear member toward the flow path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.