Transfer device for transferring bulk material
AssigneeThyssenkrupp Resource Technologies GmbH
InventorsHelmut Weber, Peter Roettgen, Wei Ye
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Abstract
A transfer device is configured for transferring bulk material from a barge floating on a body of water into at least one receiving device. At least one lifting lock is provided by way of which the barge can be raised, while floating, to a tilting height above the surface of the body of water, and at least one tilting device is provided by way of which the barge can be tilted such that the bulk material is poured from the barge into the receiving device.
Claims21
1-19. (canceled)
A transfer device for transferring bulk material from a barge floating on a body of water into a receiving device, the transfer device comprising:
- at least one lifting lock configured for raising the barge, while floating, to a tilting height above a surface of the body of water;
- and
- at least one tilting device configured for tilting the barge in order to pour the bulk material from the barge into the receiving device.
A method of transferring bulk material from a barge floating on a body of water into a receiving device by way of a transfer device, the method comprising the following steps:
- raising the barge, while floating, with a lifting lock from a level of a surface of the body of water to a tilting height above the surface;
- and
- tilting the barge with a tilting device to thereby pour the bulk material from the barge into the receiving device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.