Animal feed loading, transporting and mixing system
OwnerAlbert Posthumusinventor
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Abstract
According to embodiments disclosed herein, there is provided a system for loading, mixing and transporting feed. The system includes a commodity bay, a crane movable with respect to the commodity bay, and a mixer coupled to the crane. The mixer includes a commodity loader to load commodities into the mixer from the commodity bay. The crane is movable in a first direction to position at least part of the mixer within the commodity bay to load commodities from the commodity bay. The crane is movable in a second direction to transport the mixer away from the commodity bay.
Claims22
A system for loading, mixing and transporting feed, comprising:
- a commodity bay;
- a crane movable with respect to the commodity bay;
- and
- a mixer coupled to the crane, wherein the mixer includes a commodity loader to load commodities into the mixer from the commodity bay, wherein the crane is movable in a first direction to position at least part of the mixer within the commodity bay to load commodities from the commodity bay and wherein the crane is movable in a second direction to transport the mixer away from the commodity bay.
A system for mixing and transporting feed, comprising:
- a commodity bay;
- a crane movable with respect to the commodity bay;
- and
- a mixer coupled to the crane, wherein the mixer receives electrical power from the crane.
A method of mixing and transporting feed, comprising:
- determining a location of a component of a crane, wherein the crane is coupled to a commodity mixer;
- determining a location of the commodity mixer based on the position of the component of the crane;
- moving the commodity mixer until the commodity mixer is located at least partially within a commodity bay;
- loading a commodity into the mixer from the commodity bay;
- mixing the commodity;
- moving the commodity mixer to an unloading station;
- and
- unloading the mixer at the unloading station.
A system for processing livestock feed, comprising:
- a building including a plurality of commodity bays;
- and
- a crane located within the building and movable with respect to the commodity bays;
- wherein the plurality of commodity bays each include a first opening to an exterior of the building for loading commodities into the commodity bay and a second opening positioned opposite from the first opening for unloading commodities from the commodity bay in response to movement of the crane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.