Bin sweep power transmission system
AssigneeSioux Steel Company
InventorWILLIAM A. WITT
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Abstract
A central assembly for a bin sweep apparatus having at least two sweep elements movable substantially independently of each other about the central assembly may comprise a center post and a pair of sweep interface assemblies on the center post. Each sweep interface assembly may be associated with one of the sweep elements of the bin sweep apparatus. In some embodiments, each sweep interface assembly may be configured to sense a position of one of the sweep elements. In some embodiments, each sweep interface assembly may be configured to provide power to one of the sweep elements.
Claims20
A central assembly for a bin sweep apparatus having at least two sweep elements movable substantially independently of each other about the central assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a center post;
- and
- a pair of sweep interface assemblies on the center post, each sweep interface assembly being associated with one of the sweep elements of the bin sweep apparatus, each sweep interface assembly being configured to provide power to the associated one of the sweep elements.
A bin sweep system comprising:
- a center post;
- a first sweep segment;
- a second sweep segment;
- a first sweep segment connector configured to connect the first sweep segment to the center post in a manner such that the first sweep segment is rotatable with respect to the center post;
- a second sweep segment connector configured to connect the second sweep segment to the center post in a manner such that the second sweep segment is rotatable with respect to the center post, the first and second sweep segment connectors being configured such that the first sweep segment is rotatable about the center post past the second sweep segment;
- a first sweep interface assembly configured to provide electrical power to the first sweep segment as the first sweep segment moves past the second sweep segment;
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- a second sweep interface assembly configured to provide electrical power to the second sweep segment;
A central assembly for a bin sweep apparatus having at least two sweep elements movable substantially independently of each other about the central assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a center post;
- and
- a pair of sweep interface assemblies on the center post, each sweep interface assembly being associated with one of the sweep elements of the bin sweep apparatus, each sweep interface assembly being configured to sense a position of the associated one of the sweep elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.