Grain Bin Unload Conveyor having Removable Components for Maintenance Access
AssigneeIllinois Grain & Seed, Inc.
InventorsAndrew L. Stock, James K. Enz, Todd W. Kaeb
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Abstract
A bin unload conveyor for unloading grain through a raised floor of a bin. A removable cover is vertically supported by a plurality of removable ribs to cover the span of a removable midpan. The removable components allow for easy installation and removal to allow maintenance of the bin unload conveyor mounted under the raised floor. A central pit having a central pit cover also allows easy installation and maintenance access. A drive roller and sweep drive sprocket disposed in the central pit are accessible for maintenance upon removal of the central pit cover. A belt of the bin unload conveyor can be maintained in place without removal of the raised floor.
Claims20
A bin unload conveyor for an agricultural bin comprising:
- a. a return trough structured to be mounted under a raised floor of the agricultural bin;
- b. a belt in the return trough;
- and
- c. a removable cover mounted above the return trough structured to allow maintenance access by removal of the removable cover.
A bin unload conveyor for an agricultural bin comprising:
- a. a central pit structured to be mounted under a raised floor of the agricultural bin;
- b. a belt in the central pit;
- and
- c. a central pit cover removably mounted above the central pit structured to allow maintenance access by removal of the central pit cover.
A method of maintaining a bin unload conveyor for an agricultural bin comprising the steps of:
- a. removing a removable cover mounted above a return trough of the bin unload conveyor structured to be mounted under a raised floor of the agricultural bin;
- and
- b. accessing the return trough through a maintenance access created by removal of the removable cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.