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US 2024/0351792 A1Published application
Material transport elevator
AssigneeEconomical Energy Pty Ltd
InventorsMatthew Colin FORREST, David Alexander COUPE
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a material transport elevator for transporting bulk material, from a first location to a second location. In particular, the material transport elevator transports bulk material from an inlet at the first location, to an outlet at the second location via a plurality of linkage elements arranged along a length of continuous conveyor mechanism supported by and extending between the head and tail pivot points. Each linkage element comprising at least one linkage member that ensures that a center of mass of each linkage element is coincident with a line of force of the continuous conveyor mechanism.
Claims24
A material transport elevator for transporting bulk material, the material elevator comprising:
- a transport means comprising at least one tail sprocket, at least one head sprocket, at least one inlet and at least one outlet, wherein the or each inlets or outlets are disposed between the or each sprockets;
- a continuous conveyor mechanism supported by and extending between the or each sprockets, wherein the continuous conveyor mechanism comprises a plurality of linkage elements each comprising at least one linkage member connecting the linkage elements;
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- wherein, in use, the linkage elements are configured to transport bulk material received at the or each inlet to be discharged into a guide chute corresponding to a space between teeth of the tail or head sprockets and subsequently into the or each outlet, and the linkage members cooperate as structural load bearing members of the continuous conveyor mechanism.
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A linkage element for a material transport elevator, the linkage element comprising:
- at least one linkage member that is connected to at least one carrying member, wherein each linkage member and each carrying member comprises a payload volume comprising an opening into which bulk material is received into the payload volume and through which the bulk material is discharged;
- and wherein, in use, the at least one linkage member is configured to connect linkage elements to form a continuous conveyor mechanism to transport bulk material from a first elevation to a second elevation of the material transport elevator, whereby the linkage members of the linkage elements cooperate as structural load bearing members of the continuous conveyor mechanism such that a center of mass of the linkage element is coincident with a resultant line of force of the continuous conveyor mechanism regardless of if the carrying member is empty, or loaded either partially or fully with bulk material.
A material transport elevator for transporting bulk material, the material elevator comprising:
- a transport means comprising at least one tail sprocket, at least one head sprocket at an elevation above the or each tail sprockets, one or more transport paths extending between the tail and head sprockets, wherein the one or more transport paths comprise an inlet and an outlet disposed between the tail and head sprockets;
- a continuous conveyor mechanism supported by and extending between the or each sprockets, wherein the continuous conveyor mechanism comprises a plurality of linkage elements each comprising at least one carrying member and at least one linkage member on opposing sides thereof for connecting the linkage elements, wherein each of the carrying members comprise a payload volume comprising an opening into which bulk material is received from the inlet and through which bulk material is discharged into the outlet;
- wherein each linkage element is integrally formed;
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- wherein, in use, the linkage elements are configured to transport bulk material received at the inlet to the outlet, and the linkage members cooperate as structural load bearing members of the continuous conveyor mechanism such that a center of mass of the bulk material is coincident with a resultant line of force of the continuous conveyor mechanism.
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A material transport elevator for transporting bulk material, the material elevator comprising:
- a transport means comprising at least one tail pivot point, at least one head pivot point, at least one inlet and at least one outlet, wherein the or each inlets or outlets are disposed between the or each pivot points;
- a continuous conveyor mechanism supported by and extending between the or each pivot points, wherein the continuous conveyor mechanism comprises a plurality of linkage elements each comprising at least one carrying member and a pair of one or more linkage members on opposing sides thereof for connecting the linkage elements;
- wherein each linkage element is integrally formed;
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- wherein, in use, the linkage elements are configured to transport bulk material received at the or each inlet to the or each outlet, and the linkage members cooperate as structural load bearing members of the continuous conveyor mechanism such that a center of mass of the bulk material is coincident with a resultant line of force of the continuous conveyor mechanism.
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A material transport elevator for transporting bulk material, the material transport elevator comprising:
- a transport means comprising at least one tail sprocket, at least one head sprocket, at least one inlet and at least one outlet, wherein the or each inlets or outlets are disposed between the sprockets;
- a continuous conveyor mechanism supported by and extending between the or each sprockets, wherein the continuous conveyor mechanism comprises a plurality of linkage elements each comprising at least one carrying member and at least one linkage member connecting the linkage elements;
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- wherein teeth of the tail or head sprockets are sufficiently spaced apart such that, in use, the linkage elements are configured to transport bulk material received at the inlet to be discharged from an opening of the carrying member into a guide chute disposed between the teeth of the tail or head sprockets and subsequently into the outlet, and whereby the linkage members cooperate as structural load bearing members of the continuous conveyor mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.