Bin sweep system for moving particulate material in a bin
AssigneeSioux Steel Company
InventorJesse Horstman
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AssigneeSioux Steel Company
InventorJesse Horstman
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A bin sweep system for moving particulate material in a bin includes a housing, a sweep drive assembly, a particulate sweep assembly, and an adjustable coupler. The sweep drive assembly is coupled to the housing. The sweep drive assembly is designed to move the housing. The particulate sweep assembly is mounted on and under the housing. The particulate sweep assembly is designed to move particulate material on the bin floor along the housing toward a sump. The adjustable coupler couples the sweep drive assembly to the housing. The adjustable coupler includes a first coupler member and a second coupler member that are relatively movable to maintain the housing and the particulate sweep assembly in alignment with the bin floor when the housing and the sweep drive assembly are positioned on respective portions of a bin floor surface that are vertically offset.
A bin sweep system for moving particulate material in a bin having a bin floor comprising:
A sweep assembly for moving particulate material in a bin having a bin floor comprising:
A sweep drive assembly for moving a housing in a circular sweep path along a bin floor about a central sump of a bin comprising:
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