Apparatus for removing residual stored material
OwnerJean-Claude Poncetinventor
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Abstract
A bulk storage silo including a slanted floor opening into a discharge chute provided in the foundation of the silo wherein the floor is covered by a deck composed of a plurality of plates connected to vibrators arranged in a predetermined pattern which, when activated, causes the residual amount of grain which cannot be removed by gravity to flow into the discharge chute.
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A bulk storage facility for storing a pile of particulate material, said facility comprising a foundation including a central, substantially horizontal channel, a recovery conveyer disposed in said channel, a base slanted to a degree to cause residual particulate material to have a residual slope and having a lower edge opening into said channel, a plurality of plates positioned adjacent each other so as to form a substantially continuous deck substantially parallel to and supported by said base, a plurality of vibrators mounted on said deck in a predetermined pattern and including means for vibrating said deck with a predetermined amplitude and frequency so as to disrupt the foot of said residual slope to assist conveyance of said particulate material into said conveyer.
An apparatus for removing particulate material from a pile of material stored so as to have a residual slope comprising:
- (a) a slightly slanted support surface having a lower edge opening into a conveyer:
- (b) a substantially continuous deck comprising a plurality of interconnected plates supported by said support surface;
- (c) a plurality of vibrators mounted to said deck for vibrating said deck with a predetermined amplitude and frequency to disrupt said residual slope of stored material
- (d) a plurality of ventilation ducts positioned transversely to said conveyer, and anchored on said floor slab, each one of said ventilation ducts positioned between one and another of said plates.
A bulk storage facility comprising a storage building, a foundation including a central channel, means for housing a conveyer disposed in said channel, a slanted floor slab having a lower edge opening into said channel, a deck comprising a plurality of plates supported by said floor slab and a plurality of vibrators mounted on said deck in a predetermined pattern, including means for vibrating said deck with a predetermined amplitude and frequency, and a plurality of ventilation ducts positioned transversely to said channel and anchored to said floor slab, each one of said ventilation ducts being positioned between one and another of said plates.
A bulk storage facility comprising a storage building, a foundation including a central channel, means for housing a conveyer disposed in said channel, a slanted floor slab having a lower edge opening into said channel, a deck comprising a plurality of plates supported by said floor slab and a plurality of vibrators mounted on said deck in a predetermined pattern and including means for vibrating said deck with a predetermined amplitude and frequency, wherein one of said metal plates is attached along an edge to an edge of an adjacent another one of said plates in a parallel fashion to said channel by tension springs, said tension springs being hooked to studs which are welded to an upper one of said plates and to a lower one of said plates, wherein a groove is formed by said upper one of said plates and a grooved plate, said grooved plate being fixably secured beneath a lower edge of said upper one of said plates.
A bulk storage facility comprising a storage building, a foundation including a central channel, means for housing a conveyer disposed in said channel, a slanted door slab having a lower edge opening into said channel, a deck comprising a plurality of plates supported by said floor slab and a plurality of vibrators mounted on said deck in a predetermined pattern and including means for vibrating said deck with a predetermined amplitude and frequency, wherein a plurality of covers are positioned over said plates, said covers being spaced by conical compression springs, said plates and said covers comprising a compressible, multi-level deck.
An apparatus for removing particulate material from a pile of material stored so as to have a residual slope comprising:
- (a) a slightly slanted support surface having a lower edge opening into a conveyer:
- (b) a substantially continuous deck comprising a plurality of interconnected plates supported by said support surface;
- and wherein said deck has an upper surface and said plates form said upper surface of said deck and are retained in position by a plurality of tension springs, said springs being hooked at one end to an anchor and at another end to studs welded on said plates:
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- (c) a plurality of vibrators mounted to said deck for vibrating said deck with a predetermined amplitude and frequency to disrupt said residual slope of stored material.
An apparatus for removing particulate material from a pile of material stored so as to have a residual slope comprising:
- (a) a slightly slanted support surface having a lower edge opening into a conveyer:
- (b) a substantially continuous deck comprising a plurality of interconnected plates supported by said support surface wherein one of said plates is attached along an edge to an edge of an adjacent another one of said plates in a parallel fashion with respect to said conveyor by tension springs, said tension springs being attached to studs which are fixed to an upper one of said plates and to a lower one of said plates;
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- (c) a plurality of vibrators mounted to said deck for vibrating said deck with a predetermined amplitude and frequency to disrupt said residual slope of stored material.
An apparatus for removing particulate material from a pile of material stored so as to have a residual slope comprising:
- (a) a slightly slanted support surface having a lower edge opening into a convyer:
- (b) a substantially continuous deck comprising a plurality of interconnected plates supported by said support surface;
- and wherein a plurality of covers are positioned over said plates, said covers being spaced by conical compression springs, said plates and said covers comprising a compressible, multi-level deck:
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- (c) a plurality of vibrators mounted to said deck for vibrating said deck with a predetermined amplitude and frequency to disrupt said residual slope of stored material.
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