Railroad car conveyor
AssigneeLoram Maintenance of Way, Inc.
InventorsJames S. Bell, Patrick J. Gallagher
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Abstract
Material handling apparatus for conveying loose material into an elongated container such as a railroad car. An endless belt conveyor is mounted above and extends the full length of the container. A plurality of equally-spaced, individually, selectively operable discharge stations are disposed along the conveyor for discharging material off the sides of the conveyor into the elongated container, thereby providing for uniform loading of the car. Mechanism is provided for raising the conveyor above the container to permit pivotal side dumping of the container without engagement between the container and the conveyor.
Claims16
Material handling and transporting apparatus which comprises:
- a wheel main frame;
- an enlongated container with side and end walls, a bottom and an open top;
- menas for mounting said container on the main frame, said mounting means including means for pivotally moving said container on one side or the other with respect to the frame, to thereby provide for side dumping of the container;
- A conveyor frame mounted to the main frame and disposed above and in close proximity to the container and extending substantially the length thereof;
- an endless belt conveyor with an upper and lower flight mounted on the conveyor frame for conveying material along the conveyor frame;
- means for driving the endless belt conveyor;
- a plurality of means individually and selectively operable, spaced along the conveyor for deflecting the material carried on the conveyor off a side thereof into the container below;
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- means mounted on the main frame for raising and lowering the conveyor frame with respect to the main frame and container, to thereby permit pivotal movement of the container for side dumping without engagement between the contaner and the raised conveyor frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.