Auger or conveyor discharge spout
AssigneeFAB TEC Manufacturing Ltd.
InventorDennis A. Scarrow
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Abstract
A controllable discharge spout assembly is used on the discharge end of an auger or other conveyor. The discharge spout assembly has an auxiliary, downwardly tapered spout that is mounted for universal movement below the conventional discharge of the conveyor. This control mechanism extends from the spout to an operator's station near the inlet end of the auger so that an operator standing on the ground may control the direction of flow of material from the conveyor.
Claims18
A discharge spout assembly for controlling the direction of particulate material delivery from a conveyor of the type having a fixed outlet, said spout assembly comprising:
- a single tubular spout with an inlet end and a delivery end;
- spout mounting means for mounting the spout on the conveyor with the inlet end of the spout positioned to receive particulate material from the fixed outlet of the conveyor, the mounting means including pivot means mounting the spout for rotation about a first axis transverse to the spout and a second axis also transverse to the spout, the first and second axes being mutually transverse, whereby the orientation of the spout may be altered within a range of orientations;
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- control means for selectively and controllably varying the orientation of the spout from a location remote from the spout.
In a conveyor of the type having a fixed outlet, the improvement comprising a discharge spout assembly for controlling the direction of particulate material delivery from the conveyor, said spout assembly comprising:
- a single tubular spout with an inlet end and a delivery end;
- spout mounting means mounting the spout on the conveyor with the inlet end of the spout positioned to receive particulate material from the fixed outlet of the conveyor, the mounting means including pivot means mounting the spout for rotation about a first axis transverse to the spout and a second axis also transverse to the spout, the first and second axes being mutually transverse, whereby the orientation of the spout may be altered within a range of orientations;
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- control means for selectively and controllably varying the orientation of the spout from a location remote from the spout.
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