Reciprocating floor conveyor

A reciprocating floor conveyor mounted in a vehicle cargo container comprising a frame;

• a pair of side walls mounted on the frame;
• an end wall mounted on the frame and a discharge opening on an end of the frame opposite the end wall;
• a plurality of elongated floor slats, each having an upper surface mounted on the frame for sliding movement parallel to each other and divided into a plurality of floor slat groups;
• a plurality of drive assemblies mounted on the frame each of which is connected to one of the plurality of floor slat groups;
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• a plurality of wedges connected to the upper surface of at least some of the elongated floor slats each of which has a generally vertical transverse material pushing surface having a height and width and wherein the generally vertical transverse pushing surface faces the discharge opening, the width of the generally vertical transverse material pushing surface is not substantial less than 20% of the width of the elongated floor slat to which the wedge is attached and an upwardly facing inclined surface having a length that is not substantially more than 6 times the height of the generally vertical transverse material pushing surface.

A reciprocating floor conveyor mounted in a vehicle cargo container comprising a frame;

• a pair of side walls mounted on the frame;
• an end wall mounted on the frame and a discharge opening on an end of the frame opposite the end wall;
• a plurality of elongated floor slats, each having an upper surface mounted on the frame for sliding movement parallel to each other and divided into a plurality of floor slat groups;
• a plurality of drive assemblies mounted on the frame each of which is connected to one of the plurality of floor slat groups;
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• a plurality of wedges connected to the upper surface of at least some of the elongated floor slats each of which has a generally vertical transverse material pushing surface having a height and a width and wherein the generally vertical transverse pushing surface faces the discharge opening, the width of the generally vertical transverse material pushing surface is about 30% of the width of the elongated floor slat to which the wedge is attached and an upwardly facing incline surface having a length that is about 4 times the height of the generally transverse material pushing surface.