Reload conveyor with articulating conveyor frame
AssigneeEarth Corp. Industries, LLC
InventorJay Werlinger
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Abstract
A reload conveyor is disclosed in the present disclosure. Such a reload conveyor includes a conveyor frame 14 and a material receiving mechanism 18. The conveyor frame 14 is configured to articulate to assume a transport configuration and a material transfer configuration wherein the overall length of the reload conveyor in the transport configuration can be substantially shorter than in the transfer configuration. The material receiving mechanism can be configured and arranged to assume a transfer configuration and a transport configuration wherein the width of the material receiving mechanism is substantially less in the transport configuration than in the transfer configuration.
Claims17
A reload conveyor with an articulating conveyor frame, the reload conveyor comprising:
- a conveyor frame configured to articulate to assume a transport configuration and a material transfer configuration wherein the overall length of the reload conveyor in the transport configuration is substantially shorter than in the transfer configuration;
- and a material receiving mechanism configured and arranged to assume a transfer configuration and a transport configuration wherein the width of the material receiving mechanism is substantially less in the transport configuration than in the transfer configuration.
A reload conveyor with an articulating conveyor frame comprising a conveyor frame and a material receiving mechanism, wherein the conveyor frame is configured to articulate to assume a transport configuration and a material transfer configuration, wherein the overall length of the reload conveyor in the transport configuration is substantially shorter than in the transfer configuration, and wherein the width of the material receiving mechanism is substantially less in the transport configuration than in the transfer configuration.
A reload conveyor with an articulating conveyor frame comprising a conveyor frame, a material receiving mechanism, and a conveyer frame articulation mechanism including an actuator and a lock configured to remove stresses from the actuator when the conveyor is in a transfer configuration, wherein the conveyor frame is configured to articulate to assume a transport configuration and a material transfer configuration.
A combination reload conveyer/spreader comprising:
- a reload conveyor having:
- a conveyor frame configured to articulate to assume a transport configuration and a material transfer configuration wherein the overall length of the reload conveyor in the transport configuration is substantially shorter than in the transfer configuration;
- and a material receiving mechanism configured and arranged to assume a transfer configuration and a transport configuration wherein the width of the material receiving mechanism is substantially less in the transport configuration than in the transfer configuration;
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- a trailer to which a load end of the conveyor frame is mounted to pivot about a pivot axis;
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- a self propelled spreader including a material receiving compartment and a mechanism for spreading material received in the material receiving compartment;
- wherein the conveyor is coupled to the spreader to be transported by the spreader while the conveyor is positioned to discharge material into a material receiving compartment of the spreader.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.