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US 8,670,863 B2Granted
Grain bin for temporary storage of grain
AssigneeGSI Group Corporation
InventorsJason Luster, Brett D. Andricks, Robert Rasmus
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Abstract
A grain for the storage of grain millions of bushels of grain comprises a floor, a peripheral wall and a flexible covering. The grain bin includes an unloading system which enables the grain to be unloaded from the grain bin without the need to remove the covering and which substantially reduces the dust typically produced during unloading of currently used temporary grain bins.
Claims26
A grain bin unloading system comprising:
- an unloading conveyer extending to a grain delivery device;
- said unloading conveyor comprising an inlet and an outlet;
- and
- at least one feeding conveyor;
- said at least one feeding conveyor comprising an outlet port at one end and an inlet port spaced from said outlet;
- said feeding conveyor outlet port being in communication with the inlet of the unloading conveyor to deliver grain from the at least one feeding conveyor to the unloading conveyor;
- said at least one inlet port being in communication with a bin space to receive grain from a grain pile in the bin space;
- said at least one inlet port comprising an aperture through which grain can flow from the bin space into the at least one feeding conveyor.
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A grain bin for the storage of grain;
- said grain bin comprising:
- a floor;
- a circumferential wall;
- and a covering;
- said floor, circumferential wall and covering defining a bin space;
- and
- a grain unloading system positioned beneath said floor;
- said unloading system comprising:
- an unloading conveyer;
- the unloading conveyor extending from an interior point of the grain bin to a grain delivery device;
- said unloading conveyor comprising an inlet and an outlet;
- at least one feeding conveyor;
- said at least one feeding conveyor comprising an outlet at one end;
- said outlet being in communication with the inlet of the unloading conveyor to deliver grain to the unloading conveyor;
- and
- at least one feeding conveyor port in at least said at least one feeding conveyor;
- said at least one feeding conveyor port being in communication with said bin space to receive grain from a grain pile in the bin space;
- said at least one feeding conveyor port comprising an aperture through which grain can flow from the bin space into the conveyor.
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A grain bin for the storage of grain;
- said grain bin assembled at the site and comprising:
- flooring material to form a floor of said grain bin;
- wall members which when assembled define a peripheral wall;
- a covering adapted to be secured to said wall members;
- whereby said floor, peripheral wall and covering defining a bin space;
- and
- a grain unloading system positionable beneath said floor;
- said unloading system comprising:
- unloading conveyer members adapted to be assembled into an unloading conveyor;
- the unloading conveyor extending from an interior point of the grain bin to a point outside of the grain bin wall;
- said unloading conveyor comprising an unloading conveyor inlet at a first end, an unloading conveyor outlet at an second end opposite said first end, and a unloading conveyor port spaced between said first and second ends;
- feeding conveyor members adapted to be assembled into at least one feeding conveyor;
- said at least one feeding conveyor comprising an feeding conveyor outlet at one end and a feeding conveyor port spaced from said outlet;
- said outlet being in communication with the unloading conveyor inlet to deliver grain to the unloading conveyor;
- and
- said ports for each conveyor being in communication with said bin space to receive grain from a grain pile in the bin space;
- said ports each comprising an aperture through which grain can flow from the bin space into the conveyor.
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A grain bin unloading system, comprising:
- an unloading conveyer extending to a grain delivery device;
- said unloading conveyor comprising an inlet and an outlet;
- and
- at least one feeding conveyor;
- said at least one feeding conveyor comprising an outlet port at one end and an inlet port spaced from said outlet;
- said feeding conveyor outlet port being in communication with the inlet of the unloading conveyor to deliver grain from the at least one feeding conveyor to the unloading conveyor;
- said at least one inlet port being in communication with said bin space to receive grain from a grain pile in the bin space;
- said at least one inlet port comprising an aperture through which grain can flow from the bin space into the at least one feeding conveyor;
- and
- a junction box between said at least one feeding conveyor and said unloading conveyor;
- said junction box comprising a body having an open bottom and at least one funnel;
- said funnel opening upwardly;
- said body bottom being positioned over said inlet to said unloading conveyor and said feeder conveyor outlet being positioned over said funnel;
- whereby grain flows from said feeder conveyor outlet, through said funnel and said junction body into said unloading conveyor inlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.