Grain sweep conveyor
AssigneeSkandia Elevator AB
InventorAnders Ahlèn
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Abstract
A grain sweep (1) for use on a floor comprises an elongated frame, said frame comprises an elongated hood (2) comprising a top panel (3) and first (4) and second (5) side walls. It further comprises a first (6) and a second wheel rotatably attached to said elongated frame adjacent a first and a second end of said elongated frame, respectively, a drive means (7) passing about said first (6) and second wheels, and a plurality of spaced apart paddles (8) arranged on said drive means (7). The hood (2) further comprises one bottom wall (9) extending from one of said side walls. At least one paddle (10) comprises a side with one part (11) adjacent the bottom wall and parallel with the floor and one part (12) with corresponding shape to the bottom wall (9).
Claims10
A grain sweep for use on a floor comprising an elongated frame, said frame comprising:
- an elongated hood comprising a top panel and first and second side walls,
- a first and a second wheel rotatably attached to said elongated frame adjacent a first and a second end of said elongated frame, respectively,
- a drive member passing about said first and second wheels, and
- a plurality of spaced apart paddles arranged on said drive member,
- wherein the hood further comprises one bottom wall extending from one of said side walls, and
- at least one of the paddles comprises a bottom side having a first part and a second part, the first part extending beyond the bottom wall so as to be parallel with the floor, and the second part being directly above the bottom wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.