Segmented bin sweep system
AssigneeSioux Steel Company
InventorsChris Nelson, William A. Witt
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Abstract
A bin sweep system for a bin having a floor surface and a central well may comprise a center post defining a common center and a sweep assembly configured to move across the floor surface of the bin and having an inboard end and an outboard end. The sweep assembly may comprise at least two sweep segments including a first sweep segment and a second sweep segment, with the first sweep segment being located toward the inboard end and the second sweep segment being located toward the outboard end. At least one of the sweep segments may be movable about the center post substantially independently of another of the sweep segments.
Claims19
A bin sweep system for a bin having a floor surface and a central well, the system comprising:
- a center post defining a common center;
- a sweep assembly configured to move across the floor surface of the bin and having an inboard end and an outboard end, the sweep assembly comprising at least two sweep segments including a first sweep segment and a second sweep segment, the first sweep segment being located toward the inboard end and the second sweep segment being located toward the outboard end;
- wherein at least one said sweep segment is movable about the center post substantially independently of another said sweep segment.
A bin sweep system for a bin having a floor surface and a central well, the system comprising:
- a center post defining a common center;
- a sweep assembly configured to move across the floor surface of the bin and having an inboard end and an outboard end, the sweep assembly comprising at least two sweep segments including a first sweep segment and a second sweep segment, each of the sweep segments having a particulate sweep structure including a plurality of paddles for moving the particulate material toward the center post, the first sweep segment being located toward the inboard end and the second sweep segment being located toward the outboard end such that a space is formed between the second sweep segment and the center post and the first segment is movable between the second sweep segment and the center post;
- wherein the first and second sweep segment are rotatable about the center post substantially independently of each other.
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