Demountable silo
OwnerDavid Leroy Rowlinginventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed generally to a demountable silo (10) comprising a series of interconnected silo modules (12A to 12F) constructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of this invention. The silo modules such as (12A) are each of a substantially identical configuration and interconnected in a side-by-side and end-to-end relationship. The demountable silo (10) is designed to contain particulate material and configured depending on the nature of the material and its storage requirements. It will be appreciated that the provision of multiple silo modules such as (12A to 12F) together contains significantly more particulate material in a heap than a single silo module. The maximum storage capacity for the demountable silo (10) is determined largely by the angle of repose of the heaped particulate material.
Claims19
A silo module of a demountable silo, the silo module comprising:
- a base structure being adapted to locate on the ground;
- a support structure mounted upon the base structure and being generally elongate and substantially V-shaped in cross-section;
- one or more lining panels fitted to the support structure to allow for retention of a particulate matter within the silo module;
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- an auger assembly mounted to the base structure and extending along a lower section of the support structure to permit extraction of the particulate matter from a longitudinal end of the silo module, wherein the base structure and the support structure allow the silo module to be interconnected with one or more similar silo modules in a side-by-side and/or an end-to-end relationship to provide a demountable silo.
A demountable silo comprising:
- a plurality of interconnected silo modules each comprising:
- a base structure being adapted to locate on the ground;
- a support structure mounted upon the base structure and being generally elongate and substantially V-shaped in cross-section;
- one or more lining panels fitted to the support structure to allow for retention of a particulate matter within the demountable silo;
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- an auger assembly mounted to the base structure and extending along a lower section of the support structure to permit extraction of the particulate matter from a longitudinal end of the silo module, wherein the base structure and the support structure allow the silo module to be interconnected with one or similar silo modules in a side-by-side and/or an end-to-end relationship to provide a demountable silo.
A method of constructing a demountable silo, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of silo modules including the steps of:
- erecting a base structure;
- mounting a support structure upon the base structure, the support structure being generally elongate and substantially V-shaped in cross-section;
- lining the support structure with one or more lining panels to form at least one of the plurality of silo modules;
- mounting an auger assembly to the base structure, the auger assembly extending along a lower section of the support structure to permit extraction of particulate matter from a longitudinal end of the silo module;
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- interconnecting the plurality of silo modules in a side-by-side and/or an end-to-end relationship with similar ones of the silo modules to form the demountable silo.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.