US 9,957,108 B2 · Conveyor transition for material handling

Abstract

An assembly for directing bulk material from an upper conveyor to a lower conveyor is provided. The conveyors are relatively rotatable in yaw and the lower conveyor is pivotable in pitch. The assembly includes an upper hood portion, a vertical flow cone, and a bottom containment assembly. The upper hood portion redirects material from the upper conveyor downward through an exit aperture. The vertical flow cone underneath the upper hood portion is rotatable in yaw relative to the upper hood portion and is movable vertically relative to the upper hood portion. The vertical flow cone directs the bulk material from the exit aperture toward the lower conveyor. The bottom containment assembly is mounted to the lower conveyor, is movable lengthwise relative to the lower conveyor, is pivotable and movable vertically relative to the upper hood portion, and includes an aperture for receiving the material.

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Dependent claims

A material transition assembly for directing bulk material from an upper conveyor to a lower conveyor, the upper conveyor and lower conveyor being relatively rotatable in yaw and the lower conveyor being pivotable in pitch, the material transition assembly comprising:

a lower redirection member rotatable in yaw and movable vertically relative to the upper conveyor, the lower redirection member configured to receive and redirect the bulk material from the upper conveyor;
and
a bottom containment assembly movable lengthwise relative to the lower conveyor, the bottom containment assembly pivotable in pitch with the lower conveyor, the bottom containment assembly including an aperture formed therein for passing the bulk material from the lower redirection member to the lower conveyor.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Conveyor transition for material handling

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Conveyor transition for material handling

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Abstract

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