| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 198523000 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM HAVING A GRAVITY CONVEYOR SECTION | 62 |
| 20090152073 | Dust control material transfer system - A device for eliminating fugitive material dust emanating from material being transferred from an upper conveyor, feeder or crusher to a lower position, or other location. The device allows adjustability of the chute's total flow capacity where increased capacity is required. The device has a sliding gate disposed in the hopper to control the rate of transfer of the material from the hopper. A chute is disposed below the hopper and is movable in both a lateral direction (transverse to the direction of belt travel), and movable in the axis of belt travel. A choke is slidably attached to the chute, and slidable therein. The gate is positioned to maintain a level of material in the hopper to prevent dust from emanating out of the hopper from the chute. The choke is positioned to reduce airflow through the material as it passes through the chute to a lower position. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20110198195 | Trash-and -recyclables collection and lowering system - The preferred embodiment of the trash-and-recyclables collection and lowering system includes a paternoster like structure that includes a frame, a vehicle subsystem that includes a plurality of trash and recyclables carrying gondolas, guiderails and a drive system, a pair of chains that is connected to the plurality of gondolas at the bottom mid point of the gondolas, and a control subsystem. The system is powered by at least one motor that includes a motor shaft equipped with a worm gear that rotates a shaft on which a pair of sprockets in the top segment of the structure subsystem is mounted. The structure subsystem faces a wall a multi-story building that includes a plurality of trash and recyclables disposal windows. The gondolas are normally kept immediately under the trash and recyclables disposal windows, and are periodically lowered, and their contents are emptied to the trash or recyclables bin at the bottom of the structure. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110214966 | FILM FORMING MATERIAL FEEDING APPARATUS - A film forming material feeding apparatus including a feeder, and a chute for sliding film forming materials supplied from the feeder into a material receiving part of a hearth, in which the chute has a bottom part for allowing the film forming materials to slide, and side parts provided at both sides of the bottom part, and the bottom part and the side parts are connected by way of an arc-shape part, and thereby bridging of the film forming materials on the chute is suppressed, so that a stable supply of the film forming materials may be realized. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110247916 | DECONSOLIDATION DEVICE FOR PARTICULATE MATERIAL EXTRUSION PUMP - A deconsolidation device defines a flow path with an inlet which defines a first cross-section generally equivalent to a passageway cross-section of a particulate material extrusion pump and an outlet that defines a second cross-section different than the first cross-section. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120234649 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FEEDING METAL MATERIAL INTO A MELTING PLANT - Device for feeding metal into melting plant, in particular into melting furnace including hearth and lateral aperture. Device includes means to feed metal terminally associated with a connection conveyor including a loading plane and cooperating with translation and positioning means. Connection conveyor able to assume first position during continuous loading step, wherein its front terminal end is located substantially flush with the furnace internal wall through the aperture, to introduce metal inside the furnace; a second position distanced from the furnace wall during the step of tapping liquid metal from the furnace; and a third position while first loading the furnace, with the furnace switched off, wherein its loading plane front end is inside the furnace volume to be disposed in proximity to the distal internal wall opposite the furnace proximal internal wall, to unload and distribute a charge to cover at least part of the furnace bottom surface. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130299312 | BALL GUIDE AND METHOD FOR GUIDING BALLS - A ball guide having a body for receiving and guiding balls of a specified size along a specified path that is defined by the body. At least one vibration generator is provided which is connected to the body in a vibration-transmitting manner. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20160068349 | Material Handling Conveyor Vehicle - Material handling solutions for a mobile conveyor vehicle are provided. In one aspect, a vehicle having an infeed and output conveyor is provided, one of the conveyors being mounted non-rotatably to the vehicle and positioned by rotation-in-place of the vehicle via four wheel steering. In another aspect, a dust control cover for a telescoping conveyor is provided, having a pair of flexible flaps which are parted by a plough-shaped chute which travels through a gap between the flaps and delivers material to the lower conveyor section. In another aspect, a hydraulic fluid transmission system for a mobile conveyor vehicle is provided which makes use of at least one hollow structural element to route the hydraulic fluid. The structural member may radiate heat from the fluid for example to melt snow on the vehicle structure. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160167887 | Bin Transport Assembly | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160176641 | VIBRATORY CONVEYOR AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING SILICON FRAGMENTS | 06-23-2016 |
| 198524000 | Condition responsive | 2 |
| 20120000747 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING PRINTED PRODUCTS - A device and a method for transferring printed products conveyed in a stream of individual products from a feed unit to a removal unit makes it possible to divert the printed products from a feed direction to a removal direction. The feed unit includes a first conveyor and a transfer region, and the removal unit includes a takeover region with a support surface for the printed products. The transfer region is located higher than the takeover region. The removal unit of the device includes at least a second conveyor which forms the support surface. A pressing element is arranged above the support surface which can be lowered toward the support surface or toward a printed product moving in the direction of the support surface. The pressing element can be lifted up from the support surface or a printed product positioned thereon. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20140166438 | SELF-CALIBRATING DOSING DEVICE - A dosing device for bulk material having a dosing scale fastened to an outlet opening of a bulk material container. The dosing device comprises a motor-driven conveyor, extending substantially horizontally, which is designed to convey the bulk material from an entry region to an exit region. The entry region is arranged under the bulk material container. The exit region is supported on at least one first measurement device which is arranged and designed to determine the weight load of the conveyor by the bulk material. The conveyor is attached in a free floating manner to the bulk material container at the entry region thereof. | 06-19-2014 |
| 198525000 | With means to affect flow | 9 |
| 20100163369 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR BRICK DELIVERY - A material-delivery apparatus includes a conveyor assembly operable to transport material and a lift operable to change an elevation of the conveyor assembly. The conveyor assembly includes a chute comprising a entry point and an exit point and having a limit switch associated with the chute exit point and a conveyor-belt assembly comprising an entry point and an exit point and operable to transport the material from the conveyor-belt assembly entry point to the chute entry point and having a limit switch associated with the conveyor-belt assembly exit point. The conveyor-belt-assembly limit switch and the chute limit switch are operable in combination to control a rate at which the material is transported from the conveyor-belt-assembly entry point to the chute exit point. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20120090956 | Apparatus and Method for Passive Dust Control in a Transfer Chute - A dust control apparatus and method for a bulk material handling transfer system having a chute comprising a pathway there through for handling varying volumes of bulk material flowing through the chute using gravity flow. A self-adjusting air restrictor gate is mounted in the chute for engaging the upper surface of flowing bulk material through the chute for restricting the air pathway during material volume flow variations to reduce dust emissions. The gate member contacts the upper surface of flowing bulk material and moves up and down in response to the flow of bulk material through the chute to restrict the flow of air to reduce dust. A counterweight mechanism and a damper helps maintain controlled contact of the air restrictor gate with the upper surface of bulk material flowing through the chute. | 04-19-2012 |
| 198530000 | Gate | 3 |
| 20120255834 | Bulk material leveling and volumetric measuring and feeding apparatus - A bulk material leveling and volumetric measuring and feeding apparatus includes a conveyor for transporting bulk material from a hopper to a leveling assembly. The leveling assembly includes a pair of augers located perpendicular to the conveyor and with the auger terminal ends at a desired height from the conveyor. Side walls are provided parallel to the conveyor direction of travel and extend up to the auger terminal ends. Each auger is positioned within a semicircular longitudinal channel of a trough. Bulk material being transported and which is located above the augers terminal ends is lifted by the augers and thrown back towards the hopper. Thus, bulk material being transported under and beyond the leveling assembly is maintained at a desired depth. By monitoring and/or controlling the conveyor speed and the depth of the transported bulk material, the volumetric feed rate and total volume of transported material can be determined and/or controlled. The height of the leveling assembly above the conveyor is selectively adjustable. A shutoff gate is provided downstream of the leveling assembly. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20140166439 | AIR LOCK METERING - A metering device for metering granular product into a pressurized conduit of a pneumatic conveyor has a tubular housing oriented vertically. Intake and discharge openings are defined in opposite housing walls with blank walls between the openings. Upper and lower hubs are rotatably mounted and sealed in ends of the housing above and below the intake and discharge openings. An upper surface of the lower hub slopes downward toward an outer edge thereof. The upper and lower hubs are fastened to a drive shaft extending along the housing axis and a meter drive rotates the drive shaft at a selected rotational speed. Each of a plurality of flexible blades extends between the upper and lower hubs and has an outer edge wiping the inner wall surface of the housing such that a sealed blade chamber is formed between adjacent blades and one of the blank walls as the hubs rotate. | 06-19-2014 |
| 198531000 | Actuated by, or otherwise coordinated with, power-driven conveyor section | 1 |
| 20080202895 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING FOOD ARTICLES - A loading head for use with food articles has a main conveyor adapted to convey a plurality of food articles, an indexing conveyor positioned beneath the main conveyor, and a transfer member positioned between the main conveyor and the indexing conveyor. The transfer member is adapted to transfer each food article from the main conveyor to the indexing conveyor. A buffering mechanism is adapted to move the transfer member between a first position and a variable second position. A pusher mechanism is associated with the indexing conveyor to raise and lower gates from an open position permitting food article transfer to a closed position prohibiting food article transfer. The pusher mechanism includes a cam operably associated with the gates to open and close the gates. | 08-28-2008 |
| 198533000 | By agitating, stirring, vibrating, etc. | 2 |
| 20090008219 | Linear vibratory conveyor - Linear vibratory conveyor including a utility weight and a counterweight that are each vibratingly connected to a bottom plate via at least one spring element, wherein at least one piezo-electric actuator is arranged on at least one spring element for producing the opposing vibrations. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20120145516 | Article Transfer Apparatus - An article transfer apparatus transfers articles downward into packaging. The article transfer apparatus includes a cylindrical chute that extends in a vertical direction. Slits are formed in a side wall surface of the chute. A clogging prevention member is rotatably supported adjacent to the chute. The clogging prevention member is configured and arranged to periodically enter the chute through the slit from an exterior of the chute while the clogging prevention member is rotating. | 06-14-2012 |
| 198534000 | By retarding velocity or reducing volume | 1 |
| 20110024265 | Receiving and Conveying Device - The invention relates to a device ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 198535000 | Adjustably mounted conveyor section | 1 |
| 20090159404 | UNSTACKING CONVEYOR WITH FLOATING SURFACE - A conveyor system can includes a feed conveyor, a declined conveyor, and an inclined conveyor. A declined stationary surface is suspended above the declined conveyor and positioned to exert a counter-moment on the articles related to the weight of the stationary support surface and the coefficient of sliding friction of the stationary support surface that is sufficient to resist forward rotation of the articles down the declined conveyor. An inclined stationary support surface is suspended above the inclined conveyor and positioned to exert a forward-moment on the articles related to the weight of the stationary support surface and the coefficient of sliding friction of the stationary support surface that is sufficient to resist counter-rotation of the articles that results in movement of the articles down the inclined conveyor. The vertical height of the stationary surfaces can be adjusted. A related method is also described. | 06-25-2009 |
| 198539000 | Including a load-supporting bridging element (e.g., horizontal surface) between conveyor sections | 1 |
| 20150136565 | APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING PREFORMS - An apparatus for conveying preforms to a blow molding machine, including a sorter that sorts and uniformly orients the preforms. A gravity conveyor feeds the preforms from the sorter to the blow molding machine. A transfer device between the sorter and the conveyor transfers the preforms from the sorter to the conveyor. The sorter, the conveyor, and the transfer device all have stepless adjoined guiding surfaces with specific contours that guide the preforms through the apparatus. The transfer device is an element with a curved guiding surface adjusted to the contour of the guiding surface of the sorter at the end facing the sorter, while being adjusted to the contour of the guiding surface of the gravity conveyor at the end facing the gravity conveyor. The two contours of the guiding surfaces facing the ends of the two devices are different, the guiding surface is stepless between the two ends. | 05-21-2015 |
| 198540000 | Gravity discharge material holder is source of supply, discharging by gravity to power-driven section | 21 |
| 20090272626 | APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING GRAVEL - Gravel is fed into and spread onto the floor of a newly constructed basement by a hanging frame which attaches to a window sill and supports a hydraulically driven conveyor belt with a feed spout at a feed end of the conveyor belt and a guidance belt mounted on top of the conveyor belt. The hanging frame converges to a front post which pivotally supports a frame of the conveyor belt for movement side to side about an upright axis through the feed spout and carries an adjustable brace which raises and lowers the conveyor. A feed chute is located outside the window. The conveyor includes a guide conveyor on top and is driven by a power source and pump located outside the building. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20120061206 | EQUIPTMENT FOR DISCHARGING A FIXED AMOUNT OF A PARTICULATE BODY - Fixed amount discharging equipment for simultaneously discharging a particulate body from a plurality of containers containing the particulate body, comprising a casing to the interior of which is provided a belt conveyor and having a particulate body discharge hole below the carrying direction end of the belt conveyor, and a plurality of supply arranged in the carrying direction of the belt conveyor and passing through the casing, lower ends thereof penetrating into the casing and being arranged above the belt of the belt conveyor, the lower ends of the supply pipes being such that the downstream sides thereof in the belt carrying direction have notches of a predetermined length from the end faces upward. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120241290 | PORTABLE LOW PROFILE DRIVE-OVER TRUCK DUMP CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A portable truck dump comprises a conveyor system mounted on an elongate frame to transport material from a first end of the frame to a second, opposite end of the frame. A grate is positioned over the conveyor system and is supported by first and second sides of the frame. A ramp extends generally perpendicular to the frame on each side of the frame next to the grate to provide a drive-over access for a material transport vehicle to deposit its load over the grate and onto the conveyor system and a portion of each ramp. A first end of each ramp immediately adjacent to the frame is pivotally connected to the frame to allow the ramp to be articulated towards the grate to move excess material off of the ramp and into the grate. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120318639 | Shallow Angle Vertical Rotary Loader For Electronic Device Testing - A rotary loader taught herein comprises a rotatable load plate including a plurality of component pockets arranged about a rotational axis of the load plate, the load plate inclined with respect to a horizontal surface at an angle of inclination of less than 50 degrees and a load wall arranged about a lower portion of the load plate adjacent certain ones of the plurality of component pockets and extending above a height of the load plate. The load wall includes a retention surface extending in a direction parallel to an outer peripheral edge of the load plate and a loading surface inclined with respect a line perpendicular to a top surface of the load plate in a direction away from the retention surface at an angle of inclination of less than 45 degrees. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120318640 | Hopper Cover Assembly - A cover assembly includes a roller member rotatably supported by a bracket assembly on one end of the intake hopper of an agricultural conveyor such that a sheet member rolled onto the roller member can be unrolled to span across the intake opening. The cover assembly also includes a support frame pivotally coupled to the intake hopper between a working position and a stored position. In the working position a portion of the frame is centrally located above the intake opening and protrudes upwardly beyond respective sides of the housing of the intake hopper to support the sheet member to slope downward from a central apex to prevent accumulation of precipitation thereon. In the stored position the support frame is shorter in height relative to the housing than in the working position and the sheet member is rolled onto the roller so as not to interfere with normal operation of the intake hopper. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130001047 | SCREW-FED PUMP SYSTEM - A pump system includes a pump that includes a first belt and a second belt that are spaced apart from each other to provide generally straight sides of a passage there between. There is an inlet at one end of the passage and an outlet at an opposite end of the passage, with a passage length that extends between the inlet and the outlet. The passage defines a gap distance in a width direction between the straight sides at the passage inlet. A hopper includes an interior space that terminates at a mouth at the passage inlet. At least one screw is located within the interior space of the hopper and includes a screw diameter in the width direction that is less than or equal to the gap distance. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130075229 | MODULAR TRIPPER FOR ROLLING MILL LAYING HEAD - A laying head tripper has a ramp with a lip detachably secured to its forward edge. The ramp and/or the lip are contoured to match the curvature of the rings being formed by the laying head. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130206547 | EXCAVATOR DUMP RANGE EXTENDER - A material handling machine for transferring discrete loads of excavated, uncrushed waste from an excavator or other excavation equipment to a dumping location beyond the reach of the excavator. The material handling machine may include a mobile bridge supported by two or more crawlers. The material handling machine may further include at least one skip that is selectively moved between a first end and a second end of the mobile bridge. The at least one skip may receive material from excavation equipment at the first end and deposit the received material proximate the second end. When the material handling machine includes two skips, one skip may be positioned above the other skip, or the skips may be positioned to be side-by-side. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130233674 | PORTABLE LOW PROFILE DRIVE-OVER TRUCK DUMP CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A portable truck dump comprises a conveyor system mounted on an elongate frame to transport material from a first end of the frame to a second, opposite end of the frame. A grate is positioned over the conveyor system and is supported by first and second sides of the frame. A ramp extends generally perpendicular to the frame on each side of the frame next to the grate to provide a drive-over access for a material transport vehicle to deposit its load over the grate and onto the conveyor system and a portion of each ramp. A first end of each ramp immediately adjacent to the frame is pivotally connected to the frame to allow the ramp to be articulated towards the grate to move excess material off of the ramp and into the grate. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140311863 | HOPPER WITH CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A hopper and conveyor assembly for discharging particulate material from the hopper is provided. Sealing strips may be used to prevent particulate material from moving beyond edges of a conveyor belt of the conveyor assembly. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150053532 | CONVEYING INSTALLATION HAVING AN IMPACT-ABSORPTION-RESISTANT WEAR-PROTECTION MEANS - A conveying installation has a conveying belt and also has drums, load-bearing rollers, load-bearing frameworks, and a transfer section. The conveying installation forms a material-conveying upper strand, with a transfer location for the conveying material, and an at least material-free lower strand. The transfer location contains at least one wear-protection means which contains at least one foamed polymer mix. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20160083187 | SOLID PARTICULATE PUMP HAVING FLEXIBLE SEAL - A solid particulate pump includes a plurality of segments linked to each other in a serial, closed loop arrangement with gaps between neighboring pairs of the segments. A flexible seal extends across the gaps and seals an interior of the closed loop arrangement from an exterior of the closed loop arrangement. | 03-24-2016 |
| 198541000 | With at least one more gravity section therebetween | 2 |
| 198542000 | And having plural, successive power-driven sections | 2 |
| 20140048387 | MULTI STREAM MATERIAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for processing material cascading through a treatment chamber uses a plurality of vertically stacked shelves divided into trays by spaced apart openings. As the shelves rotate, material contained with each tray is discharged through one of the openings to one or more trays of an underlying shelf. The material to be processed is supplied to the uppermost shelf through one or more material inlets, and discharged from the lowermost shelf through one or more material outlets. The material that enters each feed opening stays substantially together as it spirals down through the chamber. The multiple trays provide for shorter retention time of material within each tray which is adaptable for processing heat sensitive materials along separate material flow paths within the treatment chamber. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140116848 | CONVEYANCE DEVICE FOR GRANULAR MATERIALS - A belt conveyor, a collecting hopper and a screw conveyor are sequentially disposed below a chute for feeding hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets from a pelletizing portion. Even when the hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets fed onto the belt conveyor are dropped off or scattered, the hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets can be collected by the collecting hopper that is located below and can be securely transferred to an outside by the screw conveyor. | 05-01-2014 |
| 198543000 | With at least one more successive power-driven section | 1 |
| 198544000 | Of the apron belt type | 1 |
| 20130062164 | MATERIAL CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR A ROAD PAVER AND FEEDER - The invention relates to a material conveyor system ( | 03-14-2013 |
| 198546000 | Followed by at least one gravity section | 2 |
| 20090050446 | METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING A PARTICULATE MATERIAL AND A TRANSPORTATION DEVICE FOR A PARTICULATE MATERIAL - In a first aspect the invention relates to a method for transporting a particulate material from a container, down a chute ( | 02-26-2009 |
| 20150329291 | TUBULAR CONVEYER WITH CLEATED BELT - A conveyor comprising a support frame, an inclined tube mounted to the support frame, a hopper at a lower end of the tube for receiving material, a spout at an upper end of the tube for discharging the material, a running plate extending inside the tube, and a cleated belt, supported by the running plate, that conveys the material from the hopper to the spout through the tube. The cleated belt comprises a plurality of spaced-apart cleats and wherein each cleat has a base extending transversely to a direction of travel of the belt and curved sides that curve upwardly and outwardly from the base. | 11-19-2015 |
| 198547000 | Apron belt type of discharge-receiving, power-driven section | 2 |
| 20140131172 | FEED PADDLE FOR A PROCESSING APPARATUS - An improved feed mechanism for a processor of solid objects includes a plunging paddle connected via connectors and eccentrics to a rotating shaft driven by a motor. The rotating shaft has an axis offset from the centers of the eccentrics. The plunging paddle plunges product on a conveyor belt from a feed tank to create a single layer for conveying the product to a processor. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20150291365 | MINERAL MATERIAL FEED APPARATUS, A PLANT AND A METHOD - A feed apparatus for feeding mineral material includes a first frame, a feed box fixed to the first frame and having walls for the mineral material to be loaded to the apparatus, and a feed device joined to the first frame so that the material ends up onto a transport surface of a transport member of the feed device. The transport surface and a bottom edge of the wall of the feed box form a gap therebetween. The feed apparatus includes distance adjustment members to move the transport surface and the bottom edge relative to each other. Preferably the distance adjustment members are pivoted on the first frame and the feed. device. A method for adjusting the feed apparatus includes moving the transport surface of the feed device and the bottom edge of the wall of the feed box relative to each other by distance adjustment members. | 10-15-2015 |
| 198548000 | Screw type of discharge-receiving, power-driven section | 2 |
| 20140076691 | POWDER CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A powder conveying device includes a first conveying unit, a second conveying unit, a conveying member, a powder pulverizing member, and a protective member. The first conveying unit has a lower end. The second conveying unit has one end connected to the lower end. The conveying member is disposed in the second conveying unit and includes a shaft member and a protruding portion formed around the shaft member, and conveys the powder. The powder pulverizing member is disposed in the first conveying unit so as to be able to oscillate. The protective member is attached to the powder pulverizing member and makes contact with the protruding portion of the conveying member. A contact state between the protective member and the protruding portion changes according to a rotation angle of the conveying member, and the protective member and the powder pulverizing member oscillate due to changes in the contact state. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140166440 | Apparatus for Supplying Granular Material, and Apparatus for Blending and Supplying Granular Material Equipped Therewith - An apparatus for supplying granular material, comprising a storing unit for storing granular material, a feeding unit for feeding granular material stored in the storing unit to a supply destination, a driving unit coupled to the feeding unit for driving the feeding unit, and a supporting unit forming a space for receiving the feeding unit, supporting the storing unit, the feeding unit and the driving unit, and being fixed to an object to be installed. The driving unit is supported by the supporting unit so as to be freely displaced between a coupling position where the driving unit is coupled to the feeding unit and a retracting position where coupling of the driving unit with the feeding unit is released and the feeding unit is removable from the supporting unit. | 06-19-2014 |
| 198550010 | Bin having a power-driven conveyor section for discharging or feeding discharge to a gravity or power-driven section | 4 |
| 20150101909 | Adjusting system - A system for adjusting at least the vertical setting between a first transport device and a second transport device in a transport section for preforms for plastic containers. The first transport device has at least one outlet unit for accepting preforms from the second transport unit and a rail unit for further transport of the preforms, the outlet unit firstly being connected to the rail unit and secondly being arranged such that it can be moved freely with respect to the second transport device. Furthermore, the first and the second transport devices are connected to one another via an adjusting unit, it being possible for the height of at least the outlet unit to be adjusted with respect to the second transport device by the adjusting unit. | 04-16-2015 |
| 198550200 | Having adjustable bin or discharge means | 2 |
| 20130213770 | DETACHABLE ADJUSTABLE HOPPER FOR USE WITH A PORTABLE GRAIN AUGER - An adjustable hopper including a base structure is designed for being mounted to an intake of a conveying mechanism for conveying particulates. A bottom portion of a flexible hopper structure is mounted to the base structure. A top structure is mounted to a top portion of the flexible hopper structure. An adjusting mechanism is connected to the base structure and the top structure. The adjusting mechanism enables moving the top structure from a transport position, with the top structure being disposed in proximity to the base structure, to a loading position, with at least a substantial portion of the top structure being disposed at a predetermined distance to the base structure. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130240327 | ADJUSTABLE HOPPER FOR USE WITH A PORTABLE GRAIN AUGER - An adjustable including a base structure designed for being mounted to an intake of a conveying mechanism for conveying particulates. A bottom portion of a flexible hopper structure is mounted to the base structure. A top structure is mounted to a top portion of the flexible hopper structure. An adjusting mechanism is connected to the base structure and the top structure. The adjusting mechanism enables moving the top structure from a transport position, with the top structure being disposed in proximity to the base structure, to a loading position, with at least a substantial portion of the top structure being disposed at a predetermined distance to the base structure. | 09-19-2013 |
| 198550500 | Power-driven discharge means feeds to a subsequent power-driven section | 1 |
| 20140001011 | DEVICE FOR STORING AND FEEDING OF RAW MATERIALS OF FRUIT AND/OR VEGETABLES | 01-02-2014 |
| 198560000 | Power-driven conveyor section feeding to gravity section (i.e., gravity discharge material holder, or gravity flow path) feeding in turn to another power-driven section | 5 |
| 20100300840 | Gravity Conveyor System - A gravity conveyor assembly includes first and second track assemblies positioned parallel to each other. Each of the track assemblies includes a body, having a slot in a first surface. A track member includes a frictional engagement portion received and frictionally engaged within the slot. A track extending portion freely extends above the first surface of the body. The track extending portion is oriented at an angle with respect to an axis oriented transverse to a ground surface such that the track extending portion has a continuous slope with respect to the ground surface. A cassette supported on the first and second track members is adapted for gravity induced rolling motion by the continuous slope. Wheels mounted to opposed sides of the cassette each have a concave perimeter surface aligned for rolling contact with the track extending portion of the track assemblies. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110017575 | Low-Pressure Accumulation System - A low-pressure accumulation system and a conveyor belt in an accumulation conveyor for the use with the system. The belt, which is flanked on opposite sides by lines of gravity rollers, has a longitudinal lane of article-supporting belt rollers arranged in groups along the length of the conveyor belt. The groups are spaced apart from each at regular intervals. Trays sit atop the gravity rollers until they are lifted slightly higher by one of the slightly elevated groups of article-supporting belt rollers, which engage the bottom of the tray and convey it along toward a discharge end. Retractable stops selectively block the trays from advancing on the accumulation conveyor. The freely rotatable article-supporting belt rollers roll along the bottoms of any blocked and accumulated trays and provide low back pressure. The belt may also include low-friction rollers that ride on bearing surfaces below the belt to help lower friction between the belt and the conveyor structure while the belt is running. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20120181149 | Distributing Device for Separating Particles in a Particle Stream - A distribution device for separating and orienting particles in a particle stream conveyed by the device to a particle-measuring device, including a conveying device with a discharge at one end for particles that are to pass in free fall to a downstream image-capturing device. At least two conducting elements are associated with the discharge and are movable relative to one another in that at least one of the conducting elements is movable under the effect of a drive mechanism. A feed gap is provided between the conducting elements for separated particles falling out of the discharge. The conducting elements are arranged in the manner of a funnel such that the feed gap is formed at an end of the funnel. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130098737 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR PREPARING STOPPERS, CAPS, OR OTHER TYPES OF OBJECTS - In the context of an endless conveyor finishing machine, the method of the invention consists of preparing objects which are aligned on the battens of said conveyor with a view to delivering same to, for example, a capping station of a filling machine, wherein said preparation method consists of modifying the position of each batten so as to cause each row of objects to move from a horizontal position to a position that is sufficiently inclined, for example vertical, so as to cause the automatic unloading of said batten and the discharge of the series of objects toward a receiving and transit area in which said objects are inserted, single file, into the chute of a conveying device. The finishing machine for implementing the method comprises a module built into the conveying device, including means for propelling the objects to a sufficient height in order to feed same to, for example, a capping station, and for carrying out a complementary selection, checking, and sorting operation on said objects. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20160083195 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTATION, SEPARATION AND ORIENTATION OF CUVETTES - The invention relates to a device, a system and a method for transportation, separation and orientation in a head up position of cuvettes. The invention also relates to using the device or the system for transportation, separation and orientation in head up position of the cuvettes. The device comprises a pipe, a rotating auger, a motor, a guiding plate and a slide rail. The system further comprises at least one cuvette. | 03-24-2016 |
| 198562000 | Gravity conveyor section is gravity flow path feeding to power-driven section | 10 |
| 20090255783 | Arrangement for extracting extraction products in Underground extraction operations in caving - In the arrangement in accordance with the invention for extracting extraction products in caving in which the extraction product is extracted downwards through an extraction funnel ( | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090321223 | CRUCIBLE FEEDER MECHANISM - This invention is intended to make a crucible feeder mechanism simple in configuration, to realize low cost and to increase the number of accommodated crucibles while making the crucible feeder mechanism small in size. In the crucible feeder mechanism, the crucibles are mounted on an inclined mount surface | 12-31-2009 |
| 20110290620 | GRAVITY CONVEYOR SYSTEM HAVING SUSPENDED CARRIERS - A gravity conveyor assembly includes a first track member downwardly pitched from a first end toward a second end with respect to a first reference plane oriented parallel to a ground surface. A second track member positioned directly above the first track member is downwardly pitched from a first end toward an opposite second end with respect to a second reference plane oriented parallel to the ground surface. A curved track member connects the second track member second end to the first track member first end and defines a vertically downward oriented arc. A wheeled cart is moveable from the second track member first end to the first track member second end by gravity. A cart travel direction reverses from a first travel direction on the second track member to an opposite second travel direction on the first track member as the cart downwardly traverses the curved track member. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20130081924 | DRUM AND MACHINE FOR DISTRIBUTING TABLETS AND RELATIVE METHOD - The invention concerns a machine for distributing tablets on a support strip having a determinate number “n” of compartments or alveoli organized in parallel rows and each able to hold at least one tablet. The machine comprises a separation, preparation and alignment device, a conveyor device with transfer pipes and a rotating transfer drum provided with seatings on an external surface. The seatings are made on distinct gripping and transport elements, disposed peripherally and axially to the transfer drum. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20140238824 | Arrangement of tight-fitting screw conveyors - An arrangement including two conveyor screws which are arranged rotatably moveably relative to each other for processing a pasty material like a foodstuff product or the like, having a first conveyor screw and a second conveyor screw which have interengaging helical flights and which in particular are drivable in opposite relationship. The conveyor screws are of different size diameters and/or the conveyor screws have a different number of flights. In addition, the surfaces of the interengaging flights are so shaped and matched to each other that they are in contact with each other along a substantially continuous contact line extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of both conveyor screws to hinder, preferably prevent a return flow of the pasty material. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140246290 | RAIL CAR UNLOADING DEVICE - A rail car unloading device is provided comprising a base, a hopper, and a support member. The base comprises a support plate. The support member is rotatably mounted to the base support plate. The hopper is mounted to the support member and the support member is rotatable with respect to the base between a first position where the hopper is placed beneath a rail car in an unloading position and a second position where the hopper is positioned in substantially parallel alignment with rail tracks such that a rail car may pass by the device. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20160114978 | Bulk Material Conveyor Belt Loading Zone and Method of Loading a Bulk Material Conveyor Belt - A conveyor belt assembly comprises a conveyor belt, a tail pulley, and a transition zone comprising a loading device. The conveyor is looped around the tail pulley and has a generally flat transverse cross-section on the tail pulley. The conveyor belt transitions from having the generally flat cross-section to having a full-trough cross section in the transition zone. The loading device comprises a chute and skirtboards that are connected to each other and that are above the conveyor belt. The loading device is configured to load bulk material onto the belt in the transition region. The skirtboards have linear bottom surfaces that rise as the distance from the tail pulley increases. The conveyor belt is supported from below in the transition zone in a manner creating linear portions of the conveyor belt directly beneath the skirtboards that also rise as the distance from the tail pulley increases. | 04-28-2016 |
| 198563000 | Followed by gravity section (i.e., gravity discharge material holder, or gravity flow path) | 3 |
| 20100300841 | GRAVITY CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A gravity conveyor assembly includes first and second track assemblies positioned parallel to each other. Each of the track assemblies includes a body, having a slot in a first surface. A track member includes a frictional engagement portion received and frictionally engaged within the slot. A track extending portion freely extends above the first surface of the body. The track extending portion is oriented at an angle with respect to an axis oriented transverse to a ground surface such that the track extending portion has a continuous slope with respect to the ground surface. A cassette supported on the first and second track members is adapted for gravity induced rolling motion by the continuous slope. Wheels mounted to opposing sides of the cassette each have a concave perimeter surface aligned for rolling contact with the track extending portion of the track assemblies. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20150329293 | CLOSED CONVEYOR BELT - Closed conveyor belt with a housing ( | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150343584 | CHIP CONVEYER FOR MACHINE TOOL - A chip conveyer for a machine tool includes a casing including a chip introducing port and a chip discharging port, and a chip carrying mechanism arranged in the casing so as to extend from the chip introducing port to the chip discharging port. Chips dropped in the casing through the chip introducing port are carried to the chip discharging port by the chip carrying mechanism. A partition plate partitioning an inside of the casing up and down is arranged in the casing, and a portion of the partition plate below the chip introducing port is configured to be openable and closable. A carrying direction of the chip carrying mechanism when the partition plate is in an open state and a carrying direction of the chip carrying mechanism when the partition plate is in a closed state are set to be opposite directions. | 12-03-2015 |
| 198568000 | Plural power-driven conveyor sections feeding to gravity section (i.e., gravity discharge material holder, or gravity flow path) | 1 |
| 20110114447 | Tilt tray sorter conveyor - A tilt tray sorter conveyor for piece goods is provided. The conveyer includes wagons which are coupled to each other to make a ring or train, or are employed individually, and are moved along rails, each wagon having a carrying tray. Each carrying tray is pivoted to both sides about a pivot which is arranged centrally underneath the carrying tray and runs in the direction of travel, by a tilt drive arranged on the wagon, from a horizontal transport position into an unloading position to release goods conveyed by the wagon. In order to enable a flexible operational discharge of the tiling movement of the carrying tray, at least one flexible form-fitting or force-fitting traction mechanism is arranged underneath the carrying tray and hinged to both sides, the traction mechanism working with a drive to apply a traction force to the carrying tray in the tilting direction. | 05-19-2011 |
