Abrégé

An unloading station 10 and method for unloading bulk material (88) from a moving railcar (14) with a bottom discharge while the railcar is moving includes a track with a pair of rails (18). A synchronized parallel conveyor (40) is oriented parallel with the pair of rails and forms a movable platform capable of receiving the bulk material in a pile extending into the railcar and drawing the pile along in synchronization with the railcar as the railcar moves. A hopper (104, 108) is disposed below a break in (92, 96) or end of (100) the parallel conveyor to receive the bulk material. A lateral conveyor (112, 116) is disposed under the hopper to convey the bulk material away from the hopper.

Classes IPC  ?

• B61D 47/00 - Dispositifs de chargement ou déchargement combinés avec le véhicule lui-même, p. ex. plates-formes de chargement
• B65G 67/24 - Déchargement des véhicules terrestres
• B65G 67/02 - Chargement ou déchargement des véhicules terrestres

Abrégé

An unloading station disposable adjacent an aggregate material transport vehicle thoroughfare, and configured to rapidly receive and transfer the contents of a side-dump aggregate material transport vehicle includes a hopper disposed adjacent the transport vehicle thoroughfare. The hopper extends longitudinally alongside an aggregate material transport vehicle thoroughfare. The hopper has a front wall sized to receive aggregate material from a side-dump transport vehicle, and a rear wall sized to impede the flow of the aggregate material dumped over the front wail by the side-dump transport vehicle. A conveyor system is disposed under the hopper, and is operable to move aggregate material from the hopper to a remote location away from the unloading station.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 65/30 - Procédés ou dispositifs pour remplir ou vider les caissons, trémies, réservoirs ou réceptacles analogues sauf pour ce qui concerne leur utilisation dans des processus chimiques ou physiques ou leur application dans des machines particulières, p. ex. non couverts par une seule autre sous-classe
• B65G 67/00 - Chargement ou déchargement des véhicules

Abrégé

An aggregate material reclaiming device includes a base plate positionable at a substantially coplanar elevation as a support surface, and has an opening therethrough. A frame is coupled to the base plate and suspended from the base plate into a depression below the support surface. A conveyor belt is coupled to the frame below the support surface, and is positioned below the opening in the base plate. The conveyor belt receives and removes aggregate material from the opening to a remote location from the reclaiming device. At least one sliding plate is disposed on an upper surface of the base plate and is slidable from a distal end of the base plate to a position adjacent the opening. A lifting device is operably coupled to the at least one sliding plate and is operable to lift the sliding plate into an elevated position with respect to the base plate.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 65/28 - Empilage ou désempilage des matériaux meubles en vrac, p. ex. charbon, engrais, bois, non prévu ailleurs

Abrégé

A railcar vibrator (10) includes a base member (14) and a vertical support (12) coupled to the base member (14). A vibrator component (16) is disposed on the vertical support (12). A wheel (18) having a cushioned outer portion (17) is rotationally coupled to the vertical support (12) capable of rotation around an axis. The wheel (18) can freely rotate, for riding along a moving railcar or line of railcars. A lateral positioning (20) structure is operable with respect to the vertical support (12) for adjusting the lateral position of the vertical support (12) to place the cushioned outer surface (17) of the wheel (18) in contact with the railcar (8).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 67/00 - Chargement ou déchargement des véhicules

Abrégé

A bulk material unloading station (10) rapidly receives and transfers the contents of a bulk material transport vehicle (12). The station includes an unloading platform (30) alignable with an existing thoroughfare at an approximate ground level (14). A frame disposed about the unloading platform (30) defines a material flow control space for controlling the containment and flow rate of material unloaded from the bulk material transport vehicle (12). A conveyor system operably associated with the material flow control space horizontally moves the lower portion of the bulk material.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 67/02 - Chargement ou déchargement des véhicules terrestres

Abrégé

A bulk material flow regulator (10) configured to regulate material flow from a transport vehicle (12) includes a frame (300) bounded by a perimeter (302). The perimeter (302) can include a material transport space (90) disposed in a bottom volume of the frame (300), a material storage space (50) disposed in a top volume of the frame, and a material flow regulation space (60) disposed between the material transport space (90) and the material storage space (50). A transport unloading platform (30) can be coupled to the frame (300) for supporting a transport vehicle (12) with a material hopper. A plurality of baffles (200) can be disposed within the material flow regulation space (60). The baffles (200) can be configured to allow horizontal material movement within the material transport space (90) while impeding horizontal material movement in the material storage space (50).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 67/24 - Déchargement des véhicules terrestres