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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992704 | Conveyor clean-out for material transport vehicles An improved material transport vehicle having an integrated assembly for cleaning out conveyors, elevators, hoppers and the like, and method for clean-out utilizing the same. The cleanout assembly comprises one or more detachable panels strategically located about t... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7866459 | Sanitary slide gate incorporating permanent magnet apparatus and method The present disclosure provides a slide gate 201 for use in conveyor systems that include permanent magnets 221 to hold slide gate components in place relative to a conveyor trough 202, while allowing the slide gate 201 to slide between o... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7325670 | Conveyor pan The present invention relates to a conveyor pan (110) for underground face or gate conveyors, with a pair of side parts (101) comprising cast parts which include cast vertical arms (113) extending over the height of the bottom run (106) a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7222714 | In-line slide gate for conveyor system An in-line gate is provided for a conveyor for particulate lading. The gate comprises a gate plate which is movable between a raised position in which the gate plate engages a seal extending at least along the sides of the conveyor exit and a lowered position in whi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7048112 | Food grade conveyor A yoke for a food grade conveyor is formed of UHMW plastic molded as a single unit having left and right upright portions connected by vertically separated upper and lower cross portions. Each cross portion has a stanchion to provide a support face or ledge for conn... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032741 | Conveyor system having a speed control chute A package sorting conveyor apparatus comprising: a conveying track; a conveyor chute downstream from said conveying track; a speed control device for controlling the speed of packages in said chute; and at least one unloading station downstream from said conveyor ch... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6966429 | Conveyor pan The conveyor pan according to the present invention has a framework construction (1) having the bottom run (2) and an interchangeably constructed exchangeable tray (4) forming the top run (3), which can be lifted out, vertically supported... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6945382 | Gate assembly A gate assembly for use with a conveying surface which has an aperture formed therein is disclosed, and which includes a moveable gate plate which is operable to selectively occlude the aperture; and first and second chutes which are borne by the moveable gate plate... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6896121 | Conveyor pan The present invention relates to a conveyor pan (50) for underground face and gate conveyors, with a bottom pan (2) and a top pan (3) for the guidance of scrapers of a scrapper chain, the conveyor pan (50) having a welded frame constructi... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6681921 | Enclosed belt conveyor assembly An enclosed belt conveyor assembly comprising a head section, a tail section, and one or more intermediate conveyor sections assembled between the head section and the tail section. A tail pulley is mounted in the tail section and a head pulley is mounted... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6505727 | Slide gate for a conveyor system A slide gate is disclosed for use with an elongated conveyor including a conveyor housing having a bottom section including downwardly and inwardly extending side portions and a flat bottom wall having a discharge opening formed therein. A flat slide gate... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6401912 | Conveyor pan assembly with replaceable deck A conveyor pan assembly, and a corresponding conveyor line, for an armored face conveyor is provided wherein each pan assembly has a replaceable upper deck plate fabricated of wear-resistant steel. A lower support plate of mild steel is mechanically attac... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6109425 | Drag type conveyor system and method A discharge station for a drag type conveyor system (10) includes a pair of spaced side rails (18, 20) and a series of elongated bottom panels (24) extending transversely of the rails. The bottom panels of the station are capable of lateral movement to ad... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6059094 | Slide gate for an en-masse conveyor system The present invention relates generally to a slide gate for use with an en-masse drag conveyor. The slide gate includes a frame adapted to be connected to the conveyor at a location adjacent to a discharge opening of the conveyor. The slide gate also incl... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5938000 | Conveyor chute for chain scraper conveyors, in particular for use in mining A conveyor chute for chain scraper conveyors, in particular stope conveyors, having a bottom aperture provided in the conveyor bottom forming an inspection or repair aperture and closed by way of a closure panel during the conveying operation. The closure... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5186309 | Transfer station for transferring material between conveyors in a mine working A transfer station for transfer of material from a longwall face to a gate or roadway of a mine working employs a box frame in which the two runs of a scraper-chain face and gate conveyors intersect. A driving drum for the face conveyor is mounted in a ho... | 02/16/1993 |
| 4982832 | Ceramic tile conveyor An improved ceramic tile conveyor is provided having a pair of guide plates extending substantially the length of the conveyor. The guide plates provide an impact barrier protecting the ceramic tile from damage caused by contact with the revolving flights... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4842128 | Inspection line pans The inspection line pan has an opening (11), in its deck plate (10) and a three-piece door (12) located in the opening. The door is formed of three rectangular panels (15, 16, 17) of similar length and width which are disposed transversely of each other. ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4705160 | Scraper-chain conveyors for mineral mining A composite floor plate assembly for locating between side walls of a pan of a scraper-chain conveyor has an access plate fitted into an aperture in a floor plate proper. A locking bar secures the access plate in position. The access plate has the same th... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4658952 | Scraper-chain conveyor channel section A scraper-chain conveyor channel section comprises a pair of side walls and a floor plate extending between the side walls and connecting the side walls together. Each of the side walls has upper, lower and intermediate inwardly-extending flanges. The flo... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4643296 | Conveyor trough section construction A trough section for conveyor troughs have a carrying run with a wear tub resting on a trough bottom. The trough has sidewalls forming a trough profile in the carrying run into which the tube is exchangeably insertable. The wear tub comprises on both side... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4637510 | Line pans A line pan for an AFC conveyor including a pair of sigma-section sides parallel and transversely spaced, a deck plate between the sides, and a base plate to which the sides are attached. The upper part of each sigma-section side and the deck plate are rem... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4632239 | Scraper-chain conveyor channel section A scraper-chain conveyor is constituted by a plurality of channel sections joined together end-to-end in such a manner as to permit limited articulation therebetween in the horizontal and vertical directions. Each channel section has a pair of side walls ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4624362 | Channel sections for scraper-chain conveyors A pan for a scraper-chain conveyor has sigma-shaped side walls and a floor plate extending between inwardly facing central flanges of the side walls. An opening is provided in the pan which interrupts the floor plate and an upper region of one of the side... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4491215 | Pressurized explosion containing conveyor A conveyor, e.g. for coal has a conveyor box and a cylindrical housing surrounding this conveyor box. The cavities between conveyor box and housing are sealed by bulkhead(s) in which burst plate(s) are present which seal the cavities dust-tightly, but are... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4471868 | Incline-decline conveyor A material conveying apparatus having a trough assembly for receiving material connected to a tail section. The tail section has a door movable to an open position to facilitate the cleaning of the tail section. An incline section connects the trough sect... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4426185 | Feeder for particulate material A feeder comprising in combination a vessel (10) of substantially circular cross section that contains an en-masse conveyor (11) that is constrained to pass through a trough (161, 162) spaced from the internal wall of said vessel so ... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4395973 | Cable hold-down apparatus A conveying system of a type including a flexible endless member and circular material engaging inserts disposed on the flexible endless member are provided for catching material and moving the material in response to movement of the endless flexible memb... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4378063 | Belt conveyor for conveying granular material An improved belt conveyor for conveying granular materials, such as grain. The conveyor comprises a pair of end sections which are connected together by a plurality of central sections to provide the conveyor with the desired length. An endless conveyor b... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4363398 | Scraper-chain conveyors A scraper-chain conveyor channel section or pan has side walls interconnected by a floor plate. The underside of the pan along which the lower run of a scraper-chain assembly runs is covered over by a bottom plate which is easily detached. To fasten the b... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4301913 | Chain scraper conveyor chute A conveyor chute for chain scraper conveyors which are adapted to overlie a floor of a mining seam, comprises, at least one chute section which has laterally spaced apart upright sidewalls located on a filling and forehead side of the conveyor. The bottom... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4250989 | Curved section and guide assembly A curved section and guide assembly is provided for a scraper-chain conveyor. The assembly comprises a curved conveyor section and a guide for guiding the scraper assembly of the conveyor round the curve. The curved conveyor section has a curved inner wal... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4225034 | Container conveying and elevating apparatus A container conveying and elevating apparatus conveys relatively shallow containers having a relatively large diameter, such as aluminum can cup bodies, in banks, or en masse, that is, in multiple rows, along a generally horizontal feed-in conveyor to the... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4199054 | Door opening mechanism for feed conveyor A door opener mechanism for the side doors in a feed or grain elevator or conveyor in which the doors are hinged to the sides of the conveyor includes a crank arm pivotally connected to the conveyor at a point intermediate the side walls to provide rotati... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4183430 | Grain handling flight conveyor assembly A grain handling flight conveyor assembly including a flight conveyor operating in a trough of rectangular cross section, said trough having a cover to make it dust and waterproof, and a wear liner on the bottom of said trough so constructed as to be repl... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4136769 | Door operating mechanism A mechanism for opening and shutting hinged doors, having special utility for discharge doors on silage elevators remotely operable by control ropes, which mechanism is firmly held in both open or closed position by gravity force holding the mechanism aga... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4058199 | In-mass conveyor with intermediate discharge A conveyor device particularly designed for the conveying of mass loads such as grains, powders and the like which may be termed semi-solids which device includes an extending housing having a substantially flat support bed with a conveying mechanism enga... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4023673 | Conveyor drop structure An endless single chain conveyor for moving bulk material to separate selective locations. The conveyor has a dropout section including a sliding door movable to an open position to allow material to drop from the conveyor intermediate the ends of the con... | 05/17/1977 |
