Class 414/306 - Having compound motion assistant located proximate to bottom of receptacle and displaceable generally parallel thereto

Subclass of Class 414 - Material or article handling
Definition: Apparatus wherein a compound motion discharge assistant
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 04/08/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7353936	Wiper apparatus for clearing shavings A wiper apparatus for sweeping or clearing debris from a surface, such as cuttings generated in a machining operation that have collected on a collecting surface, comprises rotatable wiper arms and dependent wiper blades. The wiper apparatus can be self-powered or i...	04/08/2008
7267517	Arcuate guide apparatus and method for conveyor(s) An arcuate guide apparatus and method for collecting and moving material into or away from a selected bin (30a, 30b, 30c) that resides within an array of storage bins. The arcuate guide apparatus comprises three or more trol...	09/11/2007
7267518	Guide apparatus and method for conveyor(s) An guide apparatus and method for collecting and moving material into or away from a selected bin (30a, 30b, 30c) that resides within an array of storage bins. The guide apparatus comprises three or more trolleys (90, 91,...	09/11/2007
7231868	Wine pomace extraction apparatus and method The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for wine pomace extraction from wine processing tanks in a manner so as to minimize maceration of the wine pomace so as not to taint wine entrained within the pomace. In the present invention, wine pomace is m...	06/19/2007
7195440	Agricultural silo auger system apparatus and method An auger assembly that has three individual augers that function cooperatively to transport silage within a silo. Specifically, the auger assembly is used to manipulate silage during the loading and unloading of a silo. The first and third augers have the same fligh...	03/27/2007
7101140	Apparatus for storage and unloading of granular material The object of the invention is an apparatus for storage of wood chips in a curved-top stockpile the apparatus consisting of a central tower which supports a conveyor for loading the chips and a beam-like turning pile composer, and a unloading beam supported on groun...	09/05/2006
7008163	Bulk storage bins and methods and apparatus for unloading same One embodiment provides for a material reclaiming apparatus for use with a bulk storage bin. The bulk storage bin includes a bottom which defines an elongated plurality of outlet openings from the storage bin. The material reclaiming apparatus includes a plurality o...	03/07/2006
6948902	Carrier wheel assembly for sweep auger A carrier wheel assembly for supporting a sweep auger at intermediate positions having a first wheel that is rotatably mounted to the shaft of the auger and extends rearwardly through a slot and secured to the backboard of the auger, and having a rearward wheel rota...	09/27/2005
6776568	Treatment of waste materials Apparatus suitable for use in the treatment of waste and/or organic materials which includes a main body having a treatment chamber therein having a base which when the apparatus is in a harvesting mode is arranged with a space there below. The base includes a plura...	08/17/2004
6676357	Arcuate bulk storage facility An arcuate structure for bulk particulate solids which has inner and outer concentric containment walls. The space between the inner and outer walls is subdivided into a plurality of storage subspaces, and covered with a continuous roof. A radial stacker ...	01/13/2004
6497545	Under floor unloading system for a crop storage bin A crop material is unloaded from a storage bin by providing a generally triangular pit arranged below the base pad surface of the bin into which crop material can fall from the bin through one of two openings in the base floor. Opening the door of one of ...	12/24/2002
6190105	Reciprocating floor scraper for discharging bulk material from a silo Device for discharging material from a silo (10), comprising a long discharge channel (22) extending centrally over the silo floor (14), and a push-frame (20) which can be pushed back and forth hydraulically over the silo floor (14), over the discharge ch...	02/20/2001
6076276	Floor sweep assembly for a grain dryer having primary support members and ancillary support members which form a number of intersections with a wiper A grain dryer includes a wall assembly having (i) an inner wall and an outer wall which defines a grain flow path therebetween, and (ii) a discharge slot defined in the wall assembly thereof through which grain may flow. The grain further includes a grain...	06/20/2000
6017180	Air assisted gravity sweep conveyor A device for removing residual deposits from storage vessels by moving the deposits radially inwardly to a central outlet in the floor of the vessel. The device includes a sweep arm pivotably connected about the central outlet at its inner end and extendi...	01/25/2000
5911554	Bunker raking carriage with lowerable raking wheel A device for raking flowable material from a storage facility, with a plurality of storage units such as bunkers, silos, stockpiles, has a bunker table positioned at the bottom of the storage units and a rake tunnel positioned above the bunker table. A ra...	06/15/1999
5348435	Bin unloading apparatus A bin unloading apparatus for unloading materials such as, for example, sawdust, peat, grains, silage, municipal waste, dry chemicals, shredded tires, and other ground bulk products accommodated in a bin, with the bin unloader including two cantilevered t...	09/20/1994
5211524	Discharge apparatus for a silo An apparatus for discharging fine material from a silo with a cylindrical wall 2 and a bottom 3 provided with a central hole 11 and a discharge aperture 4, comprises: a cylindrical skirt 5 suspended from the wall above the bottom and having a crenellated ...	05/18/1993
5082414	Helicoidal device for extracting material in particle form from a reservoir An extraction device for extracting a material in particulate form from a reservoir includes an extraction member in the form of a helicoidal winding connected to a motor for driving it in rotation about its central axis. The helicoidal winding is driven ...	01/21/1992
4979861	Discharge apparatus for a silo In an apparatus for discharging a silo (1), at the bottom (3) of the silo, a discharge mechanism (9) with at least two arms is mounted in bearings on an eccentric trunnion (7) of a vertical drive shaft (5) centrally disposed in the silo. The movement of t...	12/25/1990
4957404	Flail chain unloader for particulate material A flail chain unloader for discharging particulate material from a lower output of an upright storage vessel includes a rotating shaft extending upwardly of the central portion of the vessel above the outlet and flail chains secured to the shaft at differ...	09/18/1990
4875820	Convertible grain bin sweep unloader This invention relates to a discharge apparatus for storage bins and tanks having a central bottom outlet opening to allow a discharge conveyor to remove bulk material and a sweep conveyor within the storage bin, the improvement is that the outlet opening...	10/24/1989
4867846	Apparatus for feeding wood chips to a treatment bin Apparatus for feeding wood chips and the like into a treatment bin includes a feed tube assembly adapted to lead into the bin at a non-zero angle relative to the horizon. A plate is supported underneath the lower end of the feed tube assembly to collect i...	09/19/1989
4805762	Reciprocating discharger A reciprocating discharger for discharging solid materials from the underside of a pile, has at least one reciprocating stoker rod with a piston at one end connected to a piston rod reciprocating in a stationary cylinder which is mounted on a thrust membe...	02/21/1989
4788830	Apparatus for bulk ice making and dispensing Apparatus for bulk ice making, storage and dispensing is described. The apparatus comprises an insulated horizontal container with an internal storage chamber having a blower mounted below the ceiling thereof in a position such that ice falling from ice m...	12/06/1988
4763777	Reciprocating discharger A reciprocating discharger for discharging solid materials from the underside of a pile, has at least one reciprocating stoker rod with a piston arm at one end reciprocating in a stationary cylinder which is mounted on a thrust member frame. The frame has...	08/16/1988
4740128	Apparatus for discharging a reaction vessel A discharging apparatus for a large diameter, generally vertically walled reaction vessel in which a recessed dish or receiving structure having the same diameter as the reaction vessel is mounted beneath the lower discharge end of the reaction vessel. Th...	04/26/1988
4671727	Cutter chain construction for a bottom unloader An improved cutter chain construction for a bottom unloader of a storage structure. A cutter arm is mounted for rotation about the center of the storage structure, and an endless chain travels in an endless path on the cutter arm and carries a plurality o...	06/09/1987
4618304	Silo hopper for silage unloaders An upright silo has a U-shaped central discharge opening in the floor and a cavity below the floor in vertical alignment with the opening. A hopper in the cavity has an upright wall terminating at an upper edge and a smooth, inclined slip ramp contiguous ...	10/21/1986
4583903	Apparatus for bottom unloading of storage structures Apparatus is described for bottom unloading of storage structures (e.g., farm silos and the like). The apparatus includes a pivotable sweep arm which may include either a rotatable auger or an endless chain. Unique ratchet advancement mechanism at the inn...	04/22/1986
4549490	Furnace construction A furnace having a fuel hopper in communication with a combustion chamber provided with an inclined, fuel-supporting grate. A rotary, flexible feed arm composed of a helically coiled wire serves to feed fuel from the hopper on to the grate. A draft is ind...	10/29/1985
4462743	Apparatus for unloading silo Apparatus for unloading material from a silo comprises a chain drive wheel located near a discharge opening on one side of the silo, a chain idler wheel, a pair of angularly spaced apart rotatable chain guide wheels mounted on a ring which is drivable in ...	07/31/1984
4451192	Silo unloader The combination of a storage silo and bottom unloader therefor wherein the base of the silo is formed as a hopper having a substantially central discharge outlet, the unloader being arranged to project into the silo through the discharge outlet and compri...	05/29/1984
4377364	Silo unloading apparatus Silo unloading apparatus of the bottom unloading type is provided, wherein an auger is mounted for rotation on its own axis and for arcuate sweeping motion across the floor of the silo, conveying silage toward a central opening, and a single drive is prov...	03/22/1983
4314675	Grain bin discharge guard There is disclosed a guard for the discharge opening of a grain bin which assures free flow of grain therethrough by precluding blockage of the opening by compacted grain. The guard includes a plurality of blades which are adapted to be disposed over the ...	02/09/1982
4311426	System for reclaiming bulk solids from a storage pile A system for reclaiming bulk solids from a storage pile outside on the ground or inside in a warehouse has a longitudinally extending row of arches that stand underneath the pile on the ground and that are interconnected by at least one beam extending lon...	01/19/1982
4249845	System for reclaiming bulk solids from a storage pile Bulk solids are reclaimed from a large bulk-solids storage pile standing on the ground by a system having a row of arches extending underneath the pile and having feet standing on the ground. An elongated downwardly concave roof is supported on this row o...	02/10/1981
4198186	Silo dig out tool A portable dig out tool for removing clogged silage from the lower part of a silo after the normal unloading equipment has failed. The tool is adapted to be manually inserted and withdrawn through an access opening in the lower portion of the outer wall o...	04/15/1980
4066164	Feeding mechanism for granular material Apparatus for discharging granular material from a bulk container tapering at its bottom, including a conveyor and a discharge chamber at the bottom of the bulk container. The discharge chamber includes an impeller rotated by a vertical shaft extending th...	01/03/1978
4003481	Bottom unloader for a storage container A bottom unloader for a storage silo and of the kind having a sweep arm conveyor carrying an endless cutting and conveying chain, the sweep arm being pivoted at or near the silo wall so that it can be swung across the base of the silo and can cut and remo...	01/18/1977

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Class 414/306 - Having compound motion assistant located proximate to bottom of receptacle and displaceable generally parallel thereto