Dual conveyor apparatus

• US 20090053026A1
• Filed: 08/22/2007
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kevin J. Pierce, Michael J. Pierce, Randy Dufault
• Original Assignee: Kevin J. Pierce, Michael J. Pierce, Randy Dufault
• Inventors: Pierce, Kevin J., Dufault, Randy, Pierce, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US11/894,981
• Publication Number:
  US 20090053026A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 414/503
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 1/36 using endless chains or belts thereon

Abstract

A dump trailer having a box for storing material therein, a first conveyor for conveying the material out of the forward end of the box, a second conveyor pivot able from a storage position beside the box to a position across the front end of the first conveyor for receiving material from the first conveyor. Said second conveyor being pivotal at an angle for transporting material from the first conveyor at different heights to another object at different heights. Said second conveyor being slidable along its length to different locations on either side of the box.

Claims

1. Dual conveyor dump trailer comprising a bin, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, said first conveyor being mounted along the bottom of said bin with one end projecting forward, said bin having an open bottom so that powering the first conveyor may move material from the bin along the conveyor and out the forward end of the bin, said second conveyor having a first pivotal means pivotally mounted along a vertical axis to the bin to pivot said second conveyor from a storage position beside the bin to a position across the one end of the first conveyor, said second conveyor having a channel pivotally mounted to said first pivot means for supporting said second conveyor about a horizontal axis, hydraulic means connected between said channel and supporting means whereby said channel and second conveyor may be tilted at an angle about said horizontal pivot, drive means on said channel for driving said second conveyor longitudinally to one side or the other of the bin.

3. A dual conveyor dump trailer according to claim 1 wherein said second conveyor is slidable mounted to said channel, motor means are provided on said channel, gear means mounted to said channel to engage said second conveyor, said motor means being connected to said gear means whereby powering said motor will drive said gear means, with said gear means driving said second conveyor to move said conveyor to one end or the other end of said channel.

4. A dual conveyor dump trailer according to claim 3 wherein said first pivotal means comprises a sleeve, said bin having a vertical post beneath the bin with said sleeve surrounding said post to provide said first pivotal means.

2. Dual conveyor dump trailer comprising a bin, a first elongated conveyor, a second elongated conveyor, said first conveyor being mounted along the bottom of said bin with one end projecting forward, said bin having an open bottom so that powering the first conveyor may move material from the bin along the conveyor and out the forward end of the bin, said second conveyor having support means movably mounted along a vertical axis to the bin to move from a storage position beside the bin to a position across the one end of the first conveyor, said second conveyor having a channel mounted on said support means for pivotally supporting said second conveyor about said a horizontal axis to the bin, means connected between said channel

and supporting means whereby said channel and second conveyor may be tilted at an angle about said horizontal pivot relative to said support means, drive means on said channel for driving said second conveyor longitudinally along said channel to one side or the other of the bin.

5. A dual conveyor dump trailer according to claim 2 wherein hydraulic cylinder means are provided between said channel and said supporting means for powering said pivoting of said channel and of said second conveyor to the angular position.

6. A dual conveyor dump trailer comprising a bin, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, said first conveyor being mounted along the bottom of said bin with one end projecting forward, said bin having an open bottom so that powering the first conveyor may move material from the bin along the conveyor and out the forward end of the bin, a support structure for said second conveyor, said support structure having a sleeve, a trailer having a frame beneath said bin, said post mounted on said frame upright beneath said bin, said sleeve being rotatively mounted to said post, said support structure having a channel pivotally mounted to said support structure, said second conveyor having a conveyor frame slidably mounted in said channel with a conveyor belt mounted on said conveyor frame, said support structure being pivotal about said sleeve connection to said post to pivot said channel, said second conveyor frame, said second conveyor belt from a position beside said bin to a position in front of the first conveyor so that material may be carried by said first conveyor out of said bin on to said second conveyor belt and said second conveyor belt may be tilted at an angle to vary the position of the ends of the second conveyor belt to different heights so that the second conveyor belt may convey material to the bin off the second conveyor belt at different heights from one end or the other.