ELECTRIC MOVER FOR SWING AWAY CONVEYOR
First Claim
1. An electric drive apparatus for attachment to a swing away auger assembly, where the swing away auger assembly comprises a swing auger pivotally connected at an upper discharge end thereof to a lower intake end of a main conveyor about a substantially vertical swing axis, and a hopper mounted to a lower intake end of the swing auger, the electric drive apparatus comprising:
- a bracket assembly adapted to be attached to the swing away auger assembly, and a drive wheel mounted to the bracket, the bracket assembly and drive wheel configured to pivot an attached swing auger about the swing axis;
an electric drive motor connected to rotate the drive wheel;
a control circuit assembly adapted to be connected to an electrical power source and connected to the electric drive motor by drive wires, the control circuit assembly operative to activate the electric drive motor in response to forward, stop, and reverse drive signals received from a remote control unit;
wherein the control circuit assembly is mounted to a heat sink such that heat generated in the control circuit assembly is conducted to the heat sink;
wherein the heat sink forms an external wall of a circuit housing enclosing the control circuit assembly; and
wherein the circuit housing is sealed.
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Abstract
An electric drive apparatus for attachment to a swing away auger assembly includes a bracket and drive wheel adapted to be attached to the assembly and configured to pivot an attached swing auger. An electric drive motor rotates the drive wheel, and a control circuit assembly is connected to the electric drive motor by drive wires. The control circuit assembly is operative to activate the electric drive motor in response to forward, stop, and reverse drive signals received from a remote control unit. The control circuit is mounted to a heat sink plate such that heat generated in the control circuit assembly is conducted to the heat sink plate, and the heat sink plate forms an external wall of a circuit housing enclosing the control circuit assembly. The circuit housing is sealed. A bin spill prevention system has a sensor that shuts a discharge gate directing material into the conveyor.
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24 Claims
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1. An electric drive apparatus for attachment to a swing away auger assembly, where the swing away auger assembly comprises a swing auger pivotally connected at an upper discharge end thereof to a lower intake end of a main conveyor about a substantially vertical swing axis, and a hopper mounted to a lower intake end of the swing auger, the electric drive apparatus comprising:
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a bracket assembly adapted to be attached to the swing away auger assembly, and a drive wheel mounted to the bracket, the bracket assembly and drive wheel configured to pivot an attached swing auger about the swing axis; an electric drive motor connected to rotate the drive wheel; a control circuit assembly adapted to be connected to an electrical power source and connected to the electric drive motor by drive wires, the control circuit assembly operative to activate the electric drive motor in response to forward, stop, and reverse drive signals received from a remote control unit; wherein the control circuit assembly is mounted to a heat sink such that heat generated in the control circuit assembly is conducted to the heat sink; wherein the heat sink forms an external wall of a circuit housing enclosing the control circuit assembly; and wherein the circuit housing is sealed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An auger apparatus comprising:
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a main conveyor; a swing away auger assembly comprising a swing auger pivotally connected at an upper discharge end thereof to a lower intake end of the main conveyor about a substantially vertical swing axis, and a hopper mounted to a lower intake end of the swing auger; a drive wheel mounted to the swing away auger assembly such that rotation of the drive wheel pivots the swing auger about the swing axis, and an electric drive motor connected to rotate the drive wheel; a control circuit assembly adapted to be connected to an electrical power source and connected to the electric drive motor by drive wires, the control circuit assembly operative to activate the electric drive motor in response to forward, stop, and reverse drive signals received from a remote control unit; wherein the control circuit is mounted to a heat sink such that heat generated in the control circuit assembly is conducted to the heat sink plate; wherein the heat sink forms an external wall of a circuit housing enclosing the control circuit assembly; and wherein the circuit housing is sealed. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A bin level spill prevention system comprising:
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a transport vehicle with a truck discharge gate that is opened to discharge granular material from the vehicle; a closing mechanism operative to open and close the truck discharge gate; a main conveyor with a lower intake end configured to receive granular material from the truck discharge gate, and an upper discharge end; a control circuit assembly connected by wireless radio signals to the closing mechanism and operative to selectively open and close the truck discharge gate in response to gate signals received from a control unit; a bin level sensor attached to the upper discharge end of the main conveyor, and operative to send wireless radio alarm signals to the control circuit assembly when a bin is full, and wherein the control circuit assembly is operative to activate the closing mechanism to close the truck discharge gate in response to receipt of the alarm signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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Specification