Bucket with lateral discharge
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1. A bucket for use in association with a loader, the bucket providing both top and lateral discharge, the bucket comprising:
- a frame having front and rear walls and a pair of opposing side walls;
an endless loop of conveyor belt, arranged such that a portion of the front and rear walls, the side walls and a portion of the endless loop define the bucket, with the lateral discharge provided by a gap between the endless loop and each of the opposing side walls; and
a motor rotating a drive wheel axle with a drive wheel fixedly secured thereon to selectively drive the endless loop towards either of the opposing side walls wherein the drive wheel comprises a plurality of drive sprockets engaging drive knobs attached to an underside of said endless loop; and
a plurality of non-powered idler wheels in contact with an underside of the endless loop, positioned immediately outside two exterior rows of drive knobs.
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Abstract
A bucket used in association with a loader provides both top and lateral discharge. The bucket is defined by a frame with front and rear walls, as well as a pair of side walls, and an endless loop of conveyor belt that serves as a bottom to the bucket. Lateral discharge provided through a gap between the endless loop and each of the side walls. A slide at a bottom of each side wall at least partially fills the gap between the side wall and the endless loop. The endless loop is selectively driven in the direction of either of the side walls by a drive means contained within the frame.
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1. A bucket for use in association with a loader, the bucket providing both top and lateral discharge, the bucket comprising:
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a frame having front and rear walls and a pair of opposing side walls; an endless loop of conveyor belt, arranged such that a portion of the front and rear walls, the side walls and a portion of the endless loop define the bucket, with the lateral discharge provided by a gap between the endless loop and each of the opposing side walls; and a motor rotating a drive wheel axle with a drive wheel fixedly secured thereon to selectively drive the endless loop towards either of the opposing side walls wherein the drive wheel comprises a plurality of drive sprockets engaging drive knobs attached to an underside of said endless loop; and a plurality of non-powered idler wheels in contact with an underside of the endless loop, positioned immediately outside two exterior rows of drive knobs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A bucket for use in association with a loader, the bucket providing both top and lateral discharge, the bucket comprising:
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a frame having front and rear walls and a pair of opposing side walls; an endless loop of conveyor belt, arranged such that a portion of the front and rear walls, the side walls and a portion of the endless loop define the bucket with the lateral discharge provided by a gap between the endless loop and each of the opposing side walls; and a means for selectively driving the endless loop towards either of the opposing side walls; and an angled beam, positioned above the conveyor belt spanning from one side wall to the other wherein the angled beam is an “
L”
beam, mounted in an “
upside-down V”
configuration. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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