Bulk material handling system

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:863381

Kleysteuber, William K ^[1]; Mayercheck, William D ^[2]

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1. Wexford, PA
2. New Stanton, PA

This disclosure relates to a bulk material handling system particularly adapted for underground mining and includes a monorail supported overhead and carrying a plurality of conveyors each having input and output end portions with the output end portion of a first of the conveyors positioned above an input end portion of a second of the conveyors, a device for imparting motion to the conveyors to move the material from the input end portions toward the output end portions thereof, a device for supporting at least one of the input and output end portions of the first and second conveyors from the monorail, and the supporting device including a plurality of trolleys rollingly supported by the monorail whereby the conveyors can be readily moved therealong.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4159757
• OSTI ID: 863381
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

bulk
material
handling
disclosure
relates
particularly
adapted
underground
mining
monorail
supported
overhead
carrying
plurality
conveyors
input
output
portions
portion
positioned
device
imparting
motion
move
supporting
including
trolleys
rollingly
whereby
readily
moved
therealong
material handling
particularly adapted
disclosure relates
device including
bulk material
underground mining
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