Bulk material handling system
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- Wexford, PA
- New Stanton, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863381
- Patent Number(s):
- 4159757
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B65 - CONVEYING B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21F - SAFETY DEVICES, TRANSPORT, FILLING-UP, RESCUE, VENTILATION, OR DRAINING IN OR OF MINES OR TUNNELS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 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; /198/
Citation Formats
Kleysteuber, William K, and Mayercheck, William D. Bulk material handling system. United States: N. p., 1979.
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Kleysteuber, William K, & Mayercheck, William D. Bulk material handling system. United States.
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"Bulk material handling system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863381.
@article{osti_863381,
title = {Bulk material handling system},
author = {Kleysteuber, William K and Mayercheck, William D},
abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1979},
month = {1}
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