Material or article handling – Self-loading or unloading vehicles – Conveyor
Patent
1978-08-23
1980-04-22
Goodman, Philip
Material or article handling
Self-loading or unloading vehicles
Conveyor
192 29, 192 71, 296 56, 296152, B60P 136
Patent
active
041992920
ABSTRACT:
A forage wagon includes an interior storage area having a rear access opening. An endless belt conveyor assembly is carried within the interior storage area and includes a rear drive gear mechanism mounted along the rear access opening. The forage wagon further includes an access door hingedly mounted on the rear access opening and movable between an open and closed position. The access door includes an inside surface area facing toward the interior storage area, an outside surface area facing away from the interior storage area and an integral baffle assembly attached to the inside surface area and adapted to enclose the rear drive gear mechanism when the access door is in the closed position. The forage wagon includes spring means for biasing the access door to the open position while permitting movement of the access door to the closed position, and a locking mechanism comprising an outer locking member mounted along the outside surface area and operative for locking the door in the closed position, an outer latching member mounted on the outside surface area and operative to restrain the outer locking member and prevent accidental unlocking of the access door from outside the interior storage area, and an inner latching member mounted on the inside surface area and operative to unlock the access door from inside the interior storage area.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3272358 (1966-09-01), Thompson
patent: 3275176 (1966-09-01), Kasten
patent: 3300068 (1967-01-01), Tarrant
patent: 4068769 (1978-01-01), Sweet
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