Hopper bottom unit

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Filed on

1982-04-19

Date issued

1984-11-27

Examiner

Blix, Trygve M.

Patent Class

Material or article handling

SubClass

Self-loading or unloading vehicles

SubSubClass

Conveyor

Other Related Categories

406134, 222199, 222200, 298 1V, B60P 100, B65G 6906

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

044848528

Description

ABSTRACT:
A bottom unit for a material transportation car hopper includes a planar membrane which is oriented at an angle with respect to horizontal and slopes toward a hopper discharge pipe. The bottom unit is separate from the discharge pipe. The bottom unit includes a vibrator for vibrating the membrane, and projections on the membrane for agitating the material adjacent the membrane.

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patent: 4251013 (1981-02-01), Krause

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