Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Fluent material hopper or storage container with material port – Bottom outlet port; e.g. – hopper bottom
Patent
1988-07-26
1989-06-27
Murtagh, John E.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Fluent material hopper or storage container with material port
Bottom outlet port; e.g., hopper bottom
34174, F04H 700, F26B 1712
Patent
active
048416932
ABSTRACT:
A building for storage grain or other particulate material. Two side walls spaced laterally from each other provide lateral support for the base of a pile of such particulate material and lower support for a roof. A roof spanning and supported fixedly on the side walls so as to cover the building has a ridge extending longitudinally, two arrays of structural trusses with one array extending between each of the side walls and the ridge and two canopies with one canopy covering the array on each side. Each canopy slopes upwardly from one of the side walls at an angle more than the angle of repose of such particulate material. A plurality of panels extend longitudinally, each depending from and supported fixedly by one of the arrays. The panels are arranged in several pairs facing each other on opposite sides of the ridge with each pair in a different tier. The panels of each tier are positioned vertically and horizontally to provide lateral support for a pile of such particulate material between the side walls and prevent the pile from bearing directly against the canopy on either side if and when the pile accumulates to heights where part of the pile comes between the panels of such tier. The panels transmit lateral and vertical forces, as imposed by the pile therebetween, to the arrays of structural trusses so that those forces are not borne directly by the canopy on either side.
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Murtagh John E.
UNR, Inc.
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