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A vehicle cargo space includes a rear lift gate moveable between opened and closed positions to allow movement of palletized containers into and out of the cargo space. The cargo space has a substantially horizontal floor with first and second sets of laterally spaced, parallel, longitudinal tracks. The tracks extend from the front to the lift gate at the rear of the cargo space. At least one set of tracks is positioned transverse to the longitudinal tracks. The tracks slidably support cargo container pallets. A system of actuators, guides and locks enable programmed movement of the pallets along the tracks into and out of the cargo space as well as within the cargo space.

A cargo space includes a rear lift gate moveable between opened and closed positions to allow movement of palletized containers into and out of the cargo space. The cargo space has a substantially horizontal floor with first and second sets of laterally spaced, parallel, longitudinal tracks. The tracks extend from the front to the lift gate at the rear of the cargo space. At least one set of tracks is positioned transverse to the longitudinal tracks. The tracks slidably support cargo container pallets. A system of actuators, guides and locks enable programmed movement of the pallets along the tracks into and out of the cargo space as well as within the cargo space.

The bulk materials cart has a dual unload system including at least two inclined belt conveyors bounding an enclosed cavity. A first belt conveyor is operable for conveying bulk materials from the cavity to an unloading conveyor extendable from that side of the cart. A second belt conveyor is operable for conveying bulk materials upwardly and over another side of the cart. The dual unload system is automatically operable in a first mode operating the first belt conveyor and the unloading conveyor for conveying the bulk materials away from the cart, and in a second mode operating the second belt conveyor for conveying the bulk materials over the side of the cart.

The invention relates to a loading device 1 for the at least partially automated loading and unloading of a cargo hold 5 on transport craft, in particular a cargo hold 5 on an aircraft, with at least one conveying system 21-28, 41 for positioning cargo units 17, 18, 19 in the area of a floor space 11 of the cargo hold 5, and with at least one guiding element, as well as at least one movement aid in the area of the floor space 11 of the cargo hold 5.

According to the invention, each conveying system 21-28, 41 has at least one sensor 47, wherein the sensor 47 or sensors can detect the presence of a cargo unit 17, 18, 19 in the area of the conveying system 21-28, 41 without contact, and at least the position of a cargo unit 17, 18, 19 on the floor space 11 can be determined in at least two spatial dimensions without contact.

The sensors or sensor 47 that determine the position of a cargo unit 17, 18, 19 on the floor space 11 of the cargo hold 5 of an aircraft in at least two spatial dimensions make it possible in particular to control rotating movements of the cargo units 17, 18, 19 in the area of the respective conveying systems 21-28, 41 of the loading device 1 by an open and/or closed loop controller 49. Further, the contactless sensors enable a largely maintenance-free and at least partially automated operation of the loading device 1.

In addition, the invention relates to a conveying system 21-28, 41, in particular for a loading device 1 for the at least partially automated loading and unloading of a cargo hold 5 on transport craft, in particular a cargo hold 5 on an aircraft, with at least one conveying unit, in particular with at least one driven transport roller 29-36, 44.

A cart that collects tennis balls on the ground when manually pushed by a user and stores the tennis balls once collected. The cart includes a housing, a gathering assembly, a conveyor assembly, and a receptacle. The housing is manually pushed by the user. The gathering assembly is operatively connected to the housing, and gathers the tennis balls on the ground. The conveyor assembly is operatively connected within the housing. The receptacle is disposed against the housing, and stores the tennis balls elevated thereto by the conveyor assembly that have been gathered by the gathering assembly.

The invention discloses and relates to a vehicle for transporting and sorting goods. The vehicle comprises a sorting device. The sorting device comprises a compartment, a cavity, a conveyor, a detector, a sorter and a support device. Regional doors are arranged on the compartment, the cavity is fixedly arranged on a compartment baseboard, the cavity is partitioned into multiple accommodation chambers which are not communicated, and the accommodation chambers are matched with the regional doors; the conveyor is fixedly arranged on the upper part of the cavity and used for transporting goods; the detector is arranged in the compartment, is capable of detecting the goods on the conveyor and sends goods information in a way of signals; the sorter is fixedly arranged in the compartment, is capable of receiving the signals sent by the detector, and sorts the goods on the conveyor into the specified accommodation chambers according to the signals; the support device is arranged on the upper end of the conveyor, an opening allowing the goods to pass is formed in the support device, and the goods can enter through the opening to reach the conveyor. Through the design, goods can be sorted and traced in the transporting process and thus the efficiency is improved.

A wheel tractor scraper having a rear wheel drive assist, the wheel tractor scraper includes a tractor portion pivotally coupled to a rear scraper portion, the rear scraper portion having a bowl for hauling material and a fluid powered work tool configured to assist in loading the bowl, the work tool powered by a fluid pump connected to a fluid operated work tool motor. The rear wheel drive assist includes a fluid operated drive motor coupled to the rear wheels of the machine, a diverter valve having a first position at which fluid flow is delivered from the pump to the work tool motor and a second position at which fluid flow is delivered from the pump to the drive motor, and a controller being configured to control the diverter valve to engage the rear wheel drive assist. The machine may be operated by engaging the pump and work tool motor, and then actuating the diverter valve to the second position to divert flow from the work tool motor to the drive motor.

Biomass may become an important source of combustible fuel in the future. For biomass, such as switchgrass, to be economically viable as a fuel, the processes required to take the plant material from a green, growing plant in the field to an energy dense package must be efficient. A self-propelled bale picking truck simplifies and speeds bale collecting, stacking, and staging for loading onto a truck for transport over the road.

An apparatus for operating first and second commodity trailer hopper trap doors is provided that includes a support frame extending between first and second ends, first and second driveshaft assemblies attached at each end of the support frame, a motor assembly attached to the support frame, and first and second linking mechanisms coupled between the motor assembly and the first and second driveshaft assemblies such that the motor assembly is operable to move the first and second linking mechanisms and thereby rotate the first and second driveshaft assemblies, thus operating the commodity trailer hopper trap doors. Various embodiments of the apparatus are provided.

The disclosure shows an exemplary system for unloading and distributing bulk materials. In one embodiment, a powered conveyor system including a conveyor belt is coupled with the bed of a truck. There may be one or more wings attached to the truck bed for directing the flow of a bulk material from the truck with the conveyor system. Various other embodiments implement different types of vehicles for transporting bulk material.

The present invention relates to baggage handling systems and in particular a platform for moving baggage in multiple directions and methods of using the same with baggage carts and a baggage handling system to reduce human interaction and intervention with the baggage and for tracking of baggage.

An apparatus for loading and unloading aircrafts comprises a tiltable first conveyor part (7) adjustable in height and provided with a conveyor path (11) advancing and removing luggage (59), such as suitcases, parcels and the like cargo items, to and from the apparatus. The apparatus comprises further a second conveyor part (8) extendable from the first conveyor part and being adapted to be moved through an opening in the aircraft and into the cargo compartment of said aircraft. This second conveyor part (8) comprises a conveyor path advancing or removing the luggage to or from the storing site inside the cargo compartment. The second conveyor part (8) comprises a plurality of pivotally interconnected conveyor units (30, 31) with their respective activatable conveyor paths and their respective sets of wheels (44).

The invention discloses an express carrying truck bed convenient for loading and unloading as well as automatic code scanning. The express carrying truck bed consists of a truck bed body, a vehicle-mounted transportation mechanism, a telescopic type conveying mechanism, a control mechanism, a code scanner, a side door, side door connection members and side door supporting members, wherein upper and lower two bearing plates are arranged in the truck bed body, and the space in the truck bed can be reasonably adjusted according to carried cargoes; the side door of the truck bed can be opened and is provided with the supporting members; the telescopic type conveying mechanism is arranged on the outer edge of the side door and protrudes out of the side door of the truck bed; a pushing plate in the truck bed body can push a cargo onto the telescopic type conveying mechanism under the driving of an automatic control stepping motor transmission mechanism; the code scanner is arranged on the telescopic type conveying mechanism and is used for automatically scanning the cargo conveyed to identify and store cargo information. The express carrying truck bed realizes automatic control over express cargo loading and unloading processes, so that the cargo conveying, sorting and code scanning efficiency is greatly improved, the labor intensity of cargo loading and unloading during express transportation is effectively relieved, and the safety is improved.

A flowable material delivering vehicle in combination with a material dispensing system including a fixed conveyor extending continuously from a position located adjacent a vehicle container outlet aperture to a position located adjacent a vehicle cab front end. A dispensing adapter is attached to the vehicle for receiving a portion of the flowable material when the latter emanates from the fixed conveyor. In one embodiment, the dispensing adapter includes a pivotable conveyor pivotally attached to the vehicle and a configuring mechanism. The configuring mechanism allows the pivotable conveyor to pivot between a stowed configuration wherein it lies in a generally proximal and parallel relationship relative to an edge of the vehicle and a working configuration wherein the pivotable conveyor extends away from the vehicle so as to allow discharging of the flowable material away from the vehicle. In another embodiment, the dispensing adapter includes a dispensing chute defining a chute inlet end positioned adjacent the fixed conveyor discharge section, a laterally and downwardly extending chute body and a chute outlet end positioned laterally relative to the vehicle.

A conveyor system for a vehicle includes a belt auto-tensioning system that tensions the belt prior to belt movement but not necessarily during loading. Also included are a belt guidance system and a belt anti-slippage system. A fourth system aspect is a floating drive connection system with square or non-linear adaptor. Several benefits are obtained by using the conveyor system disclosed. Also provided are a method of using the conveyor system and a method of constructing a vehicle system combination conveyor.

A sandbagging manufacturing apparatus designed to be used with standard sanding trucks normally used with a broadcast spreader. The truck includes a large hopper with a hydraulically controlled conveyor belt located longitudinally inside the large hopper that delivers sand to a rear opening. Located below the rear opening is rigid framework used to hold the broadcast spreader. The apparatus includes a small hopper selectively attached to the framework below the hopper's rear opening. The small hopper is designed to slide into brackets formed on the framework so that the small hopper and broadcast spreader may be easily exchanged. A vertically aligned chute is attached to the small hopper through which sand falls to fill sandbags. The apparatus also includes a control box designed to control the operation of the conveyor belt. Located in the control box is an adjustable electric timer that controls the length of time the conveyor belt is activated which, in turn, controls the amount of sand delivered to the hopper's rear opening area. A main on-off switch is provided on the outside surface of the control box, which controls activation of the conveyor belt and the timer.

A conveyor system for loading pallets into and out of a vehicle comprises an accumulating conveyor and an airbag rail. The accumulating conveyor is constituted by a pair of chain rails for supporting and conveying pallets into and out of a vehicle. The airbag rail is positioned between the chain rails and adjacent to one of the chain rails. The airbag rail is constituted by a base beam, a lift beam and an airbag positioned between the two beams. The arrangement is such that, with the chain rails and the base beam fixed to the floor of a vehicle, the airbag can be inflated to raise the lift beam so as to lift an edge portion of a pallet supported by the two chain rails out of contact with said one chain rail.