Self-Deploying Aggregate Conveyor for Elevated Silo Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing aggregate transfer systems require significant assistance from additional apparatus like cranes or telescopic handlers for deployment, increasing complexity and personnel involvement, and lack integration for transport as a unified unit.
Innovation Solution
A self-deployable aggregate transferring apparatus that integrates a base assembly, aggregate elevating assembly, and conveyor extension, allowing for deployment without external assistance and transport as a single unit, featuring a deployable frame, elevating conveyor, and extension conveyor for efficient transfer to elevated silos.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional aggregate transfer systems are used, then aggregate can be transferred to elevated silos, but deployment requires significant assistance from additional apparatus like cranes or telescopic handlers
Solution Approach 1:
The aggregate transfer system is designed to deploy and operate autonomously without requiring external assistance from cranes or telescopic handlers. The system's own components, including the conveyor assembly and support structures, are configured to enable self-deployment and self-support during operation, eliminating the need for additional heavy equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates movable and adjustable components that allow it to transition between transport and operational configurations. The conveyor assembly can be raised and lowered, and the support legs can be extended or retracted, enabling the system to adapt its structure for easy deployment and stable operation without permanent installation.
2Productivity
If traditional aggregate transfer systems are used, then aggregate transfer function is achieved, but personnel involvement and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system is designed to operate with minimal human intervention once deployed. The autonomous conveyor system can continuously transfer aggregate from ground level to elevated silos without requiring operators to manually manage the transfer process, reducing both personnel needs and operational complexity while maintaining high transfer efficiency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional aggregate transfer systems are used, then aggregate transfer is possible, but integration for transport as a unified unit is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The system integrates the conveyor assembly, support structures, and control mechanisms into a single unified transport unit. All components are mechanically coupled and can be moved together as one assembly, allowing the system to be transported to different locations and deployed without permanent installation, enhancing both adaptability and operational simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
An aggregate transferring apparatus for elevating aggregate may include a base assembly with a base frame, an unloader structure on the base frame, and a base conveyor on the base frame positioned to receive aggregate from a vehicle positioned on the unloader structure. The apparatus may also include an aggregate elevating assembly with a deployable frame mounted on the base frame and being movable between storage and deploy positions, and an elevating conveyor for receiving aggregate from the base conveyor and conveying the aggregate upwardly on the deployable frame. The apparatus may further include a conveyor extension assembly for conveying aggregate horizontally outward from the elevating assembly. The extension assembly may include an extension conveyor movable between lowered and raised positions and being articulated with an inboard and outboard segments.