Multi-deck Aggregate Diverter with Sliding Swing Gate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing modular mobile aggregate processing and rock crushing systems require significant setup time and space, and often rely on multiple semi-tractors for transportation, leading to increased costs and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A compact mobile aggregate crushing system featuring a series of crushing and screening machines with integrated conveyors, a sliding swing gate blending assembly for adjustable material flow, and a vehicular structure designed for highway transport, allowing for reduced setup and delivery times, and flexible material proportioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If modular aggregate processing systems are designed with multiple independent trailerable units, then the system can be transported over public highways, but the setup time increases and more semi-tractors are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple processing functions (crushing, screening, conveying) into integrated units that can be transported together as a cohesive system rather than separate modules, reducing the number of semi-tractors needed and simplifying setup procedures while maintaining highway transport capability
Solution Approach 2:
The system is divided into functional modules (crushing module, screening module, conveying module) that can be independently transported and then quickly assembled, reducing setup time compared to traditional fully-modular designs while still enabling highway transport
2Ease of operation
If traditional diverter designs are used in screen decks, then the structure is simple, but the ability to precisely control material flow distribution is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs adjustable diverters that can dynamically change their position and angle to precisely control material flow distribution across different output channels, enabling flexible material proportioning while maintaining operational simplicity through intuitive adjustment mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The diverter design allows for continuous adjustment of flow distribution parameters (angle, position, opening size) to precisely control material flow ratios, transforming a static simple structure into a dynamically adjustable system that achieves precise material flow control without excessive complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system achieves faster setup and transportation, reduced space requirements, and enhanced blending control, enabling efficient processing and utilization of aggregate materials while minimizing waste, thereby improving operational efficiency and profitability.
Implementation Method 1
a series of aggregate material diverters wherein flow of material therebetween is substantially aided by gravity
Data Source
AI summary
A compact modular mobile aggregate processing system configured with no stand-alone inter-plant conveyors for decreasing the footprint of the system and an infinitely adjustable flow diverter(s) for increasing the control of and variation of output characteristics of the system; the system further including specialized folding conveyors.