Self-Deploying Aggregate Conveyor for Unified 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 safety risks, 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 unified 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 use external equipment like cranes or telescopic handlers for deployment, then the deployment capability is achieved, but the device complexity and safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The aggregate transfer system is designed to deploy itself without requiring external equipment like cranes or telescopic handlers. The system includes self-contained deployment mechanisms where the conveyor structure can be raised and positioned independently, eliminating the need for auxiliary heavy equipment and reducing both complexity and safety risks associated with multiple equipment interactions
Solution Approach 2:
The patent integrates the deployment functions directly into the aggregate transfer system itself, merging the conveyor structure with deployment capabilities. This consolidation allows the system to perform both transport and self-deployment functions through a unified structure, reducing the number of separate equipment pieces needed
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional aggregate transfer systems use multiple separate equipment pieces, then the transport function is achieved, but the integration for unified transport is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the aggregate transfer system with integrated deployment mechanisms into a single unified apparatus. The conveyor structure, support elements, and deployment components are merged into one cohesive system that can be transported and deployed as a complete unit, eliminating the need for multiple separate equipment pieces and improving adaptability
3Reliability
If additional apparatus are used for deployment assistance, then the deployment reliability is improved, but the personnel requirements and safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates self-contained deployment mechanisms that reduce reliance on external equipment and multiple personnel operations. The integrated design allows for more controlled and automated deployment sequences, improving reliability while reducing the number of personnel needed to operate multiple separate equipment pieces
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces integrated deployment mechanisms that act as intermediaries between the transport system and the ground, providing controlled deployment without requiring direct human intervention with heavy equipment. This intermediary system improves safety and reduces personnel exposure to hazardous deployment operations
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.