B - Operations – Transporting – 65 – G
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
65
G
198/52
B65G 41/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1271442
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A grain conveyor or elevator comprises an elongated conveyor tube having an intake end and a discharge end, a support extending transversely of the conveyor tube and being secured to the conveyor tube for supporting the conveyor tube, a wheel assembly at each end of the support means, each wheel assembly having a ground engaging wheel, rotatable about a horizontal wheel axis, and being pivotable about a vertical pivot axis between a first position whereat wheel axis is substantially perpendicular to a vertical plane containing the conveying axis of the conveyor tube to enable the apparatus to be moved in a direction substantially parallelling the conveyor tube, a second position whereat the wheel axis is disposed at an acute angle to and intersects the plane of the tube adjacent the intake end of the conveyor tube whereby the apparatus may be moved in an arc about the intake end, and a third position whereat the wheel axis is substantially parallel to the conveyor means whereby the apparatus may be moved transversely of the conveyor tube, a motor for rotatably driving each wheel assembly, the motor of each the assembly being mounted on its associated wheel assembly for pivotal movement therewith, each the motor having a drive shaft and a drive pinion mounted on the drive shaft, a ring gear coaxially secured to the wheel, and a chain trained about the pinion and the ring gear for transmitting power therebetween.
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Ekman George Andrew Louis
Fincham Ian
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