US 12,151,908 B2
Storage and reclaim system for bulk material
Tomas Wallin, Enköping (SE)
Assigned to MACGREGOR SWEDEN AB, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 18/290,182
Filed by MACGREGOR SWEDEN AB, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed Jun. 3, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/065228
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 10, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/268485, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 29, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 21180543 (EP), filed on Jun. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0270520 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. B65G 67/60 (2006.01); B63B 25/04 (2006.01); B63B 27/22 (2006.01); B65G 27/16 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 67/606 (2013.01) [B63B 25/04 (2013.01); B63B 27/22 (2013.01); B65G 27/16 (2013.01); B65G 2201/04 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage and reclaim system for bulk material, said system comprising:
a bulk material holding space having a bottom portion provided with a discharge port, wherein the bottom portion comprises an inclined support plate for supporting the bulk material and for assisting gravity induced feeding of the bulk material towards the discharge port,
a support structure supporting the support plate, and
one or more vibrators connected to the support plate and configured to transfer vibrational energy to the support plate to induce a vibrational movement of the support plate,
wherein the support plate is inclined with an angle (α) in the range of 15-25 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane,
wherein the support plate is supported by the support structure in a free-floating manner,
wherein the discharge port comprises one or more inclined discharge port plates for guiding the bulk material and for assisting gravity induced feeding of the bulk material towards the discharge port wherein each discharge port plate is inclined with an angle in the range of 30-70 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane,
wherein one or more vibrators are connected to each discharge port plate and configured to transfer vibrational energy to the discharge port plate to induce a vibrational movement of the discharge port plate, and wherein each discharge port plate is supported by the support structure in the free-floating manner.