Patent ID: 11891251
Assignee: FMH CONVEYORS LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A method for conveying material with a telescopic conveyor system, the method comprising:
receiving material on a slider bed of a telescopic conveyor in the telescopic conveyor system;
conveying the material, on a conveyor belt of the telescopic conveyor, to a raised belt transfer unit;
providing the material to a raised belt transfer unit, the raised belt transfer unit comprising:
a first angled support and a second angled support, each of the first angled support and the second angled support including upper edges that rise from a lower end portion to a higher end portion;
a drive roller rotatably mounted to the first angled support and the second angled support;
a plurality of driven rollers rotatably mounted to the first angled support and the second angled support; and
a drive connecter in communication with the drive roller and a driven roller,
the drive roller adjacent the lower end portion of the first angled support and the lower end portion of the second angled support; and

the drive roller being coupled to the conveyor belt and driven by the conveyor belt; and

providing the material from the raised belt transfer unit to a secondary conveyor.