Patent ID: 11919730
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A device for unloading a vehicle transporting bulk material, the device comprising:
at least two belt conveyors each extending in a longitudinal direction (X-X′) between a bulk material receiving end and a bulk material discharge end, the belt conveyors comprising respective conveyor belts located side by side along a transverse direction (Y-Y′) and configured to move in the longitudinal direction (X-X′) from the receiving end to the discharge end, the receiving end being level with the vehicle; and
a hopper comprising an inlet orifice and at least one outlet orifice of the bulk material, the at least one outlet of the hopper being configured to discharge the bulk material onto the receiving ends of the belt conveyors, the hopper comprising an outer wall and an internal partition bordering the outer wall, an inner orifice forming a restriction to restricting the flow of bulk material from the inlet orifice port to the or each outlet orifice port, the internal partition comprising a fixed plate and a movable flap, the movable flap being movable with respect to the outer wall so as to adjust a passage section of the inner orifice.