Patent ID: 11964791
Assignee: 10039322 CANADA INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 20:
21. An emptying station for a flexible intermediate bulk container, comprising:
a body having a front wall, a rear wall defining an aperture, and left and right side walls extending between the front and rear walls, the front wall, the rear wall and the left and right side walls collectively defining a hopper for receiving particulate matter contained in the flexible intermediate bulk container;
at least one power source connected to the body;
a lift assembly operatively connected to the at least one power source and to the body, the lift assembly moving the flexible intermediate bulk container relative to the body between a lowered position and a raised position;
a cutter connected to the body and being disposed in the hopper, the cutter being positioned for cutting a bottom of the flexible intermediate bulk container as the flexible intermediate bulk container is moved from the lowered position to the raised position; and
at least one mixer connected to the body for mixing the particulate matter received in the hopper, the at least one mixer further conveying the particulate matter towards the rear wall, the at least one mixer being slanted upwardly from the front wall to the rear wall of the body.