Patent ID: 6505727
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A slide gate apparatus for use with an elongated conveyor including a conveyor housing having a bottom including downwardly and inwardly extending side portions and a flat bottom wall extending between the lower inner ends thereof, said bottom wall having a quadrilateral-shaped discharge opening formed therein, upstanding first and second sides and a top, the conveyor also including a chain which extends along the bottom and traverses the discharge opening, the chain having a plurality of flights extending therefrom for moving particulate matter along the bottom, the slide gate apparatus comprising:a slide gate support adapted to be connected to the conveyor housing adjacent to the discharge opening; a flat slide gate mounted on said slide gate support which is selectively slidably movable between a closed position wherein said slide gate closes the discharge opening and an open position wherein said slide gate is retracted from the discharge opening; said slide gate being transversely movable with respect to the longitudinal axis of the conveyor housing; said slide gate being received within the opening when said slide gate is in its said closed position.