Patent ID: 8479911
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A conveyor apparatus for transporting particulate material from a supply discharge to an inlet of a container, the apparatus comprising: a conveyor duct having an opening at an inlet end and a discharge end; an endless belt mounted in the conveyor duct and engaged by a lower roller at the opening at the inlet end so that an upper run of the belt passes the opening and carries the material along the duct; a feed duct attached to the inlet end of the conveyor duct; the feed duct including a top opening with a hopper attached thereto to guide material from the supply discharge into the top opening; an endless belt mounted in the feed duct and engaged by a lower roller at a lower end and an upper roller at an upper end so that an upper run of the belt passes the opening and carries the material along the feed duct; the feed duct being movable between a retracted stored position and a deployed position; in the deployed position the feed duct extending outwardly from the inlet end of the conveyor duct and arranged such that the upper end discharges into the top opening of the conveyor duct; the feed duct being mounted by a guide track mounted on the conveyor duct and extending longitudinally along the conveyor duct for movement of the feed duct longitudinally of the feed duct between the deployed position and the retracted stored position; the guide track being arranged to carry the feed duct from the deployed position into the retracted stored position on a top of the conveyor duct.