Patent ID: 7004707
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. Charging and discharging equipment movable on a quay, for charging of bulk into a ship's hold and for discharging of bulk from the ship's hold, said equipment comprising: a first conveyor for transferring a batch of bulk from a quay at least to a level of a board of a ship, a horizontal intermediate conveyor connected to one end of said first conveyor to receive the batch of bulk, an elevator frame mounted in front of an end of said intermediate conveyor that is remote from said one end of said first conveyor, and an elevator platform movable in the elevator frame between a level of the intermediate conveyor and a bottom end of the elevator frame for transferring the batch of bulk to the hold, wherein the elevator frame is pivotable between a horizontal position and a vertical operating position and is controllably movable in a longitudinal direction between two extreme positions in relation to the intermediate conveyor and wherein the first conveyor and the elevator platform are provided with their own conveying belts, respectively, for receiving and discharging the batch of bulk.