BUNKER-TRAIN Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: track vehicles, in particular, components of tunneling complexes; may be used in driving of mine workings. SUBSTANCE: bunker-train includes wheel-mounted units of bunkers hinged to each other. Located in bunker units are bottom conveyor and side conveying members. The first (head) bunker unit is made in the form of loading-unloading one and furnished with unloading share and ports with slide gates. Bottom conveyor is of the belt type with rigid fastening of ends of cable-rubber belt to head pulleys. Rollers of bottom belt conveyor in loading-unloading units are located in horizontal plane. Bunker units are hinged to one another at the middle of their height. Side vertical conveying members are made in the form of closed conveyor belt with its carrying run supported by vertically located rollers. EFFECT: higher reliability and productivity; reduced power consumption in loading and unloading. 5 dwg