LOADER WORKING MEMBER Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: materials handling facilities; loading of large lump materials. SUBSTANCE: machine working member has frame with wedge nose and material feed unit arranged in tandem. Material feed unit consists of pan, transportation member connected with frame through transportation mechanism, and holding members. Frame and transportation member reciprocate in direction of machine longitudinal axis under action of power cylinder. Transportation member is made in form of wedges connected to each other and installed one after the other. Holding members are made in form of wedges installed on inclined faces of transportation member for vertical displacement under action of inclined face of transportation member and pull back springs. EFFECT: elimination of dependance of volume of transported material from position of aprons, enhanced efficiency of operation. 2 dwg