DEVICE FOR BOTTOM SILT INTAKE AND TRANSPORTATION Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC E02F3/88 

FIELD: oil refinery, petrochemical and other industries, particularly to periodically clean natural or artificial water pools of bottom silt.

SUBSTANCE: device comprises floating body and immersion depth control system connected to body frame, flexible delivery hose and working travel mechanism. The immersion depth control system is provided with flexible coupling and submersible ground pump. Working travel mechanism is mounted on one shore and connected with floating body by means of annular rope. Device also has reversible engine with reduction gear and limit switches installed in zones of annular rope connection to floating body, annular rope tightening roller and guiding roller to move annular rope connected to post mounted on opposite shore. Working travel mechanism is arranged on two movable platforms. One platform is provided with reversible engine with reduction gear and rope tightening roller, another one is provided with guiding roller. To provide synchronous platform movement each platform comprises drive with chain gear and rollers to guide platform movement along parallel opposite angle members fastened to the supports.

EFFECT: possibility of automatic bottom cleaning in continuous mode, staff reduction, prevention of silt stirring-up during silt intake operation.

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