The present invention relates to an apparatus for transporting aggregates or similar, comprising a conveyor belt for aggregates or similar and actuating means actuating advancement of said conveyor belt. According to the invention, the apparatus comprises a plurality of thermal cameras positioned along the development of said conveyor belt and configured to detect the temperature of said conveyor belt in a plurality of detection positions positioned along said development of the conveyor belt. The apparatus further comprises a processing and control unit communicating data with each one of thermal cameras of said plurality of thermal cameras to receive input temperature data detected by each thermal camera. The processing and control unit is configured to estimate the extent and origin position of an overheating phenomenon of the conveyor belt on the basis of the temperature detected in correspondence of at least two detection positions of said plurality of detection positions.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for transporting aggregates or similar, comprising a conveyor belt for aggregates or similar and actuating means actuating advancement of said conveyor belt. According to the invention, the apparatus comprises a plurality of thermal cameras positioned along the development of said conveyor belt and configured to detect the temperature of said conveyor belt in a plurality of detection positions positioned along said development of the conveyor belt. The apparatus further comprises a processing and control unit communicating data with each one of thermal cameras of said plurality of thermal cameras to receive input temperature data detected by each thermal camera. The processing and control unit is configured to estimate the extent and origin position of an overheating phenomenon of the conveyor belt on the basis of the temperature detected in correspondence of at least two detection positions of said plurality of detection positions.

A bulk material shipping conveyor including a support assembly, a housing connected to the support assembly, a conveyor belt assembly partially positioned in the housing, a motor assembly coupled to the conveyor belt assembly, a hopper assembly including a receiving assembly including a plurality of walls and at least one movable flap extending above at least one of the plurality of walls, a gate assembly including a door movable between an open position and a closed position, and a transition assembly including a plurality of spaced apart conveyor supports, wherein at least one of the spaced apart conveyor supports is rotated relative to a longitudinal axis of the housing.

A bulk material shipping conveyor including a support assembly, a housing connected to the support assembly, a conveyor belt assembly partially positioned in the housing, a motor assembly coupled to the conveyor belt assembly, a hopper assembly including a receiving assembly including a plurality of walls and at least one movable flap extending above at least one of the plurality of walls, a gate assembly including a door movable between an open position and a closed position, and a transition assembly including a plurality of spaced apart conveyor supports, wherein at least one of the spaced apart conveyor supports is rotated relative to a longitudinal axis of the housing.

A conveyance belt (12) for a conveyor (1) comprises a plurality of cavities (26a-26c). Each of the cavities (26a-26c) is configured for form-fittingly accommodating a corresponding insert (24a-24f) for connecting the conveyance belt (12) with a conveyance element (20) of the conveyor (1).

A wet sand delivery and conveyor apparatus ships wet proppant from a sand mine wet plant to a well fracturing site and delivers the wet proppant directly to the well site. The wet sand delivery and conveyor apparatus comprises a multi-container support frame, which is mounted on a trailer bed, a plurality of containers mounted to an upper portion of the frame, and a conveyor belt mounted on the frame below the plurality of containers and positioned to receive proppant released in a gravity pour from the containers onto the conveyor belt. An auger mounted near an end of the conveyor belt is also provided to transfer sand from the end of the trailer bed to a position extending diagonally upward and away from the trailer bed to drop sand into a vessel or sand deposit site positioned underneath an upper end portion of the auger.

A wet sand delivery and conveyor apparatus ships wet proppant from a sand mine wet plant to a well fracturing site and delivers the wet proppant directly to the well site. The wet sand delivery and conveyor apparatus comprises a multi-container support frame, which is mounted on a trailer bed, a plurality of containers mounted to an upper portion of the frame, and a conveyor belt mounted on the frame below the plurality of containers and positioned to receive proppant released in a gravity pour from the containers onto the conveyor belt. An auger mounted near an end of the conveyor belt is also provided to transfer sand from the end of the trailer bed to a position extending diagonally upward and away from the trailer bed to drop sand into a vessel or sand deposit site positioned underneath an upper end portion of the auger.

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a conveyor skirt system, the system comprising: a support member; a series of skirting panels releasably fixed to the support member; a rail assembly positioned outside the conveyor, extending in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of the conveyor; and a trolley assembly mounted on the rail assembly, the trolley assembly being adapted to engage and support one or more of the skirting panels.

A conveyor apparatus includes an endless conveyor belt wound around outgoing path side guide pulleys in turn along a helical conveyance path in a bent state where the belt is folded in two in a width direction such that an upper edge portion thereof is supported by the outgoing path side guide pulleys, and wound around returning path side guide pulleys in turn along the helical conveyance path in the bent state where the belt is folded in two in the width direction such that the upper edge portion is supported by the returning path side guide pulleys, and folded back at each turning positions of a horizontal conveyance unit located at an upper side and a horizontal conveyance unit located at a lower side of the support frame and being in an expanded state where the belt expanded in the width direction in a vicinity of the turning position.

A conveyor apparatus includes an endless conveyor belt wound around outgoing path side guide pulleys in turn along a helical conveyance path in a bent state where the belt is folded in two in a width direction such that an upper edge portion thereof is supported by the outgoing path side guide pulleys, and wound around returning path side guide pulleys in turn along the helical conveyance path in the bent state where the belt is folded in two in the width direction such that the upper edge portion is supported by the returning path side guide pulleys, and folded back at each turning positions of a horizontal conveyance unit located at an upper side and a horizontal conveyance unit located at a lower side of the support frame and being in an expanded state where the belt expanded in the width direction in a vicinity of the turning position.