Patent classifications
B66F7/10
VEHICLE-MOUNTED BULK MATERIAL TENDER
A bulk material tender is described. The bulk material tender includes a hopper. The hopper includes one or more side walls defining a top opening and a bottom opening. The bulk material may also include a frame connected to and supporting the hopper. The bulk material tender may also include a rotary airlock for receiving material from the hopper. The bulk material tender may also include a pneumatic conveyor coupled to the rotary airlock for conveying the material to a desired location. The bulk material tender may also include a slide gate valve between the rotary airlock and the hopper. The bulk material tender may also include support legs and jacks for self-loading and self-unloading from a vehicle.
VEHICLE-MOUNTED BULK MATERIAL TENDER
A bulk material tender is described. The bulk material tender includes a hopper. The hopper includes one or more side walls defining a top opening and a bottom opening. The bulk material may also include a frame connected to and supporting the hopper. The bulk material tender may also include a rotary airlock for receiving material from the hopper. The bulk material tender may also include a pneumatic conveyor coupled to the rotary airlock for conveying the material to a desired location. The bulk material tender may also include a slide gate valve between the rotary airlock and the hopper. The bulk material tender may also include support legs and jacks for self-loading and self-unloading from a vehicle.
Apparatus for the reparation of post-collision, damaged or under maintenance vehicles
There is provided an apparatus for the repair of post-collision or damaged vehicles or those under maintenance, which includes a lifter (1) having an upper platform (2) supported by a lifting mechanism (3) connected to a resting base (4) mounted on the ground. The lifter (1) is activated by an actuator (5) which adjusts the upper platform (2) to the desired height. Wheel resting/gripping supports (6) for the vehicle are removably fixed to the upper platform and allow the vehicle to be lifted and lowered by the lifter. Pushing and/or pulling and/or anchoring equipments (7) for the vehicle are movably mounted on a sliding element (8) which is adapted to be slideably mounted within the structure of the wheel resting/gripping supports thereby allowing the quick mounting and centering of the pushing/pulling/anchoring equipments (7) to the desired points of the vehicle under repair.
Apparatus for the reparation of post-collision, damaged or under maintenance vehicles
There is provided an apparatus for the repair of post-collision or damaged vehicles or those under maintenance, which includes a lifter (1) having an upper platform (2) supported by a lifting mechanism (3) connected to a resting base (4) mounted on the ground. The lifter (1) is activated by an actuator (5) which adjusts the upper platform (2) to the desired height. Wheel resting/gripping supports (6) for the vehicle are removably fixed to the upper platform and allow the vehicle to be lifted and lowered by the lifter. Pushing and/or pulling and/or anchoring equipments (7) for the vehicle are movably mounted on a sliding element (8) which is adapted to be slideably mounted within the structure of the wheel resting/gripping supports thereby allowing the quick mounting and centering of the pushing/pulling/anchoring equipments (7) to the desired points of the vehicle under repair.
Mobile fixture apparatuses and methods
A mobile fixture includes a movable base, a support platform, an adaptor interface, at least one sensor, and a controller. The movable base is configured to travel over a floor. The support platform is articulable with respect to the base. The adaptor interface moves with the support platform, and is configured to mechanically interface with an attachment member. The at least one sensor is coupled to the adaptor interface and is configured to detect at least one of a force or movement resulting from an interaction between the adaptor interface and the attachment member. The controller is operably coupled to the movable base, support platform, and at least one sensor, and is configured to control movement of at least one of the movable base or support platform responsive to the at least one of the force or movement detected by the at least one sensor.
Mobile fixture apparatuses and methods
A mobile fixture includes a movable base, a support platform, an adaptor interface, at least one sensor, and a controller. The movable base is configured to travel over a floor. The support platform is articulable with respect to the base. The adaptor interface moves with the support platform, and is configured to mechanically interface with an attachment member. The at least one sensor is coupled to the adaptor interface and is configured to detect at least one of a force or movement resulting from an interaction between the adaptor interface and the attachment member. The controller is operably coupled to the movable base, support platform, and at least one sensor, and is configured to control movement of at least one of the movable base or support platform responsive to the at least one of the force or movement detected by the at least one sensor.
AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT METHOD OF HIGH-PRESSURE GAS CONTAINER
Disclosed is an automatic alignment method of a high-pressure gas container in which a high-pressure gas container is loaded on a lift of a cabinet so as to supply a gas from a fabrication (FAB) process facility of a semiconductor to a wafer production line, and then, the high-pressure gas container loaded on the lift is raised, and an end cap of the high-pressure gas container and the center of a connector holder of a gas pipe are automatically aligned.
AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT METHOD OF HIGH-PRESSURE GAS CONTAINER
Disclosed is an automatic alignment method of a high-pressure gas container in which a high-pressure gas container is loaded on a lift of a cabinet so as to supply a gas from a fabrication (FAB) process facility of a semiconductor to a wafer production line, and then, the high-pressure gas container loaded on the lift is raised, and an end cap of the high-pressure gas container and the center of a connector holder of a gas pipe are automatically aligned.
VEHICLE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY
A vehicle support assembly mountable to a runway vehicle lift having a frame with a plurality of vertically oriented spaced apart support, a rack having a plurality of portions, wherein each portion is movably coupled to a different vertically oriented support, a runway vehicle support supported on the rack, a lift actuator coupled to the rack to move the rack and the runway vehicle support up and down. The vehicle support assembly comprising: a pair of carriage assemblies, each carriage assembly having an arm carriage and a two movable arms, each arm having a first end coupled to the arm carriage and a second end configured to engage an undercarriage of a vehicle; and a pair of posts wherein each post supports a carriage assembly, each post being movably coupled to the runway vehicle lift with a mount to move the post to and from a first position wherein the post is arranged vertically with the arms extended to support the vehicle above the runway vehicle support and a second storage position wherein the post is displaced from the first position.
TRUCK TRAILER WITH DECK-LEVEL AND CURB-LEVEL UNLOADING CAPABILITY AND ADDITIONAL CUBIC CAPACITY
A trailer includes a front section having a first floor with an upper surface at a fixed vertical level approximately between three and six feet above a street level, a middle section, and a rear section having a second floor with an upper surface at the fixed vertical level. A horizontally-oriented platform is disposed in the middle section. A lifting mechanism is coupled to the platform and selectively raises and lowers the platform between a lower position of one to two feet above street level, otherwise known as curb-level, and an upper position of approximately between three and seven feet above street level