Top Mounted Silo Unloader with Belt Conveyor Discharge

摘要

A top mounted silo unloader utilizes a belt conveyor to move collected silage from the center of the silo structure to the door of the silo chute for discharge of the silage from the silo. The silo unloader uses a vertical auger mounted on top of the silage collection apparatus to receive silage therefrom and elevate the silage for discharge onto the belt conveyor for discharge from the silo. The silage collection apparatus includes an auger and an inboard paddle to discharge silage into the vertical auger. The belt conveyor includes a height adjustment mechanism that facilitates alignment of the belt conveyor with a selected door where a support member engages the door sill to keep the belt conveyor aligned as the silo unloader lowers with the depletion of silage from the surface as the belt conveyor is pivotally supported from the unloader frame to permit vertical movement.

主权项

1. A top mounted silo unloader, comprising:
a support frame; a silage collection mechanism supported from said support frame, said silage collection mechanism including an auger for dislodging and collecting silage material from a supply of silage material within a silo, said silage mechanism being operatively connected to a circular track to guide rotation of said silage collection mechanism about a central vertical pivot axis; a central vertical auger positioned above an inner end of said silage collection mechanism to receive collected silage material from said auger, said central vertical auger having a vertically oriented shaft corresponding to said central vertical pivot axis of said silage collection mechanism, said central vertical auger having a first portion that includes a flighting member that elevates the collected silage material above said silage collection mechanism and a second portion that conveys the collected silage material from the central vertical auger; a silage conveying device in flow communication with said central vertical auger to receive collected silage material therefrom and convey said collected silage material for discharge from said silo.