Storage tank with discharge conveyor

摘要

A storage tank defines a square hopper bottom converging to a bottom discharge located at one corner. The tank sits on a base frame defined by four vertical retractable legs with one leg at the discharge recessed inwardly from the corner. A discharge conveyor is mounted at the discharge for rotation about an upstanding axis at the discharge opening unimpeded by the recessed leg to move the conveyor from a retracted position along a side of the frame to an extended position at a selected angle outwardly from the frame. A horizontal platform and ladder is located at one side of the tank with the ladder being movable to a stored position parallel to the platform and both the ladder and the platform are movable to a stored position along the side of the tank.

主权项

1. A storage tank for particulate material comprising:
a tank having a hopper bottom converging to a bottom discharge opening; a base frame supporting the tank at a position raised from a ground surface on which the base frame can stand; the hopper bottom being shaped to locate the discharge opening at a side of the base frame; a discharge conveyor mounted at the discharge opening to transport the particulate material from the discharge opening to an outer end of the conveyor; the conveyor being mounted for rotation about an upstanding axis at the discharge opening to move the conveyor from a retracted position along a side of the frame to an extended position at a selected angle outwardly from the frame; the frame being recessed at the discharge opening so that the conveyor is free to rotate from the retracted position to the extended position at the side of the base frame without restriction by the frame. wherein the frame includes a plurality of upstanding legs and the frame is recessed by one leg being recessed inwardly from the side of the frame.