TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING AND DISCHARGING SOLID BULK PRODUCT ON A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE

摘要

The present invention describes a load-transportation vehicle (10) and a packaging and discharge method for such a load-transportation vehicle (10). More specifically, the present invention comprises the installation of an inflatable bag (12) over the floor of a load compartment (11). Said bag (12) is pressurized prior to loading the compartment (11), the pressurization pressure being a function of the density of the load and of the total volume of load to be transported. During loading, the inflatable bag (12) is compressed and flattened, freeing up the useable volume of the compartment (11). Discharge takes place in two steps: first, the material is unloaded under gravity until such time as the pressure inside the bag (12) becomes greater than the pressure on the outer surface thereof; next, the second stage begins, in the course of which the bag (12) expands and guides the material inside the compartment (11) to the unloading areas (15).