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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2001
Adrian Baker, Charleston, IL (US);
William R. Schwelitz, Champaign, IL (US);
Leonard E. Speers, Lerna, IL (US);
Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation, Mattoon, IL (US);
Abstract
A swing conveyor assembly for use with a base vehicle including a first material conveyor having a discharge location. The swing conveyor assembly comprises a platform supported by a wheel assembly, a linkage assembly adapted to be interconnected between the platform and the base vehicle and a second material conveyor. The linkage assembly is configured to permit free vertical movement over a given range of the platform and wheel assembly relative to the base vehicle. The second material conveyor has a receiving location and is rotatably connected to the platform about a vertical rotation axis. The rotation axis extends through the receiving location and the discharge location when the platform is connected to the base vehicle such that receiving location remains aligned with the discharge location as the second material conveyor is rotated relative to the first material conveyor.