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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2017
Ksi Conveyor, Inc, Sabetha, KS (US);
Paul A Kaeb, Sabetha, AL (US);
Steven R Walder, Hoopeston, IL (US);
Terry N Kaeb, Hoopeston, IL (US);
KSi Conveyor, Inc., Sabetha, KS (US);
Abstract
A cleated belt tube conveyor for conveying granular material, such as seed and grain commodities. The conveyor comprising a cleat row profile incorporating one or more of the following aspects: taller central cleat member and a slanted or clipped peripheral cleat. A cleated belt conveyor guide element, comprised of a plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart lugs that extend from an inner surface of the belt is also disclosed. A cogged roller, having a plurality of channel segments divided by drive bars, complements the guide element. Also a baffle assembly can be disposed within the conveyor tube to limit material back flow. The baffle assembly can be configured with a belt passage aperture that corresponds to the cleat row profile.