CN102933436A

CN102933436A - A turntable unit and applications thereof

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Publication number: CN102933436A
Application number: CN2011800271012A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 托德·克尔布鲁克·查普曼; 本杰明·卢克·查普曼; 保罗·雷蒙德·查普曼; 克林顿·罗伯特·米勒
Original assignee: AUSTRALIAN TURNTABLE CO Pty Ltd
Current assignee: AUSTRALIAN TURNTABLE CO Pty Ltd
Priority date: 2010-04-01
Filing date: 2011-04-01
Publication date: 2013-02-13
Also published as: WO2011120102A1; CL2012002724A1; BR112012025024A2

Abstract

Disclosed is a turntable module in cartridge form, which may be installed on, in or over exposed earth or soil. Also disclosed is a vehicle unloading facility, comprising a zone for receiving a load carried by a vehicle which is unloadable at a rear thereof, a turntable unit adjacent the zone, and an access way via which the vehicle can be driven forwardly onto a turntable of the unit, wherein a junction between the accessway and unit is angularly offset, about the turntable axis of rotation, from the zone, and the turntable is rotatable with the vehicle standing thereon to bring the rear of the vehicle adjacent the zone for unloading. An associated method of unloading a vehicle is disclosed also.

Description

Rotary table unit and application thereof

The present invention relates to be used to the rotary table that makes vehicle rotation, and relate more specifically to be used to the rotary table that the vehicle are rotated, the described vehicle can unload at its place, rear portion, and the described vehicle can be tipping lorry, for example haul truck.The invention still further relates to the application of adopting the one or more rotary tables that in vehicle debarkation facilities, comprise.

Some vehicle, for example tipping lorry or haul truck are because its size and weight and may be difficult to turn.The turning process may be slow, and if exist from the generally shortage of the observability in the cabin of the vehicle, for operator and onlooker, may all be dangerous then.If the vehicle collision that building, other vehicle and/or equipment are turned then may be damaged.

In addition, when the vehicle carry out sharply turning, large strain may be placed on the surface that the vehicle and the vehicle are advancing above.For example, when the vehicle carry out multiple turning operation, the friction of tire and the overload of turning member may occur.

According to a first aspect of the invention, provide a kind of rotary table unit be used to making vehicle rotation, the rotary table unit comprises rotary table and the supporting construction that rotatably supports described rotary table.

Preferably, described rotary table unit rotatably is supported in the described supporting construction.Preferably, described supporting construction comprises the in fact housing of sealing.Therefore, described unit can be suitable for incorporation into especially in earth or the soil or rest on earth or the soil.

Preferably, described unit is configured to the form of self-contained module (self-contained module), and it can be the self-contained module that can freely be erected on the ground surface.Therefore, can be possible be not need be used to the excacation that described unit is installed.

Described module can be by pre-assembled and be transported to it with the module in the place that is mounted.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the form of chuck (cartridge) is taked in described unit.

Described unit can comprise motive drive source to drive described rotary table, and perhaps selectively, described unit is configured to be coupled in external drive source.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described unit comprises the annular rack transmission (annular rack gear) that is arranged in the described supporting construction and is fixed in described rotary table and meshes to drive the driven pinion gear (pinion gear) of described rotary table with described rack-driving.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described rotary table comprises platform (deck), and except the rotatable portion that is defined by described rotary table, described platform comprises the stationary part that is defined and surround described rotatable portion by described supporting construction.Preferably, described stationary part has the substantially periphery of square shape.

Preferably, described platform comprises prestress and/or ferro-concrete.

Preferably, described platform comprises panel.Preferably, described panel comprises the surface-supported a plurality of sections shape panels of the cardinal principle circle that is arranged abreast to define described rotary table.

Preferably, each panel comprises base portion and the wall that up extends from described base portion around its periphery, and described base portion and wall define the supportive containment structure (supportive containment structure) that described cement concrete solidifies therein.Preferably, each panel also is included in the tension reinforcement that extends across the inside of described containment structure between the relative part of described wall, for example cable and/or bar.

Preferably, described rotary table comprises the framework of the rotatable portion that supports its panel/described platform.

Preferably, described unit also comprises removable center bearing pilot bearing assembly, and the core of described rotary table rotatably supports via the base portion of described removable center bearing pilot bearing assembly by described unit.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described center bearing pilot bearing assembly is coupled in the core of described framework, and can be when described framework remains in the described supporting construction and its decoupling (decouple).For this reason, described platform can comprise core, and described core is removable entering to provide, to allow described bearing assembly and described core decoupling.Described framework preferably is configured to allow weighting material to be inserted between described core and the described base portion before described bearing assembly and described core decoupling, and described weighting material supports described core after decoupling thus.Described core preferably is configured to have at least one opening that passes it, to provide to the entering of the space between described core and the base portion, to be used for inserting described weighting material.

Preferably, described unit also comprises wheel hub, described bearing assembly is coupled in described framework releasedly by described wheel hub, and described unit is configured such that the decoupling of described bearing assembly and described core can realize that by the decoupling of described wheel hub and described core described wheel hub is removable with described bearing assembly when described framework remains in the described supporting construction thus.

Described center bearing pilot bearing assembly preferably includes pivoted loop.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described wheel hub comprises concentric with described pivoted loop and is supported on annular brace ring on the described pivoted loop.

Preferably, described wheel hub and framework are formed with the adjacent flanges that is fixed together by removable tightening member.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described wheel hub comprises the member of radially outwards giving prominence to, described member preferably includes flange, described member be arranged on around the described wheel hub and have with described framework on the side of corresponding face coupling, and described member and described framework are fixed together by removable fastener, and described removable fastener preferably includes bolt.Preferably, described framework is included in a plurality of spoke members that extend between the periphery of described core and described rotary table, and corresponding face is arranged on the described spoke member.Corresponding can be defined by the net of described spoke member, and described member can comprise H-girder.Described framework also preferably include in the spoke member adjoin spoke member interconnection traverse member (cross member).

Preferably, the coupling face is parallel to the rotation axis of described rotary table and extends.

Preferably, the coupling face of described wheel hub and core arranges in staggered mode around the rotation axis of described rotary table, mating thus face can be separated by the partial rotation of described wheel hub after described wheel hub and described core decoupling, to remove described hub/shaft bearing assembly.

Described center bearing pilot bearing assembly can be fixed in by removable fastener described base portion, and described removable fastener preferably includes bolt.

Preferably, described rotary table unit also comprises on the base portion that is supported on described supporting construction and is set to around the roll packer (roller) of the described rotary table of perimeter support of described rotary table.

Described rotary table unit can comprise peripheral slope, with help the vehicle to be driven on the described unit or so that the vehicle can be driven on the described unit.Described slope can be extended around the whole of rotary table periphery.

According to a second aspect of the invention, provide a kind of supported on the ground, be supported in the ground or rotary table unit as hereinbefore defined that negotiate terrain supports.Ground can comprise earth or soil.

Preferably, described unit supports by basing oneself upon section (footing).Preferably, the described section of basing oneself upon comprises the piling that is driven in the described ground.Described piling can comprise the concrete drill hole piling.

Preferably, the described section of basing oneself upon is arranged in the array of the whole footprint that is distributed in fact described unit.

The described section of basing oneself upon can be described unit and seismic activity isolation.

Preferably, described unit can support the truck of the gross weight with 700 tons.

According to a third aspect of the invention we, provide a kind of vehicle debarkation facilities, having comprised:

Be used for receiving the zone by the load of vehicle carrying, the described vehicle can unload at its place, rear portion;

The rotary table unit, it is adjacent to described zone; And

Access way, the described vehicle can be driven forwards to the rotary table of described unit via described access way,

Junction surface between wherein said access way and the described unit is offset angularly from described zone around the rotary table rotation axis, and described rotary table is rotatable with the described vehicle of erectting thereon, is adjacent to described zone to unload with the rear portion of impelling the described vehicle.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described facility is that tipping lorry debarkation facilities and described zone comprise and dumps the zone.In one embodiment of the invention, described facility comprises the haul truck debarkation facilities.Such facility usually will be arranged in ore deposit point or near, and comprise the input part that is input in the processing plant.

Described facility can be bulk material or raw MAT'L, and for example ore, salt, sugar or cereal are at the facility of its place's unloading.Selectively, described facility can be refuse/rubbish at the facility of its place's unloading, for example topples over (tip) or soot (dump).

Described facility can comprise that the described load that for example comes from the described vehicle can be toppled to described skewed slot, hole or the hopper that dumps the zone that define wherein.

In one embodiment of the invention, junction surface between described access way and the described unit is that diameter is relative in fact with the position of the unloading that realizes the described vehicle, the described vehicle can be driven forwards and be left described rotary table to described access way thus, and described rotary table at first is not rotated after unloading.

In another embodiment of the invention, except described access way (" the first access way "), described facility comprises the second access way, junction surface between described the second access way and the described unit not only is offset angularly from the position of the unloading that realizes the described vehicle but also from the junction surface between the first access way and the described unit around described rotation axis, and described rotary table is rotatable, so that the described vehicle can be driven forwards to described the second access way after unloading.Preferably, junction surface between described the second access way and the described unit is that diameter is relative in fact with the position of the unloading that realizes the described vehicle, the described vehicle can be driven forwards and be left described rotary table to described the second access way thus, and described rotary table at first is not rotated after unloading.

For example, described junction surface can be offset angularly according to the right angle.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, except described rotary table unit (" the first rotary table unit "), described facility also comprises at least one the other rotary table unit that is adjacent to described zone and described access way, more than the vehicle of the type of definition can be driven forwards to the rotary table of described other rotary table unit via described access way, described other rotary table unit or rotary table unit that each is other and the junction surface between the corresponding access way are by from described zone around the described rotation axis of the described rotary table of described other unit and angularly skew, described other rotary table or the rotary table that each is other are rotatable with the corresponding described vehicle of erectting thereon, be adjacent to described zone to unload with the rear portion of impelling the described vehicle, described rotary table unit is around described interregional separating.Described rotary table unit can be exercisable concurrently/side by side, to carry out the unloading of the described vehicle.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, have two described other rotary table unit and access ways.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described unloading area is positioned as so that the described vehicle can be unloaded when its maintenance is erected on the described rotary table.

Described access way/each access way can be defined by sealing or unsealed road or cinder track.Selectively, described access way or each access way can by the described vehicle in the general area on transitable ground/above along route and define simply.

Preferably, described rotary table unit or each rotary table unit are rotary table unit as hereinbefore defined.

Preferably, described facility also comprises for determining when the vehicle are erected at the sensing tool on described rotary table or each rotary table and indicate the described vehicle to be ready to the give a signal instrument that is rotated by corresponding rotary table in response to described sensing tool.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described facility also comprises the corresponding deflector that is associated with described rotary table unit or each rotary table unit, corresponding deflector is arranged on the input part place in the described zone of input and is configured to take extension state, in extension state, corresponding deflector extends towards the rotation axis of described rotary table substantially in the mode that tilts, and corresponding deflector is configured to be positioned at and the described load that is preferably bulk material is preferably toppled by the tilt table/pallet from the described vehicle and from the below of the position of described vehicle output.Preferably, described deflector/each deflector deposit or contraction state and described extension state between pivotable, described deposit or contraction state in, described deflector/each deflector is preferably outstanding.

Preferably, described deflector or each deflector are axially extensible and contractile, thus the position of its far-end be with respect to described rotary table adjustable in the radial direction, and/or the level of described far-end is adjustable with respect to described rotary table.

Preferably, described deflector or each deflector are configured to the form with slider.

Described deflector can form the part of corresponding unit.

According to a forth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of method that makes the vehicle unloading of bearing load, the described vehicle can unload at its place, rear portion, said method comprising the steps of:

The described vehicle are driven forwards to rotary table;

Operate described rotary table so that the described vehicle rotate, so that described rear portion is adjacent to be used to the zone that receives described load;

Make described vehicle unloading, so that described load is received by described zone; And

The described vehicle are driven forwards leave described rotary table.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described rotary table is rotated the angle through about 180 degree, so that being taken to, described rear portion is adjacent to described zone, and the described vehicle drive and leave described rotary table to the described vehicle and be urged to via it on the access way on described rotary table, and described rotary table at first is not rotated after unloading.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the described vehicle are urged on the described rotary table via the first access way, be rotated into described rear portion taken to by described rotary table and be adjacent to described zone, and the described vehicle are unloaded, so that described load received by described zone, and the described vehicle are driven from described rotary table subsequently and are left to the second access way that is offset angularly from described the first access way around described rotary table rotation axis.Preferably, described the second access way is positioned as so that the described vehicle drive forwards to described the second access way from described rotary table, and described rotary table at first is not rotated after unloading.

Only by the mode of non-limiting example the present invention is described now with reference to accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1A is the planar view that embodies rotary table of the present invention unit;

Figure 1B is the transparent view of the rotary table unit of Figure 1A;

Fig. 1 C is the sectional side view of the rotary table unit of Figure 1A;

Fig. 2 A is the planar view that embodies another rotary table unit of the present invention;

Fig. 2 B is the transparent view of the rotary table unit of Fig. 2 A;

Fig. 2 C is the sectional side view of the rotary table unit of Fig. 2 A;

Fig. 2 D is the near-sighted transparent view of bearing assembly of the rotary table unit of Fig. 2 A;

Fig. 2 E is the near-sighted planar view of bearing assembly of the rotary table unit of Fig. 2 A;

Fig. 2 F is the near-sighted decomposition side view of bearing assembly of the rotary table unit of Fig. 2 A;

Fig. 3 is the schematic plan view of the vehicle and position fixing system;

Fig. 4 is the transparent view of the roll packer that uses in embodiments of the invention;

Fig. 5 to 10 is side perspective of the embodiment of system under various usage conditions vehicle debarkation facilities of the present invention;

Figure 11 is the planar view that embodies another vehicle debarkation facilities of the present invention; And

Figure 12 to 14 is vehicle debarkation facilities transparents view under various usage conditions of Figure 11.

Rotary table unit 1 according to the preferred embodiments of the invention has been shown in Figure 1A, 1B and 1C.Rotary table unit 1 is arranged to and makes vehicle rotation or the rotation that is erected on the rotary table unit 1.In described embodiment, the vehicle are tipping lorries, particularly have height to mine truck or the haul truck of 700 tons gross weight.

Rotary table unit 1 comprises rotary table 3 and supporting construction 5.Rotary table 3 rotatably is supported in the supporting construction 5.Supporting construction 5 is the forms with the housing that seals in fact, thereby the parts that protection is arranged in the supporting construction 5 are not subjected to rotary table unit 1 to be used in the impact of external environment condition wherein.Therefore rotary table unit 1 can be suitable for incorporation into especially in earth or the soil or rest on earth or the soil.

Rotary table unit 1 is arranged in building ground and mine and uses, and on the ground and underground use, and therefore can be used in can be in heat and the environment high dust, cold and humidity or its combination.CD-ROM drive motor, gear and control unit and other accessory equipment (not shown) can be easy to be subjected to the injury of such condition and be arranged in the supporting construction 5; thereby the protected impact that is not subjected to external environment condition; the particularly impact that enters of weather and/or foreign matter, and protected not being subjected to from the impact that damages with the contingent bump of the bump of tipping lorry or other winning equipments.In addition, when dumping when carrying out from rotary table, will produce dust and will leak, and if rotary table unit 1 do not sealed in fact dust and leak may the 1 interior growth in the rotary table unit then.

The material that uses in making up rotary table unit 1 is selected as so that be suitable for using in the extreme environment that may use rotary table unit 1.In this, can implement surface treatment, for example antirust.

Rotary table unit 1 is configured to self-contained module or the form of chuck, is relocatable and/or removable when needed thereby allow it.In this, what can expect is, relocate to the zones of different in work or building ground or mine dumping the place, and be configured to relocatable rotary table unit 1 and reduced and make the required work of such change, thereby allow potentially mobilely to dump the place or dump the position.In addition, use to be configured to removable rotary table unit 1 can to reduce the floor time that occurs between the maintenance of unit or age at failure, because if rotary table unit 1 can not easily be fixed, then it can be replaced by another unit.Rotary table unit 1 can have and can promptly be removed to be used for the panel that enters of fault eliminating.

The upper surface of rotary table unit 1 is defined by the prestressed concrete panelling that comprises a plurality of individual panels 7, and rotary table 3 comprises the framework 9 that panelling 7 supports thereon.Similarly, supporting construction 5 also comprises framework 11, and panel 7 is supported on the framework 11, to define the upper surface of supporting construction 5.Comprising that about 300mm is dark and leaning against individual panels on the framework 9,11 on the rotary table 3 and at the panelling on the supporting construction 5.

Each panel 7 has from the upwardly extending peripheral wall of base portion.Wall defines together cement concrete and is dumped into wherein containment structure (containment structure).Each panel is extended across the inside of containment structure between the relative part of peripheral wall enhancing bar strengthens.Strengthening bar can be tensioned before the cement concrete and be released when cement concrete has solidified to form the prestressed concrete panel toppling over.

Panel 7 can use threaded fasteners, bolt for example, and be fixed in framework 9,11.Framework 9,11 comprises that the common engagement member of use is secured in steel I-beam together, but can comprise the member with other profiles.Panelling 7 and framework 9,11 configuration are so that the mine truck with high gross weight to 700 tons can be made and can support with high on diameter in rotary table unit 1 to the rotary table 3 of 15m.

This unit can be incorporated hydronic heating system into, and the water pipe of hydronic heating system is incorporated in the panelling 7.If in rotary table unit 1 cold environment to be used in, for example be used in the mine of high height above sea level, then can keep with other commercially available heating system the suitable temperature of rotary table unit 1.

The panelling 7 of rotary table 3 comprises a plurality of sections shape panels that arrange abreast to form circular substantially shape.The panelling 7 of supporting construction 5 also comprises a plurality of panels that arrange abreast.Panelling 7 is arranged on framework 9,11 tops removedly, so that entering in the inside of module is provided.

The framework 9 of rotary table comprises a plurality of spokes 13 and a plurality of member 15 that traverses.Traverse member 15 and adjoining extension between the spoke 13.Be used for spoke 13 and come as required controlling dimension with the member that traverses member 15, in order to support the tipping lorry with specific dimensions for the treatment of with 1 use of rotary table unit.This member can be soldered and/or bolt connects or its combination and together, to form framework 9,11.

Rotary table unit 1 also is included in the center bearing pilot bearing assembly 17 in the supporting construction 5.Bearing assembly 17 rotatably supports the core of rotary table 3 via wheel hub 19, and against by the vehicle on the rotary table accelerate or braking during motion and the horizontal force that produces supports rotary table 3.

Bearing assembly 17 is coupled in the core, the particularly radial inner end of spoke 13 of framework 9 via wheel hub 19.Wheel hub 19/ bearing assembly 17 can be when framework remains in the supporting construction by with the core decoupling.The core that the removing of bearing assembly 17/ wheel hub 19 may need framework is by wedging or otherwise support to and allow bearing assembly 17/ wheel hub 19 to remove from supporting construction.

Wheel hub 19 comprises support ring 20 and from support ring 20 outward extending a plurality of flange 123 (seeing Fig. 2 D) radially, and each in the described flange is adjacent to and bolt is connected in corresponding one the inner in the spoke 13.Bearing assembly 17 comprises that from removing of supporting construction 5 flange of wheel hub 19 and spoke 13 are disconnected bolt to be connected (unbolt) and to make wheel hub 19 partly rotation on bearing assembly 17, so that the coupling face of flange 123 and spoke 13 separates.

Bearing assembly 17 comprises bearing 21, and bearing 21 is pivoted loop in described embodiment, and support ring 20 is by threaded fasteners, and for example bolt is fixed in bearing 21.Bearing 21 also uses bolt for example and is fixed in the base portion of supporting construction.Wheel hub 19 and bearing assembly 21 comprise the removing of bolt that removes and bearing 21 is fixed in supporting construction 5 of wheel hub 19 being fixed in the bolt of spoke from removing of supporting construction 5.Then wheel hub 19 is connected with bearing assembly can be removed (keeping bolt to link together and can disconnect bolt after removing connecting) together, and the partial rotation of wheel hub 19/ bearing 21 is not so that flange gets clogged and therefore these parts can be promoted in supporting construction.Bearing assembly 17 remove and replacing can be used as odd-numbered day operation and carries out, thereby floor time is minimized.

The rotary table unit also comprises the rack-driving 31 that is arranged in the supporting construction 5 and is fixed in rotary table 3.Rack-driving 31 is driven by power pinion gear 33, and power pinion gear 33 meshes to drive rotary table 3 with rack-driving 31.Pinion gear 33 is driven by a series of motors.In described embodiment, each motor is the magneto servomotor and transmits torque by the spiral bevel case.Make the height of rotary table unit 1 reach minimum with right angle spiral bevel case.For the rotary table 3 with diameter of 15 meters, use to be configured to six servomotors operating as the torque slave equipment.In described embodiment, each motor is rated for 200Nm, has the peak torque of 350Nm, and this provides the rotative speed of about 1.1RPM.

Use a plurality of motors that the redundancy of anti-motor failure is provided.Expectation be that motor is suitable for using in harsh environment, and has in thermal environment and to use required be used for air or water-cooled supply.

Rotary table unit 1 comprises and being arranged in the supporting construction with a plurality of support roll packers unit 25 (with reference to the Fig. 4) around its perimeter support rotary table.The roll packer 26 that each roll packer unit has the base portion that is fixed in supporting construction 5 and is fixed in axle 30, axle 30 rotatably supports from base portion via pair of bearing 28.

Rotary table unit 1 has the solid base portion 27 that is formed by cement concrete in an illustrated embodiment.

The other details of rotary table unit 1 is shown in Fig. 2 A to 2F.

The enhancing framed structure 111 of supporting construction 5 is embedded within the concrete wall of supporting construction 5, but in Fig. 2 A, 2B and 2E, for clarity sake be shown as exposure, strengthen the framework 129 that framed structure 111 comprises the general rectangular grid-like with center ring columnar structure, framework 129 is arranged on the upside of the radially inward edge that is configured to support this supporting construction panelling 7, framework 129 defines the stationary part of rotary table unit, and this stationary part surrounds the rotatable portion that is defined by rotary table panelling 7 of platform.The upper surface flush of the upper surface of the panelling 7 of rotary table and the panelling 7 of supporting construction.

As shown in Fig. 2 B and the 2C, rotary table unit 1 is arranged on the ground surface and is supported in the section of basing oneself upon 127.Base oneself upon section 127 and comprise piling, particularly the screw concrete bored pile.The base portion of supporting construction 5 can be by being fixed in the section of basing oneself upon 127 such as those skilled in the art with known suitable tools.The supporting construction base portion is from basing oneself upon section's 127 detouchables, so that rotary table unit 1 is relocatable.Base oneself upon in the array that section 127 is arranged on the whole footprint that is distributed in fact unit 1.Size and the spacing of basing oneself upon section are selected as so that support the tipping lorry with specific dimensions for the treatment of with 1 use of rotary table unit.

In use, rotary table unit 1 may stand to come from above the rotary table unit and near the ground vibration of the tipping lorry of advancing.Ground vibration also may experience come from seismic activity come from the building ground or the mine in controlled explosion.In essence, base oneself upon section 127 can be to a certain extent cartridge unit and such vibration isolation.Especially, to a certain extent, may there be relative motion independently basing oneself upon section and form therein between this earth that independently bases oneself upon section.If the base portion of supporting construction is treated to be formed by concrete slab, so rotary table unit, the particularly base portion of rotary table unit, with the injury that more is subject to break, thus the integraty of infringement rotary table unit 1.

As mentioned above, wheel hub 19 has outwards outstanding member or the flange 123 (seeing Fig. 2 D) that is fixed in it, outwards outstanding member or flange 123 radially stretches out and allow wheel hub 19 to be coupled in spoke 13 via the bolt that passes flange 123.The inner of spoke 13 and flange 123 with alternately or staggered mode arrange, thus flange 123 and spoke 13 disconnect bolts is connected after wheel hub 19 partial rotation in one direction flange 123 is spurred away from spoke the inner.As can in Fig. 2 E, seeing, in case wheel hub 19 is so rotated, above flange 123, just there is so the gap, this gap allows wheel hub 19 to remove after the necessary decoupling of above summarizing.The core of rotatable (rotatably) of platform part comprises the covering disk that enters that at first removed to obtain to wheel hub 19 and bearing assembly 17/plate 7A.

Vehicle debarkation facilities 201 according to the preferred embodiments of the invention has been shown in Fig. 5 to 10.

Vehicle debarkation facilities 201 comprises for the zone 203 that receives the load of being carried by the vehicle 209.Zone 203 is to dump the zone and can comprise skewed slot, hopper or hole.The vehicle 209 can unload at its place, rear portion.For example, the vehicle 209 are haul trucks, yet can for example be another kind of tipping lorries.In another embodiment, facility can be used for will be the vehicle of material from the another kind of type of its rear portion unloading, and for example mixermobile unloads.Vehicle debarkation facilities 201 in the present embodiment comprises three rotary table unit 1 that are adjacent to this zone, yet wherein only has single rotary table unit 1, a pair of rotary table unit 1 or be possible more than other embodiments of three rotary table unit 1.Vehicle debarkation facilities 201 also comprises access way 207, and haul truck 209 can be driven forwards to the rotary table of unit 1 via access way 207.Access way 207 is sealing or unsealed road or cinder track, perhaps more generally, be the vehicle in the zone on transitable ground along route.

In case haul truck 209 is driven on the unit 1, the rotary table of unit just is rotated 180 degree, so that can be toppled to dumping in the zone 203 by the load (being ore in the present embodiment) of haul truck 209 carryings.Haul truck 209 is rotated at rotary table, rather than truck is turned to/be driven into it is redirected, saved considerably the time and improved safety.

In addition, owing to have to center on and dump a plurality of rotary tables unit 1 that zone 203 is arranged on isolated position, so can being operated independently and side by side so that ore is dumped in, a plurality of haul trucks 209 dump regional 203 places, if not having, haul truck 209 do not rotate and reversing (this will require to utilize sizable floor area), then can be not interfering with each other, although have rotary table 1 around the layout of the relative compact of dumping zone 203/restriction.Therefore simplify transport administration, and reduced queuing and turning time, caused operation and increase in productivity.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 5 to 10, re-spective engagement section between access way 207 and each rotary table unit 1 is offset around the rotary table rotation axis angularly from dumping zone 203, and each rotary table 1 is rotatable with the corresponding setting vehicle thereon, dumps regional 203 the rear portion of haul truck 209 is taken to be adjacent to for what unload.In the present embodiment, each junction surface be with dump regional 203 diameters relative or by from dump the zone 203 the skew 180 the degree, so that haul truck 209 can be driven forwards to rotary table 205, rotating 180 spends to dump, and then after dumping along being driven to route identical route substantially on the rotary table unit 1 with haul truck 209 via it, and more specifically, along same access way, and the driven rotary table 205 that leaves.

Vehicle rotation is possible through the embodiment that the angle except 90 or 180 degree unloads.For example, the junction surface can be by the angles of skew such as 120 degree or 150 degree, this depend on the layout of facility and haul truck be required to be rotated through required angle.For example, based on the layout of this facility may be essential be to make access way from the angles of rotary table skew 120 degree.In such facility, truck will be urged on the rotary table, be rotated 120 and will spend to topple, and then be rotated 30 other degree, be left rotary table so that it can drive along same access way.

The facility 201 of the present embodiment be arranged in ore deposit point or near, and unloading area is as being input to the input part in the processing plant and working.In other embodiment, facility can be to unload herein other bulk/raws MAT'L, for example the facility of salt, sugar or cereal.

Can provide the corresponding slider/deflector 211 that is associated with each rotary table unit to prevent from dumping the accumulation of material on rotary table unit 205.In case haul truck 209 is positioned on the rotary table, slider/deflector 211 just can operate with for example hydraulic pressure.In described embodiment, slider/deflector 211 is with the form on slope and is shown as the edge of the static platform part that is connected in this unit, yet will understand, slider/deflector 211 can be used as the separative element that is adjacent to rotary table unit 1 and is mounted.

In case haul truck 209 is arranged in the correct position on the rotary table, slider/deflector 211 just upwards pivots from withdrawn position.Slider/deflector 211 can also extend towards haul truck 209, is prevented from falling to slider/deflector 211 belows so that dump material.In order to realize this point, slider/deflector 211 can be telescopic, perhaps comprise being arranged on the top of each other and slidably so that towards haul truck 209 outward extending a plurality of dishes, so that the uppermost edge of slider/deflector 211 extends to the haul truck below.

This facility comprise be associated with each rotary table unit 1 be used for sensing and indication rotary table and therefore thereon the corresponding system of position of rotation of haul truck 209.This system comprises give a signal instrument 213, and its form that adopts traffic lights is to notify the position of truck to the chaufeur of haul truck 209.This system comprises that also it is shown in Figure 3 for the instrument of the position of sensing haul truck.LMS scanning device 1 is surveyed the position in truck left side.LMS scanning device 2 is surveyed the position on truck right side.LMS scanning device 3 is surveyed it apart from truck and distance therefore, and namely how far truck has been driven on the rotary table.

The system that is used for the position of rotation of sensing and indication rotary table can use position fixing system, and for example GPS or XPS determine that haul truck is with respect to the position of rotary table.Preferably, position fixing system is the XPS position fixing system, because gps system may be insecure in the backcountry.Position fixing system comprises the projector that is installed in the mining area and is installed in the interior receptor of haul truck, so that haul truck can accurately be determined with respect to the position of rotary table.XPS position fixing system incorporating in rotary table and the haul truck can allow to use autonomous or remote-operated truck.

The common use of indicating system and rotary table unit 1 allow usually to have from the trucker of the restricted view of truck cap truck suitably and accurately directed/be positioned on the rotary table, thereby raise the efficiency and safety.

Being adjacent to the ground surface that dumps zone 203 can slightly be excavated, so that each rotary table unit 1 can be installed in the ground, so that the upper surface of the platform of rotary table unit 1 flushes substantially with ground, namely each unit 1 is embedded in the ground surface.Selectively, each rotary table unit 1 can be installed on the ground surface, and without any such excavation.In such embodiments, this unit is provided preferably with the slope between access way and platform, provides haul truck 209 can be driven to the section that seamlessly transits on the unit 1 thereon.

Vehicle debarkation facilities 301 according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown in Figure 11 to 14.Facility 301 comprises for receiving a plurality of regional 303 of the load of being carried by the vehicle 309.Each zone 303 is the zones of dumping that comprise at least one hopper, skewed slot and/or hole.In the present embodiment, facility 301 is haul truck debarkation facilities, yet again in other embodiments, this facility can be used for being discharged in the different vehicle that the place, rear portion of the vehicle can unload, any in the selectable vehicle of summarizing before for example.Two rotary table unit 1 that are adjacent to zone 303 settings are associated with each zone 303, yet in the version of the present embodiment, can only have with each and dump the 303 single rotary table unit 1 that are associated, zone.Haul truck 309 can be driven forwards from it the first access way 331 to the rotary table of corresponding units 1 and haul truck 309 and can be driven forwards and leave second access way 333 of rotary table unit on 1 to its and also be associated with each zone 303.

About each unit 1, junction surface between the first access way 331 and the unit 1 is offset around the rotary table rotation axis angularly from dumping zone 303, and rotary table is rotatable with the vehicle of erectting thereon, dumps regional 303 the rear portion of haul truck 309 is taken to be adjacent to for what unload.In the illustrated embodiment, the junction surface is from input position skew 90 degree to dumping the zone 303, so that haul truck 309 can be driven forwards to rotary table 305, rotate 90 degree (use rotary table), then dump its load, and leave on rotary table 305 to second access ways 333 with rear drive.

Advantageously, haul truck 309 only needs rotating photo to little angle, is 90 degree in this case, unloading, thereby has reduced cycle time of unloading operation.

Can see that any zone 303 of dumping when having two rotary table unit 1 associated with it, presents be used to two options that make haul truck 30 unloadings; If a unit 1 in use, in the situation about can use in another unit 1 so, it can use another unit 1.In addition, if in the rotary table unit 1 one since fault or maintenance and unavailable he dumps so zone 303 and still can be utilized by another unit 1.

For example, the first access way and the second access way can be sealing or unsealed road or cinder track.

The vehicle are that the unloading of haul truck and the vehicle comprises dumping of the material that carried by haul truck.The rotary table unit is rotated the angle through about 180 degree, so that tipping lorry can be urged to the path on the rotary table unit to truck and drive from the rotary table unit along being used for.Selectively, the rotary table unit is rotated the angle through about 90 degree so that tipping lorry can by from the rotary table unit along from be used for that truck is urged to different path, path on the rotary table unit and drive.

Rotary table can be manipulated into and material be made truck rotate after the step that truck dumps.For example, truck can be along being adjacent to the approaching zone of dumping of the access way that dumps the zone.Rotary table can be rotated by 90 degrees and haul truck in material can be dumped, and then rotary table can be rotated other 90 degree, so that haul truck can leave rotary table along its access way of advancing to enter rotary table.

Vehicle debarkation facilities 201,301 can bring the minimizing of queuing and turning time, thereby causes operation and the growth of capacity rating and the raising of safety.

In addition, owing to eliminated driving the needs of the vehicle to be redirected, so can greatly reduce the size of parking area (hard stand area), reduced thus the installation and maintenance expense.

Only describe embodiment by the mode of embodiment, and in open scope of the present invention, modification is possible.For example, described rotary table unit can be modified to and incorporate weighing facilities into.Can use additional motor control system, for example with the Industrial Ethernet interface of remote monitor and control or diagnostic system, and additional indicating system, for example laser scanner.

Claims

1. a rotary table unit that is used for making vehicle rotation comprises rotary table and the supporting construction that rotatably supports described rotary table.

2. unit according to claim 1, it is configured to the form with self-contained chuck shape module.

3. unit according to claim 1 and 2 has platform, and described platform comprises prestress and/or ferro-concrete panel.

4. according to each described unit in the aforementioned claim, also comprise removable center bearing pilot bearing assembly, the core of described rotary table rotatably supports via the base portion of described center bearing pilot bearing assembly by described unit, wherein said rotary table comprises support frame, described center bearing pilot bearing assembly is coupled in described support frame, and described center bearing pilot bearing assembly can be from described support frame decoupling when described framework remains in the described supporting construction.

5. unit according to claim 4, also comprise wheel hub, described bearing assembly is coupled in described framework releasedly via described wheel hub, and described unit is configured such that described bearing assembly can realize from the decoupling of described core that by the decoupling of described wheel hub from described core described wheel hub is removable with described bearing assembly when described framework remains in the described supporting construction thus.

6. unit according to claim 5, wherein said wheel hub comprises the member of radially outwards giving prominence to around its setting, described member have with described framework on the side of corresponding face coupling, and described member and described framework are fixed together by removable fastener.

7. according to each described unit in the aforementioned claim, be installed in the earth or soil of exposure, be installed on the earth of exposure or the soil or earth or the soil of crossing exposure is installed, and supported by the section of basing oneself upon.

8. vehicle debarkation facilities comprises:

According to each described rotary table unit in the aforementioned claim, it is adjacent to described zone; And

9. facility according to claim 8, it is tipping lorry/mine truck debarkation facilities, wherein said zone comprises that the load that comes from the described vehicle can be toppled to wherein skewed slot, hole and/or hopper.

10. according to claim 8 or 9 described facilities, junction surface between wherein said access way and the described unit is that diameter is relative in fact with the position of the unloading that realizes the described vehicle, the described vehicle can be driven forwards and be left described rotary table to described access way thus, and described rotary table at first is not rotated after unloading.

11. according to claim 8 or 9 described facilities, except described access way (" the first access way "), described facility comprises the second access way, junction surface between wherein said the second access way and the described unit not only is offset angularly from the position of the unloading that realizes the described vehicle but also from the junction surface between the first access way and the described unit around described rotation axis, and described rotary table is rotatable, so that the described vehicle can be driven forwards to described the second access way after unloading.

12. facility according to claim 11, junction surface between wherein said the second access way and the described unit is that diameter is relative in fact with the position of the unloading that realizes the described vehicle, the described vehicle can be driven forwards and be left described rotary table to described the second access way thus, and described rotary table at first is not rotated after unloading.

13. each described facility in 12 according to claim 8, except described rotary table unit (" the first rotary table unit "), described facility also comprises at least one the other rotary table unit that is adjacent to described zone and described access way, the described vehicle can be driven forwards to the rotary table of described other rotary table unit via described access way, the rotation axis around the described rotary table of described other unit is offset angularly from described zone for described other rotary table unit or rotary table unit that each is other and the junction surface between the corresponding access way, described other rotary table or the rotary table that each is other are rotatable with the corresponding described vehicle of erectting thereon, be adjacent to described zone to unload with the rear portion of impelling the described vehicle, described rotary table unit is around described interregional separating.

14. each described facility in 13 according to claim 8, also comprise the corresponding deflector that is associated with described rotary table unit or each rotary table unit, described deflector is arranged on the input part place of leading to described zone and is configured to take extension state, in described extension state, described deflector extends towards the described rotation axis of described rotary table substantially in the mode that tilts, and described deflector is configured to be positioned at the below of the position that described load exported by the described vehicle, and described load is bulk material preferably.

15. a method that makes the vehicle unloading of bearing load, the described vehicle can unload at its place, rear portion, said method comprising the steps of:

The described vehicle are driven forwards to according to claim 1 in 7 on the rotary table of each described unit;

The described vehicle are driven forwards leave described rotary table.