JP2787751B2 - Grain hopper - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grain hopper mounted on a tractor carrier or the like for transporting grains, and more particularly to a grain hopper for improving grain storage operations.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Grain hoppers are loaded with auxiliary legs with casters when they are mounted on a truck bed.
Alternatively, there is known a method of unloading and storing using a caster as it is. For example, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 60-167797 discloses a technique of an auxiliary leg with casters.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned prior art, there is a problem that even if the supporting legs are shortened, the entire area of the hopper body is required and the occupying most of the warehouse.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems, a conveying device and a grain hopper having a discharge port are provided.
A grain hopper is proposed, comprising a caster unit detachably attached to a side surface of the hopper main body, wherein the hopper main body is movable by the caster unit in a state where the side surface is turned down.

[0005]

The grain hopper having a conveyor and a discharge port has a caster unit detachably attached to the side of the hopper body. Remove the extension panel from the hopper, attach the caster unit to the side of the hopper body,
Move with the side down. Therefore, it can be stored compactly with the side width of the hopper body, and can be moved lightly due to the lack of a warehouse.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described with reference to the drawings showing embodiments. FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention in which an extension panel of a grain hopper is removed, a caster unit is attached to a side surface of a hopper body, and the side surface is turned down, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the caster unit. FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of a case where the vehicle is unloaded from a truck bed with an extension panel attached.

A description will be given with reference to FIG. The grain hopper 1 includes a lower half hopper main body 3 and an upper half extension panel 4. The extension panel 4 and the hopper main body 3 are detached and attached by a hinge of a horizontal pin, and the extension panel 4 and the extension panel 4 are detachably attached by an engagement hook attached to a support frame 5 '.

In the present embodiment, the transfer device 2 comprises a screw conveyor, is disposed along the bottom surface of the hopper body 3 having a V-shaped cross section, and is linked to the discharge port 9. Reference numeral 10 denotes a lever which regulates the amount of discharge from the discharge port 9. Reference numeral 6 denotes a stand equipped with a caster 11 at the lower end, and is detachably mounted on a boss shaft 7 and a receiving member 8 provided on a support frame 5 forming the hopper body 3. An extension conveyor for grain feeding or the like can be attached to the discharge port 9.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a state in which the extension panel 4 is removed from the state shown in FIG. 3, and only one side of the hopper body 3 is turned down as a bottom, and a caster unit is attached to the bottom instead of the stand. Will be described together with the explanatory view of the caster unit of FIG.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a boss shaft, and reference numeral 8 denotes a bracket, which also serves as a portion for attaching to the side surface of the stand 6 in FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the caster unit.
A pair of casters 11 is provided on the connecting rod 13, and a bracket 12 is provided at one end. One end of the connecting rod 13 is a boss shaft 7
And is detachably engaged with the metal fitting 8 with a pin by a bracket 12 provided at the other end, and is fixed to the side surface of the hopper body 3. The caster unit is provided with two connecting rods 13 in front and behind two sides of one side of the hopper body 3, that is, a pair of casters.
Is mounted on the boss shaft 7 and the metal fitting 8 provided on the side surface. The grain hopper is moved by the caster unit with the extension panel 4 removed and the side surface of the hopper body 1 as the bottom surface.

[0011]

According to the present invention, when the grain hopper is folded and the extension panel is removed, the grain hopper is set up with the side surface, which is the minimum area of the hopper body, as the bottom surface, and the caster unit in a state where the side surface is as the bottom surface. Can be moved freely. Therefore, the storage area is reduced as compared with the related art, and the storage space can be compactly stored.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention in which an extension panel of a grain hopper is removed, a caster unit is attached to a side surface of a hopper body, and the side surface is turned down.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a caster unit.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of a case where the vehicle is unloaded from a truck bed with an extension panel attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Grain hopper 2 Conveying device 3 Hopper main body 4 Extension panel 5, 5 'support frame 6 Stand 7 Boss shaft 8 Metal fitting 9 Discharge port 10 Lever 11 Caster 12 Bracket 13 Connecting rod

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References Japanese Utility Model 60-167797 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 61-172091 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 5-40227 (JP, U) (58) Survey Field (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B65D 90/18

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A grain hopper having a transport device and a discharge port, comprising a caster unit detachably attached to a side surface of a hopper main body, and the hopper main body being moved by the caster unit in a state where the side surface is turned down as a bottom surface. A grain hopper characterized by being free.