IP Library Granted Patent US 12679675
Granted Patent B2
US 12679675 · App. 18/650,705 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Discharge system for discharging conveyed goods

Inventor: Karl Zeitler (Ergoldsbach, DE)
Assignee: Loibl Forderanlagen GmbH
B65G65/42B65G2201/04B65G2203/0241
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Patent No.
US 12679675
App. No.
18/650,705
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a discharge system for discharging conveyed goods, in particular electrical and electronic scrap, from a bunker container, including a receiving hopper for receiving conveyed goods from the bunker container with an upper feed opening and a lower discharge opening located opposite the same, at least one, preferably horizontal, conveying device arranged underneath the discharge opening, for conveying away the conveyed goods exiting from the discharge opening of the receiving hopper, and a pressure relief and metering device for relieving the pressure in the receiving hopper and for metering and/or separating the conveyed goods.

Claims (15)

1 . A discharge system for electrical and electronic scrap, comprising:

a receiving hopper with an upper feed opening and a lower discharge opening located opposite the same, for receiving the electrical and electronic scrap;

at least one horizontal conveying device arranged underneath the discharge opening for conveying away the electrical and electronic scrap exiting from the discharge opening of the receiving hopper; and

a pressure relief and metering device for relieving the pressure in the receiving hopper and for metering and/or separating the electrical and electronic scrap, wherein the pressure relief and metering device has at least one first beam-shaped metering element and one second beam-shaped metering element, which are arranged in the receiving hopper between the feed opening and the discharge opening, in an area above the discharge opening, wherein the first beam-shaped metering element is motor-driven about a first longitudinal axis and the second beam-shaped metering element is motor-driven about a second longitudinal axis, independently of one another, and wherein the first and second beam-shaped metering elements are arranged at a horizontal distance from each other at different height levels in the receiving hopper, wherein the first beam-shaped metering element and the second beam-shaped metering element have a distance in a horizontal direction, wherein the distance in the horizontal direction is greater than a cross section of one beam-shaped metering element, corresponding to a doubled or a tripled cross section of the one beam-shaped metering element.

2 . The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure relief and metering device has at least one further beam-shaped metering element.

3 . The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second beam-shaped metering element have a beam-shaped profile body with a polygonal, quadrilateral, rectangular, square, oval, semi-circular or circular segment-shaped cross-section.

4 . The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second beam-shaped metering element are driven to rotate completely about the respective first and second longitudinal axis.

5 . The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein first and second beam-shaped metering element are driven to rotate completely about the first and second longitudinal axis.

6 . The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein the discharge system has at least one drive unit with which the first and second beam-shaped metering elements are motor-driven.

7 . The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein the first longitudinal axis of the first beam-shaped metering element and the second longitudinal axis of the second beam-shaped metering element are arranged in different horizontal planes and/or parallel to one another.

8 . The discharge system according to claim 1 , further comprising a control unit by which a rotational speed and/or a direction of rotation and/or an angle of rotation of the first and second beam-shaped metering elements are individually adjusted.

9 . The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein the conveying device is arranged underneath the discharge opening and/or is formed by at least one circulating, conveyor belt and is a slat conveyor belt or slat conveyor.

10 . The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein the conveying device has an output area in which at least one reel shaft is arranged for separating and/or straightening out the electrical and electronic scrap.

11 . The discharge system according to claim 10 , wherein a positioning device is provided for positioning a reel shaft in relation to the conveying device.

12 . The discharge system according to claim 11 , wherein the positioning device has an ability to adjust a height of the reel shaft and/or a horizontal alignment of the reel shaft.