Forfatter: A.-M.Inst.C E., George Frederick Zimmer
År: 1916
Forlag: Crosby Lockwood and Son
Sted: London
Sider: 752
UDK: 621.87 Zim, 621.86 Zim
Being a Treatise on the Handling and Storing of Material such as Grain, Coal, Ore, Timber, Etc., by Automatic or Semi-Automatic Machinery, together with the Various Accessories used in the Manipulation of such Plant
UNLOADING VESSELS BY BARGE OR SHIP ELEVATORS 459
by Messrs Unruh & Liebig, has been at work since 1882, and is used either for conveying
the grain direct to the silo warehouses of the mill, or for loading into railway trucks
upon the quay. It is suitable for discharging grain from sea-going vessels. The capacity
is about 60 to 80 tons per hour.
The installation, which is illustrated in Fig. 640, consists of a rectangular carriage
mounted on suitable rails, to the end of which is attached a fixed derrick. The elevator
itself is attached to the derrick, and can thence be lowered to any desired point.
The elevator can be lengthened or shortened by an ingenious arrangement, which
may be seen from the illustration. The position in which it is shown is with the band