Intellectual Property

On June 9, 2009 KSi Conveyors received US Patent #7,544,031 for “Grain Bin Having Power Sweep Driven By Belt Conveyor Through Clutch System.”

The conveyor installs under the drying floor of a bin to unload the bin from the center. The power sweep is used to complete the bin unloading once it self empties to a point exposing the sweep. The auger style sweep is then engaged from outside the bin, via a clutch mechanism and is driven by the same belt that unloads the grain from the bin. The sweep drives itself into the grain pile to self feed itself and auger grain to the center dump of the bin where the grain belt move it under the floor and outside the bin.

The time to install a system like this is when you are having your bins installed. Other similar units require a separate unit with an electric motor be placed in the bin when ready to unload the grain that cannot flow out itself. KSi’s patented Grain Bin Power Sweep is self driven and does not require separate units.

For more information, go to the Bin Unload Conveyors Page.