A turntable unit and applications thereof

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 a...

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Main Authors CHAPMAN BENJAMIN LUKE, MILLER CLINTON ROBERT, CHAPMAN TODD COLBROOK, CHAPMAN PAUL RAYMOND
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 13.02.2013
Subjects
BUILDING
BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES
CONVEYING
FENCING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
MASTS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, ORMANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS
TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN2011827101