Abstract: A continuous-operation cargo-transfer equipment. It comprises bulk-cargo uptake mechanisms (4a), an upright conveyor-constituted shaft (4), a boom (5) with a conveyor mounted on it that seesaws up and down on a turntable (6), a gantry (10) that travels back and forth on a pontoon (2), intermediate belts (6b & 6c), and a tender-loading conveyor belt (16) that operates in conjunction with a bulk-goods expulsion spout (17) on a pivoting and displacing beam (12). Such equipment is employed outside ports for transferring bulk cargo from deep-draft ocean-going vessels to shallow-draft tenders. The object is to maintain the cargo-uptake point inside the deep-draft vessel (1) as steady as possible. The equipment is provided with two Counterweights (7 & 15). One counterweight (7) compensates for any listing that occurs when the boom wanders out of position. The other counterweight (15) compensates for any listing that accompanies the sweep of the tender-loading conveyor belt (16).

Abstract: A cargo pick-up member for transferring bulk material into an elevator of an unloading trunk of a ship unloader includes a screw pipe, a cutter head connected to the screw pipe, and a coupling sleeve attached to the screw pipe. The coupling sleeve includes a pivoting drive for pivoting the coupling sleeve with respect to the screw pipe. A baffle plate is detachably connected to the rotatable coupling sleeve via a height adjustable mount. The baffle plate includes a semi-circular portion surrounding a part of the cutter head and two outer legs extending from the semi-circular portion opening in the shape of a V from ends of the semi-circular portion for accommodating bulk material.

Abstract: An en-mass conveyor for vertically or steeply lifting bulk material has two, primary, flat, endless belt conveyors which are vertical or steeply-inclined throughout facing, correspondingly-progressing, material-conveying runs thus forming a belt shaft. One of the primary belts has flights or similar impellers which extend to the other belt in the belt shaft. Two, secondary, endless, flat belts laterally close the belt shaft along with one or two side or closure walls which are vertically immovable and provided with an opening for laterally feeding of the bulk material into the belt shaft for conveyance.