Abstract: A boom conveyor includes a boom that carries a conveyor, a support structure, a rear pivot joint that connects a rear end of the boom to the support structure, and a pivot drive that controls pivoting movement of the boom. An operator cage is attached by a front pivot joint to a front end of the boom. A levelling system controls rotation of the operator cage about the front pivot joint. The levelling system includes a flexible cord attached to the operator cage and extending towards the rear end of the boom, and a level adjusting device that is attached to the support structure adjacent the rear end of the boom and engages an adjusting portion of the cord. During pivoting movement of the boom, the level adjusting device controls longitudinal movement of the cord relative to the boom so as to apply a levelling adjustment to the operator cage.

Abstract: A boom conveyor apparatus includes a boom that carries a conveyor, a support structure for the boom, a rear pivot joint that connects a rear end of the boom to the support structure, and a pivot drive that controls pivoting movement of the boom about the rear pivot joint. The apparatus includes an operator cage is attached by a front pivot joint to a front end of the boom, and a levelling system that controls rotation of the operator cage about the front pivot joint. The levelling system includes a flexible cord that is attached to the operator cage and extends from the cage towards the rear end of the boom, and a level adjusting device that is attached to the support structure adjacent the rear end of the boom and engages an adjusting portion of the cord. During pivoting movement of the boom the level adjusting device controls longitudinal movement of the cord relative to the boom so as to apply a levelling adjustment to the operator cage.

Abstract: A system has a telescopic conveyor 20 and at least one guiding element 40. The at least one guiding element 40 may be fixed at a location by means of securing components 43. The telescopic conveyor 20 can be moved in or counter to the conveying direction of the telescopic conveyor 20 from a parking position into an operating position, with the telescopic conveyor 20 being guided by the at least one guiding element 40, in order to allow operation of the telescopic conveyor 20. The telescopic conveyor 20 can be moved in or counter to the conveying direction of the telescopic conveyor 20, with the telescopic conveyor 20 being guided by the at least one guiding element 40, from an operating position into a parking position in order to clear a space which is occupied by the telescopic conveyor 20 in the operating position.

Abstract: A system has a telescopic conveyor 20 and at least one guiding element 40. The at least one guiding element 40 may be fixed at a location by means of securing components 43. The telescopic conveyor 20 can be moved in or counter to the conveying direction of the telescopic conveyor 20 from a parking position into an operating position, with the telescopic conveyor 20 being guided by the at least one guiding element 40, in order to allow operation of the telescopic conveyor 20. The telescopic conveyor 20 can be moved in or counter to the conveying direction of the telescopic conveyor 20, with the telescopic conveyor 20 being guided by the at least one guiding element 40, from an operating position into a parking position in order to clear a space which is occupied by the telescopic conveyor 20 in the operating position.

Abstract: A telescopic belt conveyor includes a base conveyor unit (4), an outer conveyor unit (10) and optionally one or more intermediate conveyor units (6, 8). The outer conveyor unit (10) and any intermediate conveyor units (6, 8) are mounted on the base conveyor unit and extendable telescopically therefrom in an extension direction. The outer conveyor unit (10) includes a pivotable conveyor section (12) that is mounted for pivoting movement about a substantially horizontal pivot axis. A conveyor belt (14) is supported by the base conveyor unit (4), the outer conveyor unit (10) and the intermediate conveyor units (6, 8), the conveyor belt providing a conveyor surface that extends continuously along an upper surface of the base conveyor unit (4), the outer conveyor unit (10) and the intermediate conveyor units (6, 8). The pivotable conveyor section (12) has a free end remote from the pivot axis whose height relative to a ground surface may be adjusted by pivoting movement of the pivotable conveyor section.