Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Snow removal device
- Patent Title (中): 除雪装置
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Application No.: US14391167Application Date: 2013-04-08
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Publication No.: US09303376B2Publication Date: 2016-04-05
- Inventor: Hendrikus Petrus Maria Arntz
- Applicant: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
- Current Assignee: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Agency: Lumen Patent Firm
- International Application: PCT/EP2013/057325 WO 20130408
- International Announcement: WO2013/153040 WO 20131017
- Main IPC: E01H5/00
- IPC: E01H5/00 ; E01H5/04 ; E01H5/07 ; E01H5/09

Abstract:
A snow removal system is provided that includes a compression module having a tubular casing with an inlet, and an outlet having a converging cross-sectional surface area shape and air-hole perforations, a conveyor screw concentric to the casing spanning from the inlet to the outlet is powered to move and compact the snow at the outlet, a conveyor belt moves the output snow away from the compression module at a velocity v1, a moveable truss houses the conveyor belt and supports the compression module, the device contacts a snow-covered surface and the truss moves at a velocity v2 perpendicular to the snowplow, where v1 is great enough to move the snow from the compression module when the truss moves at a velocity v2, the conveyor screw turns at a rate that to incorporate V1 and v2 to ensure the conveyor belt capacity is not exceeded.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150052784A1 Snow Removal Device Public/Granted day:2015-02-26
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