A module 1 mountable to a vehicle. The vehicle has mounting points with which mounting points of a conventional shipping container are co-operable to mount the container to the vehicle. The module includes mounting structure 20, a bin 10 and a 5 tipping mechanism 30. The mounting structure includes mounting points 24 co operable with the mounting points of the vehicle to mount the module. The bin is for carrying bulk material. The tipping mechanism is for tipping the bin to unload the bulk material. When the module is mounted to the vehicle the tipping mechanism is capable of tipping to either side of the vehicle such that a user may select to which 10 side of the vehicle bulk material carried in the bin is unloaded.
Bulk material handling
2016-09-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS |
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