Conveyor with integrated dust collector system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017190526-A1
Application number	US-201715463201-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 20, 2017
Priority date	Jan 6, 2016
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure a system for capturing proppant dust particles when positioned at a fracking operation site including a proppant delivery assembly to receive one or more containers having proppant stored therein. The system dispenses the proppant from the one or more containers and delivers the proppant to other fracking operation equipment. Moreover, the system includes a dust collection assembly positioned proximate and associated with the proppant delivery assembly to capture dust particles released by movement and settling of the proppant when being dispensed and delivered by the proppant delivery assembly. The dust collection assembly is positioned to direct an air flow in a flow path overlying the dust particles to capture the dust particles and move the dust particles away from the proppant thereby reducing risk of dust exposure to fracking operation site personnel.

First claim

1 . A catch box arranged proximate a lower surface of a proppant mover to catch proppant and dust particles as the proppant is transferred from the proppant mover to a desired location, the catch box comprising:
an inlet positioned below the proppant mover to catch residual proppant and dust particles after the proppant mover has deposited proppant into a chute that directs the proppant to the desired location; an interior volume to store the residual proppant and dust; and an outlet having a conduit connection to enable removal of the residual proppant and dust particles via suction at the outlet.

2 . The catch box of claim 1 , wherein the proppant mover is an endless conveyor that deposits the proppant into the chute at a conveyor location where the conveyor flips over, and the catch box is positioned at the conveyor location to catch the residual proppant remaining on the container when the conveyor flips over.

3 . The catch box of claim 1 , wherein the outlet is positioned at a lower section of the catch box such that the residual proppant and dust particles will settle near the outlet to enable removal of the residual proppant and dust particles using suction pressure.

4 . The catch box of claim 1 , wherein the catch box comprises an inclined surface adjacent to the conveyor to direct the residual proppant and the dust particles toward a lower section of the catch box.

Assignees

• Oren Tech Llc

Inventors

• Oren Joshua
• Boros Marty
• Berveiler Pete
• Hansen Dave
• Campbell Colin
• Edwards Mike
• Massalone Thomas

Classifications

• E21B43/2607

  Surface equipment specially adapted for fracturing operations · CPC title

• B65G69/181 Primary

  by means of sealed systems · CPC title

• B65G15/00

  Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration (having load-conveying surfaces formed by interconnected longitudinal links B65G17/06) · CPC title

• E21B43/267

  reinforcing fractures by propping · CPC title

• B65G69/182 Primary

  with aspiration means · CPC title