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PADDLE FEEDER (PF) STAGE-1

SLOT BUNKER (HOPPER) BUNKER TABLE PF CONVEYOR

Function:-Apart From Its Discharge Function, RDM (Rotary Discharge

Machine) Affects A Cross Section Mixing Of The Material Within The Bunker
(Hopper)

THE DISCHARGE WHEEL DRIVE

The Discharge Wheel Drive Is Driven By A Hydraulic System Allowing Infinity Variable
Discharge Wheel Speed. The Pump Unit Is Accommodated In The Machine Room. The Oil
Motor Is Flange-Mounted On The Combined Spur And Bevel Gear.

The Axial Piston Pump Is Equipped with an Electrical Remote Control Adjustment Unit
Complete with Pilot Motor (Servo).This Servo Motor Is Controlled By Means Of A
Reversible Rotary Field. It Changes The Slewing Angle Of The Axial Piston Pump, And
Therefore The Oil Delivery Rate, Which Determine The Rotation (Speed) Of The Oil Motor.

The Remote Control Adjustment Unit Is Fitted With Two Contacts With A Minimum
Conveying Capacity Of 10% And Maximum 100%.

The Contacts Will Open When Actuated By Switching Cam, And Switched Off The Control
To Permit Capacity Adjustment Within 10% - 100% Range.

TRAVEL DRIVE

During Discharging, The RDM Drives With Constant Speed Along The Bunker Slot.

The Travel Drive Powers Both Axils –(All 4 Wheels Are Driven) From A 3ph Reversible
Sq.Cage Induction Motor Through A Fluid Drive Coupling , A Worm Gear Spur Wheel
Reducer And Two Pairs Of Bevel Wheels.

During Operation The Machine Moves Along The Bunker Slot At A Constant Speed And
Automatically Reverses Its Direction Of Travel At The End Of The Bunker By Actuating
The Respective End/Turn Limit Switches.
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HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT-SAFETY MECHANISM

A) Dual Pressure Control Device For Setting /Monitoring Pressure For The Discharge
Wheel Gear Plus Pressure Switch At The Return Filter.
The Dual Pressure Control Device Is Equipped With Two Contacts.

1. The First Contact Closes When The Reversing Pressure Which Is Lower Than The
Switch Off Pressure Is Reached The RDM Stops, Reverses Its Direction Of Travel,
Stops Again After Preset Time And Returns To Its Original Direction.
2. The Second Contact Opens When The Preset Switch Off Pressure Is Reached, And
Switches The RDM Off
3. The Pressure Switch For The Return Filter Will Give A Warming Indication When
The Filter Is Clogged

B) Oil Level- For Oil Level Indication There Are Two Float Switches

1. If Oil Level Drops Significantly Below The Normal Oil Level A Warning Is Given
2. If The Oil Level Continues To Fall I.E. On A Value Below The Minimum
Admissible Level The Machine Is Automatically Switched Off

C) Oil Temperature-Temperature Controlled Device with Two Switching Contacts

1. The First Contact Closes At A Specific Temperature For Warming Indication

2. The Second Contact Opens At Presets Value Reached This Causes Machine To
Switch Off

BEFORE STARTING THE PF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS BE

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1) The Belt Passing Underneath The RDM Must Be In Operation

2) There Must Be No Fault Indication In The System

3) The Servo Motor of Discharge Wheel Drive Must Be On The 10% Minimum Capacity
Control

LOCAL CONTROL

Move The Key Operated Switch To Local Control Position. Acknowledged By Indicator
Lamp After Meeting The Above Condition Activates The Start Button. This Will Cause The
Pump Motor To Start Operating And The Discharge Wheel To Move At Its Minimum Speed
Rate Of10%.This Function Is Displayed By Illumination Of The Machine Running Lamp.
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MACHINE SWITCH OFF CAN OCCURE DUE TO

1) Stop Button

If Switch Off Occurs Due To Stop Button This Function Displayed By Machine Stop Lamp
Illuminates

FAILURE

1) Low Oil Level

2) Over Pressure

3) High Oil Temperature

4) Motor Over Load

In All the Above Cases Machine Stop Lamp Illuminates

In All Cases The Control Motor Of The Adjustment Unit Will Move The Hydraulic Pump To
The 10%Minimum Capacity Contact As Soon As The Pump Motor Is Switched Off

Emergency Stop-All (Entire) Rdm Will Come To Halt

Change Of Travel Direction By Collision Reverses, Collision Switch Provided To Avoid

Collision. The Collision Switch Will Be Released, the Travel Direction Will Change

OPERATION

Following The Stop, Before the Next Start Can Be Accomplished The Following Steps Must
Be Done

Check Emergency Stop. Mushroom Switch Is Fully Released

Press Reset Button

Pump Positioning Motor Alone Will Start and Drive the Pump Swash Plate until the
Minimum Limit Switch On The Top Of the Pump Is Activated

The Discharge Wheel Can Only Restarted, If the Basic Requirements Are Fulfilled
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SETTING OF DISCHARGE WHEEL SPEED

The Discharge Wheel Speed Is Infinitely Variable By Means Of The Preset Potentiometer In
The Local Control Cubicle

The Instantaneous Discharge Wheel Speed Rate Is Picked Up A Proximity Switch “Actual
Value” With An Output Frequency Proportionate To The DW Rpm-Rate .For Further
Processing These Square –Topped Pulses Are Transferred To An Electronic Pc Card In The
Comptronic Which Converts The Pulses In To A

4-20 Ma Current .This Current Used to Indicate the Capacity in Percentage on the Local
Control Cubic.

SELECTION OF REVERSE OF THE TRAVELLING DIRECTION

The Travel Drive Can Only Be Activated By Means Of The Travel Drive On/Off Selector
Switch ,If The DW Is Operating .If The Start Occurred After Switching On The Voltage ,The
Direction Of Travel Must Be Set Once By Means Of Travel Left/Right Switch ,If The
Travel Drive Switched On The RDM Will Start Moving After A Brief Delay . The Travelling
Direction Is S Indicated By The “Travel Left” Lamp Respectively.

If Direction Travel Reversed The Travel Drive Left/Right Switch Must Be Toggled In To
The Defined Direction. The Rdm Comes To Halt And The “Direction Of Travel “Display
Lamp Extingushes after About 5seconds The Other Direction Of Travel Lamp Will Light Up
And The rdm Will Travel Into The Direction Selected. As The Distance of Travel Limited by
Limit switches.The Respective Limit Switches Are Actuated during Automatic reverse Of the
Travel Direction

A Safety Limit Switch Is Provided In Case The Normal Limit Switch Is Over Travelled Due
To A Fault The Travel Drive Of Machine Is Switched Off And Travel Direction Lamp
Extinguishes.

In Order To Restart The Travel Drive The Opposite Direction Of Travel Must First Be Set By
Means Of The Travel Drive L/R Spring Back Switch.This Must Be Followed By Pressing
The “Reset” Button.
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FAULT INDICATIONS
Warning- Yellow Lamp

Switch Off- Red Lamp

Fault Displayed .1) Filter Clogged –Will Not Lead Total Shutdown

HYDRAULICTANK

1) Oil Temperature –Alarm/Shutdown

2) Low Oil Level- Alarm/Shutdown

3) Gear Box/Discharge Wheel-Low Oil Level- Alarm/Shutdown

4) Over Pressure If Persists > 3 Sec- Shutdown

5) Motoroverload-Dischage Wheel Servo Motor And Travel Motor

SPECIFICATION-
Gear Oil-Vg-220

Viscosity-220ist At 40 Deg Cent

Oil Quantity-110 Liters Apprx...

Hydraulic Oil Tank

Hydraulic Oil Vg 68

Viscosity-68cst At 40 Deg Cent

Oil Quantity-550litres

Dia of Discharge Wheel-300mm,

No. of Arms-6

Capacity-200 to 1000tph

Rpm-2.3 To 15.2

Motor-30kw, 1500 Rpm, Ip 55

Travel Drive -Motor-3kw, 1000rpm,

Travel Speed: - 1 Mt / 1 Minute