Mobile aggregate hopper with arcuate side walls
AssigneeBay-Lynx Manufacturing Inc.
InventorsGreg Koppelaar, Kevin Koppelaar, Mark Pennings, Ron Dorombozi, Gregory D. Gall, Nathan den Hollander
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Abstract
A mobile aggregate hopper for a volumetric and gravimetric mixer having arcuate longitudinal walls for holding and isolating aggregate. The mobile aggregate hopper has a base integral with the arcuate longitudinal walls with an aggregate transfer conveyor capable of attachment to a trailer or chassis having wheels. The single sheet structure of the longitudinal arcuate side walls minimizes welding and mechanical joints during manufacturing and provides a hopper with high strength and capacity and low overall weight.
Claims20
A mobile aggregate hopper comprising:
- a pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
- a front end wall between the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
- a rear end wall between the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
- a transverse interior divider wall extending between the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls defining a cementitious material bin;
- a longitudinal divider wall extending between the front end wall and the transverse interior divider wall defining two aggregate bins;
- a conveyor assembly disposed below the two aggregate bins operable to receive aggregate material from the two aggregate bins;
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- an integrated base enclosing the conveyor assembly, the integrated base comprising walls continuous with the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls.
A volumetric mixer comprising:
- a mobile aggregate hopper comprising:
- a pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
- a front end wall between the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
- a rear end wall between the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
- a transverse interior divider wall extending between the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls defining a cementitious material bin;
- a longitudinal divider wall extending between the front end wall and the transverse interior divider wall defining two aggregate bins;
- a conveyor assembly disposed below the two aggregate bins operable to receive aggregate material from the two aggregate bins;
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- an integrated base enclosing the conveyor assembly, the integrated base comprising walls continuous with the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
- a liquid storage tank;
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- a chassis comprising wheels for supporting the mobile aggregate hopper.
A volumetric mixer comprising:
- an aggregate reservoir comprising:
- a pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
- a front end wall extending between the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
- a rear end wall extending between the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
- a hopper roof extending between the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls, the front end wall and the rear end wall;
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- an integrated base continuous with the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
- a conveyor assembly housed inside the integrated base operable to receive aggregate material from the aggregate reservoir;
- a liquid storage tank;
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- a discharge auger for receiving aggregate material from the conveyor assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.