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.
Claims19
A mobile aggregate hopper comprising:
- a pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls, each of the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls made from a separate single sheet structure and defining a bottom discharge;
- a front end wall between the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
- a rear end wall between the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls, the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls, the front end wall, and the rear end wall defining a storage hopper with a top edge defining an open top end;
- a conveyor belt assembly disposed below the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls and the bottom discharge operable to receive aggregate material;
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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:
- an aggregate hopper comprising:
- a pair of arcuate longitudinal side, each of the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls made from a separate single sheet structure and defining a bottom discharge;
- a front end wall between the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
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- a rear end wall between the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls, the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls, the front end wall, and the rear end wall defining an aggregate hopper with a top edge defining an open top end;
- a conveyor belt assembly disposed below the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls and the bottom discharge operable to receive aggregate material from the aggregate hopper;
- an integrated base enclosing the conveyor assembly, the integrated base comprising walls continuous with the pair of arcuate longitudinal side walls;
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- a chassis comprising wheels for supporting the aggregate hopper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.