Mixing drum
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsJosh Rocholl, Terry Tucke, Bryan Datema, Thomas Harris, Jillian Steffek, Bob Hathaway, Chadwick Johnson
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Abstract
A mixing drum includes a body defining a discharge aperture, a head coupled to the body opposite the discharge aperture, and a mixing element. The body includes an inner layer defining an interior surface of the body and an outer layer defining an exterior surface of the body. The head includes a connecting flange extending between the inner layer and the outer layer of the body. The head and the body define a volume. The mixing element is positioned within the volume and coupled to the body.
Claims20
A mixing drum comprising:
- a body defining a discharge aperture, the body including an inner layer defining an interior surface of the body and an outer layer defining an exterior surface of the body;
- a head coupled to the body opposite the discharge aperture, the head including a connecting flange extending between the inner layer and the outer layer of the body, wherein the head and the body define a volume;
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- a mixing element positioned within the volume and coupled to the body.
A mixing drum, comprising:
- a body defining a head aperture and a discharge aperture opposite the head aperture, the body including an inner layer defining an interior surface of the body and an outer layer defining an exterior surface of the body, the body including a first material;
- a head coupled to the body and positioned such that the head extends across the head aperture, the head including a connecting flange extending between the inner layer and the outer layer of the body, the head including a second material different from the first material, wherein the head and the body define a volume;
- a mixing element positioned within the volume and coupled to the body,
- wherein a density of the second material is greater than a density of the first material;
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- wherein at least one of (a) the first material is not present in the head or (b) the second material is not present in the body.
A mixing drum, comprising:
- a body defining a head aperture and a discharge aperture opposite the head aperture, the body including an inner layer defining an interior surface of the body and an outer layer defining an exterior surface of the body, the body including:
- a first section including a protrusion;
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- a second section defining a recess that receives the protrusion;
- a head coupled to the body and positioned such that the head extends across the head aperture, the head including a connecting flange extending between the inner layer and the outer layer of the body, wherein the head and the body define a volume;
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- a mixing element positioned within the volume and coupled to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.