Method and apparatus for laying roadway materials
OwnerJohn Russell Sharpe, Alan Victor Sharpe +1inventors
InventorsJohn Russell Sharpe, Alan Victor Sharpe, Ronald Douglas Sharpe
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for depositing roadway material using a road paving machine having a hopper for storing the roadway material, a feed conveyor for transferring the roadway material from the hopper to an auger, and a screed for levelling the roadway material. A trough prevents the roadway material from falling from the feed conveyor onto a road surface. The trough diverts and deposits the roadway material to one side of the paving machine.
Claims8
A method of depositing roadway material using a road paving machine, said road paving machine including a hopper for storing roadway material, a longitudinally extending feed conveyor for transferring said roadway material from said hopper to a laterally extending auger, and a screed located rearwardly of said auger for levelling said roadway material, wherein said method includes locating a trough at the end of the feed conveyor of the paving machine and underneath said auger to prevent said roadway material from falling directly from said feed conveyor onto a road surface, said trough acting in conjunction with said auger to divert and deposit the roadway material to one side of the paving machine.
A road paving machine comprising a self propelled vehicle including:
- a hopper for storing roadway material;
- a feed conveyor for transferring said roadway material from said hopper to a laterally extending auger;
- a screed located rearwardly of said auger for levelling said roadway material;
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- a trough located at the end of the feed conveyor and underneath said auger to prevent material from falling directly from said feed conveyor onto a road surface, said trough acting in conjunction with said auger to divert and deposit the roadway material to one side of the paving machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.