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US 2020/0406500 A1Published application
Concrete mixing machine
OwnerDonald A. Popeinventor
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Abstract
The disclosure herein describes a concrete mixing machine for indoor preparation of fluid concrete for disposition as flooring. The concrete mixing machine is capable of mixing of 23 bags of concrete concurrently. The concrete mixing machine produces a large batch of concrete, and the concrete mixing machine moves and deposits the concrete for application. The concrete mixing machine is hydraulically operated and self-propelled. The concrete mixing machine does not emit gases harmful to indoor air quality and thus is environmentally friendly.
Claims10
A concrete mixing machine, the machine comprising:
- a frame comprising a mid-frame section, wherein the mid-frame section has a platform and provides structural support for components of the concrete mixer;
- an engine compartment that houses an engine mounted on the platform, wherein the engine comprises a propane gas container, a vacuum generator, wherein the engine is attached to a hydraulic drive pump driven by the engine, and wherein the engine mounts on a mount support across the frame;
- a plurality of hoses attached to the engine, wherein the plurality of hoses comprise a hydraulic fluid in-hose, hydraulic fluid out-hose, and backflow in recycle-hose for fluid;
- a mixing assembly comprising a mixer tank, and a flow control mechanism, wherein the flow control mechanism comprises:
- a flow control mixer attached to the mixer tank, wherein the flow control mixer regulates an amount of concrete exiting through a valve and a concrete disbursing chute attached to the mixer tank, wherein the valve is located in a bottom of the mixer tank and opens to permit passage and flow of the fluid concrete to the concrete disbursing chute, wherein the concrete disbursing chute connects about the bottom of the mixer tank, and wherein the concrete disbursing chute is utilized to direct the slurry concrete in one or more areas of application;
- a hydraulic system comprising a filter for a hydraulic fluid, a battery, one or more hydraulic hoses, a catalytic muffler for exhaust, and an air filter;
- a plurality of steering wheels configured to direct movement of the concrete mixing machine, wherein the plurality of steering wheels connect to the frame;
- a shaft disposed inside the mixer tank, wherein the shaft is attached to a plurality of mixing propellers, wherein a structural member on top of the mixer tank supports a propeller drive motor that is configured to rotationally move the shaft attached with the plurality of mixing propellers;
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- a hydraulic drive motor connected to the shaft disposed inside the mixer tank, wherein the hydraulic drive motor is configured to rotationally move the shaft attached with the plurality of mixing propellers.
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