Concrete Residue Collection System For Concrete Mixing Trucks

A concrete mixing truck, the concrete mixing truck comprising:

• a cab;
• a frame assembly connected to the cab;
• a mixing drum;
• a hydraulic water supply system;
• a top hopper;
• a primary pouring chute, wherein the primary pouring chute is positioned beneath the top hopper and is configured to receive contents from an outlet of the top hopper;
• one or more attachable auxiliary chutes;
• a concrete residue collection system, the concrete residue collection system further comprising:
• a collection hopper;
• an augur conveyor connected to the collection hopper, the augur conveyor further comprising:
• a casing tube having an augur conveyor inlet and an augur conveyor outlet;
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• a helical screw disposed within the casing tube of the augur conveyor, wherein an outlet of the collection hopper leads to the augur conveyor inlet, wherein the augur conveyor inlet is configured to convey contents collected in the collection hopper up the helical screw;
• an extension platform, wherein the collection hopper and connected augur conveyor are attached to a top surface of the extension platform, wherein the extension platform is configured to extend in an outwards direction in operation mode and retract in transport or storage mode;
• one or more hydraulic cylinders connecting the casing tube of the augur conveyor to the extension platform, wherein the one or more hydraulic cylinders are adapted to raise and lower the augur conveyor, wherein the augur conveyor can lay flat in a horizontal orientation parallel to and/or contacting a top surface of the extension platform and can be raised until fully extended to a full height;
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• a motor housing that houses a motor connected to a lower end of the extension platform and connected to the collection hopper, wherein the motor powers the helical screw contained within the casing tube of the augur conveyor to rotate when in operation.