Portable concrete batch plant

Abstract

A concrete batch plant designed and constructed for transport to the site wherein the concrete is to be used, said plant being disposed in a substantially horizontal position during transport thereof and in a substantially vertical position during operation thereof for producing concrete batches. The apparatus comprises cement storage means for storing a quantity of dry bulk cement therein, weigh bin means for receiving a preselected quantity of the dry cement from the cement storage means, water bin means for receiving a preselected quantity of water therein, aggregate weigh bin means for containing a quantity of aggregate therein and discharging the same in preselected quantities, and means for elevating the aggregate storage bin means from the charging or loading position to the dumping or discharging position for discharging the contents thereof into a suitable mixer means such as a Ready-mix truck, said elevating means also being utilized for elevating the apparatus from said horizontal position to said vertical position and return to horizontal position. Electronic means is also provided for automatic loading of the water weigh bin and cement weigh bin with said preselected quantities of material according to weight for the desired concrete mixture, as well as visual electronic means for loading of the aggregate weigh bin means.

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