Vehicle mounted conveyor system and vehicles having conveyor systems

A conveyor system configured for mounting on a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a main turret configured for attachment to the vehicle and for rotation relative to the vehicle;
• a telescoping outflow conveyor attached to the main turret and including a hydraulic cylinder for pivotally raising and lowering the conveyor relative to the main turret, a continuous looped belt running along the length of the outflow conveyor;
• a feed turret assembly, at least a portion of which is rotatable relative to the main turret,
• a feed conveyor connected to the feed turret assembly and having a discharge end positioned over the outflow conveyor, the feed conveyor including a first section that is connected to the feed turret assembly at a first angle below the horizontal supported over an end of the outflow conveyor, the feed conveyor including a second section that is hingedly connected to the first section at a second angle that is farther below the horizontal than the first angle, a continuous belt running the length of the feed conveyor, the feed conveyor moveable between a raised operational position and a lowered storage position, the first section connected to the feed turret assembly at the first angle in both the raised and lowered storage position, the first section approximately horizontal when in the lowered storage position.

A truck configured for transport on roads and the like and including a chassis, engine and wheels, and further comprising:

• a truck cab for housing a truck driver, the cab carried on the chassis;
• a rotating main turret supported on the chassis;
• an outflow conveyor for conveying concrete or granular material mounted on the main turret and able to be rotated relative to the truck through rotation of the main turret, the outflow conveyor including a plurality of telescoping sections and a continuous looped belt running the length of the outflow conveyor, a lifting cylinder linking the main turret and the outflow conveyor and configured to raise and lower the outflow conveyor to angles above and below the horizontal relative to the main turret;
• a plurality of support arms having first ends pivotally linked to the main turret and pivoting in a direction coincident with the length of the outflow conveyor;
• a feed turret assembly supported on upper ends of the support arms and able to be positioned in a lowered storage position and a raised operational position, the feed turret assembly including a rotating upper section that rotates relative to the main turret and having a central passage;
• a feed conveyor first section connected to the feed turret assembly upper section at a fixed angle below the horizontal using a plurality of removable pins whereby the fixed angle may not be changed without removing the plurality of removable pins, a discharge end of the feed conveyor first section positioned above feed turret assembly central passage for discharging through the passage and onto the outflow conveyor when the feed turret assembly is in the raised operational position;
• a feed conveyor second section connected to the first section by a free floating hinged connection wherein the second section can only impact the ground under the force of its own weight, the feed conveyor first and second sections for conveying the concrete or granular material to the feed turret assembly for transfer to the outflow conveyor;
• a continuous looped belt running the length of the feed conveyor first and second sections;
• and,
• a plurality of outriggers configured for vertical storage and deployment, the outriggers locking the outflow and feed conveyor in place and preventing rotation of the conveyors when the outriggers are in an upright stored position.