Vehicle for the transport of construction materials in hard to reach areas
OwnerTrevor George Marchand, Clement Robert Marchandinventors
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Abstract
This invention is a vehicle for the transportation of construction materials in hard to reach areas, which includes: a chassis composed of transverse and lateral axles; tires to transport the vehicle; a transmission system; a steering and speed control system; a pair of fixed posts on the chassis, arranged vertically and parallel to each other, to form an area where a means to contain the construction material to be transported is placed. Where the building materials are cement, concrete, reinforced concrete, lime and sand mixtures, blocks, and bricks, among others.
Claims20
A vehicle for transporting construction materials, in places that are difficult to access, comprising:
- i) a horizontal chassis, formed by a longitudinal central axle (1), whose rear end joins a rear transverse axle (3), and toward its front end, but without reaching the very edge, a means of attachment is provided at the bottom to fasten (10) at least one wheel;
- ii) at least three wheels (6), which are arranged vertically, one on each end of the rear transverse axle (3) and the other in the front half (10) to fasten a wheel;
- iii) a couple of posts vertically parallel to each other (2 and 8) are placed perpendicularly to the longitudinal central axle (1), where the rear post (2) is placed in the rear end of the central axle (1), and the front post (8) is preferably placed before the location of the front half (10) that fastens the wheels;
- leaving the upper ends of these posts (2 and 8) at the same level;
- these posts (2 and 8) have elements to hold a means (16) on which the construction material to be carried is placed;
- iv) a means (16) where the construction material to be transported is placed;
- v) a transmission system consisting of a combustion engine (21) to provide, on the one hand, vehicle movement, and on the other hand, to activate the means (16) that contains the construction material, in case it is required;
- the combustion engine (21) has a pulley (23) that is used to operate a pump (24) with pressure and suction connections, which are connected by means of hoses (25) to the respective connections of a valve (37);
- the pulley (23) is connected by means of a band to a pulley (26) that is attached to the pump (24), where both are activated by means of a metal strip (27) that is connected to a lever (28), which, once engaged, moves the pulley from its center (26) by means of the metal strip (27), thus loosening the band and disabling the pulley (23), so that all the energy of the combustion engine (21) is used by the containing means (16);
- a conventional hydraulic router (30) on a platform in the central area of the rear transverse axle (3), is connected to the pump (24), by means of the respective pressure and suction connections, said router has pressure and suction connections located on its front that are connected by means of hoses to the respective valve connections (37), and on their right and left sides they also have suction and pressure connections which are connected by hoses to the connections of, at least, a hydraulic engine (29) located at the end of the rear transverse axle (3), close to the inner face of each rear wheel rim (6);
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- vi) a mechanism to secure the vehicle is provided, consisting of a support (31) in the form of an arm, whose central part is designed to be mounted at right angles on the rear transverse axle (3), the hydraulic engine (29) is placed on said support (31), preferably on its left end;
- at the right edge of the bracket (31) a lever is vertically placed (41), which is attached by means of a connector (42) to a plate (43) that is fastened to the rear transverse axle (3), exactly between the hydraulic engine (29) and the wheel rim.
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