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US 8,985,837 B1Granted
Hopper wall mounting for concrete vibrator
AssigneeBadger Meter, Inc.
InventorsGlenn Heimbruch, John Thomson
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Abstract
A concrete vibrator for a hopper which feeds concrete to a slip form is mounted to the outer surface of the hopper wall. The vibrator is fixed to the end of a tube which extends into the hopper through a hole in the hopper wall. A rubber isolator molded on the tube is clamped between flanges one of which is welded to the outer surface of the hopper wall.
Claims12
A vibrator mounting for a concrete hopper having a wall with an outer surface, there being an opening through said wall, comprising
- a tube enclosing a hydraulic pressure hose and a return hose extending through said opening with an inner end within said hopper and an outer end outside said hopper;
- a vibrator in said hopper for mechanically agitating the contents of the hopper when hydraulic pressure is applied through the hydraulic pressure hose, the vibrator connected with the inner end of said tube;
- actuation means extending through said tube for actuation said vibrator;
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- securing means securing said tube to said hopper wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.