Material mixing and conveying system for a vehicle

• Main Author: Andrew John Smith
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.08.2017
• Subjects: DREDGING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FOUNDATIONS; HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PREPARING CLAY; PRODUCING MIXTURES CONTAINING CLAY OR CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL,e.g. PLASTER; SOIL SHIFTING; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TOCARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE

A vehicle 100 comprising a first work implement coupled to a frame 102 and configured to articulate relative to the frame, a mixing unit 146 mountable to the vehicle, a pump 148, and a conduit 150 coupled to the pump facilitating conveying of the material from the pump and extending along the first work implement towards a predetermined destination. The first work implement may be coupled to a rear end 116 of the frame and a second work implement 132 may be coupled to a front end of the frame and the mixing unit which in turn includes an auger (fig 4, 154) and a release gate (fig 4, 156). The vehicle may comprise a hydraulic system which includes a plurality of actuators 138 and a distribution valve assembly suitable for controlling a fluid flow to the actuators. The first work implement may comprise a boom 118 and a stick 120 and the vehicle may be a backhoe loader. Two nested claims are included for a kit of parts and a method suitable for assembling the parts to the vehicle which may include mounting the pump to the frame, and coupling the mixing unit to a second work implement.