Auxiliary water tank and pump assembly for a concrete mixing vehicle
US7824096B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/85994
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-purging auxiliary fluid supply system for supplying washout or makeup water or other fluids under pressure to a truck-mounted concrete mixing/dispensing drum is disclosed. The system includes a truck-mounted fluid reservoir for containing a quantity of fluid connected to supply fluid to an air-operated diaphragm pump connected to supply auxiliary fluid from the fluid reservoir under pressure to a discharge assembly. The pump further provides an integral purge system for displacing fluid in the fluid supply system after use.
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