Hopper insert for asphalt paving machine
US9109333B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE01C2301/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hopper insert for the hopper of a paving machine is installed above a hopper conveyor that conveys asphalt material in a hopper conveying direction. The hopper insert has a front end and a rear end and a plurality of walls that together define an opening adjacent to the hopper conveyor. The opening to the hopper conveyor increases in width from front end of the hopper insert to the rear end.
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