185results about "Concrete transportation" patented technology

A concrete mixer vehicle includes a chassis, a cab, a drum system, and a control system. The drum system includes a mixer drum coupled to the chassis and a drum driver configured to rotate the mixer drum. The control system includes an operator interface disposed within the cab and one or more processing circuits. The operator interface includes a display and a joystick. The one or more processing circuits have programed instructions to control the display to provide a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface provides a graphical representation of the mixer drum, a settings button, a temperature output, a pressure output, a slump output regarding a slump of contents within the mixer drum, a speed output regarding a rotational speed of the mixer drum, a revolution counter regarding a number of revolutions of the mixer drum, and a mode indicator regarding an operational mode of the drum system.

A vehicle includes a mixing drum rotatably coupled to a chassis, a fill level sensor configured to provide a signal indicative of a fill level of a material within the mixing drum, an axle assembly including a first tractive element, a suspension actuator coupled to the axle assembly and configured to apply a biasing force that forces the first tractive element into engagement with a ground surface, a lift axle including a second tractive element, a lift actuator coupled to the lift axle, and a controller. The controller is configured to calculate a target weight to be supported by at least one of the first tractive element or the second tractive element based on the fill level of the material within the mixing drum and control the suspension actuator to vary the biasing force based on the target weight.

A concrete mixer vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a drum assembly coupled to the chassis, and a module coupled to the chassis and positioned rearward of the drum assembly. The module includes a prime mover, a cooling system, and a hood. The hood has a first end positioned proximate the drum assembly, an opposing second end positioned proximate a rear end of the chassis, and a top surface. The hood defines an internal cavity within which the prime mover and the cooling system are disposed. The first end defines an inlet airflow cavity. The inlet airflow cavity has a bottom surface and an air inlet positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface. The air inlet connects the inlet airflow cavity to the internal cavity.

To provide a carriage for freshly mixed concrete which enables smooth and easy switching between discharging and stopping the discharge of freshly mixed concrete, and is excellent in usability.SOLUTION: A carriage for freshly mixed concrete includes: a truck body having wheels for travel; a bucket which is fixed to the truck body and can store freshly mixed concrete inside; a chute for discharge having a discharge port which projects to the wall surface of the bucket, and discharges freshly mixed concrete in the bucket to outside, on its tip side; and an opening / closing lid which is attached on the chute for discharge so as to be slidable along a predetermined slide shaft extending in a vertical direction, closes the discharge port when being positioned at a closing position on the lower side along the slide shaft, and opens the discharge port when being positioned at an open position on the upper side along the slide shaft.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

This specification relates to systems, methods and apparatus for automating and guiding the delivery of concrete from a concrete mixer. According to a first aspect of this specification, there is described a system for positioning a delivery chute (104, 210) of a concrete mixer vehicle (100, 200), the system comprising: one or more vehicle positioning sensors (116) for determining location data specifying a location of the concrete mixer vehicle (100, 200); the delivery chute (104, 210) for delivering the concrete mix from a concrete mixing drum (102) to a target location (204), the delivery chute (104, 210) comprising: one or more chute positioning sensors (112) for monitoring a position of the delivery chute (104, 210); and one or more actuators (110) for positioning the delivery chute (104, 210); one or more processors; and a memory, the memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform a method positioning a delivery chute (104, 210) of a concrete mixer vehicle (100, 200). The method comprises: determining, based on the location data, whether the concrete mixer vehicle (200) is at a target vehicle location (206); initiating, based at least in part on determining that the concrete mixer vehicle (200) is at the target vehicle location (206), deployment of the delivery chute (210) from the concrete mixing vehicle (200); positioning, based at least in part on data from the one or more chute positioning sensors (112), the delivery chute (210) to a target delivery location (204) using the one or more actuators (110); and indicating, to a user of the concrete mixer vehicle, that the chute is in a correct position for concrete delivery.

A method (500, Fig 5) for dispensing concrete and an associated system 100, involves obtaining at least one image (504) of an area / loading bay 4 comprising a concrete dispenser 1. Images are obtaine

A drum control system includes one or more processing circuits having programed instructions to control a drum assembly to rotate a drum at a first, unmixed speed to mix drum contents received by the drum where the drum contents including ingredients of a concrete mixture, acquire drum contents data indicative of a property of the drum contents from a mixture sensor and monitor the property of the drum contents as the drum rotates, acquire a target property for the drum contents upon delivery, determine a second, mixed speed based at least partially on the target property, and control the drum assembly to rotate the drum at the second, mixed speed in response to determining that the property of the drum contents indicates that the ingredients have been sufficiently mixed.

A vehicle including a chassis, a lift axle coupled to the chassis and including a tractive element, a lift actuator coupled to the lift axle, a location sensor configured to provide location data indicating a location of the vehicle, and a controller operatively coupled to the lift actuator and the location sensor and configured to control the lift actuator to reposition the lift axle based on the location data.

The invention discloses a high-speed rail box girder retaining wall lifting and distributing construction device and method, and relates to the technical field of high-speed rail box girder retaining wall construction. The high-speed rail box girder retaining wall lifting and distributing construction device comprises a lifting platform truck, and the lifting platform truck comprises a walking chassis and a lifting platform mechanism arranged on the walking chassis; the lifting platform mechanism can be arranged and connected to one side of the box girder to construct a construction lifting conveying channel of the upper box girder and the lower box girder so as to convey construction materials and construction equipment between the ground and the top face of the box girder. The material distribution pouring vehicle can move up and down the box girder through the lifting platform mechanism so as to transfer concrete for pouring, and can pour the concrete into the box girder retaining wall pouring cavity; and the carrying equipment is used for carrying construction materials and can go up and down the box girder through the lifting platform mechanism. The construction efficiency of the high-speed rail box girder retaining wall can be improved, equipment and mold turnover is flexible and fast, and the manual labor intensity and the construction cost are reduced.

To inhibit forgetting to open a hopper cover when ready mixed concrete is placed into a mixer drum.SOLUTION: A mixer truck 100A includes: a hopper 30 having an opening into which ready mixed concrete is placed; a hopper cover 31 which opens or closes an opening of the hopper 30; and a mixer drum 10 into which the ready mixed concrete is placed through the hopper 30. The mixer vehicle 100A includes a controller 50A which exercises alarm control when the mixer truck 100A can wirelessly communicate with a wireless communication device 210A, having a communication range A1 set to a loading side 201 of the ready mixed concrete into the mixer drum 10, and the hopper cover 31 is closed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The utility model provides a power system and engineering machinery. The power system and the engineering machinery comprise a driving motor, a gearbox, a loading system and a traveling system, the loading system comprises a first system, a second system and a third system; wherein the driving motor is connected with the gearbox; a power take-off port of the gearbox is connected with a first system, a second system and a third system in the loading system so as to transmit power transmitted by the driving motor to the first system, the second system and the third system; the gearbox is connected with the traveling system in a direct drive mode so as to transmit power transmitted by the driving motor to the traveling system. According to the power system and the engineering machine, switching between loading operation and running can be directly conducted through the gearbox, a transmission link is shortened, and the effect of improving the transmission efficiency of the engineering machine in the power switching process is achieved.

This invention discloses a sealing device, a vehicle body structure, and a mixer truck. The sealing device includes a sealing assembly (100) that is elastic and configured to provide a seal between the feed inlet (310) of the feed hopper (300) and the guide inlet (410) of the mixing drum (400). The sealing device also includes an oil supply assembly (200) configured to supply lubricating oil to the sealing assembly (100). The sealing device of this invention provides a good sealing effect between the feed hopper and the mixing drum, and also solves the problem of wear on the guide inlet.

A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, the body including a refuse compartment configured to store refuse, a lift assembly configured to transfer refuse from a refuse container into the refuse compartment, a cowl coupled to at least one of the body or the cab and extending above the cab, and a heat exchanger positioned at least partially within the cowl such that the heat exchanger extends above the cab.

To provide a specially-equipped vehicle which enables easy adjustment of a magnitude of a driving force of an accessory.SOLUTION: A specially-equipped vehicle includes an accessory which receives power from a power source to operate and further includes: a start operation unit 17 for starting the accessory; an increase / decrease control unit 23 which may increase or decrease a start output value of the accessory so as to change the start output value of the accessory when the start operation part 17 is operated to start the accessory into a target output value; and a control unit 15 having a storage part 14 which stores the start output value of the accessory. The control unit 15 starts the accessory at the start output value stored in the storage part 14 when the start operation part 17 is operated to start the accessory.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

A concrete mixer vehicle includes a trainer cab that is coupled to a chassis and arranged laterally outwardly relative to a main cab. The trainer cab includes: (a) a seat mounted to a recessed mounting floor that is arranged rearward of a wheel well, (b) a support beam that includes an air vent and air flow path integrated into the support beam, or (c) a windshield wiper with a park location that is arranged between a trainer cab column and a superstructure support so that the windshield wiper is hidden from being viewed from within the main cab.

The embodiment of the invention provides a power system and method of an engineering machine and the engineering machine. The power system comprises a first electric drive axle, a loading system and a driving system. Wherein the loading system comprises a first system, a second system and a third system; the first electric drive axle is connected with the driving system in a direct drive mode. The first electric drive axle at least comprises a first power output port and a second power output port; the first power output port is connected with at least one of a first system, a second system and a third system in the loading system so as to output power; and the second power output port is connected with at least one of the rest of the first system, the second system and the third system in the loading system so as to output power. The system achieves the purposes of simplifying the system structure of the engineering machinery and saving the cost.

The invention discloses a flow-state solidified soil raw material storing, stirring and pumping integrated device, and relates to the technical field of fertilizer groove backfilling construction.The flow-state solidified soil raw material storing, stirring and pumping integrated device comprises a raw material storing mechanism, a raw material pumping mechanism, a stirring mechanism, a finished product pumping mechanism, a vehicle body and a controller; the multiple storage bins are arranged on the plate trailer, and the raw material pumping mechanism, the stirring mechanism and the finished product pumping mechanism are all arranged on the plate trailer. The controller is configured as follows: if a backfilling demand initiated by a user is received, the batching unit is controlled to extract various types of raw materials from the corresponding storage bins according to a preset experimental reference ratio, and the raw material pumping mechanism is controlled to pump the raw materials to the stirring mechanism; and if a signal fed back by the raw material pumping mechanism after the corresponding instruction is completed is received, the stirring mechanism and the finished product pumping mechanism are controlled to respond in sequence. The construction method has the effect of effectively reducing the stacking area of construction equipment and materials.

A cleaning system for cleaning an inner surface of a container located on a vehicle, the cleaning system including an elongate cantilever with at least one nozzle at a first end thereof; a support assembly for supporting the cantilever, wherein the cantilever is movable relative to the support assembly; a controller configured to control the movement of the cantilever; and a vehicle identification system including an identification reader configured to identify the vehicle and communicate with the controller, wherein upon identifying the vehicle, one or more parameters of the vehicle can be stored on or retrieved from the vehicle identification system, and wherein the cantilever is configured to extend into the container to clean the inner surface based on the one or more parameters.

To provide a concrete pump vehicle that can be towed in a stable condition. [Solution] The concrete pump vehicle comprises a frame, a towed section provided at one end of the frame in the front-rear direction, a pump unit mounted on the frame for pumping ready-mix concrete, a drive section mounted on the frame for driving the pump unit, and a running section rotatably attached to the frame, wherein the drive section is positioned between the towed section and the running section in the front-rear direction.

A vehicle includes a chassis and an axle assembly coupled to the chassis. The axle assembly includes: a drive shaft, a tractive element coupled to the drive shaft, a power take off, an electric motor configured to drive the drive shaft and the power take off; and a housing coupled to the chassis and at least partially containing the electric motor, the drive shaft, and the power take off.

The utility model discloses an electrically-driven loading assembly and a vehicle. The electrically-driven loading assembly comprises an engine, a motor, a driving device and a driving device, and the electric drive loading assembly comprises a power generator, and the power generator is matched with the engine in a driving mode. The generator is integrated to the engine, and the generator is in drive fit with the engine, so that an engine power takeoff, a transmission shaft, a support, a generator support and other components do not need to be arranged, mechanical transmission devices can be reduced, the overall weight of the electric drive loading assembly can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced; and a mechanical transmission part between the engine and the generator is reduced, so that the electric drive loading assembly can be optimized, and the transmission and assembly efficiency of the electric drive loading assembly is improved.

According to a first aspect, the invention relates to a vehicle with one or more axles, equipped with a silo, a mixing pump, water tanks, and a generator, capable of mixing powdered plaster components with water and pumping them. According to a second aspect, the invention relates to a method for transporting, preparing, and pumping plaster, in which the plaster is prepared during pumping using water from the water tanks installed on the vehicle. According to a third aspect, the invention relates to using said vehicle to efficiently and flexibly carry out plastering work at various sites.

The application provides an engine high-efficiency power generation area self-learning method and a mixer, to solve the problem that high-efficiency power generation cannot be performed when the universal characteristic parameters of the engine cannot be determined. The method is suitable for a mixer truck, and the self-learning method comprises the following steps: when the mixer truck is in a driving working condition, based on the maximum real-time load M s max and the maximum real-time speed value n s max setting i groups of high-efficiency power generation intervals, each group of high-efficiency power generation intervals comprising a first speed n 1i , a second speed n 2i and a first load M i ; for each group of high-efficiency power generation intervals, setting the speed and load of the engine of the mixer truck based on the high-efficiency power generation interval, performing fuel consumption testing, and recording the fuel consumption; taking the first speed, the second speed and the first load in the high-efficiency power generation interval corresponding to the minimum fuel consumption as the first set speed, the second set speed and the first set load, and taking the maximum real-time load as the second set load.

A method for controlling a concrete mixing drum 104 on a concrete mixer vehicle 100, the method comprising, for each of a plurality of time-steps: inputting, into one or more machine-learned models, i

A cleaning system for washing an internal surface of a container located on a vehicle, the cleaning system comprising an elongate boom with at least one nozzle located at a first end of the boom, a support assembly for supporting the boom, wherein the boom is movable with respect to the support assembly, a controller configured to control movement of the boom, and a vehicle identification system comprising an identification reader configured to identify the vehicle and communicate with the controller, wherein one or more parameters of the vehicle can be stored on or retrieved from the vehicle identification system upon identifying the vehicle, and wherein the boom is configured to extend into the container to wash the internal surface based on the one or more parameters.

The invention relates to a building material device (1), which has at least one building material transport section (2) following a building material drum (3), which is configured to transport a building material (BS) to be at least partially hardened, and at least one part sensor (5) arranged in and / or in the building material transport section (2) and configured such that the at least part sensor (5) detects at least one intensive variable (IG) of the building material (BS) in the building material transport section (2) or at least one variable corresponding to an intensive variable.

To suppress a malfunction caused by bouncing of mixer drum.SOLUTION: A device for suppressing bounce of a mixer drum 10 rotatably mounted on a mixer vehicle 100 includes a hydraulic damper 80 as an absorption unit that contracts when the mixer drum 10 contacts it while bouncing to absorb force applied by the mixer drum 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

The present disclosure relates to a control method and device of a mixer truck and the mixer truck, and relates to the field of vehicle control. The method comprises: receiving a rotating speed adjustment instruction, the rotating speed adjustment instruction being used to indicate a target rotating speed of a mixing drum of the mixer truck. According to the target rotating speed, a target control rotating speed of an engine of the mixer truck and a target gear of a gearbox of the mixer truck are determined. The engine is controlled to operate at the target control rotating speed, and the gearbox is adjusted to the target gear. The engine is used to transmit torque to the gearbox, and the gearbox is used to transmit the torque to the mixing drum through a transmission device, so that the mixing drum rotates at the target rotating speed. According to the present disclosure, the engine is controlled to operate at the target control rotating speed to transmit torque to the gearbox, and the gearbox is controlled to transmit the torque to the mixing drum at the target gear, so that the mixing drum is controlled to rotate at the target rotating speed. In this way, the engine can be controlled to rotate at a high speed while ensuring that the rotating speed of the engine is in an economic rotating speed range, and fuel consumption of the engine is reduced.

This invention discloses a multi-functional tunnel material transport vehicle, including a vehicle frame and working equipment placed on the frame for transport. Lower mounting unit structures are regularly arranged on the frame, and upper mounting unit structures are regularly arranged below the working equipment. The planar projection of the upper mounting unit structures all falls on the lower mounting unit structures. The corresponding upper and lower mounting unit structures can be detachably connected. This invention adopts a modular and standardized design approach, enhancing the inter-component interface versatility, facilitating management and modification, and enabling a single vehicle to adapt to different types of working equipment.

PURPOSE: To provide a temperature controller and a temperature control method of fresh concrete of an agitator vehicle capable of efficiently and securely managing a temperature of fresh concrete received in a drum, and allowing application without large modification of the agitator vehicle.CONSTITUTION: A temperature controller of fresh concrete in an agitator vehicle is configured to arrange a Peltier element on a drum surface of the agitator vehicle in a face contact state to make a side in face contact with the drum surface to be a cooling surface or a heating surface, and a temperature control method of the fresh concrete of the agitator vehicle is to control a temperature of the fresh concrete in the drum through cooling or heating the drum surface by arranging the Peltier element on the drum surface of the agitator vehicle in the face contact state and supplying power to the Peltier element so as to make the side in face contact with the drum surface of the Peltier element to be the cooling surface or the heating surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1