Open access water tank truck body
a truck body and open-access technology, applied in the field of vehicles, can solve the problems of requiring maintenance affecting the safety of tank vehicles, etc., and achieve the effect of facilitating the placement of the bottom end and the top end
Active Publication Date: 2017-04-27
THINK RITE INTPROP LLC
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Benefits of technology
Enables safe and efficient maintenance without entering the tank, reducing confined space hazards and minimizing damage from water sloshing, while maintaining effective liquid flow and structural stability.
Problems solved by technology
During use and over time, the water sloshing within a conventional water tank can cause the baffle system to he damaged and require maintenance.
(As the tank empties, the sloshing velocity increases, which causes further problems.)
With a conventional walled steel baffle system, personnel must enter the tank to complete the needed repairs, which creates a “confined space” hazard situation.
As an individual moves from compartment to compartment within the tank, regardless of whether the compartments (or chambers) are accessed through an open hatch or a hatch with a door, the further the individual goes into the tank, the greater the potential for confined space hazard becomes.
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[0072]FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the present invention is a truck body 1 comprised of a plurality of individually removable baffle members 2. Each baffle member comprises a top plate 3 and a baffle body 4 (see FIG. 8). The top plates 3 of the baffle members 2 are preferably solid (not perforated). The baffle bodies 4 are preferably fabricated from rolled steel plate, corrugated metal pipe, or plastic pipe.
[0073]The invention further comprises an inlet 5 with a perforated top plate 6 and four contiguous side walls 7 that extend upward from the perforated top plate at an angle (and on all four sides of the perforated top plate 6) so as to form a funnel for directing liquid into the inlet 5 and through the perforated top plate 6. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, there are twenty (20) individual baffle members 2 (see also FIG. 13); however, the present invention is not limited to any particular number of baffle members. For ea...
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A water truck body comprising a floor, two side walls, a front wall and a rear wall, a plurality of cylindrical baffle bodies with open bottom ends, a top plate situated on top of each of the cylindrical baffle bodies so that the cylindrical baffle body is centered underneath the top plate, and a tubular support structure. Each of the plurality of cylindrical baffle bodies comprises a plurality of apertures configured to permit liquid to flow through them. The tubular support structure is configured to hold the top plates and provide structural stability to the side walls, front wall and rear wall.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to the field of vehicles used in the mining and construction industries, and more particularly, to a water truck body with an integral open access water tank comprised of a plurality of perforated steel cylinders arranged within a tubular steel support system.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Water tanks are typically used in the mining and construction industry for fugitive dust control and haul road safety, among other things. In conventional water trucks, the water tank itself is made of a walled steel baffle system in which separate walled compartments are configured within generally rectangular and / or rounded steel outer walls. The inner walls have holes in them to allow water to pass from one inner compartment into another. The entire tank is capped with a steel ceiling that is welded to the outer walls. The steel ceiling comprises one or more manholes and a fill ...
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IPC IPC(8): B65D88/12B60P3/22B65D88/54B65D90/52B65D90/00
CPCB65D88/123B65D90/52B65D90/004B60Y2200/41B60P3/221B60P3/2245B60P3/2235B65D88/54B60P3/2205
Inventor D'AMICO, JOHN A.FRANK, DENNIS A.
Owner THINK RITE INTPROP LLC