Title:
MATERIAL TRANSFER VEHICLE HAVING AN EXPANDABLE TRUCK-RECEIVING HOPPER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/106147
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A material transfer vehicle includes a truck-receiving hopper that is adapted to receive asphalt material from a delivery truck. The truck-receiving hopper includes an expandable front portion having a right expandable sidewall assembly and a left expandable sidewall assembly. The right expandable sidewall assembly has a right outer fixed sidewall panel and a mechanism for moving the right outer fixed sidewall panel between an inner right position and an outer right position. The left expandable sidewall assembly has a left outer fixed sidewall panel and a mechanism for moving the left outer fixed sidewall panel between an inner left position and an outer left position. The truck-receiving hopper also includes a rear portion having a right sidewall panel and a left sidewall panel. The right and left sidewall panels of the rear portion are fixed against movement with respect to each other.
Inventors:
BROWN IRINA (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2015/066811
Publication Date:
July 28, 2016
Filing Date:
December 18, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ROADTEC INC (US)
International Classes:
B60P1/36
Foreign References:
| US5015120A | 1991-05-14 | |||
| US4322178A | 1982-03-30 | |||
| US20020182009A1 | 2002-12-05 | |||
| US5234128A | 1993-08-10 | |||
| US3648859A | 1972-03-14 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3237253A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HILL, David, J. (Bahner & Stophel P.C.,605 Chestnut Street, Suite 170, Chattanooga TN, US)
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