Paving machine with an emulsion tank
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1. A paving machine, comprising:
- an engine assembly;
a hopper positioned in a forward portion of the paving machine to receive or store paving material; and
a tank to store and dispense emulsion fluid,wherein the tank is positioned between the engine assembly and the hopper,wherein the tank includes a heater cavity and a pump cavity that both extend from a bottom wall of the tank,wherein the pump cavity is fluidly isolated from an interior of the tank, andwherein the pump cavity is accessible from an exterior of the tank via a pump panel located on the side of the paving machine.
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Abstract
A paving machine includes an engine assembly, a hopper to receive or store paving material, and a tank to store and dispense emulsion fluid. The tank is positioned between the engine assembly and the hopper.
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1. A paving machine, comprising:
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an engine assembly; a hopper positioned in a forward portion of the paving machine to receive or store paving material; and a tank to store and dispense emulsion fluid, wherein the tank is positioned between the engine assembly and the hopper, wherein the tank includes a heater cavity and a pump cavity that both extend from a bottom wall of the tank, wherein the pump cavity is fluidly isolated from an interior of the tank, and wherein the pump cavity is accessible from an exterior of the tank via a pump panel located on the side of the paving machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A paving machine, comprising:
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an engine assembly; a hopper positioned in a forward portion of the paving machine to receive or store paving material; and a tank to store and dispense emulsion fluid, wherein the tank is positioned between the engine assembly and the hopper, wherein the tank includes a heater cavity positioned on a side portion of the tank, wherein the heater cavity is connected to one or more heater compartments that extend into an interior cavity of the tank, and wherein the heater cavity and heater compartments are fluidly isolated from the interior cavity, wherein the tank includes a pump cavity that is accessible via a pump panel located on a side of the paving machine, and wherein one or more of the pump cavity and the heater cavity extend from a bottom wall of the tank. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A paving machine, comprising:
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an engine assembly; a hopper to receive or store paving material; a tank positioned between the engine assembly and the hopper to store and dispense emulsion fluid; and at least two fluid inlets positioned on a top portion of the tank, wherein the at least two fluid inlets are positioned on opposite sides of a top portion of the tank relative to a central axis of the paving machine, wherein each of the at least two fluid inlets are coupled to respective tubes that extend into an interior of the tank, and wherein one or more dividers are coupled to the interior of the tank to support or separate the tubes. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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