APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF SNOW AND ICE

• US 20140151463A1
• Filed: 02/04/2014
• Published: 06/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2002
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Henderson Products, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Henderson Products, Inc.
• Inventors: WARD, Mart E., SMEDSTAD, Randall L., CABALKA, Marc E., LUEKEN, Scott G., UNGERER, Glenn L.
• Application Number:
  US14/172,241
• Publication Number:
  US 20140151463A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 239/172
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 2019/2075 with longitudinal conveyor belt
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 2019/208 with longitudinal auger
• CPC Class Codes: E01H 10/007 Mobile apparatus specially adapted for preparing or applying liquid or semi-liquid thawing material or spreading granular material on wintry roads

Abstract

A vehicle is disclosed which includes a chassis and a storage and dispensing apparatus. The storage and dispensing apparatus can be mounted directly to the chassis or disposed within or on a body, which in turn is mounted to the chassis. The storage and dispensing apparatus has an opening therein to permit material to be transported therethrough. A conveyor assembly for selectively conveying materials from the opening of the storage and dispensing apparatus is also included. The conveyor assembly can include a dual auger arrangement. The vehicle includes a spreader chute that is operably arranged with the conveyor assembly to direct the materials to a spreader. A liquid storage system for storing liquid is provided. A liquid dispensing system is provided for selectively dispensing liquid from the liquid storage system. The liquid dispensing system includes an anti-icing system for selectively dispensing liquid from the vehicle and a pre-wetting system for selectively dispensing liquid onto material being transported by the endless conveyor out of the vehicle.

Claims

1-58. -58. (canceled)

59. A vehicle comprising:

a chassis;

a body for storing material, the body being mounted to the chassis, the body comprised of front and rear ends and first and second side walls, the body including a horizontal side brace;

a conveyor assembly disposed between the side walls of the body, the conveyor assembly configured to selectively transport material from the body out of the vehicle;

a liquid storage tank for storing liquid, the liquid storage tank including a groove for accommodating the horizontal side brace of the body; and

a liquid dispensing system for selectively dispensing liquid from the liquid storage system, the liquid dispensing system mounted to at least one of the chassis and the body;

wherein the groove of the storage tank engages the horizontal side brace of the body.

60. The vehicle of claim 59 wherein the body comprises a pair of horizontal side braces disposed respectively on the first and second side walls, and further comprising:

a second storage tank, the second storage tank having a groove;

wherein the grooves of the storage tanks respectively engage the horizontal side braces of the body.

61. The vehicle of claim 60 wherein the liquid dispensing system includes an anti-icing system for selectively dispensing liquid from the vehicle and a pre-wetting system for selectively dispensing liquid onto material being transported by the endless conveyor out of the vehicle,

62. The vehicle of claim 59 wherein the storage tank includes a top wall, a bottom wall, first and second side walls, and an inclined wall, the inclined wall including the groove.

63. The vehicle of claim 60 wherein the storage tanks each include a top wall, a bottom wail, first and second side walls, and an inclined wall, the inclined wall including the groove.

64. The vehicle of claim 63 wherein the inclined wails of the tanks substantially conform, respectively, to the first and second side walls of the body.

65. The vehicle of claim 64 wherein each inclined wall is disposed at an angle between about 22°

and about 60°

with respect to the associated side walls of the storage tank.