Mortar mixing apparatus
First Claim
1. Mortar mixing apparatus comprisinga base on which a mixing container is supported,a screw conveyor disposed below the mixing container,the mixing container having a bottom opening communicative with the screw conveyor,a first motor operatively coupled to the screw conveyor,the screw conveyor selectively operable by the first motor in a clockwise rotation or in a counterclockwise rotation,the mixing container further comprising an agitator assembly centrally located therein,the agitator assembly coupled to a second motor,the second motor selectively operable independently of the first motor,the agitator assembly selectively operable to intermix mortar ingredients located in the mixing container while the screw conveyor is operated to force mortar ingredients in the screw conveyor into the mixing container,an outer periphery of the agitator assembly passes through an elongate longitudinal opening at a top of a tubular housing of the screw conveyor.
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Abstract
A mortar mixing apparatus includes a screw conveyor disposed below the bottom of a mixing container in which a selectively operable agitator is located. An elongate opening in the bottom of the mixing container is open into the housing of the screw conveyor so that mixed mortar may flow into the screw conveyor. The screw conveyor may be rotated in a reverse direction to force materials upward into the mixing container, or it may be operated in a forward direction to convey mortar away from the mixing container. The agitator and the screw conveyor are independently driven by hydraulic motors.
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18 Claims
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1. Mortar mixing apparatus comprising
a base on which a mixing container is supported, a screw conveyor disposed below the mixing container, the mixing container having a bottom opening communicative with the screw conveyor, a first motor operatively coupled to the screw conveyor, the screw conveyor selectively operable by the first motor in a clockwise rotation or in a counterclockwise rotation, the mixing container further comprising an agitator assembly centrally located therein, the agitator assembly coupled to a second motor, the second motor selectively operable independently of the first motor, the agitator assembly selectively operable to intermix mortar ingredients located in the mixing container while the screw conveyor is operated to force mortar ingredients in the screw conveyor into the mixing container, an outer periphery of the agitator assembly passes through an elongate longitudinal opening at a top of a tubular housing of the screw conveyor.
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9. Mortar mixing apparatus comprising
a base on which a mixing container is supported, a screw conveyor disposed below the mixing container, the mixing container having a bottom opening communicative with the screw conveyor, a first motor operatively coupled to the screw conveyor, the screw conveyor selectively operable by the first motor in a clockwise rotation or in a counterclockwise rotation, the mixing container further comprising an agitator assembly centrally located therein, the agitator assembly coupled to a second motor, the second motor selectively operable independently of the first motor, the agitator assembly selectively operable to intermix mortar ingredients located in the mixing container while the screw conveyor is operated to force mortar ingredients in the screw conveyor into the mixing container, the screw conveyor comprises a first segment disposed below the mixing container and a second segment disposed exterior of the mixing container, the first segment of the screw conveyor including an elongate opening in an enclosing housing thereof at an upper area thereof, the elongate opening of the screw conveyor housing coincident with the bottom opening of the mixing container, the elongate opening narrower than a diameter of the enclosing housing.
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10. Mixing and transport apparatus for mortar comprising
a mixing container having an agitator rotatable therein, means to selectively rotate the agitator, an elongate opening at a bottom of the mixing container, a screw conveyor disposed below the mixing container, the screw conveyor communicative with the elongate opening of the mixing container, the screw conveyor comprising a cylindrical housing and a powered screw disposed in the housing, the housing of the screw conveyor having a slot at a top thereof, the slot aligned with the elongate opening of the mixing container, means to selectively rotate the screw in either a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction, the screw rotated in a direction urging material in the screw conveyor housing into the mixing container when the agitator is rotated, an upper cylindrical portion of the cylindrical housing of the screw conveyor is touchingly engaged with lower ends of sidewalls of the mixing container, the lower ends of the sidewalls defining the slot at the top of the cylindrical housing of the crew conveyor, the slot narrower than a diameter of the cylindrical housing.
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14. Mixing and transport apparatus for mortar comprising
a mixing container having an agitator rotatable therein, means to selectively rotate the agitator, an elongate opening at a bottom of the mixing container, a screw conveyor disposed below the mixing container, the screw conveyor communicative with the elongate opening of the mixing container, the screw conveyor comprising a cylindrical housing and a powered screw disposed in the housing, the housing of the screw conveyor having a slot at a top thereof, the slot aligned with the elongate opening of the mixing container, means to selectively rotate the screw in either a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction, the screw rotated in a direction urging material in the screw conveyor housing into the mixing container when the agitator is rotated, an outer periphery of the agitator passes through the slot at the top of the housing of the screw conveyor when the agitator is rotated.
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15. Mixing and transport apparatus for fluent masonry material comprising
a cylindrical mixing compartment into which components of the fluent masonry material may be placed to be intermixed, a screw conveyor disposed below the cylindrical mixing compartment the screw conveyor comprising a screw and a tubular housing, the tubular housing having an interior in which the screw is rotatable, an agitator centrally disposed in the mixing compartment to intermix the components of the fluent masonry material, the agitator selectively operable independently of the screw, the mixing compartment communicative with a length of the interior of the housing of the screw conveyor, the screw of the screw conveyor selectively operable in a forward direction or in a reverse direction, the screw urging material into the mixing compartment from the tubular housing when operated in the reverse direction, the screw conveyor selectively operable in the reverse direction when the agitator is operated, the mixing compartment comprises opposing semi-cylindrical sidewalls and opposing end walls, the end walls disposed substantially vertically, lower ends of the semi-cylindrical sidewalls defining an elongate slot therebetween, the elongate slot disposed at a generally lowermost region of the mixing compartment, the tubular housing of the screw conveyor including an elongate opening in alignment with the elongate slot of the mixing compartment, the screw disposed exterior of the mixing compartment, the elongate slot substantially narrower than a diameter of the tubular housing, distal elements of the agitator pass through the elongate opening of the tubular housing of the screw conveyor when the agitator is rotated.
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