Patent ID: 9739020
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B65G,E01C

Claim:
1. A conveyor system adapted for use on an asphalt paver supported by left track and a right track, said conveyor system comprising: a. a left conveyor system frame; b. a left first pulley, said left first pulley being rotatably mounted to the left conveyor system frame; c. a left second pulley, said left second pulley being rotatably mounted to the left conveyor system frame and spaced apart from said left first pulley; d. a left belt, said left belt having a left belt pulley-contacting surface and a left belt asphalt-contacting surface, said left belt being disposed around said left first pulley and said left second pulley, said left belt being disposed substantially above the left track of the asphalt paver, said left belt having a width extending substantially over the width of the left track of the asphalt paver; e. a plurality of left wipers; said plurality of left wipers being adapted to remove asphaltic material from the left belt asphalt-contacting surface; f. a left means for rotating the left first pulley, said left means for rotating the left first pulley being adapted to rotate the left first pulley; g. a right conveyor system frame; h. a right first pulley, said right first pulley being rotatably mounted to the right conveyor system frame; i. a right second pulley, said right second pulley being rotatably mounted to the right conveyor system frame and spaced apart from said right first pulley; j. a right belt, said right belt having a right belt pulley-contacting surface and a right belt asphalt-contacting surface, said right belt being disposed around said right first pulley and said right second pulley, said right belt being disposed substantially above the right track of the asphalt paver, said right belt having a width extending substantially over the width of the right track of the asphalt paver; k. a plurality of right wipers; said plurality of right wipers being adapted to remove asphaltic material from the right belt asphalt-contacting surface; l. a right means for rotating the right first pulley, said right means for rotating the right first pulley being adapted to rotate the right first pulley; wherein the conveyor system is adapted to convey asphaltic material between a first area adjacent to the left and right second pulleys and a second area adjacent to the left and right first pulleys, wherein the left belt and the right belt together extend across substantially the entire width of the paver, and wherein the left means for rotating the left first pulley and the right means for rotating the right first pulley operate independently of one another, whereby the left belt is capable of operating at a different speed than the right belt when both belts are in operation, and whereby one belt is capable of being in operation when the other belt is not in operation.