Patent ID: 9194092
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B01F,E01H

Abstract:
1. A dump truck having a box and mixing mechanism located within the box for combining a liquid and a granular material and delivering the mixture to a desired location at a desired rate, the mixing mechanism comprising: a first auger for receiving the granular material from the box of the dump truck and moving the granular material along a first predetermined path, the first auger having a first interior section; a second auger, located in a second portion of the bed, for receiving the granular material from the bed of the dump truck and moving the granular material along a second predetermined path; a first fluid handling portion coupled to a fluid supply source, the first fluid handling portion comprising a first inlet in fluid communication with the fluid supply source and an outlet in fluid communication with the first interior section of the first auger; a second fluid handling portion coupled to the fluid supply source, the second fluid handling portion having a second inlet in fluid communication with the fluid supply source and a second outlet in communication with a second interior section of the second auger; a first discharge hole located at a first predetermined location along the first auger, wherein the first discharge hole is in fluid communication with the first interior section of the first auger wherein operation of the auger and the fluid supply source accommodates the combining of the liquid and the granular material to create a saturated combination thereof within the box prior to its delivery to the desired location; and a second discharge hole located at a second predetermined location along the second auger, wherein the second discharge hole is in fluid communication with the second interior section of the second auger, wherein the first predetermined path and the second predetermined path are in opposite directions, and wherein the first fluid outlet and the second fluid outlet are coupled to a pair of opposite ends of the first auger and the second auger, respectively.