Patent ID: 6171024
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B09B,B09C

Abstract:
A material injection hopper adapted for mounting on a movable working arm of a self-propelled vehicle, and for being carried downwardly by the working arm into a waste storage lagoon to deliver waste-processing material to a predetermined subsurface target area in the lagoon, said injection hopper comprising:(a) a hopper body having an inlet for receiving the material to be delivered to the lagoon, and an outlet downstream of said inlet for discharging the material, said hopper body comprising a longitudinal injection chute formed at said outlet thereof, and a plurality of baffles extending longitudinally within said hopper body between said inlet and said outlet thereof for dividing said hopper body into separate compartments;(b) an auger conveyor extending within the injection chute of said hopper body and arranged between said inlet and said outlet, and cooperating with the injection chute of said hopper body for moving the material entering said body downstream and outwardly through said outlet to the subsurface target area in the lagoon; and(c) a protective guard attached to a free end of said injection chute to protect the end from damage as the working arm of the vehicle carries the injection hopper downwardly into and through the waste lagoon.