Patent ID: 6332736
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: B65G,E01C

Abstract:
A paving material spreader comprising:a chassis forming a support structure for the spreader, the chassis having a front side facing toward a paving direction, a rear side opposite the front side, a receiving side facing toward a haul road and a far side opposite the receiving side;a receiving conveyor belt extending out past the receiving side of the spreader and running to a central point beneath the chassis, the receiving conveyor belt for receiving paving materials from delivery trucks and transporting the paving materials to the central point where the paving materials fall off the receiving conveyor belt;a swinging delivery conveyor belt having a first end located at the central point beneath the receiving conveyor belt, the delivery conveyor belt extending beyond the rear side of the chassis to a second end of the receiving conveyor belt, the delivery conveyor belt for receiving paving materials falling off the receiving conveyor belt and transporting the paving materials to the second end of the conveyor belt where the paving materials are spread behind the spreader;a delivery conveyor belt frame for supporting the delivery conveyor belt;a swiveling mechanism for rotating the first end of the delivery conveyor belt in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis located at the central point so as to swing the second end of the delivery conveyor belt behind the spreader; anda delivery conveyor belt support structure for supporting the delivery conveyor belt frame from the swiveling mechanism, wherein the delivery conveyor belt support structure comprises an open-ended delivery conveyor belt arm, the delivery conveyor belt arm including a first end attached to the first end of the delivery conveyor belt and a second end attached to the swiveling mechanism; andwherein said delivery conveyor belt frame is attached to said open-ended delivery conveyor belt arm.