SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SLUMP OF CONCRETE MIX IN A PUMP HOPPER

    公开(公告)号:EP4450245A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-23

    申请号:EP23168822.7

    申请日:2023-04-19

    申请人: Sostaric, Joseph

    发明人: Sostaric, Joseph

    摘要: A device and method for measuring slump of concrete in a hopper (20) feeding a concrete pump. A slump sensor generates a signal from either an ammeter (55) to measure current from a power source (51) feeding an electric motor (41) being configured to rotate an agitator shaft (31) or a pressure gauge configured to measure hydraulic pressure in a hydraulic drive hose passing between a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor configured to rotate the agitator shaft. A controlling computer (61) includes a memory in which an operating range may reside, the operating range being a range from a lower slump signal value corresponding to a lower limit of slump value to an upper slump signal value. The controlling computer (61) generates an alert signal when the slump sensor signal falls outside of the operating range. In one embodiment, the controlling computer stops the concrete pump (10) when the alert signal is detected.