Bucket with wireless remote controlled gate assembly

摘要

Disclosed is a bucket that may be used to transport a material. In example embodiments, the bucket may include a barrel configured to hold a material, a gate assembly arranged at a bottom of the barrel, a first control system comprising an electrically controlled valve configured to control the gate assembly, and a second control system configured to control the electrically controlled valve. In example embodiments, the second control system may include a receiver configured to receive a signal from a remote signal generator to control the electrically controlled valve.

主权项

1. A mobile bucket comprising:
a barrel; a gate assembly including a pneumatic actuator and a gate configured to control a flow of the material out of the barrel; at least one refillable air tank configured to provide air to the pneumatic actuator: a first control system including a first valve providing fluid communication between the at least one refillable air tank and the pneumatic actuator, the first control system configured to control the pneumatic actuator; a second control system configured to control the first control system, the second control system including a receiver configured to receive a signal from a signal generator to control the first valve of the first control system; and a frame supporting the barrel, the gate assembly, the at least one refillable air tank, the first control system, and a receiver of the second control system so that when the frame is moved the barrel, the gate assembly, the at least one refillable air tank, the first control system, and the receiver of the second control system move together as a single unit.