EJECTOR MECHANISM FOR AN EXCAVATING WHEEL USED IN A DREDGING OPERATION AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

摘要

An ejector mechanism (20) adapted for use on a dredging apparatuss (10) to remove silt from under the surface of a body of water and the associated method, the dredging apparatus being operative in a forward and reverse direction and including a first (32) and second (34) excavating wheel assemblies each having a plurality of silt retaining chambers (40) associated respectively therewith, the ejector mechanism (20) urging the silt material from the respective chambers as the wheel assemblies rotate during a dredging operation.