Apparatus for laying a layer of material

摘要

The invention relates to apparatus 1 for laying a layer of material, such as shingle or activated carbon, over a layer of material laid from a hopper 2, comprising an auxiliary body for the first-mentioned material having means 3 adapted for mounting on the hopper 2 and a distributing device 4 for distributing the first-mentioned material. The hopper 2 in the embodiment is a tiltable bucket of a mobile dumper unit which has a motor means and is usually driven by an operator sitting at controls (not shown). The apparatus 1 has a body comprising a sheet or tray 5 which extends across the (open) top of the bucket 2 and has at its forward (in use) end a downwardly inclined chute or plate comprising the distributing means 4 extending across the plate 5, to which first-mentioned material (shingle or activated carbon) is fed from a throat or funnel device 6. <IMAGE>