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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2005
Manfred Lenhart, Haltern am See, DE;
Manfred Lenhart, Haltern am See, DE;
Schwing GmbH, Herne, DE;
Abstract
In a multi cylinder thick materials pump for feeding concrete in particular, whose at least two feeding cylinders feed the thick material from a pre filling container into a feed line, and a shift valve for alternatively connecting the feeding cylinders, having a feed line associated with it, comprising at least two rotationally movable valve bodies, each comprising a straight transfer section between each one of the feeding cylinders and the feed line, connected downstream of the feeding cylinders to a collector tube, the shift valve including at least one, but preferably two rotationally movable rotating slides each of them comprising a straight transfer section for connecting the feeding cylinder respectively associated with it to the feed line, and at least one section blocking the connection. Also a process for operating of this thick materials pump for continuous feeding is described.