Abstract: In a mortar compounding apparatus wherein water, cement, aggregate and sand are admitted into a mixing tank at a predetermined ratio and admixed to form mortar, there is provided a control apparatus including detection blades rotated by a constant torque motor via a spring in the mixing tank or a detection tank connected thereto. The load imposed on the detection blades by the mortar is detected by a potentiometer for controlling the amount of water or solid constituents admitted into the mixing tank.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 7, 1976
Date of Patent:
May 23, 1978
Assignees:
Toto Electric Industry Co., Japanese National Railway