Vehicle and vibrating compactor combination

Claim 2

The combination of a ground-traveling vehicle, a vibrating compactor bottomed by a vibrating compacting surface and means mounting the compactor on the vehicle with said compacting surface in ground-engaging position, said vehicle including powered means operable to propel the vehicle in either of opposite directions, the means mounting the compactor including means permitting shifting of said compacting surface to place said surface at different inclined ground-engaging positions depending upon the direction of vehicle travel, said means mounting the compactor including framework connected to the vehicle, pivot means connecting the compactor to said framework, and motor means interposed between said framework and compactor operable on actuation to shift the compactor about the pivot axis afforded by said pivot means thereby to change the inclined position of said compactor surface.

Claim 3

The combination of claim 1 which further comprises adjustable means limiting the pivotal movement afforded the compactor relative to said framework.

Claim 4

The combination of claim 1, wherein said vehicle comprises a self-propelled rolling machine including weighted roller means for rolling over the ground, and said compactor is mounted by said mounting means adjacent one end of the roller machine and in the path of said weighted roller means on movement of the rolling machine over the ground.

Claim 5

The combination of claim 1, wherein said framework includes an arm operatively connected to and extending from the vehicle, said arm being connected to said compactor at a point remote from the operative connection of the arm with the vehicle, and wherein said arm is swingable laterally of the vehicle to change the path of the compactor over the ground with movement of the vehicle.

Claim 6

The combination of claim 1, wherein the compactor includes an eccentrically weighted rotor and a reversible motor for driving said rotor in either of opposite directions to produce vibrations in the compactor, said motor means is double acting, and said reversible motor and motor means are operatively interconnected whereby a change in the direction of operation of said reversible motor is accompanied with a change in the actuation of said motor means.

Claim 7

IThe combination of claim 5, which further comprises adjustable means limiting the pivotal movement afforded the compactor relative to said framework, said adjustable means comprising a pair of adjustable stops, and wherein actuation of said motor means shifts the compactor to move the compactor to limit positions defined by either one or the other of said stops.

Claim 8

A self-propelled vehicular rolling machine including a machine frame having a weighted roller means mounted on said machine frame at one end of the rolling machine for rolling over the ground, a power-operated vibrating compactor including a static frame and a vibrating compactor plate bottoming the compactor disposed beyond said one end of the rolling machine, arm structure connected to said machine frame and extending from said machine frame outwardly beyond said one end of the rolling machine, means pivotally mounting an outer extremity of said arm structure on said static frame of said compactor, and, power-operated adjustable means interposed between said arm structure and said static frame of the compactor operable to place the compactor in one position wherein its said coompactor plate is in ground contact and inclined in one direction from a horizontal, and in another position wherein its said compactor plate is in ground contact and inclined in the opposite direction from a horizontal.

Claim 9

A self-propelled vehicular rolling machine including a machine frame having a weighted roller means mounted on said machine frame at one end of the rolling machine for rolling over the ground, a power-operated vibrating compactor including a static frame and a vibrating compactor plate bottoming the compactor disposed beyond said one end of the rolling machine, arm structure connected to said machine frame and extending from said machine frame outwardly beyond said one end of the rolling machine, means pivotally mounting an outer extremity of said arm structure on said static frame of said compactor, and, power-operated adjustable means interposed between said arm structure and said static frame of the compactor operable to place the compactor in one position wherein its said coompactor plate is in ground contact and inclined in one direction from a horizontal, and in another position wherein its said compactor plate is in ground contact and inclined in the opposite direction from a horizontal.

Claim 10

A ground-traveling vehicle including a vehicle frame and forward and rear wheel support means for supporting the vehicle for movement over the ground, a vibrating compactor including A static frame and a vibrating compactor plate bottoming the compactor, arm structure connecting the compactor to the vehicle frame having one end pivotally mounted on the vehicle and an opposite end pivotally connected to the static frame of the compactor, and remotely controlled motor means operatively interposed between the static frame of the compactor and said arm structure operable to place the compactor in one position wherein its said compactor plate is in ground contact and inclined in one direction from a horizontal, and in another position wherein its said compactor plate is in ground contact and inclined in the opposite direction from a horizontal.

Claim 11

A ground-traveling vehicle including a vehicle frame and forward and rear wheel support means for supporting the vehicle for movement over the ground, a vibrating compactor including A static frame and a vibrating compactor plate bottoming the compactor, arm structure connecting the compactor to the vehicle frame having one end pivotally mounted on the vehicle and an opposite end pivotally connected to the static frame of the compactor, and remotely controlled motor means operatively interposed between the static frame of the compactor and said arm structure operable to place the compactor in one position wherein its said compactor plate is in ground contact and inclined in one direction from a horizontal, and in another position wherein its said compactor plate is in ground contact and inclined in the opposite direction from a horizontal.

Claim 12

The vehicle of claim 8, wherein the compactor includes an eccentrically weighted rotor and a reversible motor for driving said rotor in either of opposite directions to produce vibrations in the compactor, said motor means is double acting, and said reversible motor and motor means are operatively interconnected whereby a change in the direction of operation of said reversible motor is accompanied with a change in the actuation of said motor means.

Claim 13

The apparatus of claim 9, which further includes adjustable limit means adjustable to define two limit positions limiting the degree of movement afforded between the static frame and said arm structure.