US4313690A
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Asphalt laying machine
Assignee: AS PHONIX
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Filing: 1980-01-08
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Granted: 1982-02-02
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Expires: 2000-01-08
Abstract
Abstract An asphalt laying machine having a vibrating smoothing and compacting unit, called screed assembly, and being of the type, which has a main screed with a plurality of laterally slidable extensions. In known machines said units are rigidly interconnected and their dimensions are so large that stationary vibrations may be produced in the smoothing and compacting unit, resulting in a non-homogenous asphalt course. According to the invention the smoothing and compacting unit (5) is divided into a plurality of units (12,13) having respective vibration generating means (24) and being mutually vibration isolated by means of vibration dampers (17A, 17B) ensuring a controlled, vibratory movement. The swing of each unit at the front edge preferably differs from the swing at the rear edge.
Inventors
- 👤 Svend Hojbjerg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:03
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01C; E01C19/00; E01C19/22; E01C19/30; E01C19/34; E01C19/40; E01C19/48; E01C19/4833; E01C19/4853; E01C2301/00; E01C2301/14; E01C2301/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
An asphalt laying machine with a compacting unit comprising a main section with vibration generating means, and comprising one or more additional sections for variably expanding the working range of the compacting unit, wherein the main section is suspended in vibration isolated manner from a main carrier and each additional section comprises respective vibration generating means and is suspended in a vibration isolated manner from a respective carrier frame, the carrier frame being slidably mounted on the main carrier, and wherein the said sections are connected to the respective carrier means exclusively by vibration dampers comprising vibration dampers on the forward portion of each section, seen in relation to the asphalt laying direction of the machine, the forward vibration dampers being arranged to damp both horizontal and vertical vibration of the associated section and comprising at the rear portion of the section vibration dampers permitting substantially undamped horizontal movements in the longitudinal direction of the machine, but damping vertical vibration of the associated section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
An asphalt laying machine with a compacting unit comprising a main section with vibration generating means, and comprising one or more additional sections for variably expanding the working range of the compacting unit, wherein the main section is suspended in vibration isolated manner from a main carrier and each additional section comprises respective vibration generating means and is suspended in a vibration isolated manner from a respective carrier frame, the carrier frame being slidably mounted on the main carrier, and wherein the said sections are connected to the respective carrier means exclusively by vibration dampers comprising vibration dampers on the forward portion of each section, seen in relation to the asphalt laying direction of the machine, the forward vibration dampers being arranged to damp both horizontal and vertical vibration of the associated section and comprising at the rear portion of the section vibration dampers permitting substantially undamped horizontal movements in the longitudinal direction of the machine, but damping vertical vibration of the associated section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A machine according to claim 1, and comprising a scraper plate for asphalt material at the front edge of the compacting unit, wherein the scraper plate is divided into sections, each of which being secured to an associated compacting sector for vibration therewith.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A machine according to claim 2, wherein the scraper plates are concave, and wherein the vibratory movements are directed so as to move each section forward in the direction of travel of the machine when the section is near its lowermost position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A machine according to claim 3, wherein the scraper plates have a plurality of inclined guide plates sloping away from the front edge of the associated section and towards the nearest outer side of the machine.
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