Patent classifications
E21C47/00
Earth Working Machine Having A Positive Connection Between The Rotating Working Assembly And Its Rotary Bearing
The present invention relates to an earth working machine (10), comprising a support structure (30) and a working assembly (28) mounted on the support structure (30) so as to be rotatable about a drive axis (A), the working assembly (28) being rotatably supported by a first rotary bearing (57) and by a rotary bearing arrangement (77), the rotary bearing arrangement (77) comprising a second rotary bearing (76), an assembly-side bearing configuration (74a) connected to the working assembly (28) and a structure-side bearing configuration (86) connected to the support structure (30), both the assembly-side bearing configuration (74a) as well as the structure-side bearing configuration (86) being situated so as to be rotatable about the drive axis (A) relative to the second support structure area (30a) in the reference state, and both the assembly-side as well as the structure-side bearing configuration (74a, 86) being designed to be axially removable from one another and thereby separable from one another for maintenance, refitting and assembly purposes. The invention provides for the assembly-side bearing configuration (74a) to comprise a driver configuration (88) having a driver surface (88a) facing in a first circumferential direction (U1) and for the structure-side bearing configuration (86) to comprise a driver counterpart configuration (90) having a driver counterpart surface (90a) facing in a second circumferential direction (U2) opposite to the first, the movement spaces (92, 94) of the driver surface (88a) and of the driver counterpart surface (90a) about the drive axis (A) overlapping one another.
Conduit support structure for an industrial machine with pivot joint
An industrial machine includes a frame having a base and a boom, an arm movably coupled to the boom, an attachment, a conduit, a first member, and a second member. The boom has a first end coupled to the base and a second end opposite the first end. The arm includes a first end and a second end. The attachment is coupled to the first end of the arm. The conduit extends from the frame to the arm. The first member is pivotably coupled to the frame and supports a first portion of the conduit as the arm moves relative to the boom. The second member is pivotably coupled between the first member and the arm, and supports a second portion of the conduit as the arm moves relative to the boom.
Conduit support structure for an industrial machine with pivot joint
An industrial machine includes a frame having a base and a boom, an arm movably coupled to the boom, an attachment, a conduit, a first member, and a second member. The boom has a first end coupled to the base and a second end opposite the first end. The arm includes a first end and a second end. The attachment is coupled to the first end of the arm. The conduit extends from the frame to the arm. The first member is pivotably coupled to the frame and supports a first portion of the conduit as the arm moves relative to the boom. The second member is pivotably coupled between the first member and the arm, and supports a second portion of the conduit as the arm moves relative to the boom.
System and method for semi-autonomous control of an industrial machine
A method of operating an industrial machine. The method including controlling, via a controller, a movable component of the industrial machine based on a first signal received from an operator control and controlling, via the controller, the movable component of the industrial machine according to an autonomous operation in response to a second signal. The method further including adjusting the autonomous operation to generate an adjusted autonomous operation in response to receiving a third signal from the operator control and controlling, via the controller, the movable component of the industrial machine according to the adjusted autonomous operation in response to receiving a fourth signal.
System and method for semi-autonomous control of an industrial machine
A method of operating an industrial machine. The method including controlling, via a controller, a movable component of the industrial machine based on a first signal received from an operator control and controlling, via the controller, the movable component of the industrial machine according to an autonomous operation in response to a second signal. The method further including adjusting the autonomous operation to generate an adjusted autonomous operation in response to receiving a third signal from the operator control and controlling, via the controller, the movable component of the industrial machine according to the adjusted autonomous operation in response to receiving a fourth signal.
Self-propelled construction machine and method for working ground pavements
In a self-propelled construction machine (1), in particular road milling machine, recycler, stabilizer or surface miner, comprising a machine frame (4), at least two travelling devices (2), at least one hydraulic drive system (50) for driving at least two travelling devices (2), at least one working device, in particular a milling drum (6), for working the ground pavement (3), it is provided for the following features to be achieved: a detection device (44, 60, 62) is provided which detects fluctuations in the longitudinal speed (v.sub.act) of the construction machine (1) during movement of the construction machine (1), wherein a control unit (38) controls the hydraulic drive system (50) as a function of the detected fluctuations in such a fashion that the drive speed (v.sub.drive) for driving the travelling devices (2) specified by means of the hydraulic drive system (50) is continuously adjusted so that the detected fluctuations are reduced or compensated for.
Self-propelled construction machine and method for working ground pavements
In a self-propelled construction machine (1), in particular road milling machine, recycler, stabilizer or surface miner, comprising a machine frame (4), at least two travelling devices (2), at least one hydraulic drive system (50) for driving at least two travelling devices (2), at least one working device, in particular a milling drum (6), for working the ground pavement (3), it is provided for the following features to be achieved: a detection device (44, 60, 62) is provided which detects fluctuations in the longitudinal speed (v.sub.act) of the construction machine (1) during movement of the construction machine (1), wherein a control unit (38) controls the hydraulic drive system (50) as a function of the detected fluctuations in such a fashion that the drive speed (v.sub.drive) for driving the travelling devices (2) specified by means of the hydraulic drive system (50) is continuously adjusted so that the detected fluctuations are reduced or compensated for.
EARTH WORKING MACHINE HAVING A ROTATABLE WORKING APPARATUS AXIALLY POSITIONALLY RETAINABLE WITH HIGH TIGHTENING TORQUE BY MEANS OF A CENTRAL BOLT ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING AND RELEASING SUCH RETENTION
An earth working machine encompasses a machine body having a machine frame and a drive configuration rotationally drivable relative to the machine frame around a drive axis (A). It further encompasses a working apparatus (32) for earth working to which the drive configuration is releasably connected in drive torque-transferring fashion for rotation together, the drive configuration projecting from an axial end axially into the working apparatus (32) and the working apparatus (32) being retained on the drive configuration, against axial displacement relative to the drive configuration, by an accessible central bolt arrangement having a bolt axis collinear with the drive axis (A). Provision is made according to the present invention that the earth working machine encompasses a bolting moment bracing arrangement (82) which is connected or connectable in bolting moment-transferring fashion to a bolt component, helically movable relative to the drive configuration, of the bolt arrangement, and which comprises a bracing region (82e, 82gf) that is embodied for bolting moment-bracing abutment in a bracing bolting direction against a counterpart bracing region (84b, 84c), the drive configuration being embodied to be driven to rotate, in a rotation direction codirectional with the bracing bolting direction, while the bracing region (82e, 82f) is in abutment against the counterpart bracing region (84b, 84c).
Mixed Reality Method And System For Precision Mining
A precision mining system having mining equipment manipulable to recover material with mineral resources, the system comprising: an image sensor for capturing real-time imagery of a geographical location having material with mineral resources and at least one element of the mining equipment; a storage device comprising instructions and the real-time imagery; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive, from the image sensor, real-time imagery; at least one sensing device associated with at least one element of the mining equipment configured to acquire data corresponding to at least one of position and motion of the at least one element of the mining equipment in the real-time imagery; and the processor configured to execute the instructions to generate at least one production polygon corresponding to a volume of interest with the mineral resources and combine the real-time imagery with the at least one production polygon to generate real-time composite imagery.
EARTH WORKING MACHINE HAVING A ROTATABLE WORKING APPARATUS AXIALLY POSITIONALLY RETAINABLE WITH HIGH TIGHTENING TORQUE BY MEANS OF A CENTRAL BOLT ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING AND RELEASING SUCH RETENTION
An earth working machine encompasses a machine body having a machine frame and a drive configuration rotationally drivable relative to the machine frame around a drive axis (A). It further encompasses a working apparatus (32) for earth working to which the drive configuration is releasably connected in drive torque-transferring fashion for rotation together, the drive configuration projecting from an axial end axially into the working apparatus (32) and the working apparatus (32) being retained on the drive configuration, against axial displacement relative to the drive configuration, by an accessible central bolt arrangement having a bolt axis collinear with the drive axis (A). Provision is made according to the present invention that the earth working machine encompasses a bolting moment bracing arrangement (82) which is connected or connectable in bolting moment-transferring fashion to a bolt component, helically movable relative to the drive configuration, of the bolt arrangement, and which comprises a bracing region (82e, 82gf) that is embodied for bolting moment-bracing abutment in a bracing bolting direction against a counterpart bracing region (84b, 84c), the drive configuration being embodied to be driven to rotate, in a rotation direction codirectional with the bracing bolting direction, while the bracing region (82e, 82f) is in abutment against the counterpart bracing region (84b, 84c).