Patent classifications
E01C23/09
Ride-on roadway maintenance machine
A self-propelled roadway maintenance machine has an operator's station located on a front portion of the machine's chassis and including a forward-facing operator's seat. A driven implement, such as a crack routing cutter drum for routing cracks in a roadway surface, is mounted on the front portion of the chassis in a location that can be monitored by a forward-facing operator while controlling machine steering and propulsion. The implement may be removably mounted on the chassis by a quick-connect coupling. If the implement comprises a crack routing cutter drum, a plurality of peripherally spaced cutter wheel assemblies may be mounted between disks of the cutter drum, each cutter wheel assembly including a pin and first and second bushings that support the pin on the disks and that are removably inserted into respective bores in the disks. Machine steering and propulsion and implement operation may all be effected hydraulically.
ROADWAY CUTTING DEVICE
Systems and methods herein are directed to a roadway cutting device. The roadway cutting device can include a shaft that extends laterally between a first end and a second end. The roadway cutting device can include a first blade coupled to the shaft at a first location along the shaft and a second blade coupled to the shaft at a second location along the shaft. The roadway cutting device can include a spacer disposed between the first blade and the second blade. The first blade and the second blade can rotate simultaneously at the same rotational speed.
Ponding alleviation process
A method can include removing material from surface material to regrade the surface material to include a declining elevation between a first point and a second point to eliminate ponding on the surface material between the first point and the second point.
Ponding alleviation process
A method can include removing material from surface material to regrade the surface material to include a declining elevation between a first point and a second point to eliminate ponding on the surface material between the first point and the second point.
Method and apparatus for deployment of a communication line onto a surface such as a roadway or pathway
A method for adhering a tubular body onto a surface that includes smoothing a portion of the surface to create a smoothed segment of the surface and applying a tubular body directly onto the smoothed segment of the surface after the smoothing of the portion of the surface. The surface at the smoothed segment is smoother than the remainder of the surface. The method further includes applying an uncured protectant onto the tubular body while the tubular body is on the smoothed segment of the surface and curing the uncured protectant into a cured protectant while the uncured protectant is on the tubular body on the smoothed segment of the surface. The cured protectant protectively encases and adheres the tubular body to the surface.
VIBRATING RIPPER
A vibrating ripper, according to the present invention, has: a main body portion; a vibrating body which is coupled to the main body portion and a vibrating body support unit and vibrates; and a vibration generating unit which is provided on the vibrating body, wherein the vibrating body support unit has a rotating member rotatably provided on the vibrating body or the main body portion for supporting the vibrating body, has first and second connecting members of which both end portions are rotatably connected to the upper and lower sides of the rotating member, with respect to the rotating center of same, and to the main body portion or the vibrating body, respectively such that the vibrating body can be supported in accordance with the main body portion, has a ripper blade provided on the vibrating body, thereby, when the vibrating body vibrates in accordance with the main body portion, offsetting, by means of the rotating of the rotating member, the change in coupling positions of the first and second connecting members and the vibrating body due to the vibration.
WET CUTTING SAW
A wet cutting saw for cutting a ground portion, the wet cutting saw including a blade rotatable about an axis, a liquid feed conduit for feeding liquid onto a surface of the blade as it rotates, a frame for carrying the blade and configured to travel over a surface of the ground portion, and a mounting assembly that mounts the blade to the frame, at least part of the mounting assembly pivotable relative to the frame to raise and lower the blade relative to the frame.
Track drive adjustment for a ground sawing machine
The present invention relates to a ground sawing machine comprising a frame supported by rear wheels (34a, 34b) and front wheels (36a, 36b) arranged for moving the ground sawing machine over a surface (38). At least one motor (40, 6) and a saw blade (2) are mounted to the frame, at least one motor (40) being arranged to propel the saw blade (2) to cut against the surface (38). The pointing direction (80) relative the surface (38) of the rear wheels (34a, 34b) and/or the front wheels (36a, 36b) is adjustable by means of an electrically controlled actuator (56) which is controlled by means of control means (70, 71, 72) arranged to provide at least three different control signals, one for left turn, one for right turn and one for center. The control signal for left turn and right turn are arranged for adjusting the pointing direction (80) of the adjustable wheels (34a, 34b) correspondingly, and the control signal for center is arranged for adjusting the pointing direction (80) of the adjustable wheels (34a, 34b) to a predetermined value.
Runner segment for an edge guard of a road milling machine, and edge guard for a road milling machine
A runner segment for an edge guard includes an insertion projection that can be inserted into an insertion receptacle of the edge guard.
Runner segment for an edge guard of a road milling machine, and edge guard for a road milling machine
A runner segment for an edge guard includes an insertion projection that can be inserted into an insertion receptacle of the edge guard.