AU468669B2 - Improved grader control - Google Patents

Improved grader control

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AU468669B2
AU468669B2 AU40032/72A AU4003272A AU468669B2 AU 468669 B2 AU468669 B2 AU 468669B2 AU 40032/72 A AU40032/72 A AU 40032/72A AU 4003272 A AU4003272 A AU 4003272A AU 468669 B2 AU468669 B2 AU 468669B2
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grader control
improved grader
improved
control
grader
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DENNIS L. REESE and FLOYD C. JOHNSON GEORGE E. LONG
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Grad Line Inc
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Grad Line Inc
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/76—Graders, bulldozers, or the like with scraper plates or ploughshare-like elements; Levelling scarifying devices
    • E02F3/80—Component parts
    • E02F3/84—Drives or control devices therefor, e.g. hydraulic drive systems
    • E02F3/844—Drives or control devices therefor, e.g. hydraulic drive systems for positioning the blade, e.g. hydraulically
    • E02F3/845—Drives or control devices therefor, e.g. hydraulic drive systems for positioning the blade, e.g. hydraulically using mechanical sensors to determine the blade position, e.g. inclinometers, gyroscopes, pendulums
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S37/00—Excavating
    • Y10S37/907—Automatic leveling excavators

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Operation Control Of Excavators (AREA)
AU40032/72A 1971-03-17 1972-03-15 Improved grader control Expired AU468669B2 (en)

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USUS125-3 1971-03-17
US16597371A 1971-07-26 1971-07-26
USUS165973 1971-07-26

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