CA3061587C - Adapter for the boom of a vehicle for picking up, transporting and laying a bridge or bridge element - Google Patents

Adapter for the boom of a vehicle for picking up, transporting and laying a bridge or bridge element Download PDF

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CA3061587C
CA3061587C CA3061587A CA3061587A CA3061587C CA 3061587 C CA3061587 C CA 3061587C CA 3061587 A CA3061587 A CA 3061587A CA 3061587 A CA3061587 A CA 3061587A CA 3061587 C CA3061587 C CA 3061587C
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Jorg Kamper
Michael Moller
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    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
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An adapter (10) for the boom (210) of a vehicle (200) for picking up, transporting and laying a bridge element (100), the bridge element (100) having two supports (110, 120) arranged parallel to each other and spaced apart that form a vehicle track, a running rail (130) arranged on each of the sides of the support (110, 120) that face the other support (120, 110) for receiving rollers of an advancing device which horizontally advances the bridge element (100), and a drive rack (140) arranged on each of the supports (110, 120) and extending along the respective running rail (130) and in each case formed from a plurality of pins (150) arranged in a row and joined on one side to a support (110, 120) and configured for engagement with a drive pinion of the advancing device characterized by at least two clamping devices (20) configured to be displaceable in opposite directions, each having a first section (30) insertable into a running rail (130) of one of the supports (110, 120) and a second section (40) having a plurality of recesses (50) for receiving the free ends of a predetermined number of pins (150) of the drive rack (140) of the same support (110, 120).

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Adapter for the boom of a vehicle for picking up, transporting and laying a bridge or bridge element The invention relates to an adapter for the boom of a vehicle for picking up, transporting and laying a bridge element, the bridge element having two supports arranged parallel to each other and spaced apart that form a vehicle track, a running rail arranged on each of the sides of the support that face the other support for receiving rollers of an advancing device that horizontally advances the bridge element, and a drive rack arranged on each of the supports and extending along the respective running rail and in each case formed from a plurality of pins arranged in a row and joined on one side to a support and configured for engagement with a drive pinion of the advancing device.
In particular, the invention relates to an adapter for laying a (tank) rapid deployment bridge, as is known, for example, from DE 35 17 724 Al and WO 90/05215 A.
Rapid deployment bridges and, in particular, tank rapid deployment bridges have proven their worth in rough terrain for crossing ravines and/or bodies of water. In particular, tank rapid deployment bridges that can be used by the laying vehicle commonly referred to as the "Beaver" or "Iguana" bridge-laying tank have proven their worth.
In this case, the bridge provided for the bridge-laying tank has two supports arranged parallel to and spaced apart from each other that form a vehicle track and are connected to each other via cross braces. Arranged on the side of each support that faces the other support, that is, on the inner side of each support, is a running rail and a drive rack, also called a ladder rack, extending over the support along the running rail. Rollers arranged on the arm of the boom arranged on the laying tank engage in the running rail, whereas the drive rack is formed from a plurality of pins that are arranged in a line, joined at one end to the respective support and engaged with a drive pinion arranged on the arm of the boom.
The advantage of this system is that the bridge arranged for transport on the bridge-laying tank is pushed out essentially horizontally and therefore, in contrast to other systems, results in a significantly lower profile.
- 2 -A disadvantage of the system is, however, that the bridges adapted to the bridge-laying tank can also be installed and picked back up again only by this type of bridge-laying tank. If a bridge-laying tank of this type is therefore defective, another vehicle of the same type is required to pick up a laid bridge or a corresponding bridge element.
The object of the invention is therefore to equip vehicles other than the bridge-laying tank with simple means such that they too can pick up, transport and store the bridge elements adapted to the bridge-laying tank.
The basic idea of the invention is to provide an adapter for a vehicle having a boom, with which bridges and bridge elements adapted to the "Beaver" bridge-laying tank can be grasped and transported.
According to the invention, an adapter for the boom of a vehicle for picking up, transporting and laying a bridge element is accordingly provided which has two supports arranged parallel to each other and spaced apart that form a vehicle track, a running rail arranged on each of the sides of the support that face the other support for receiving rollers of an advancing device that horizontally advances the bridge element, and a drive rack arranged on each of the supports and extending along the respective running rail and in each case formed from a plurality of pins arranged in a row and joined on one side to a support and configured for engagement with a drive pinion of the advancing device. The adapter is characterized in that at least two clamping devices are provided that are configured so as to be displaceable in opposite directions, each having a first section insertable into a running rail of one of the supports and a second section having a plurality of recesses for receiving the free ends of a predetermined number of pins of the drive rack of the same support.
Date Recue/Date Received 2021-04-15
- 3 -The adapter may either be formed as an integral part of a boom or have a connection for attachment to the arm of a boom, in particular to the free end of a boom arm.
The boom is in particular an excavator arm.
Preferably, the clamping devices are arranged mirror-symmetrically with respect to each other, so that the clamping devices can be precisely inserted with exact alignment of the adapter relative to the bridge.
The clamping devices are preferably arranged to be displaceable by at least one hydraulic actuator. However, it is particularly preferably provided that each clamping device is assigned a single hydraulic actuator, for example a hydraulic cylinder.
In order to ensure exact guidance of the clamping devices and their stability, guide elements are furthermore preferably provided which guide and stabilize the clamping devices.
Likewise, it is advantageous to provide in a recess of at least one clamping device, a sensor for sensing a drive rack pin inserted into the recess. This sensor may in the simplest case be in particular a spring-loaded indicator pin which displaces into a recess upon insertion of a pin and comes out of the second section of the clamping device on the side of the recess opposite the pin, thereby forming an optical indicator for the correct insertion of the clamping device on the bridge element. It is understood that the sensor can be designed as an electronic sensing element.
Furthermore, it is preferably provided that at least two clamping devices are provided for connection to one support each, the clamping devices assigned to a support being joined by means of a frame forming an arch. In particular, the frame is V-shaped and the clamping devices are respectively arranged at the free ends of the legs of the V-shaped frame. This particular design makes it possible to arrange the adapter in regions of the bridge element in which a cross brace joining the supports to each other is provided. The cross brace is arranged in this case in the arcuate recess of the frame, the clamping devices coming to rest in front of and behind the cross brace.

- 'I -The adapter further preferably comprises a quick-change device for coupling to a boom of a vehicle. Particularly preferably, the quick-change device also has a hose quick-connect coupling, so that a mechanical linkage and also a connection of the hydraulic components of vehicle and adapter can be connected to one another in one step.
Finally, a vehicle is claimed having a boom and an attached adapter according to the invention. The vehicle is in particular a military vehicle. Specifically, the vehicle is a pioneer vehicle, such as a tank.
The invention is explained in greater detail below with reference to a particularly preferably designed embodiment shown in the attached drawings. In the drawings:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a particularly preferred adapter according to the invention;
Fig. 2 (A) is a side view of the adapter of Fig. 1, and (B) is a sectional view of the adapter along the line A-A shown in Fig. 2A;
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the adapter of the line B-B shown in Fig. 2 A;
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of an especially preferably designed adapter arranged within a bridge element; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an especially preferably designed vehicle with a bridge element attached to the boom of the vehicle in a storage/pick-up situation (A) and in a preferably assumed transport situation (B).
Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a particularly preferably designed adapter according to the invention.
In particular, Fig. 1 shows a particularly preferably designed adapter 10, which has a V-shaped frame 80, on each of the free ends of which on both longitudinal sides of the frame 80 a clamping device 20 is arranged. The clamping devices 20 have a projecting first section 30 and a second section 40 remaining behind the first section 30. The first section 30 is arranged so that it can be inserted into a running rail of one of the supports of the bridge element. By contrast, the second portion 40, has a plurality of linearly arranged recesses 50 which are complementary to the pins of the drive rack of the bridge element and are configured to receive the free ends of a predetermined number of pins of the drive rack. The first portion 30 and the second portion 40 of a clamping device 20 are thus aligned in the same direction.
Furthermore, the guide elements 70 guiding the clamping means 20 during the displacement operation can be recognized which allow a guided displacement of the clamping devices 20 and thus, with respect to the pins of the drive rack, a precision feeding of the clamping devices to the bridge element.
The frame 80 is designed such that a cross brace joining the supports to each other that is arranged on the bridge element between the supports is located between the legs of the frame 15 80, so that the free ends of the frame 80 and thus the clamping devices 20 can come to rest in front of and behind such a cross brace without hindrance.
Finally, the frame 80 also includes a quick-change device 90 for coupling to the boom of a vehicle. This quick-change device 90 also has a hose quick-connect coupling for connecting 20 .. the hydraulic components of the vehicle and adapter.
Fig. 2 again shows the adapter described above in a side view (A) and in a sectional view (B) of the line A-A shown in Fig. 2A.
In addition to the components already described, it can be seen that each clamping device 20 is assigned a hydraulic actuator 60, so that each clamping device 20 can be adjusted individually. Preferably, however, a control is provided which causes a controlled and in particular synchronous displacement of the clamping devices 20 together.
In addition, it can be seen that a sensor 55 designed as an indicator pin is inserted in each recess 50 of a clamping device 20, indicating to the driver or operator of the excavator arm the correct insertion of the pins 150 of the drive rack 140 into the recesses 50 of the second section 40 of the clamping device 20.

Fig. 3 shows a sectional view of the adapter of the line B-B shown in Fig. 2 A
in which the clamping means 20 are in the extended state on the two longitudinal sides of the adapter 10.
Furthermore, Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of an especially preferably designed adapter which is arranged within a bridge element. The bridge element 100 has two supports 110, 120 which are arranged parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other corresponding to the track width of the vehicles that are intended to use the bridge. The supports 110, 120 are interconnected by means of a plurality of (not shown) cross braces (see Fig.
5).
The supports 110, 120 each have on the inside of the bridge element 100, that is to say on the side of each support 110, 120 facing the other support 120, 110, a running rail 130 for receiving rollers of an advancing device horizontally advancing the bridge element 100, and a drive rack 140 arranged above the running rail 130 and extending along it, the drive rack being formed from a plurality of pins 150 arranged in a row and joined on one side to a support 110, 120 and configured for engagement with a drive pinion of the advancing device.
Notwithstanding the originally envisaged function of the running rail 130 and the drive rack 140, they are now used to lock the adapter 10 to the bridge element 100 in such a way that the bridge element 100 can be lifted by means of the adapter 10 and transported or relocated.
For a better understanding of the invention, it can be recognized here that the clamping devices 20 arranged in Fig. 4 on the left-hand side in the picture are engaged with the running rail 130 and the pins 150 of the drive rack 140. The indicator pin 55 opposite the pin 150 of the drive rack 140 and coming out of the recesses 50 of the clamping device indicates the correct insertion of the clamping device 20 on the bridge element 100. By contrast, the clamping devices 20 arranged on the right-hand side in the picture are still retracted, but can also be brought into engagement with the running rail 130 and the drive rack 140 by the hydraulic actuator 60.
Finally, Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of a particularly preferably designed vehicle with a bridge element fastened to the boom of the vehicle in a storage/pick-up situation (A) and in a preferably assumed transport situation (B).

The vehicle 200, configured as a tank, has a boom 210 with the adapter 10 attached thereto by means of the quick-change device. The adapter 10 is joined to the bridge element 100 by means of the clamping devices 20 and spans a cross brace 160 so that the clamping devices 20 .. come to rest in front of and behind the cross brace 160. The adapter 10 can thus be positioned centrally on the bridge element 100, without a centrally arranged cross brace 160 being a hindrance.
In the transport situation, the bridge is placed upside down on the vehicle 200 but is still .. connected to the adapter 10.
With the invention, it is possible by simple means and without the construction of a complicated laying mechanism to equip further vehicles so that they too can pick up and transport a bridge, or elements thereof, adapted to the "Beaver" bridge-laying tank.

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1. An adapter (10) for a boom (210) of a vehicle (200) for picking up, transporting and laying a bridge element (100), the bridge element (100) comprising - two supports (110, 120) arranged parallel to one another and forming a vehicle track, - a running rail (130) arranged on a side of each of the supports (110, 120) such that the running rails face each other, the running rails for receiving rollers of an advancing device horizontally advancing the bridge element (100), and - a drive rack (140) extending along each of the running rails (130), each drive track formed from a plurality of pins (150) arranged in a row and joined on one side to their respective support (110, 120) and configured for engagement with a drive pinion of the advancing device, the adapter comprising at least two clamping devices (20) configured so as to be displaceable in opposite directions, each clamping device having a first section (30) insertable into the running rail (130) of one of the supports (110, 120), and a second section (40) having a plurality of recesses (50) for receiving free ends of a predetermined number of the pins (150) of the drive rack (140) of the said one support (110, 120).
2. The adapter (10) according to claim 1, wherein the clamping devices (20) are arranged mirror-symmetrically with respect to each other.
3. The adapter (10) according to claim 1 or claim 2, comprising at least one hydraulic actuator (60) for displacing the clamping devices (20).
4. The adapter (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising guide elements (70) guiding the clamping devices (20).
5. The adapter (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising at least one sensor (55), arranged in one of the plurality of recesses (50) of one of the clamping devices (20), and for sensing one of the plurality of pins (150) inserted in the said one of the plurality of recesses (50).
6. The adapter (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein two of the clamping devices (20) are configured for connection to one of the supports (110, 120) and are connected via a frame (80) forming an arch.
7. The adapter (10) according to claim 6, wherein the frame (80) has a V-shaped design having two legs, the clamping devices (20) being arranged at free ends of the legs of the V-shaped frame (80).
8. The adapter (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising a quick-change device (90) for coupling to the boom (210) of the vehicle (200).
9. A vehicle (200) having a boom (210) and an adapter (10) attached thereto according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
10. The vehicle (200) according to claim 9, wherein the vehicle (200) is a tank.
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