EP0493889A1 - Improvements in and relating to paving machines - Google Patents
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- EP0493889A1 EP0493889A1 EP91311315A EP91311315A EP0493889A1 EP 0493889 A1 EP0493889 A1 EP 0493889A1 EP 91311315 A EP91311315 A EP 91311315A EP 91311315 A EP91311315 A EP 91311315A EP 0493889 A1 EP0493889 A1 EP 0493889A1
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
- E01C19/00—Machines, tools or auxiliary devices for preparing or distributing paving materials, for working the placed materials, or for forming, consolidating, or finishing the paving
- E01C19/22—Machines, tools or auxiliary devices for preparing or distributing paving materials, for working the placed materials, or for forming, consolidating, or finishing the paving for consolidating or finishing laid-down unset materials
- E01C19/42—Machines for imparting a smooth finish to freshly-laid paving courses other than by rolling, tamping or vibrating
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
- E01C2301/00—Machine characteristics, parts or accessories not otherwise provided for
- E01C2301/14—Extendable screeds
- E01C2301/16—Laterally slidable screeds
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- This invention relates to a paving machine for laying concrete and pulverulant materials such as asphalt on substrates such as road foundations or the ground.
- the present invention relates to a screed plate finisher for use in conjunction with a paving machine.
- Paving machines may be self propelled or constitute an accessory constructed for mounting on a vehicle.
- Self propelled paving machines normally employ a hopper for carrying hot asphalt for distribution using augers over an area to be paved.
- a screed plate serves to strike-off and level-off deposited asphalt prior to compaction of the so laid asphalt by, for example, tamping or rolling.
- a so called gulley - two or more screed plates may be used and, by adjusting the screed plate relative to a substrate foundation the thickness of asphalt laid may be varied in a direction transverse to the direction of laying.
- an extensible screed plate finisher for concrete or bituminous paving materials comprising a main plate fixed on support arms of the finisher, and at least one extra plate which is disposed behind the main plate in the direction of operation and which extends approximately over half the length of the main plate and which is connected to the main plate by means of guides and is laterally extensible by means of a displacement drive, and wherein the main plate carries a guide tube for receiving guide means connected to the extra plate, two guide elements are provided in spaced superposed relationship at the outer rear end of the main plate, and a rail fixed on the extra plate is guided between said guide elements.
- the guide means used in the Vogele finisher are constructed in the form of a telescopic tube and the guide elements are rollers disposed on eccentrics.
- a main screed plate assembly is in two halves only one of which, the left hand half, is shown in Figure 1.
- the main screed assembly is supported between two end plates, 1, 2 which are held spaced apart and parallel to each other by a tube 3 of rectangular section and by a structure comprising a pair of rectangular section rails 4, 5 and a tube of circular section 6, which is the guide tube for the extension plate and forms the outermost of a set of three telescopic tubes.
- a main screed plate itself is designated 7 in Figure 2.
- An extension screed plate 8 which is also to be seen in Figure 2, is likewise supported between two end plates 9, 10 spaced apart by a tube 11 of rectangular section carrying a rail 12.
- the end plate 9 which is disposed outboard of the assembly carries an innermost tube 13 of one of the three telescopic tubes working within the guide tube 6.
- the extension screed plate 8 is extended or retracted by operation of a hydraulic jack 14 operating between the outer end ylate 9 of the extension screed plate assembly and the inner plate 2 of the assembly carrying one half of the main screed plate.
- the end and inner plate 10 of the extension screed plate assembly carries a boss 15 with a central opening 16 affording clearance for the outside of the guide tube 6.
- the boss 15 supports a pair of pressure pads 17, 18, one of which 17 engages a machined under surface of the rail 4 and the other of which 18 engages a machined upper surface of the rail 5.
- the surfaces of these rails which are not engaged by the pressure pads do not need to be machined accurately parallel or flat.
- the action of the pressure pads on these rails supports the weight of the extension screed plate assembly when it is clear of the ground.
- the rails 4 and 5 must be rigid enough for this purpose and they may themselves be supported on tubes or struts between the end plates, or, as indicated in Figure 2, rebated slightly into grooves milled in the sides of the guide tube 6.
- the rectangular tube 11 of the extension tube assembly carries a rail 12 which is machined on its upper surface for engagement with a pressure pad 19, shown in more detail in Figure 2.
- the pressure pad 19 is shown in greater detail in Figure 3 and comprises a block 20 of low friction material supported by a pair of adjusting screws 21, 22.
- the pressure of the block 20 on the rail 12 supports the reaction of the ground against the extension screed plate 8 less the weight of the extension itself and, as wear takes place, the screws can be advanced to compensate. This adjustment is well clear of the internal mechanism of the extension support assembly and readily accessible for adjustment by an operator. Further, machined bearing surface of the rail 12 itself is readily accessible for cleaning.
- the extension screed plate is supported by end plates 9 and 10 as well as guide tube 13 which slides telescopically within guide tube 6 which serves as a bridge between end plates 1 and 2.
- the guide tube 6 is constructed in the same manner as described with reference to Figures 1 and 2.
- the embodiment of Figures 4 and 5 differs from that of Figures 1 and 2 in the arrangement of guide rails and pressure pads.
- the guide rails are designated 4A and 5A respectively with associated pressure pads 4B and 5B respectively.
- Each of the guide rails 4A and 5A are mounted in parallel between end plates 9 and 10 and the pressure pads 5A/5B are constructed as shown in Figure 3.
- Rams 26/26A are shown in figure to be mounted laterally of each other and laterally of the guide tube 6, if desired, they may be mounted vertically above each other. Further, an additional tubular support 11 may be used to maintain and reinforce the spaced relationship of end plates 1 and 2 and 9 and 10 respectively.
- the pressure pads 4B and 5B for guide rails 4A and 5A are each carried on the end plates 1 and 10 as shown so as to permit movement of the guide rails 4A and 5A in the direction of arrows "x" and "y" in Figure 4 .
Abstract
Description
- This invention relates to a paving machine for laying concrete and pulverulant materials such as asphalt on substrates such as road foundations or the ground. In particular, the present invention relates to a screed plate finisher for use in conjunction with a paving machine.
- Paving machines may be self propelled or constitute an accessory constructed for mounting on a vehicle. Self propelled paving machines normally employ a hopper for carrying hot asphalt for distribution using augers over an area to be paved. During movement of the machine a screed plate serves to strike-off and level-off deposited asphalt prior to compaction of the so laid asphalt by, for example, tamping or rolling. In order to produce a cambered, or, reverse cambered - a so called gulley - two or more screed plates may be used and, by adjusting the screed plate relative to a substrate foundation the thickness of asphalt laid may be varied in a direction transverse to the direction of laying.
- British Patent No. 1,560,469 Joseph Vogele A.G. describes and claims an extensible screed plate finisher for concrete or bituminous paving materials comprising a main plate fixed on support arms of the finisher, and at least one extra plate which is disposed behind the main plate in the direction of operation and which extends approximately over half the length of the main plate and which is connected to the main plate by means of guides and is laterally extensible by means of a displacement drive, and wherein the main plate carries a guide tube for receiving guide means connected to the extra plate, two guide elements are provided in spaced superposed relationship at the outer rear end of the main plate, and a rail fixed on the extra plate is guided between said guide elements. The guide means used in the Vogele finisher are constructed in the form of a telescopic tube and the guide elements are rollers disposed on eccentrics.
- In the embodiment described in the above Patent GB 1560,469 both the inner and outer surfaces of the outer guide tube needed to be machined accurately and the rail had a projecting web, both surfaces of which needed to be machined accurately flat and parallel.
- It is an object of the present invention, which is defined in the appended claims, to provide a paving machine with a supporting mechanism for the extending plates which is improved in these respects.
- The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
- Figure 1 is a simplified plan view of the supporting mechanism for the extending plates;
- Figure 2 is a verticle section along the line A - A of Figure 1;
- Figure 3 is a detail showing an adjustable bearing pad;
- Figure 4 is a simplified plan view of a supporting mechanism for the extension plates of a second embodiment of the invention, and
- Figure 5 is a section taken through B - B of Figure 4.
- Each of these figures is diagrammatic and very much simplified, showing only components relevant to the present invention.
- Referring first to Figure 1, a main screed plate assembly is in two halves only one of which, the left hand half, is shown in Figure 1. The main screed assembly is supported between two end plates, 1, 2 which are held spaced apart and parallel to each other by a
tube 3 of rectangular section and by a structure comprising a pair ofrectangular section rails circular section 6, which is the guide tube for the extension plate and forms the outermost of a set of three telescopic tubes. A main screed plate itself is designated 7 in Figure 2. - An extension screed
plate 8 which is also to be seen in Figure 2, is likewise supported between twoend plates tube 11 of rectangular section carrying arail 12. Theend plate 9 which is disposed outboard of the assembly carries aninnermost tube 13 of one of the three telescopic tubes working within theguide tube 6. The extension screedplate 8 is extended or retracted by operation of ahydraulic jack 14 operating between theouter end ylate 9 of the extension screed plate assembly and theinner plate 2 of the assembly carrying one half of the main screed plate. - The end and
inner plate 10 of the extension screed plate assembly carries aboss 15 with acentral opening 16 affording clearance for the outside of theguide tube 6. Theboss 15 supports a pair ofpressure pads rail 4 and the other of which 18 engages a machined upper surface of therail 5. The surfaces of these rails which are not engaged by the pressure pads do not need to be machined accurately parallel or flat. The action of the pressure pads on these rails supports the weight of the extension screed plate assembly when it is clear of the ground. Therails guide tube 6. - The
rectangular tube 11 of the extension tube assembly, as already described carries arail 12 which is machined on its upper surface for engagement with apressure pad 19, shown in more detail in Figure 2. Thepressure pad 19 is shown in greater detail in Figure 3 and comprises ablock 20 of low friction material supported by a pair of adjustingscrews block 20 on therail 12 supports the reaction of the ground against the extension screedplate 8 less the weight of the extension itself and, as wear takes place, the screws can be advanced to compensate. This adjustment is well clear of the internal mechanism of the extension support assembly and readily accessible for adjustment by an operator. Further, machined bearing surface of therail 12 itself is readily accessible for cleaning. - Referring to Figures 4 and 5 in which similar parts to those shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 are designated by the same reference numerals, the extension screed plate is supported by
end plates guide tube 13 which slides telescopically withinguide tube 6 which serves as a bridge betweenend plates guide tube 6 is constructed in the same manner as described with reference to Figures 1 and 2. The embodiment of Figures 4 and 5 differs from that of Figures 1 and 2 in the arrangement of guide rails and pressure pads. In Figures 4 and 5, the guide rails are designated 4A and 5A respectively with associatedpressure pads guide rails end plates pressure pads 5A/5B are constructed as shown in Figure 3. Displacement of the extension screedplate 8 into and out of the plane of Figure 5 (left to right and right to left of Figure 4) under the guidance of theguide tube 6 is effected by single stage, double acting hydraulic orpneumatic rams 26/26A. Ram 26 serving to control the left hard extension screed plate (when viewed in Figure 4) and Ram 26A serving to control the right hand extension plate. - Although the Rams 26/26A are shown in figure to be mounted laterally of each other and laterally of the
guide tube 6, if desired, they may be mounted vertically above each other. Further, an additionaltubular support 11 may be used to maintain and reinforce the spaced relationship ofend plates - Referring to Figure 5, the
pressure pads guide rails end plates guide rails
Claims (6)
- A paving machine having a main screed plate and at least one extension screed plate mounted to the rear (when considered in the direction of normal operation of the machine) of the main screed plate and extendible laterally outwards and in which the main screed plate assembly carries a guide tube receiving guide means attached to the or each extension plate and with means provided for supporting the extension plate against rotation about the axis of the guide tube, characterised in that the means for preventing such rotation comprises a pair of guide rails 4, 5, fixed in relation to the main screed plate 7 and attached or closely adjacent to the guide tube 6, with pressure pads 17, 18, fixed in relation to the extension screed plate and bearing on the guide rails in such a sense as to oppose rotation of the extension plate about the axis of the guide tube under its own weight, and with a further guide rail 12 fixed in relation to the extension screed plate and with a pressure pad 19 fixed in relation to the main screed plate bearing on the rail in such a sense as to oppose rotation of the extension screed plate assembly due to pressure against the ground.
- A paving machine according to claim 1, in which the guide rails of the pair are rebated into grooves in the guide tube.
- A paving machine according to claim 1 or claim 2, in which the pressure pad 19 bearing on the rail of the extension screed plate assembly is provided with adjustment means.
- A paving machine having a main screed plate and at least one extension screed plate mounted to the rear (when considered in the direction of normal operation of the machine) of the main screed plate and extendible laterally outwards and in which the main screed plate assembly carries a guide tube receiving guide means attached to the or each extension plate and with means provided for suppoting the extension plate against rotation about the axis of the guide tube, characterised in that the means for preventing such rotation comprises at least two guide rails (4A,5A) which are fixed in relation to the main screed plate (7) and located in positions which are lateral of each other and lateral with respect to the guide tube, each guide rail (4A,5A) having an associated pressure pad (4B,5B) fixed in relation to the extension screed plate (8) and bearing on its respective rail in such a sense that at least one guide rail opposes rotation of the extension plate screed plate (8) about the guide tube (6) under its own weight and that at least one other guide rail opposes rotation of the extension screed plate (B) due to pressure against the ground.
- A paving machine according to claim 4 characterised in that each guide rail and its associated pressure pad is disposed on the same side of the guide tube.
- A paving machine according to claim 4 or claim 5 characterised in that the laterally outermost guide rail and associated pressure pad opposes rotation of the extension screed plate due to pressure against the ground.
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GB9026358A GB2250529A (en) | 1990-12-04 | 1990-12-04 | Screed plate finisher for paving machine |
GB9026358 | 1990-12-04 |
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EP0493889A1 true EP0493889A1 (en) | 1992-07-08 |
EP0493889B1 EP0493889B1 (en) | 1997-03-05 |
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GB2263124A (en) * | 1992-01-09 | 1993-07-14 | Dynapac Gmbh | Laying plank for road finishers |
EP0908562A1 (en) * | 1997-10-10 | 1999-04-14 | Niarb S.A. | A finishing machine for laying bituminous aggregates equipped with an improved expandable screed |
EP1031660A1 (en) * | 1999-02-24 | 2000-08-30 | Joseph Vögele AG | Screed |
US7651295B2 (en) * | 2003-03-07 | 2010-01-26 | Volvo Construction Equipment Ab | Extension screed for a paving vehicle |
EP3085834A1 (en) * | 2015-04-20 | 2016-10-26 | Dynapac GmbH | Paving screed fixture for an installation board, installation board and paver with an installation board |
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DE4420016A1 (en) * | 1994-06-08 | 1995-12-14 | Dynapac Gmbh | Screed for a paver |
DE19501254A1 (en) * | 1995-01-17 | 1996-07-18 | Dynapac Gmbh | Screed for a paver |
EP1596006B1 (en) | 2004-05-10 | 2010-05-05 | Caterpillar Paving Products Inc. | Extendable paving screed |
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FR2408013A1 (en) * | 1977-11-04 | 1979-06-01 | Hoes Klaus Gerd | Adjustable width road surfacing machine board - has movable connection between auxiliary boards, telescopic guideway tubes and main board |
GB2024900A (en) * | 1978-07-07 | 1980-01-16 | Blaw Knox Ltd | Road finishers |
GB1560469A (en) * | 1977-03-04 | 1980-02-06 | Vogele Ag J | Screed plate for road finishers |
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GB1560469A (en) * | 1977-03-04 | 1980-02-06 | Vogele Ag J | Screed plate for road finishers |
FR2408013A1 (en) * | 1977-11-04 | 1979-06-01 | Hoes Klaus Gerd | Adjustable width road surfacing machine board - has movable connection between auxiliary boards, telescopic guideway tubes and main board |
GB2024900A (en) * | 1978-07-07 | 1980-01-16 | Blaw Knox Ltd | Road finishers |
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GB2263124A (en) * | 1992-01-09 | 1993-07-14 | Dynapac Gmbh | Laying plank for road finishers |
GB2263124B (en) * | 1992-01-09 | 1995-09-27 | Dynapac Gmbh | Laying plank for road finishers |
EP0908562A1 (en) * | 1997-10-10 | 1999-04-14 | Niarb S.A. | A finishing machine for laying bituminous aggregates equipped with an improved expandable screed |
EP1031660A1 (en) * | 1999-02-24 | 2000-08-30 | Joseph Vögele AG | Screed |
US7651295B2 (en) * | 2003-03-07 | 2010-01-26 | Volvo Construction Equipment Ab | Extension screed for a paving vehicle |
EP3085834A1 (en) * | 2015-04-20 | 2016-10-26 | Dynapac GmbH | Paving screed fixture for an installation board, installation board and paver with an installation board |
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GB2250529A (en) | 1992-06-10 |
DE69124967T2 (en) | 1997-10-09 |
DE69124967D1 (en) | 1997-04-10 |
EP0493889B1 (en) | 1997-03-05 |
GB9026358D0 (en) | 1991-01-23 |
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