US20050079014A1 - Blade implement and method of use - Google Patents
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- 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
- E02F3/7609—Scraper blade mounted forwardly of the tractor on a pair of pivoting arms which are linked to the sides of the tractor, e.g. bulldozers
- E02F3/7613—Scraper blade mounted forwardly of the tractor on a pair of pivoting arms which are linked to the sides of the tractor, e.g. bulldozers with the scraper blade adjustable relative to the pivoting arms about a vertical axis, e.g. angle dozers
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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
- E02F3/815—Blades; Levelling or scarifying tools
- E02F3/8152—Attachments therefor, e.g. wear resisting parts, cutting edges
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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
- E02F3/96—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements for alternate or simultaneous use of different digging elements
- E02F3/962—Mounting of implements directly on tools already attached to the machine
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- the present invention relates generally to road surface treatment, in particular, to apparatus and methods for treating road surfaces with a blade implement.
- Road surfaces typically need to be treated for a number of different reasons. Specifically, roads may need to have snow removed, material backfilled into a ditch beside the road, new shoulders cut into existing roadways, the gravel base of existing roadways widened, the entire roadway sub-grade cut out, or generally material displaced from the road. These tasks are achieved in the prior art by specialty equipment. However, it is desirable to be able to quickly and easily modify existing equipment such that they achieve the above results.
- a primary objective of the present invention is the provision of a blade implement adapted to be attached to a utility loader bucket.
- Another objective of the present invention is the provision of a blade implement with a narrow blade cutting surface that has the ability of treating surfaces narrower than that which specialty equipment may efficiently treat.
- a further objective of the present invention is the provision of providing a grading feature to a general utility industrial tractor such as a scoop tractor and to provide the option of the user using the scoop tractor for surface treatment.
- a further objective of the present invention is the provision of a blade implement which permits adjustable angle of the blade thereby allowing materials to be transferally.
- a still further objective of the present invention is the provision of a blade implement having a swivel which permits the blade to rotate 360°.
- the attachments do not allow a variety of different surface treatments including front treatment and then rear treatment of the road surfaces.
- front treatment and then rear treatment of the road surfaces As the loader unit travels in reverse, deep cutting action can be achieved by use of the dump or cupping control of the loader unit while traveling forward or backwards.
- a still further objective of the present invention is the provision of a blade implement which is economical to manufacture and durable in use.
- the blade implement of the present invention includes a utility bucket adapted to be attached to an industrial vehicle that has an open front, a closed back, and a closed underside.
- the blade implement also has a support structure attached to the underside of the utility bucket and a blade attached to the support structure that is substantially beneath the utility bucket.
- the blade implement of the present invention also includes a method of using the blade implement comprising providing an industrial vehicle having a utility bucket with a blade attached to the underside and substantially beneath the utility bucket. The method also has the step of positioning the blade against a road surface and the step of moving the blade across the road surface for road treatment.
- the blade implement of the present invention also includes a blade implement with a mounting plate adapted to be attached to an industrial vehicle, a swivel moveably attached to the mounting plate, and a blade attached to the swivel radially moveable beneath the mounting plate.
- FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the blade implement attached to the utility bucket of an industrial vehicle.
- FIG. 2 is a rear view of the mounting plate, swivel, and blade.
- FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the mounting plate, swivel with locking bar detail and blade.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view through the middle of the mounting plate, guide ring, swivel plate, retainer ring, and blade components.
- FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of a blade implement upon a skid steer fastened with bolts.
- FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of a blade implement upon a heavy loader tractor and attached by bolts.
- the blade implement of the present invention is generally designated in the drawings by the reference numeral 10 .
- the blade implement 10 is located on an industrial vehicle 12 .
- the industrial vehicle 12 generally has wheels 14 , a vehicle body 16 , and a forward facing cab 18 upon the vehicle body 16 . Attached to the vehicle body 16 is also a lift system 20 designed to manipulate implements in front of the cab.
- the industrial vehicle 12 has hydraulic cylinders 22 , coupled with physical joint and pivot points 24 to transmit force from the hydraulic cylinders 22 to the implement 10 .
- the implement 10 is attached to the hydraulic system 20 by bucket pivots (not shown).
- the implement 10 such as a utility bucket, may be raised or lowered using the lift system 20 and may also be tilted forward or back by a bucket hydraulic system 28 (as shown in FIG. 6 ).
- Implements that might be attached to the industrial vehicle include a utility bucket 30 .
- the utility bucket 30 is common because it is very versatile and often is the only device used upon the industrial vehicle 12 .
- the bucket 30 versatility stems from its familiar use to the operator, the forward location upon vehicle 12 , and the vehicle's 12 ability to transmit force from the lift system 20 to the bucket 30 .
- the blade implement 10 as illustrated in FIG. 1 , is attached to the utility bucket 30 .
- the utility bucket 30 has an open front 32 , a closed back 34 and a closed underside 36 .
- the bucket 30 has a width “W” and a length “L”.
- a support structure 40 is attached to the underside 36 of the bucket 30 .
- a blade 42 is attached to the support structure 40 .
- the support structure has a mounting plate 50 .
- Metal tabs 52 secure the mounting plate 50 to the closed rear side of the bucket 30 .
- the mounting plate 50 has an engaging slot 53 attached to the mounting plate 50 .
- the mounting plate 50 is designed to be a quick attachment to the utility bucket. Attached to the mounting plate 50 as seen in FIG. 2 is a swivel 54 . As seen in FIG. 2 , the swivel 54 has a guide ring 56 attached to the mounting plate 50 and a swivel plate 58 marked in dash lines 57 which rotates within the guide ring 56 and a retainer ring 60 which fits over the guide ring 56 and swivel plate 58 holding the swivel plate 58 in place and providing a place for the swivel plate 58 to be locked in place. Extending from the swivel plate 58 are moldboard supports 62 . Two moldboard supports 62 are positioned against the swivel plate 58 . The support 62 is welded to the swivel plate 58 .
- a cross beam 68 which extends between and outward a first and second moldboard supports 62 .
- the moldboard 70 fits against the moldboard support 62 and the cross beam 68 such that force striking against the moldboard 70 is transmitted to the moldboard support 62 and the cross beam 68 and into the industrial vehicle 12 .
- a cutting edge 72 is attached to the moldboard 70 by attachment 74 .
- the attachment is commonly a bolt and nut combination.
- the cutting edge 72 may be welded to the moldboard 70 .
- the cutting edge 72 is detachable from the moldboard 70 so that replacement cutting edge 72 may be supplied as the cutting edge 72 will wear at a rate faster than the moldboard 70 .
- the attachment 74 is a bolt
- the bolt is flush mounted to join the cutting edge 72 to the moldboard 74 such that particulates traveling along the cutting edge 72 and moldboard 70 are not interfered with the attachment 74 .
- FIG. 3 illustrates the bottom view of the swivel.
- the retaining ring 60 has locking notches 80 around the circumference.
- a locking bar 82 is moveable between the locking notch 80 and an open position by pulling upon handle 84 .
- the handle 84 When the handle 84 is pulled it moves a locking bar 82 away from the locking notch 80 .
- a spring 86 is provided which biases the locking bar 82 towards a seated position in the locking notch 80 .
- the locking notches 80 may be on the swivel and the locking bar 82 extend from the retaining ring 60 .
- An alternate locking system (not shown) is the reverse of the system in FIG. 3 .
- the swivel has locking notches 80 around the circumference.
- a locking bar 82 is attached to the retaining ring and is moveable between the locking notch 80 and an open position by pulling upon handle 84 . When the handle 84 is pulled it moves a locking bar 82 away from the locking notch 80 upon the swivel.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view provided to show the orientation of the moldboard along a center line of the swivel plate 54 .
- FIG. 5 is provided showing the industrial vehicle 12 as a skid steer with a support structure 40 that does not use a swivel. Instead, the support structure is made up of a T-bar 90 being bolted to the underside 36 of the bucket 30 at a plurality of locations 92 and also bolted to the moldboard 70 with cutting edge 72 at location 94 .
- the embodiment is much simpler than the swivel plate 54 and provides a similar action across a road surface but requires more extensive manipulation by user to adjust the angle of the cutting edge 72 .
- FIG. 6 illustrates a blade attached to a large loader bucket tractor 12 without a swivel 54 .
- the blade only takes up a portion of the loader bucket 30 .
- the user positions the blade 42 against a road surface and moves the blade 42 across the road surface such that the cutting edge 72 and moldboard 70 contact the surface.
- the material is moved off to the side if it is angled or pushed forward if it is in a perpendicular position.
- the user may angle the blade to permit more specific clearing of the material from the side of the blade.
- the blade 42 is angled such that the material is swept away from the user's front tire 14 .
- the user may adjust the pressure of the moldboard 70 and cutting edge 72 against the roadside by tilting the utility bucket 30 forward.
- the user may also manipulate the cutting edge 72 to dig a deep furrow and gouge the roadside. This gouging action is effective for placing conduit underneath a roadway or creating depth for curbing or simply widening an existing roadbed.
- the user may move the blade 42 from center of the bucket 30 to the side of the bucket 30 , especially when used with heavy industrial vehicles 12 . This provides a controlled area of the road being acted upon and also provides a much narrower area to be worked on.
- the user may adjust the blade 42 so that the user may move the industrial vehicle 12 in a backwards direction. This direction provides the user with a more controlled action as the blade 42 can be observed from the cab 18 of the vehicle 12 .
Abstract
A blade implement includes a support structure and a blade attached to a utility bucket. The blade is substantially beneath the utility bucket. A method of using the blade implement including positioning the blade against a road surface and the step of moving the blade across the road surface for road treatment.
Description
- The present invention relates generally to road surface treatment, in particular, to apparatus and methods for treating road surfaces with a blade implement.
- Road surfaces typically need to be treated for a number of different reasons. Specifically, roads may need to have snow removed, material backfilled into a ditch beside the road, new shoulders cut into existing roadways, the gravel base of existing roadways widened, the entire roadway sub-grade cut out, or generally material displaced from the road. These tasks are achieved in the prior art by specialty equipment. However, it is desirable to be able to quickly and easily modify existing equipment such that they achieve the above results.
- Accordingly, a primary objective of the present invention is the provision of a blade implement adapted to be attached to a utility loader bucket.
- The specialty equipment of the prior art often is incorrectly sized for use upon narrow roadways, residential driveways, shoulders of existing roadways, or other narrow areas. Accordingly, another objective of the present invention is the provision of a blade implement with a narrow blade cutting surface that has the ability of treating surfaces narrower than that which specialty equipment may efficiently treat.
- Specialty equipment by their nature is not adapted for more than one use. Accordingly, a further objective of the present invention is the provision of providing a grading feature to a general utility industrial tractor such as a scoop tractor and to provide the option of the user using the scoop tractor for surface treatment.
- A further objective of the present invention is the provision of a blade implement which permits adjustable angle of the blade thereby allowing materials to be transferally.
- A still further objective of the present invention is the provision of a blade implement having a swivel which permits the blade to rotate 360°. In the prior art, the attachments do not allow a variety of different surface treatments including front treatment and then rear treatment of the road surfaces. As the loader unit travels in reverse, deep cutting action can be achieved by use of the dump or cupping control of the loader unit while traveling forward or backwards.
- A still further objective of the present invention is the provision of a blade implement which is economical to manufacture and durable in use.
- These and other objectives will become apparent from the following description of the invention.
- The blade implement of the present invention includes a utility bucket adapted to be attached to an industrial vehicle that has an open front, a closed back, and a closed underside. The blade implement also has a support structure attached to the underside of the utility bucket and a blade attached to the support structure that is substantially beneath the utility bucket. The blade implement of the present invention also includes a method of using the blade implement comprising providing an industrial vehicle having a utility bucket with a blade attached to the underside and substantially beneath the utility bucket. The method also has the step of positioning the blade against a road surface and the step of moving the blade across the road surface for road treatment. The blade implement of the present invention also includes a blade implement with a mounting plate adapted to be attached to an industrial vehicle, a swivel moveably attached to the mounting plate, and a blade attached to the swivel radially moveable beneath the mounting plate.
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the blade implement attached to the utility bucket of an industrial vehicle. -
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the mounting plate, swivel, and blade. -
FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the mounting plate, swivel with locking bar detail and blade. -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view through the middle of the mounting plate, guide ring, swivel plate, retainer ring, and blade components. -
FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of a blade implement upon a skid steer fastened with bolts. -
FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of a blade implement upon a heavy loader tractor and attached by bolts. - The blade implement of the present invention is generally designated in the drawings by the
reference numeral 10. - As seen in
FIG. 1 , theblade implement 10 is located on anindustrial vehicle 12. Theindustrial vehicle 12 generally haswheels 14, avehicle body 16, and a forward facingcab 18 upon thevehicle body 16. Attached to thevehicle body 16 is also alift system 20 designed to manipulate implements in front of the cab. Typically, theindustrial vehicle 12 hashydraulic cylinders 22, coupled with physical joint andpivot points 24 to transmit force from thehydraulic cylinders 22 to theimplement 10. Theimplement 10 is attached to thehydraulic system 20 by bucket pivots (not shown). Theimplement 10 such as a utility bucket, may be raised or lowered using thelift system 20 and may also be tilted forward or back by a bucket hydraulic system 28 (as shown inFIG. 6 ). - Implements that might be attached to the industrial vehicle include a
utility bucket 30. Theutility bucket 30 is common because it is very versatile and often is the only device used upon theindustrial vehicle 12. Thebucket 30 versatility stems from its familiar use to the operator, the forward location uponvehicle 12, and the vehicle's 12 ability to transmit force from thelift system 20 to thebucket 30. - The blade implement 10, as illustrated in
FIG. 1 , is attached to theutility bucket 30. Theutility bucket 30 has anopen front 32, a closedback 34 and a closedunderside 36. Thebucket 30 has a width “W” and a length “L”. - A
support structure 40 is attached to theunderside 36 of thebucket 30. Ablade 42 is attached to thesupport structure 40. - As seen in
FIG. 2 , the support structure has amounting plate 50.Metal tabs 52 secure themounting plate 50 to the closed rear side of thebucket 30. Also, as seen inFIG. 1 on the front side of the utility bucket, themounting plate 50 has anengaging slot 53 attached to themounting plate 50. - The
mounting plate 50 is designed to be a quick attachment to the utility bucket. Attached to themounting plate 50 as seen inFIG. 2 is a swivel 54. As seen inFIG. 2 , theswivel 54 has aguide ring 56 attached to themounting plate 50 and aswivel plate 58 marked in dash lines 57 which rotates within theguide ring 56 and aretainer ring 60 which fits over theguide ring 56 andswivel plate 58 holding theswivel plate 58 in place and providing a place for theswivel plate 58 to be locked in place. Extending from theswivel plate 58 are moldboard supports 62. Two moldboard supports 62 are positioned against theswivel plate 58. Thesupport 62 is welded to theswivel plate 58. - Attached to the
moldboard support 62 is across beam 68 which extends between and outward a first and second moldboard supports 62. Themoldboard 70 fits against themoldboard support 62 and thecross beam 68 such that force striking against themoldboard 70 is transmitted to themoldboard support 62 and thecross beam 68 and into theindustrial vehicle 12. - A
cutting edge 72 is attached to themoldboard 70 byattachment 74. The attachment is commonly a bolt and nut combination. Alternatively, thecutting edge 72 may be welded to themoldboard 70. Preferably, thecutting edge 72 is detachable from themoldboard 70 so thatreplacement cutting edge 72 may be supplied as thecutting edge 72 will wear at a rate faster than themoldboard 70. - Preferably, if the
attachment 74 is a bolt, the bolt is flush mounted to join thecutting edge 72 to themoldboard 74 such that particulates traveling along thecutting edge 72 andmoldboard 70 are not interfered with theattachment 74. -
FIG. 3 illustrates the bottom view of the swivel. Preferably theretaining ring 60 has lockingnotches 80 around the circumference. Alocking bar 82 is moveable between thelocking notch 80 and an open position by pulling uponhandle 84. When thehandle 84 is pulled it moves a lockingbar 82 away from the lockingnotch 80. Preferably aspring 86 is provided which biases the lockingbar 82 towards a seated position in the lockingnotch 80. Alternatively, the lockingnotches 80 may be on the swivel and the lockingbar 82 extend from the retainingring 60. - An alternate locking system (not shown) is the reverse of the system in
FIG. 3 . In this alternate system, the swivel has lockingnotches 80 around the circumference. A lockingbar 82 is attached to the retaining ring and is moveable between the lockingnotch 80 and an open position by pulling uponhandle 84. When thehandle 84 is pulled it moves a lockingbar 82 away from the lockingnotch 80 upon the swivel. -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view provided to show the orientation of the moldboard along a center line of theswivel plate 54. -
FIG. 5 is provided showing theindustrial vehicle 12 as a skid steer with asupport structure 40 that does not use a swivel. Instead, the support structure is made up of a T-bar 90 being bolted to theunderside 36 of thebucket 30 at a plurality oflocations 92 and also bolted to themoldboard 70 with cuttingedge 72 atlocation 94. The embodiment is much simpler than theswivel plate 54 and provides a similar action across a road surface but requires more extensive manipulation by user to adjust the angle of thecutting edge 72. -
FIG. 6 illustrates a blade attached to a largeloader bucket tractor 12 without aswivel 54. In this embodiment, the blade only takes up a portion of theloader bucket 30. - In use, the user positions the
blade 42 against a road surface and moves theblade 42 across the road surface such that thecutting edge 72 andmoldboard 70 contact the surface. The material is moved off to the side if it is angled or pushed forward if it is in a perpendicular position. In further use, the user may angle the blade to permit more specific clearing of the material from the side of the blade. Preferably, theblade 42 is angled such that the material is swept away from the user'sfront tire 14. - The user may adjust the pressure of the
moldboard 70 and cuttingedge 72 against the roadside by tilting theutility bucket 30 forward. The user may also manipulate thecutting edge 72 to dig a deep furrow and gouge the roadside. This gouging action is effective for placing conduit underneath a roadway or creating depth for curbing or simply widening an existing roadbed. Finally, the user may move theblade 42 from center of thebucket 30 to the side of thebucket 30, especially when used with heavyindustrial vehicles 12. This provides a controlled area of the road being acted upon and also provides a much narrower area to be worked on. - Finally, the user may adjust the
blade 42 so that the user may move theindustrial vehicle 12 in a backwards direction. This direction provides the user with a more controlled action as theblade 42 can be observed from thecab 18 of thevehicle 12. - The invention has been shown and described above with the preferred embodiments, and it is understood that many modifications, substitutions, and additions may be made which are within the intended spirit and scope of the invention. From the foregoing, it can be seen that the present invention accomplishes at least all of the stated objectives.
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1. A blade implement comprising:
a utility bucket adapted to be attached to an industrial vehicle, the utility bucket having an open front, a closed back, a closed underside, a length, and a width,
a support structure attached to the underside of the utility bucket; and
a blade attached to the support structure and substantially beneath the utility bucket.
2. The blade implement of claim 1 wherein the support structure comprises a mounting plate approximately covering the underside of the utility bucket and permitting easy removal from the utility bucket.
3. The blade implement of claim 1 wherein the support structure comprises a swivel permitting radial movement of the blade.
4. The blade implement of claim 3 wherein the support structure further comprises a locking member for engaging the swivel and preventing radial movement of the blade.
5. The blade implement of claim 4 wherein the support structure further comprises a retainer ring adjacent the swivel for engaging the locking member and preventing radial movement of the blade.
6. The blade implement of claim 3 wherein the blade is permitted 360 degrees of movement.
7. The blade implement of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of predesignated blade positions for defining a blade angle.
8. The blade implement of claim 1 wherein the blade is approximately equal to the width of the utility bucket.
9. The blade implement of claim 1 wherein the blade is only a portion of the width of the utility bucket.
10. The blade implement of claim 9 wherein the blade is positioned off-center of the utility bucket.
11. The blade implement of claim 1 wherein the industrial vehicle is a skid steer.
12. The blade implement of claim 1 wherein the industrial vehicle is an industrial loader.
13. A method of using a blade implement comprising:
providing an industrial vehicle having a utility bucket with a closed underside and a blade attached to the underside and substantially beneath the utility bucket;
positioning the blade against a road surface; and
moving the blade across the road surface for road treatment.
14. The method of claim 13 further comprising angling the blade relative industrial vehicle movement to permit clearing of material from the blade.
15. The method of claim 13 further comprising tilting the utility bucket forward to gouge a furrow.
16. The method of claim 13 further comprising off-setting the blade relative a centerline of the bucket.
17. A blade implement comprising:
a mounting plate adapted to be attached to an industrial vehicle;
a swivel moveably attached to the mounting plate; and
a blade attached to the swivel radially moveable beneath the mounting plate.
18. The blade implement of claim 17 further comprising a locking member attached to the swivel for engaging the mounting plate and setting a blade angle.
19. The blade implement of claim 18 further comprising a retainer ring attached to the mounting plate, the retainer ring defining locking notches for receiving the locking member.
20. The blade implement of claim 17 wherein the blade is permitted 360 degrees of movement.
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