Paving machine having hydraulic flow tubes
AssigneeGOMACO Corporation
InventorJason D Wulf
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Abstract
A paving machine includes a mold coupled to a telescopic frame member, by which the mold side-shifts relative to a main frame. A tight clearance between the paving machine and a surface being paved may be achieved by the ability to side-shift the mold. The paving machine may also include a number of vibrator motors. A flow to the vibrator motors may be controllable by a manifold controller. The manifold controller is located on an end of the telescopic frame member. By locating the manifold controller on the telescopic frame member, an operator of the paving machine may both stand on the telescopic frame member to watch the paving mold and adjust the settings of the vibrator controller.
Claims20
A paving machine comprising:
- a frame adapted to move in a paving direction, the frame including a hydraulic power supply coupled to the frame;
- a frame member configured to telescope relative to the frame;
- a slipform mold including a profile for forming a material into shape when the frame is moved in the paving direction, wherein the slipform mold is coupled to the frame member for side-shifting the slipform mold relative to the frame;
- a plurality of vibrator motors configured to vibrate the material for consolidating the material, the plurality of vibrator motors being configured to vibrate in response to receiving a flow of hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic power supply;
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- a manifold assembly including a vibrator inlet manifold, a vibrator outlet manifold, and a manifold controller, the vibrator inlet manifold configured to control the flow of hydraulic fluid to the plurality of vibrator motors based on an electrical signal from the manifold controller, wherein the manifold assembly is coupled to the frame member for providing operator access to the manifold controller from the frame member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.