Edge cutting system for compactor
AssigneeCaterpillar Paving Products Inc.
InventorsGregory Lantez, Frederic Guyot
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Abstract
An edge cutter associated with a drum of a compactor is provided. The edge cutter includes a back plate, an actuator, a bracket and a cutting unit. The back plate is fixedly attached to a shaft of the drum. The actuator includes a first end coupled to the back plate. The actuator is configured to extend or retract along an actuating axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the steering shaft where the longitudinal axis is an axis of rotation of the drum. The bracket is coupled to a second end of the actuator. The actuator is configured to move the bracket along the actuating axis. The cutting unit has a rotating blade. The cutting unit is coupled to the bracket and is configured to move along with the bracket.
Claims20
An edge cutter associated with a drum of a compactor, the edge cutter comprising:
- a back plate fixedly attached to a steering shaft of the drum;
- an actuator having a first end coupled to the back plate, wherein the actuator is configured to extend or retract along an actuating axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the steering shaft, the longitudinal axis is an axis of rotation of the drum;
- a bracket coupled to a second end of the actuator, wherein the actuator is configured to move the bracket along the actuating axis;
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- a cutting unit having a rotating blade, the cutting unit coupled to the bracket, wherein the cutting unit is configured to move along with the bracket.
An edge cutter associated with a drum of a compactor, the edge cutter comprising:
- a back plate attached to a steering shaft of the drum;
- an actuator having a first end coupled to the back plate, wherein the actuator is configured to extend or retract along an actuating axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the steering shaft, the longitudinal axis is an axis of rotation of the drum;
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- a bracket coupled to a second end of the actuator, the bracket having a slot, wherein the actuator is configured to move the bracket along the actuating axis;
- a restricting member fixedly attached to the back plate, the restricting member configured to be received within the slot of the bracket, wherein the bracket is configured to move relative to the restricting member;
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- a cutting unit having a rotating blade, the cutting unit coupled to the bracket, wherein the cutting unit is configured to move along with the bracket.
A compactor comprising:
- an engine;
- a frame;
- a drum coupled to the frame of the compactor, the drum having a steering shaft;
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- an edge cutter associated with the drum, the edge cutter comprising:
- a back plate fixedly attached to the steering shaft of the drum;
- an actuator having a first end coupled to the back plate, wherein the actuator is configured to extend or retract along an actuating axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the steering shaft, the longitudinal axis is an axis of rotation of the drum;
- a bracket coupled to a second end of the actuator, wherein the actuator is configured to move the bracket along the actuating axis;
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- a cutting unit having a rotating blade, the cutting unit coupled to the bracket, wherein the cutting unit is configured to move along with the bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.