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US 4,009,967 AGranted
Road roller vehicle with water applicator
AssigneeLayton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorClaude D. Layton
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Abstract
Apparatus for directing confined sheet-like sprays of water onto the surfaces of rollers in a ground-compacting vehicle.
Claims8
In a ground-traveling vehicle including a frame,
- a wheel rotatably mounted on said frame rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis and adapted to transport the vehicle over the ground, and
- a spin-operated water-delivery means also mounted on said frame spaced in a direction extending laterally of the wheel's rotation axis beyond the perimeter of the wheel and adapted to be supplied with water, said water-delivery means including a rotatable spray ejecting member rotatable about an upright axis and adapted when rotated and with water supplied thereto to throw such water from the periphery of the member as a spray, said member producing a spray pattern which impinges on the perimeter of the wheel in a zone extending transversely of the width of the wheel perimter, said water-delivery means including means confining the spray
In a ground-traveling vehicle including a frame,
- a wheel rotatably mounted on said frame for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis extending transversely of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle adapted to transport the vehicle over the ground, said wheel including a ground-contacting face extending about the perimeter of the wheel, and
- a spin-operated water-delivery means mounted on said frame at a location spaced longitudinally along said vehicle from the wheel rotation axis, and intermediate the laterally opposite sides of said wheel,
- said water-delivery means including a rotatable spray ejecting member rotatable about an upright axis and adapted when rotated and with water supplied thereto to throw such from the periphery of the member as a spray, said member producing a spray pattern impinging on the perimeter of said wheel in a zone substantially paralleling its axis and extending across the face which forms the perimeter of the wheel,
- said water-delivery means including means confining the spray pattern to
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In a ground-traveling vehicle including a frame,
- a ground-compacting roller rotatably mounted on and at least partially supporting said frame having a horizontal rotation axis which extends generally transversely of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and
- water-spray means mounted on said frame spaced longitudinally on the vehicle from said roller and positioned intermediate the roller's opposite ends for directing a spray of water onto and along the length of the roller,
- said water-spray means including a rotatable spray ejecting member rotatable about an upright axis and adapted when rotated and with water supplied thereto to throw such from the periphery of the member as a spray, said member producing a spray pattern which impinges on the perimeter of the roller in a zone extending along the length of the
In a ground-traveling vehicle including an elongated frame,
- a forward and a rear ground-engaging roller mounted adjacent opposite ends of said frame and supporting the same for travel over the ground, and
- spin-operated water-spray means mounted on said frame intermediate said rollers operable to produce a water spray ejected outwardly in opposite directions from said spray means with such spray occupying two confined spray patterns, one of said spray patterns extending forwardly from the water-spray means and impinging on said forward roller in a zone extending substantially horizontally of the roller and the spray pattern being confined to substantially the lateral dimensions of the forward roller as measured generally transversely of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the other spray pattern extending rearwardly from the water-spray means and impinging on said rear roller in a zone extending substantially horizontally of the roller and the spray pattern being confined substantially to the lateral dimensions of the rear roller as measured
A traveling ground-compacting vehicle comprising
- front and rear frame sections hinged for relative swinging about a substantially vertical axis,
- front and rear ground-traveling rollers mounted on and supporting said front and rear frame sections, respectively, each roller being mounted for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis which extends substantially transversely of its associated frame section's longitudinal axis, and each roller including a ground-contacting surface extending about the perimeter thereof,
- water storage means mounted on at least one of said frame sections above said rollers,
- spin-operated water-spray means mounted on and beneath said frame sections intermediate said rollers operable to produce a water spray ejected outwardly in opposite directions from said spray means in two confined spray patterns, one of said spray patterns extending forwardly from the water-spray means and impinging on said forward roller in a zone extending substantially horizontally of the roller, the spray pattern being confined substantially to the lateral dimensions of the ground-contacting surface in the roller, the other of said spray patterns extending rearwardly from the spray means and impinging on the rear roller in a zone extending substantially horizontally of the roller and the spray pattern being confined substantially to the lateral dimensions of the ground-contacting surface of the rear roller, such confining of the spray patterns being effective to minimize overspray, and
- gravity water feed means for supplying water from said water storage means
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In a ground-traveling vehicle including a frame and a wheel rotatably mounted on said frame for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis and adapted to support the vehicle for movement over the ground,
- a spin-operated water delivery means mounted on said frame and spaced in a direction extending laterally of the wheel's rotation axis beyond the perimeter of the wheel,
- said water-delivery means including a rotatable spray ejecting member rotatable about an upright axis and adapted when rotated and with water supplied thereto to throw such from the periphery of the member as a spray, said member producing a spray pattern which impinges on the perimeter of said wheel in a zone extending transversely of the width of the wheel perimeter, said water-delivery means including shield structure operable to confine lateral limits of the spray pattern impinging on said wheel to substantially the width of the perimeter of the wheel, said shield structure partially surrounding said rotary member and deflecting
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.