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US 5,957,622 AGranted
Sprinkler construction for vibratory plate compactor
AssigneeStone Construction Equipment, Inc.
InventorEvaristo Vera-Montiel
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AssigneeStone Construction Equipment, Inc.
InventorEvaristo Vera-Montiel
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A sprinkler construction for mounting on any upwardly inclined forward end of the compactor plate of vibratory plate compactors for delivering water to the surface of the compactor plate which contacts material being compacted. The sprinkler construction comprises a hollow bar having an open rear side in contact with the plate which forms a closure for the open rear side and form a longitudinal chamber in the sprinkler bar. The bottom edge of the open rear side of the hollow sprinkler bar is provided with recesses which cooperate with the compactor plate to provide water discharge slots for discharging water along the surface of the compactor plate. The hollow sprinkler bar is removably mounted on the compactor plate to enable easy removal for cleaning the sprinkler bar from any debris that may accumulate therein. The hollow sprinkler bar is communicated with a water supply tank mounted above the compactor plate for gravity flow of water to the sprinkler bar controlled by a valve.
In a vibratory plate compactor having a plate for contacting material to be compacted with the plate including an upwardly inclined forward end, a water delivery bar adapted to be mounted on the inclined forward end of the compactor plate, said water delivery bar extending transversely of the compactor plate and including an open side having an upper and side edges in sealing contact with the inclined forward end of the compactor plate, a water supply system communicating with an interior of the water delivery bar, a lower edge portion of the open side of the water delivery bar including a plurality of thin recesses extending across the lower edge portion and cooperating with the inclined forward end of the compactor plate to form discharge slots to enable water to flow by gravity along the surface of the compactor plate and fasteners releasably securing the water delivery bar to the surface of the forward end of the compactor plate.
In a vibratory compactor having a rigid vibratory compacting surface for contacting material to be compacted, said rigid vibratory compacting surface including a generally horizontal portion and an upwardly extending edge portion, a water delivery bar adapted to be mounted on the upwardly extending edge portion of the rigid vibratory compacting surface, said water delivery bar extending along the upwardly extending edge portion of the rigid vibratory compacting surface and including an open side having a top edge and side edges in sealing contact with the upwardly extending edge portion of the rigid vibratory compacting surface, a water supply system communicating with an interior of the water delivery bar, a lower edge portion of the open side of the water delivery bar including a plurality of longitudinally extending thin recesses cooperating with the upwardly extending edge portion of the rigid vibratory compacting surface to form discharge slots to enable water to flow by gravity downwardly along the surface of the upwardly extending edge portion of the rigid vibratory compacting surface onto the horizontal portion thereof and fasteners releasably securing the water delivery bar to the upwardly extending edge portion of the rigid vibratory compacting surface.
A one-piece housing adapted to be mounted on an upwardly inclined front surface of a vibratory compacting plate for contacting material to be compacted, said housing extending transversely of the front surface of the plate and including an elongated chamber having an open side to form a water delivery bar when said housing is installed on the front surface of the compactor plate, said open side of the housing including an upper edge and side edges in sealing contact with the inclined front surface of the compactor plate, a water supply system communicating with said elongated chamber, said open side of said housing including a lower edge having a plurality of shallow recesses extending across said lower edge and cooperating with the inclined forward surface of the compactor plate to form discharge slots to enable water to flow by gravity along the surface of the compactor plate.
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