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US 6,718,660 B2Granted
Motorized road-going vehicle for making trenches in the ground
AssigneeS.D.T.O.
InventorDaniel Rivard
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Abstract
A motorized road-going vehicle for making trenches may include on its chassis a device for digging a trench using a trenching wheel and a device for sucking and collecting the spoil produced while the trench is being dug. The trenching wheel is mounted so that it can pivot about an axis orthogonal to the chassis so as to occupy a working position projecting from the chassis and a transport position brought up onto the chassis.
Claims10
A motorized road-going vehicle for making trenches in the ground, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a device for digging trenches mounted on said chassis and having a frame carrying a trenching wheel, said trenching wheel being able to dig such a trench while said vehicle is moving;
- first means to move said frame transversely to said chassis;
- second means to move said frame vertically;
- third means to rotate said frame about a vertical axis in such a way that said trenching wheel may occupy either a position projecting with respect to said chassis, or a position brought onto said chassis;
- fourth means to rotate said frame about a horizontal axis in such a way that said trenching wheel may occupy either a raised-up position or a lowered Position;
- and
- mounted on said chassis, a device for sucking up and collecting spoil produced while the trench is being dug.
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