US 7,681,674 B1Granted

System for positioning transportable and relocatable heavy equipment

AssigneeLoadmaster Engineering, Inc.

InventorsR. Michael Barnes, Robert R. Cuddie, Richard E. Robey

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Abstract

A system for positioning a transportable and relocatable equipment having at least four walking assemblies attached to transportable and relocatable equipment each walking assembly has a walking pad, roller tread for rolling the roller bearing surface, a lift assembly connected to the central collar, a rotatable motion gear assembly disposed around the lifting assembly, a motor for actuating the rotatable motion gear assembly, a pivoting collar disposed around the rod operated by a controlling means with a processor, a push pull travelling system for receiving fluid and extending a specified distance causing movement of the equipment in a first direction, and enabling the walking assemblies to raise, reorient, lower, and travel of the transportable and relocatable heavy equipment in a second direction using the treads.

A system for positioning a transportable and relocatable equipment comprising:

(i) at least four walking assemblies attached to a transportable and relocatable equipment;
wherein each walking assembly comprises:
(a) a walking pad for walking on surface with rolling load bearing surface for engaging a surface;
(b) roller tread for rolling the roller load bearing surface;
(c) a roller tread housing for containing the roller tread, and wherein the roller tread housing comprises a central collar;
and
(d) a lift assembly connected to the central collar, wherein the lift assembly comprises:
(1) a rod for engaging the central collar;
(2) a flange slidably disposed around the rod;
and
(3) a lifting device removably connected to the flange;
(ii) a rotatable motion gear assembly disposed around the lift assembly;
(iii) a motor for actuating the rotatable motion gear assembly;
(iv) a pivoting collar disposed around the rod for receiving a first fluid from a controlling means and dispensing a working fluid, and wherein the pivoting collar comprises:
(a) a collar stationary segment disposed around the rod;
(b) a collar rotating segment disposed around the collar stationary segment;
and
(c) wherein the first fluid flows to the collar stationary segment and then to the collar rotating segment enabling hose-free rotating of the pivoting collar;
(v) a push pull travelling system for receiving the working fluid, wherein the push pull travelling system further comprises a push pull traveling system first side secured to one side of the roller tread housing and a push pull traveling system second side disposed on an opposite side of the roller tread housing;
wherein the push pull travelling system is a member of the group consisting, a set of hydraulic pistons, a set of rack and pinion system, a set of pneumatic pistons, a set of linear actuators, or a set of magnetically operable sleds, and wherein the push pull travelling system is adapted to extend a specified distance causing movement of the equipment in a first direction;
vi. controlling means with a processor for receiving a second fluid from a fluid source and flows out the first fluid to the collar stationary segment and flowing a third fluid to the lift assembly enabling the walking assemblies to raise, reorient, lower, and travel of the transportable and relocatable heavy equipment in a second direction using the treads;
and
vii. sensor means secured to each flange in communication with the processor for providing orientation feedback from each walking assembly.

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