Grinding attachment
AssigneeSeovic Civil Engineering PTY LTD.
InventorJason John Seovic
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Abstract
A grinding attachment for highways and similar surfaces is disclosed for grinding operations closer to adjacent obstacles than is possible with existing equipment using a straddle-type centrally mounted grinding drum. The grinding attachment assembly comprises at one end a stub axle, which engages the grinding drum via a head extension. The stub axle is attached to a shroud which is in turn supported by a mounting assembly, which in operation attaches to a vehicle or machine able to drive the grinding attachment. The grinding drum can thereby operate proximal obstacles adjacent a grinding surface by virtue of arrangement of the stub axle, shroud and mounting assembly.
Claims8
A grinding attachment mountable on an existing main shaft of a highway grinding vehicle, the grinding attachment comprising:
- a longitudinally oriented arbor extension for mounting grinding blades and spacers thereon to form a grinding drum, the arbor extension being adapted at one end for direct mounting on the existing main shaft of the highway grinding vehicle, thereby supplying a source of torque to the grinding attachment;
- a floating stub axle having a bearing internal to, and located within, the arbor extension which operatively engages the arbor extension at an opposite end of the arbor extension;
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- a mounting assembly to support the floating stub axle and mount the grinding attachment to the highway grinding vehicle;
- wherein the grinding drum can thereby operate proximal to obstacles adjacent a grinding surface, and wherein the grinding attachment is mountable to the existing main shaft of the highway grinding vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.