IP Library Granted Patent US 6,848,858
Granted Patent B1
US 6,848,858 · App. 09/508,356 · Granted Feb 1, 2005

Working machine with reduced upper mass vibrations

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Patent No.
US 6,848,858
App. No.
09/508,356
Granted
Feb 1, 2005
Kind
B1
Abstract

According to the invention, a hammer or a ramming machine for compacting soil has a crank mechanism for producing a directed vibration. The crank mechanism is coupled to a spring assembly. The parts of the crank mechanism which move back and forth linearly are made from a material with a density less than that of steel. This construction prevents vibrations which are unpleasant for the person operating the working machine from occurring.

Claims (13)

1. A tamping machine for soil compaction, comprising:

a working mass which is driven in a tamping manner and which can be driven linearly back and forth, via a crank mechanism and a spring assembly, by a motor belonging to an upper mass, wherein the crank mechanism has at least one structural element which is moveable linearly back and forth and which is produced from a material, the density of which is lower than that of steel, and wherein the structural element which is moveable linearly back and forth is a structural element from the group comprising a connecting rod, a piston pin, a guide piston, and a piston guide.

2. The tamping machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the material is an aluminum alloy.

3. The tamping machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the material is a plastic.

4. The tamping machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the piston guide is produced from plastic in one piece together with at least one dampening bushing.

5. A tamping machine for soil compaction, comprising:

a working mass which is linearly reciprocatable in a tamping direction to tamp soil;

a crank mechanism and a spring assembly which drive said working mass to linearly reciprocate in the tamping direction; and

an upper mass including a motor operatively coupled to the crank mechanism; wherein

the crank mechanism has at least one structural element which is linearly reciprocatable and which is produced from a material having a density lower than that of steel, and wherein the structural element comprises at least one of a connecting rod, a piston pin, a guide piston, and a piston guide.

6. The tamping machine as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the material is an aluminum alloy.

7. The tamping machine as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the material is a plastic.

8. The tamping machine as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the piston guide is produced from plastic in one piece together with at least one dampening bushing.

Assignments (4)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Sep 23, 2011
From: WACKER NEUSON SE
To: WACKER NEUSON PRODUKTION GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 026955/0859 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 10, 2010
From: WACKER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AG
To: WACKER NEUSON SE
Reel/Frame 024515/0259 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2002
From: WACKER-WERKE GMBH & CO. KG
To: WACKER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AG
Reel/Frame 013496/0853 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2000
From: GREPPMAIR, MARTIN
To: WACKER-WERKE GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 010940/0298 →