Slip form paver
In a slip-form paver comprising a tractor ( 2 ) consisting of a machine frame ( 4 ) telescopable at least transversely to the traveling direction, with working means being mounted thereto, where at least one of the working means is displaceable along a longitudinal guide ( 56 ) across the entire working width transversely to the traveling direction, characterized in that the longitudinal guide ( 56 ) for the working means as a predetermined length and is supported at the machine frame ( 4 ) for free displacement transversely to the working direction without adjustment to a certain working width.
1. A slip-form paver comprising a machine frame ( 4 ) having opposite side frame portions ( 8 , 8 ), means ( 18 ) for variably adjusting the distance between the side frame portions ( 8 , 8 ) whereby the working width of the slip-form paver can be selectively varied between minimum and maximum working widths, a single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) disposed in substantially transverse relationship between said side frame portions ( 8 , 8 ), said single guide ( 56 ) having opposite free terminal end portions defining therebetween a predetermined length of said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ), a work carriage ( 70 ), means ( 68 ) for effecting selective reciprocal movement of said work carriage ( 70 ) along said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ), and said machine frame ( 4 ) including means ( 66 ) cooperative with said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) for effecting selective reciprocal movement of said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) relative to said machine frame ( 4 ) whereby said work carriage ( 70 ) can operate between said minimum and maximum working widths.
2. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein the predetermined length of said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) corresponds substantially to at least the minimum working width of the slip-form paver as established by said variably adjusting means ( 18 ).
3. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein the predetermined length of said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is substantially less than the maximum working width of the slip-form paver as established by said variably adjusting means ( 18 ).
4. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein the predetermined length of said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) corresponds substantially between the minimum and maximum working widths of the slip-form paver as established by said variably adjusting means ( 18 ).
5. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 including a support beam ( 61 ) disposed substantially parallel to said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ), and said support beam ( 61 ) carries said cooperative means ( 66 ).
6. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 including a support beam ( 61 ) disposed substantially parallel to said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ), said support beam ( 61 ) carries said cooperative means ( 66 ), said support beam ( 61 ) being of a predetermined length, and means for increasing the length of the support beam ( 61 ).
7. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ).
8. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ), and said cooperative means ( 66 ) are rollers ( 66 , 66 ) in rolling engagement with said at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ).
9. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein the work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) are defined by rollers.
10. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ) each of a substantially polygonal transverse cross-section.
11. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ), and said guide beams ( 60 , 62 ) each include a guide surface defining an angle to the horizontal ranging between substantially 30° to 60°.
12. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ), and said guide beams ( 60 , 62 ) each include a guide surface defining an angle to the horizontal of substantially 45°.
13. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ), and the work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) are located between and in engagement with said guide beams ( 60 , 62 ).
14. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ), the work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) engage said guide beams ( 60 , 62 ) at a first side thereof, and said cooperative means ( 66 ) engage said guide beams ( 60 , 62 ) at a second side thereof opposite said first side.
15. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ), the work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) engage said guide beams ( 60 , 62 ) at inner opposing guide surfaces thereof, and said cooperative means ( 66 ) engage said guide beams ( 60 , 62 ) at outer non-opposing guide surfaces thereof.
16. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein said work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) are a plurality of horizontally and vertically spaced rollers ( 66 , 68 ) associated with said work carriage ( 70 ) and said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ).
17. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein said work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) are a plurality of horizontally and vertically spaced rollers ( 66 , 68 ) associated with said work carriage ( 70 ) and said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ), and said plurality of horizontally and vertically spaced rollers ( 66 , 68 ) each are arranged in pairs of rollers having axes of rotation which define an angle of substantially 90° therebetween.
18. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 including flexible means ( 74 a , 74 b ; 75 a , 75 b ) secured to the work carriage ( 70 ) whereby motion can be imparted to the latter.
19. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 including flexible means ( 74 a , 74 b ; 75 a , 75 b ) secured to the work carriage ( 70 ) whereby motion can be imparted to the latter, and driven rope reel means about which said flexible means ( 74 a , 74 b ; 75 a , 75 b ) are at least partially entrained for imparting selective reciprocal motion to said work carriage ( 70 ).
20. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 including flexible means ( 86 ) secured to the working carriage ( 70 ) for selectively lifting and lowering said work carriage ( 70 ).
21. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein said work carriage ( 70 ) carries a distributor knife ( 94 ), and means ( 86 , 90 ) for vertically adjusting said distributor knife ( 94 ) relative to said work carriage.
22. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 wherein said working carriage ( 70 ) carries a longitudinal smoothing board ( 120 ).
23. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 1 including means ( 74 a , 74 b ; 75 a , 75 b ) for selectively reciprocally moving said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) between said side frame portions ( 8 , 8 ).
24. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 2 including a support beam ( 61 ) disposed substantially parallel to said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ), and said support beam ( 61 ) carries said cooperative means ( 66 ).
25. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 2 wherein the work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) are defined by rollers.
26. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 2 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ) each of a substantially polygonal transverse cross-section.
27. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 2 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ).
28. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 2 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ), and the work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) are located between and in engagement with said guide beams ( 60 , 62 ).
29. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 2 wherein said work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) are a plurality of horizontally and vertically spaced rollers ( 66 , 68 ) associated with said work carriage ( 70 ) and said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ).
30. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 2 including means ( 74 a , 74 b ; 75 a , 75 b ) for selectively reciprocally moving said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) between said side frame portions ( 8 , 8 ).
31. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 3 including a support beam ( 61 ) disposed substantially parallel to said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ), and said support beam ( 61 ) carries said cooperative means ( 66 ).
32. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 3 wherein the work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) are defined by rollers.
33. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 3 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ) each of a substantially polygonal transverse cross-section.
34. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 3 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ).
35. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 3 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ), and the work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) are located between and in engagement with said guide beams ( 60 , 62 ).
36. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 3 wherein said work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) are a plurality of horizontally and vertically spaced rollers ( 66 , 68 ) associated with said work carriage ( 70 ) and said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ).
37. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 3 including means ( 74 a , 74 b ; 75 a , 75 b ) for selectively reciprocally moving said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) between said side frame portions ( 8 , 8 ).
38. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 4 including a support beam ( 61 ) disposed substantially parallel to said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ), and said support beam ( 61 ) carries said cooperative means ( 66 ).
39. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 4 wherein the work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) are defined by rollers.
40. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 4 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ) each of a substantially polygonal transverse cross-section.
41. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 4 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ).
42. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 4 wherein the single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) is defined by at least two substantially vertically spaced substantially parallel guide beams ( 60 , 62 ), and the work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) are located between and in engagement with said guide beams ( 60 , 62 ).
43. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 4 wherein said work carriage movement effecting means ( 68 ) are a plurality of horizontally and vertically spaced rollers ( 66 , 68 ) associated with said work carriage ( 70 ) and said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ).
44. The slip-form paver as defined in claim 4 including means ( 74 a , 74 b ; 75 a , 75 b ) for selectively reciprocally moving said single longitudinally extending guide ( 56 ) between said side frame portions ( 8 , 8 ).