PIPELINE PADDING MACHINE

• US 20080092410A1
• Filed: 10/19/2006
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Worldwide Machinery Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Worldwide Machinery Incorporated
• Inventors: Greenberg, Evan, Grassi, Giordano, Layh, Ricky L.
• Application Number:
  US11/551,130
• Publication Number:
  US 20080092410A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 37/142.5
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 5/226 with means for processing the soil, e.g. screening belts, separators; Padding machines
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 7/02 Conveying equipment mounted on a dredger conveyors in general B65G

Abstract

A padding machine for separating padding from residue and depositing the padding in a ditch. The padding machine may include a material collection assembly for collecting excavated material, an escalator assembly for lifting the excavated material, a separator for separating the padding from the residue, a conveyor assembly for conveying the padding to the ditch, a transport assembly for moving the padding machine and a wireless telemetry receiver for controlling functions of the padding machine. The separator may include a screen belt and at least one drive chain attached to the screen belt.

Claims

1. A padding machine for separating padding from residue and depositing the padding in a ditch, the padding machine comprising:

a material collection assembly for collecting excavated material;

an escalator assembly for lifting the excavated material;

a separator for separating the padding from the residue;

a conveyor assembly for conveying the padding to the ditch;

a transport assembly for transporting the padding machine; and

a wireless telemetry receiver for controlling functions of the padding machine.

2. The padding machine of claim 1, wherein the wireless telemetry receiver is capable of receiving signals from a wireless telemetry transmitter.

3. The padding machine of claim 1, wherein the wireless telemetry receiver is capable of receiving radio frequency signals.

4. The padding machine of claim 1, wherein signals received by the wireless telemetry receiver are capable of controlling functions of each of the material collection assembly, escalator assembly, separator, conveyor assembly, and transport assembly.

5. The padding machine of claim 1, wherein signals received by the wireless telemetry receiver are capable of controlling functions of at least one of the material collection assembly, escalator assembly, separator, conveyor assembly, and transport assembly.

6. The padding machine of claim 1, wherein the separator includes a screen belt and at least one drive chain attached to the screen belt.

7. The padding machine of claim 6, wherein the drive chain is directly driven by a motor and sprocket.

8. The padding machine of claim 1, wherein the separator includes a screen belt and at least two drive chains attached to the screen belt on opposite sides of the screen belt.

9. The padding machine of claim 1, further comprising at least one water dispensing nozzle for spraying water on the residue.

10. The padding machine of claim 1, further comprising a conveyor belt for collecting the padding which falls through the separator, the conveyor belt being driven by friction between the conveyor belt and a screen belt of the separator.

11. A padding machine for separating padding from residue and depositing the padding in a ditch, the padding machine comprising:

a material collection assembly for collecting excavated material;

an escalator assembly for lifting the excavated material;

a separator for separating the padding from the residue, the separator including a screen belt and at least one drive chain attached to the screen belt;

a conveyor assembly for conveying the padding to the ditch; and

a transport assembly for moving the padding machine.

12. The padding machine of claim 11, wherein the drive chain is directly driven by a motor and sprocket.

13. The padding machine of claim 11, wherein the separator includes at least two drive chains attached to the screen belt on opposite sides of the screen belt.

14. The padding machine of claim 11, further comprising at least one water dispensing nozzle for spraying water on the residue.

15. The padding machine of claim 11, further comprising a conveyor belt for collecting the padding which falls through the separator, the conveyor belt being driven by friction between the conveyor belt and the screen belt.

16. The padding machine of claim 11, further comprising a wireless telemetry receiver for controlling functions of the padding machine.

17. The padding machine of claim 16, wherein the wireless telemetry receiver is capable of receiving signals from a wireless telemetry transmitter.

18. The padding machine of claim 16, wherein the wireless telemetry receiver is capable of receiving radio frequency signals.

19. The padding machine of claim 16, wherein signals received by the wireless telemetry receiver are capable of controlling functions of each of the material collection assembly, escalator assembly, separator, conveyor assembly, and transport assembly.

20. The padding machine of claim 16, wherein signals received by the wireless telemetry receiver are capable of controlling functions of at least one of the material collection assembly, escalator assembly, separator, conveyor assembly, and transport assembly.