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Soil compactor drive assembly

  • US 4,439,057 A
  • Filed: 04/07/1982
  • Issued: 03/27/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A compacting device comprising:

  • a box housing;

    a motor mounted on said box housing and having its output shaft disposed along a generally vertical axis;

    a rotatable member coupled with said shaft for rotation about said axis,said member having a generally planar surface disposed in a plane oblique to said axis;

    a generally cylindrical drive member integral with said rotatable member and extending perpendicular to said planar surface;

    a bell housing partially enclosing said cylindrical drive member and adapted to be acted upon by said drive member, said bell housing presenting a generally planar drive surface;

    bearing means disposed between said bell housing and said drive member to accomodate rotation of the latter within said bell housing;

    means for holding said bell housing against rotation;

    first and second driven shafts mounted in said box housing, each of said driven shafts having a planar contact surface in engagement with said drive surface;

    first and second tamping feet coupled with said first and second driver shafts, respectively;

    first and second spring means coupled with said box housing and disposed to act on said first and second driven shafts,whereby said drive member alternately moves said driven shafts in a downwardly direction and said spring means move said driven shafts in the opposite direction.

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