Attachment for a finisher

• US 6,467,992 B1
• Filed: 08/23/2000
• Issued: 10/22/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hermann Kirchner GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Hermann Kirchner GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Dietrich, Willi
• Primary Examiner(s): Will, Thomas B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Addie, Raymond W
• Application Number:
  US09/622,775
• Time in Patent Office: 790 Days
• Field of Search: 371/425, 172/810, 172/811, 172/817, 404/74, 404/77, 404/84.1, 404/84.5, 404/101, 404/102, 404/108, 404/118
• US Class Current: 404/101
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 19/48 for laying-down the materials and consolidating them, or finishing the surface , e.g. slip forms therefor, forming kerbs or gutters in a continuous operation in situ E01C19/002, E01C23/065 take precedence; devices for guiding or controlling the machines along a predetermined path E01C19/004

Abstract

An attachment device for laying two surface layers which may also consist of different materials in a road way. The device should be economical to produce and suitable for laying multilayer road surfaces or for simply laying a conventional single layer surface. To this end, the inventive attachment contains elements for simultaneously laying two layers, hot on hot. The elements are mounted on a frame to be detachably connected to the finisher, the frame having fixing points for detachably connecting the attachment and the finisher and the attachment and the driver'"'"'s cab.

Claims

1. An attachment to a road paver for placing and compacting pavement layers, the paver comprising an undercarriage with power unit, a first material hopper, a driver'"'"'s cabin, a first auger for spreading, a first conveying system and a first compacting screed, the attachment including means, in conjunction with the paver, for placing two layers simultaneously hot on hot, said means comprising:

a second material hopper;

a second conveying system;

a second auger for spreading; and

a second compacting screed;

said attachment being accommodated on a frame for fastening to the paver in a detachable manner and to be slipped from a side onto the paver'"'"'s undercarriage, and provided with fastening points for detachably combining the attachment and the paver and the attachment and the driver'"'"'s cabin,

wherein the frame is equipped with adjustable girders that are movable via hydraulic rams,

wherein the conveying systems or the material hoppers are fitted with heating devices, and

wherein the frame is provided with pivot-mounted struts with caster wheels to make the attachment easily approach the paver from a side for combining.

2. An attachment according to claim 1, wherein both the material hoppers are located at the front of the paver.

3. An attachment according to claim 1, wherein the first compacting screed has a first control device and wherein the second compacting screed is fitted with a second control device for thickness set-up of a second of said two layers, which allows set-up of layer thickness by adjusting a screed planing angle, and wherein said second control device is linked with the first control device or operates as an independent control device.

4. An attachment according to claim 1, wherein on the upside of the paver, a movable conveyor is installed for feeding material into the second material hopper.

5. An attachment according to claim 1, wherein the attachment is linked with a transfer system for feeding the material hoppers in alternating mode, said transfer system being located at the front of the paver and featuring a two-compartment hopper for interim storage of hot mix, and wherein the attachment is equipped with an installation for automatic distance control which controls a distance between the paver and a transfer machine traveling in front of the paver.