Conversion kit for adjusting pipelayer frame width
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B62D-055/32
B62D-055/00
출원번호
UP-0905297
(2007-09-28)
등록번호
US-7600646
(2009-10-28)
발명자
/ 주소
Styck, Wayne George
Camacho, Timothy Edward
출원인 / 주소
Caterpillar Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
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초록▼
A conversion kit for converting a pipelayer frame of a first width to a different width is disclosed. The conversion kit has a spacer, removably attachable to a first side of the pipelayer frame, and a first plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching the first side to a first track fr
A conversion kit for converting a pipelayer frame of a first width to a different width is disclosed. The conversion kit has a spacer, removably attachable to a first side of the pipelayer frame, and a first plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching the first side to a first track frame. The first plurality of replacement brackets have a different length than a first plurality of existing brackets that the first plurality of replacement brackets replace. The kit also has a second plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching a second side of the pipelayer frame to a second track frame. The second plurality of replacement brackets have a different length than a second plurality of existing brackets that the second plurality of replacement brackets replace.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A conversion kit for converting a pipelayer frame of a first width to a different width, the conversion kit comprising: a spacer, removably attachable to a first side of the pipelayer frame; a first plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching the first side of t
What is claimed is: 1. A conversion kit for converting a pipelayer frame of a first width to a different width, the conversion kit comprising: a spacer, removably attachable to a first side of the pipelayer frame; a first plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching the first side of the pipelayer frame to a first track frame, wherein the first plurality of replacement brackets have a different length than a first plurality of existing brackets that the first plurality of replacement brackets replace; and a second plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching a second side of the pipelayer frame to a second track frame, wherein the second plurality of replacement brackets have a different length than a second plurality of existing brackets that the second plurality of replacement brackets replace, wherein a difference in length between the first plurality of replacement brackets and the first plurality of existing brackets, and a difference in length between the second plurality of replacement brackets and the second plurality of existing brackets, are both substantially equal to a thickness of the spacer. 2. The conversion kit of claim 1, further including a plurality of bolts for attaching the spacer to the first side of the pipelayer frame. 3. The conversion kit of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of replacement brackets are attached to the first track frame, the first plurality of replacement brackets including a plurality of bolt holes that generally match a plurality of bolt holes of the first plurality of existing brackets. 4. The conversion kit of claim 1, wherein the second plurality of replacement brackets are attached to the second track frame, the second plurality of replacement brackets including a plurality of bolt holes that generally match a plurality of bolt holes of the second plurality of existing brackets. 5. A method for converting a pipelayer frame of a first width to a different width, the method comprising: disconnecting a first side frame of the pipelayer frame from a center frame of the pipelayer frame; spacing apart the first side frame and the center frame; attaching a spacer between the first side frame and the center frame; reconnecting the first side frame and the center frame; removing a first plurality of existing brackets attaching the first side frame to a first track frame; replacing the first plurality of existing brackets with a first plurality of replacement brackets having a different length than the first plurality of existing brackets; wherein a difference in length between the first plurality of replacement brackets and the first plurality of existing brackets is substantially equal to a thickness of the spacer. 6. The method of claim 5, further including: removing a second plurality of existing brackets attaching a second side frame of the pipelayer frame to a second track frame; and replacing the second plurality of existing brackets with a second plurality of replacement brackets having a different length than the second plurality of existing brackets. 7. The method of claim 5, further including disconnecting a second side frame from the center frame, repositioning a connector between the second side frame and the center frame to space apart the second side frame and the center frame, and reconnecting the second side frame to the center frame. 8. The method of claim 7, further including spacing apart the first side frame and the center frame, and the second side frame and the center frame, by substantially the same distance. 9. A pipelayer frame for supporting a boom and a counterweight, the pipelayer frame comprising: a center frame; first side of the pipelayer frame removably attachable to the center frame; a second side of the pipelayer frame removably attachable to the center frame; a first plurality of existing brackets for attaching the first side of the pipelayer frame to a first track frame; a second plurality of existing brackets for attaching the second side of the pipelayer frame to a second track frame; and a conversion kit for converting the pipelayer frame from a first width to a different width, the conversion kit including: a spacer, removably attachable to the first side of the pipelayer frame; a first plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching the first side of the pipelayer frame to the first track frame, wherein the first plurality of replacement brackets have a different length than the first plurality of existing brackets that the first plurality of replacement brackets replace; and a second plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching the second side of the pipelayer frame to the second track frame, wherein the second plurality of replacement brackets have a different length than the second plurality of existing brackets that the second plurality of replacement brackets replace, further including an adjustable assembly, where the adjustable assembly connects the second side of the pipelayer frame to a center of the pipelayer frame, wherein the adjustable assembly is repositioned and reattached to the second side of the pipelayer frame and to the center of the pipelayer frame, wherein a difference in length associated with repositioning the adjustment assembly is substantially equal to a thickness of the spacer. 10. The pipelayer frame of claim 9, further including a plurality of bolts for attaching the spacer to the first side of the pipelayer frame. 11. The pipelayer frame of claim 9, wherein the spacer is a plate attached to the first side of the pipelayer frame. 12. The pipelayer frame of claim 9, further including an adjustable assembly located between the second side and the center frame. 13. The pipelayer frame of claim 12, wherein the adjustable assembly includes a clevis and a pin. 14. The pipelayer frame of claim 13, wherein the clevis includes a plurality of plates, at least one of the plurality of plates having an orifice. 15. The pipelayer frame of claim 14, wherein the orifice is offset from a centerline of the clevis.
Arendt Georgy A. (Moscow SUX) Pokrovsky Vladimir V. (Moscow SUX) Burov Boris A. (Moscow SUX) Lipovich Alexandr L. (Moscow SUX) Romanov Evgeny I. (Zheleznodorozhny SUX) Vainshtein Galina L. (Moscow SU, Pipe laying crane.
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