Modular configurable paving apparatus and modular configurable paving operation system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E01C-019/00
E01C-019/42
출원번호
US-0172461
(2014-02-04)
등록번호
US-9051696
(2015-06-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Coats, Robert E.
Hoaglund, Todd
Jacobson, Lex
Klein, Kevin L.
출원인 / 주소
GOMACO Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Suiter Swantz pc llo
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10
초록▼
A modularly configurable paving operations system includes a modular framework of frame inserts, the width of the system extendible or reducible by the addition or removal of additional frame inserts. An end structure at either end of the modular framework has a front leg and a rear leg with a steer
A modularly configurable paving operations system includes a modular framework of frame inserts, the width of the system extendible or reducible by the addition or removal of additional frame inserts. An end structure at either end of the modular framework has a front leg and a rear leg with a steerable crawler connected to each leg. Individual frame inserts may include a rail system along which end structures, accessories, or components may laterally slide. A control system can rotate one or more steerable crawlers via a steering assembly to drive, steer, or reconfigure the system. The control system may also include a tining control system, a grade control system, a spray control system, sensors and sensor arrays, and a user interface. The system may accommodate one or more accessories through an undercarriage mounted to the modular framework, which may further include a hydraulic height adjuster.
대표청구항▼
1. A configurable paving operations system, comprising: a modular framework having a transverse width and including at least a first frame insert and a second frame insert, each frame insert having a first end including a connector and a second end including a connector, and at least one rail system
1. A configurable paving operations system, comprising: a modular framework having a transverse width and including at least a first frame insert and a second frame insert, each frame insert having a first end including a connector and a second end including a connector, and at least one rail system along its length, the second end of the first frame insert removably coupled to the first end of the second frame insert via connector, wherein the transverse width of the modular framework is configured to at least one of extend via the addition of at least one frame insert and retract via the removal of at least one frame insert;at least a first end structure and a second end structure, the first end structure coupled to the first end of the first frame insert and the second end structure at least one of coupled to the second end of the second frame insert and slidably coupled to the modular framework via the at least one rail system;each end structure having at least an attachment plate couplable to a frame insert via connector, at least a first adjustable leg and a second adjustable leg coupled to the end structure, and a plurality of steerable crawlers including at least a first steerable crawler rotatably coupled to the first adjustable leg and a second steerable crawler rotatably coupled to the second adjustable leg selected from a plurality of steerable crawlers;each end structure including a steering assembly operatively coupled to the plurality of steerable crawlers, configured to rotate at least one of the first steerable crawler and the second steerable crawler; anda control system. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein each frame insert of the plurality of frame inserts has a size selected from a plurality of sizes, the size defined by at least one of a length, a width, a height, and a structural thickness. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the control system includes at least one of a steering control system operably coupled to the at least one steering assembly, a propulsion control system, a trimming control system, a slope control system, a spray control system, a grade control system, a tining control system, a plurality of sensors, and a user interface. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein the at least one steering assembly includes at least one steering cylinder, each steering cylinder including at least one sensor communicatively coupled to the control system. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one steering cylinder is a hydraulic steering cylinder. 6. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one steering assembly includes at least one steering cylinder and at least one tie rod. 7. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one accessory removably coupled to the modular framework. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one accessory is at least one of a cure tank, an engine console, a walkway, an operating platform, a sensor operably coupled to the control system, an undercarriage, a texture rake, a texture broom, a texture drag, a spray bar assembly, a roller, an auger, a spreader, a trimmer, a form, a mold, a pan, a finisher, a saw, a bar inserter, a screed, a placer, a conveyor, and a plow. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the engine console is at least one of a gasoline engine and a diesel engine. 10. The system of claim 8, wherein the operating platform includes an operating console having a display unit and a user input device communicatively coupled to the control system. 11. The system of claim 8, wherein the undercarriage includes a hydraulic height adjuster operably coupled to the control system and configured to at least one of raise and lower the undercarriage through a vertical range; andat least one accessory removably coupled to the undercarriage. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein at least two accessories may be removably coupled to the undercarriage simultaneously. 13. The system of claim 11, wherein the control system further comprises: at least one sensor mounted to at least one of the undercarriage, hydraulic height adjuster, and the accessories; andat least one proximity sensor mounted to the at least one accessory. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one rail system includes at least one of a rail and a slot spanning the length of the frame insert, the rail system configured to slidably couple to at least one of a corresponding slot and a corresponding rail mounted on at least one of an end structure and an accessory. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the corresponding slot includes at least one of a bearing, a cushion, and a guide. 16. A configurable paving operations system, comprising: a modular framework having a transverse width and including at least a first frame insert and a second frame insert, each frame insert having a first end including a connector and a second end including a connector, and at least one rail system along its length, the second end of the first frame insert removably coupled to the first end of the second frame insert via connector;at least a first end structure and a second end structure, the first end structure coupled to the first end of the first frame insert and the second end structure at least one of coupled to the second end of the second frame insert and slidably coupled to the modular framework via the at least one rail system;each end structure having at least an attachment plate couplable to a frame insert via connector, at least a first adjustable leg and a second adjustable leg coupled to the end structure, and a plurality of steerable crawlers including at least a first steerable crawler rotatably coupled to the first adjustable leg and a second steerable crawler rotatably coupled to the second adjustable leg;each end structure including a steering assembly operatively coupled to the plurality of steerable crawlers, configured to rotate at least one of the first steerable crawler and the second steerable crawler;a control system including: (i) at least one accessory removably coupled to the modular framework selected from the group including at least one of the following: a cure tank, an engine console, a walkway, an operating platform, a sensor operably coupled to the control system, an undercarriage, a hydraulic height adjuster configured to at least one of raise and lower the undercarriage through a vertical range; a texture rake, a texture broom, a texture drag, a spray bar assembly, a roller, an auger, a spreader, a trimmer, a form, a mold, a pan, a finisher, a saw, a bar inserter, a screed, a placer, a conveyor, and a plow;(ii) at least one sensor mounted to at least one of the undercarriage, the hydraulic height adjuster, and the at least one accessory; and(iii) at least one proximity sensor mounted to the at least one accessory. 17. A method for extending the width of a paving operations system having a modular framework including at least a first frame insert and a second frame insert, at least one rail system spanning the modular framework, at least a first end structure mounted to the first frame insert and a second end structure, the first end structure and the second end structure both having an inner end, an outer end, and a front adjustable leg operably coupled to a front steerable crawler and a rear adjustable leg operably coupled to a rear steerable crawler, the paving operations system including at least one component operably coupled to a control system, comprising: securing the machine for extension;connecting a third frame insert to the second frame insert;disconnecting at least one of a service connection and a hydraulic hose coupling the at least one component to the control system;rotating at least the front steerable crawler and the rear steerable crawler of the second end structure to an orientation substantially parallel to the modular framework;directing the second end structure transversely along the rail system until the outer end of the second end structure is flush with the third frame insert;connecting at least one of a connection and a hydraulic hose coupling the at least one component to the control system;rotating the at least the front steerable crawler and the rear steerable crawler of the second end structure to an orientation substantially perpendicular to the modular framework; andsecuring the machine for operation. 18. A method for reducing the width of a paving operations system having a modular framework including at least a first, second, and third frame insert, at least one rail system spanning the modular framework, at least a first end structure mounted to the first frame insert and a second end structure, the first end structure and the second end structure both having an inner end, an outer end, a front adjustable leg operably coupled to a front steerable crawler and a rear adjustable leg operably coupled to a rear steerable crawler, the paving operations system including at least one component operably coupled to a control system, comprising: securing the machine for retraction;disconnecting at least one of a service connection and a hydraulic hose coupling the at least one component to the control system;rotating at least the front steerable crawler and the rear steerable crawler of the second end structure to an orientation substantially parallel to the modular framework;directing the second end structure transversely along the rail system until the outer end of the second end structure is flush with the second frame insert;disconnecting the third frame insert from the second frame insert;connecting at least one of a connection and a hydraulic hose coupling the at least one component to the control system;rotating at least one of the front steerable crawler and the rear steerable crawler of the second end structure to an orientation substantially perpendicular to the modular framework; andsecuring the machine for operation.
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