Abstract:
A damper system for a power cell includes a single-piece top damper element disposed on the power cell, a pair of middle damper elements disposed about a mid-portion of the power cell, and a single-piece bottom damper element that is formed from a material having Shore hardness in the range of about 90 A to 95 A. The middle damper elements are mutually identical in construction, and include interlocking features that are configured to allow a releasable engagement therebetween. The bottom damper element defines a central opening therein, and includes a base plate disposed about the central opening. The bottom damper element further includes appendages extending axially from a top side of the base plate, and a lateral projection extending radially inward from each of the appendages. The lateral projection is configured to abut a top side of a keel member defined at a bottom portion of the power cell.
Abstract:
Impact rippers are useful for transmitting high impact blows to a hard material for fracturing the material. When a linear reciprocating ram is used a mounting arrangement which maintains the ram in a neutral position, when no force is applied to the tip, must be used to divert impact force into a pivoting shank assembly. The subject impact ripper apparatus includes a shank assembly with an impact surface and a cavity for mounting a linear ram having an impact surface. Means positions the linear ram within the cavity so that the impact surface does not extend outwardly beyond a rear impact surface of the shank assembly when no force (F) is applied to the tip. This arrangement provides for diverting impact force into the shank assembly when no force is applied to the tip.
Abstract:
A tractor-drawn earth ripper is disclosed as including a combustion apparatus mounted on the tractor for providing repetitive explosions to aid the ripper in earth fracturing. A discharge conduit is provided for conducting gas under pressure to the lower end of a ripper shank to provide such explosions about the ripper tooth, and apparatus is disclosed for mounting the lower end of the discharge conduit on the lower end of the ripper shank.
Abstract:
A variable damping system for a power cell of a hydraulic hammer is disclosed. The hydraulic hammer has a housing and a mounting bracket disposed on a top side of the housing. The variable damping system includes an expandable bladder that is positioned between the power cell and an underside of the mounting bracket. The expandable bladder is configured to receive a supply of pressurized fluid and maintain a pre-determined volume of pressurized fluid therein.
Abstract:
This control method comprises the steps consisting in providing a control device (16) arranged for adjusting the impact energy of the striking piston (4) of a percussion apparatus (2), providing a controller (17) arranged for applying a control instruction to the control device (16), switching on the percussion apparatus (2), measuring at least one seismic datum in the vicinity of a structure to be protected (13), and transmitting the at least one seismic datum measured at the controller (17), comparing the at least one seismic datum received by the controller (17) with a predetermined threshold value, correcting the control instruction of the control device (16) according to the at least one received seismic datum, and applying, by means of the controller (17), said corrected control instruction to the control device (16).
Abstract:
A breaking apparatus (1) with a housing (3), striker pin (4), moveable mass (2) and shock absorber. The striker pin (4) has a driven end and an impact end and a longitudinal axis extending between the two ends. The striker pin (4) is locatable in the housing (3) such that the impact end protrudes from the housing (3). The moveable mass (2) impacts on the driven end of the striker pin (4) and the shock-absorber is coupled to the striker pin (4) by a retainer (8) interposed between a first (7b) and second (7a) shock-absorbing assemblies located internally within the housing (3) along, or parallel to, the striker pin longitudinal axis. The first shock-absorbing assembly (7b) is positioned between the retainer (4) and movable mass (2) and is formed from a plurality of un-bonded layers including at least two elastic layers (12) interleaved by an inelastic layer (13).
Abstract:
Impact rippers are useful, for example, in fracturing rock and other hard material which is to be excavated. Known systems using structures which mount the impact hammer and the linear ram within a single housing transmit vibrations into the mounting frame and are difficult to service and expensive to maintain. The subject linear impact ripper apparatus has an impact hammer having one end resiliently mounted to a mounting frame and another end slidably mounted on one of the linear ram and the tool holder. Thus, the disclosed linear impact ripper apparatus reduces vibrations transmitted to the mounting frame and has separate elements for ease of service and reduced maintenance cost and maintains the alignment between the separate parts of the structure. The arrangement allows the connection between the impact hammer and one of the linear ram and the tool holder to be sealed from atmosphere.
Abstract:
A ripper employs a repetitive exploding device whereby a gaseous fuel mixture is introduced into fissures created in material being ripped, and is ignited to provide repetitive explosions which create high energy release for rock breaking and fracturing.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a hydraulic attachment comprising a hydraulic circuit, the attachment being a construction or demolition tool, in particular a hydraulic breaker, demolition shears, scrap shears, a pulveriser, a gripper, a crusher bucket or a compactor, which can be mechanically connected to a support device and hydraulically connected to the hydraulic system of the support device. In order to enable the hydraulic circuit to be opened quickly and safely within an attachment and, in particular, to make it possible to display the presence of a particular pressure level within a hydraulic attachment and to determine whether a dangerous residual pressure is present in the system, a hydraulic attachment is proposed that has a residual pressure display (40) which is connected to the hydraulic circuit of the attachment in a detachable or non-detachable manner.
Abstract:
Hydraulic hammer ripper for mechanical diggers of the type used to break and pry up hard features in the ground, such as stone, concrete, asphalt or such like and which comprises a tooth (1) attached to the headstock (5) on the mechanical digger by means of an array of attachment items (6) and which consists of, at least, a tooth (1), with its drive devices (2, 3) solidly attached to a power accumulator (4) whereby the assembly formed by the tooth (1), drive devices (2, 3) and power accumulator (4) is solidly attached to said tooth (1) and mounted on the longitudinal axis (7) of the tooth (1) whereby it is by means of said axis (7) that the striking of the ground is effected by means of the tooth (1) positions of withdrawn (A) and deployed (B).