Patent ID: 9663162
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B62D,E01C

Claim:
1. An apparatus for automatically changing the configuration of a paving machine configured to operate in a paving direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the machine, the paving machine having a first end, a second end, and a framework laterally connecting the first end and the second end, the framework having a forward surface, an aft surface, and at least one power source fixed thereto, the apparatus comprising: at least one end frame couplable to either the first end or the second end, the at least one end frame having a forward end, an aft end, and an outer surface parallel to the longitudinal axis; at least one pivot arm rotatably coupled to the at least one end frame by at least one pivot pin, the at least one pivot arm including at least a forward pivot arm rotatably coupled to the forward end by a forward pivot pin and an aft pivot arm rotatably coupled to the aft end by an aft pivot pin; and at least one linear actuator operably coupled to the at least one power source and having at least a barrel end and a rod end, the at least one linear actuator configured to articulate the at least one pivot arm, the at least one linear actuator including at least