Scraper for roller cylinders

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for static or vibratory rolling machines for compacting materials, primarily gravel, earth and asphalt, consisting of spring-loaded (10) scrapers (6) which are designed to clean the surfaces of a roller cylinder of gravel, earth or asphalt adhering to the surfaces as the material is compacted, and which can easily be lifted clear of the surfaces when cleaning of the latter is not required.

Description: The present invention relates to a device for static or vibratory rolling machines for compacting materials, primarily gravel, earth and asphalt, and consists of spring-loaded scrapers which are designed to clean the roller cylinder surfaces of gravel, earth or asphalt adhering to the surfaces as the material is compacted, and which can easily be lifted clear of the surfaces when cleaning of the latter is not required. Earlier scraper devices used for this purpose are usually mounted permanently on the roller cylinder frame and must be adjusted with tools to ensure sufficient contact with the cylinder as the scrapers wear. Spring-loaded scrapers, such as the coil spring-loaded scraper described in Swedish Patent 337387, already exist. However, this type is bulky and cannot be lifted clear of the roller cylinder surface when cleaning the scraper or when the scraper is not required to clean the surface. The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the limitations of already known scraper devices by means of a dual-position scraper device as described in the patent claims, one position being a working position, in which the scraper is held in contact with the surface of the roller cylinder, and the other being an idle position, in which the scraper can be lifted manually completely clear of the cylinder surface. This is achieved by permitting the scraper device to pivot on pins attached to a mounting bracket bolted to the rolling cylinder frame and by providing a pair of operating spring (helical springs) at each end of the scraper in such manner that the springs, when in the working mode, press the scraper against the cylinder surface and, when in the idle mode, hold the scraper clear of the cylinder surface against a mechanical stop. This is achieved by providing spring attachment studs on the scraper and scraper mounting bracket in such manner that the springs snap through the midposition when the scraper is adjusted from one position to another. The invention is described in further detail below with the aid of the appended figures, of which Fig. 1 is a schematic side elevation of a rolling machine showing the location of the scrapers, Fig. 2 is a schematic front elevation of the same machine, Fig. 3 is a detailed side view of the scraper and mounting arrangement in the working position, and Fig. 4 shows the same details from the front. Fig. 5 is a detailed view of the scraper in the idle position. Fig. 1 shows a rolling machine 1 with the roller cylinders 2a and 2b supported respectively in the roller cylinder frames 3. The scraper devices 4 are mounted in the roller cylinder frames 3 at opposite sides of the rollers cylinders 2a and 2b respectively. Fig. 2 shows the front scraper device 4 supported in a pivoted mounting on the roller cylinder frame 3 by means of the helical spring devices 5. In Fig. 3, the scraper 6, which may preferably be made of vulcolane™, is shown bolted to the pivot arm 7, which is supported on the pivot pin 8 and provided with a first attachment stud 9 for one leg of the helical spring 10. The pivot pin 8 is attached to the bracket 11 which, in turn, is attached to the roller cylinder frame 3 by means of a bolt 12. The bracket 11 is provided with elongated holes for the bolt 12 to permit the scraper device to be adjusted relative to the roller cylinder 2a as required as the scraper 6 becomes worn. The other leg of the helical spring is attached to the second attachment stud 13 on the bracket 11. In the position illustrated, the spring 10 presses the scraper 6 against the roller cylinder 2a since the first attachment stud 9 is located below an imaginary line connecting the pivot pin 8 and the second attachment stud 13. When the scraper 6 is manually lifted clear of the roller cylinder 2a, so that the first attachment stud 9 passes through the imaginary line joining the pivot pin 8 and the second attachment stud 13, the spring presses the scraper into the idle position shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 4 is a front view of the helical spring assembly 5. Fig. 5 is a view of the spring assembly 5 with the scraper 6 in the idle position. Since the first attachment stud 9 is now positioned above the imaginary line connecting the pivot pin 8 and the second attachment stud 13, the spring 10 holds the scraper in the idle position, in which the knee of the pivot arm 7 is stopped by contact with point 14 on the bracket 11. The invention is not confined to the embodiment shown, but also includes scraper devices on rolling machines of other types, such as combi rollers and rubber-tyred rollers, in which the actual scraper is provided with a profiled scraping edge to suit the object to be cleaned.

Claims: Device for static or vibratory rolling machines for compacting materials, primarily gravel, earth and asphalt, the device comprising spring-loaded scrapers (6), each attached to a pivot arm (7) mounted on a pivot pin (8) boltable to a in the roller cylinder frame (3) fixeable bracket (11), affected by helical springs (10) each having two opposite legs arranged in such manner that their opposite legs acts on a first support on the pivot arm (7) and a second support on the bracket (11), designed to clean the roller cylinder surfaces (2a, 2b) of gravel, earth or asphalt adhering to the surfaces as the material is compacted, characterised in that each spring-loaded scraper (6) can be adjusted manually to two different positions, a working position in which the scraper is affected by the helical springs (10) to be pressed to and being in contact with the roller cylinder surface (2a, 2b) and an idle position in which the scraper is affected by the helical springs to be pressed and being held securely distant from the roller cylinder surface which is achieved by the arrangement whereby the device's first attachment stud (9) constituting the first support of the helical springs (10), when the scraper (6) is manually adjusted from one position to the other, passes through an imaginary line connecting the pivot pin (8) and the device's second attachment stud (13) constituting the second support of the helical springs, both of which are mounted on the bracket (11), causing the direction of the force exerted by the helical springs (10) on the pivot arm (7) to be reversed. Device as per patent claim 1, characterised in that the bracket (11) is provided with elongated holes for a bolt (12), to permit the position of the bracket relative to the roller cylinder frame (3) to be adjusted to compensate for wear on the scraper (6).

Inventors: JOHANSSON LENNART, JOHANSSON, LENNART
Applicants: METSO DYNAPAC AB
Application year: 1998
Main classification: E01C19
IPC codes: E01C19