Patent ID: 8590408

Claim:
A vibration exciter for a ground compactor, comprising: an exciter shaft rotatable about an axis of rotation (D g ) and having at least one exciter weight disposed thereon, and at least one turnover weight having a mass body and being disposed so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation (D u ) relative to the exciter shaft, wherein the axis of rotation (D g ) of the exciter shaft and the axis of rotation (D u ) of the at least one turnover weight are laterally offset with respect to one another by an offset, and further wherein the offset is accomplished in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation (D g ) of the exciter shaft and the axis of rotation (D u ) of the at least one turnover weight relative to a line of neutral position in a direction pointing away from the side of the mass body on the turnover weight.