CN1754412A

CN1754412A - Component adjusting system

Info

Publication number: CN1754412A
Application number: CNA2005101089742A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M·T·瑞安; N·沙尔马
Original assignee: Caterpillar Inc
Current assignee: Caterpillar Inc
Priority date: 2004-09-29
Filing date: 2005-09-29
Publication date: 2006-04-05
Also published as: US20060070758A1

Abstract

A system for mounting a blade assembly to a machine includes a mounting assembly having a first retainer assembly configured to assist in securing the blade assembly and a second retainer assembly configured to assist in securing the blade assembly. The first retainer assembly includes an adjusting assembly configured to reposition the first retainer assembly with respect to the blade assembly in at least two directions.

Description

Component adjusting system

Technical field

Relate generally to one Adjustment System of the present invention specifically, relates to an Adjustment System that is used for the Work machine parts.

Background technology

The motor land leveller is commonly used to carry out the work of dislocation, distribution and smooth material such as earth.In general, the motor land leveller comprises a tractor unit, and it is connected to a level land unit by a haulage rod assembly.The level land unit comprises that one has the scraper component of a grader blade, and the installation component that has fixture.Scraper component is positioned in the fixture, so that the grader screed support is on installation component.Wear-resistant band is arranged between fixture and the scraper component, so that grader blade is fixed in the assembly, simultaneously, allows scraper component to make sliding motion with respect to fixture.The tractor unit is the mobile scraper assembly on the ground, and like this, grader blade engages the material such as earth, thus dislocation, distribution or smooth earth.

In the process of using the motor land leveller, the material that grader blade tiltable and sidesway are implemented with operation.For such use, wear-resistant band is worn away, and therefore, fixedly fluffing of grader blade makes to produce undesirable motion between grader blade and the installation component.Loosening grader blade overslaugh is dislocation, distribution or planarizing material accurately.

In order to overcome such problem, pad is installed is filled the gap that the abrasion by wear-resistant band cause.Yet, use pad quite to take a lot of work, and increase the maintenance cost of motor land leveller thus.

U.S. Patent No. 5,076,370 (' 370 patents) have disclosed an installation component that is used for the motor land leveller, and it comprises a V-arrangement fixture that cooperates with wear-resistant band.The bonding part of scraper component engages wear-resistant band so that scraper component is fixed on the installation component.' 370 patents require to use pad to fill the gap that the abrasion by wear-resistant band cause.Because wear-resistant band abrasion or when changing wear-resistant band, the operator must add continuously or removes pad installation component.Add the complexity of device, each wear-resistant band must use fixture folder to be fixed on the fixture.

The invention provides one and be used for scraper component is fixed to method and apparatus on the installation component, some that it has avoided existing in the prior art or all shortcomings.

Summary of the invention

According to the embodiment of a demonstration that discloses, one is installed to installation component on the machine with scraper component can comprise that one is configured to help fixedly that first fixer assembly and of scraper component is configured to help fixedly second fixer assembly of scraper component.First fixer assembly can comprise that one adjusts assembly, and it is configured to reorientate first fixer assembly with respect to scraper component along both direction at least.

Embodiment according to the demonstration of another announcement provides a method to come adjustably scraper component to be fixed on the machine.This method comprises: the first of scraper component is fixed on one first fixedly in the inner chamber, the second portion of scraper component is fixed on one second fixedly in the inner chamber, and is adjusted at first fixing the fixing of first of the scraper component in the inner chamber along both direction at least.

One method that adjustably scraper component is fixed to machine can comprise that the first with scraper component is fixed on one first fixedly in the inner chamber.The second portion of scraper component is fixed on one second fixedly is fixed on first fixedly in the inner chamber in the inner chamber and with the first that at least one adjustment part is adjusted scraper component.Also have, discern the fixedly adjustment amount of first according to a visual detector that links to each other with adjustment part.

According to the embodiment that also has another announcement, an installation component that a scraper component is installed in a motor land leveller can comprise that one is configured to help fixedly first fixer assembly of scraper component.A plurality of wear-resistant bands are engaged with each other adjustably.Can comprise that also one is configured to help fixedly second fixer assembly of scraper component.

According to the embodiment of another announcement, an installation component that a scraper component is installed in a machine can comprise that one is configured to help fixedly first fixer assembly of scraper component.Can comprise that also one is configured to help fixedly second fixer assembly of scraper component.First fixer assembly comprises an adjusting device, is used for reorientating first fixer assembly along both direction at least with respect to scraper component.

Brief description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the illustrated end view that embodies the motor land leveller of an example embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the partial side view according to a moldboard installation component of the present invention and scraper component;

Fig. 3 a is the local side cross-sectional, view of a upper fixing element assembly of the installation component of Fig. 1 and 2;

Fig. 3 b is the local side cross-sectional, view of fixer assembly of the installation component of Fig. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 a is the stereogram of the first and second wear-resistant bands of the upper fixing element assembly of Fig. 3 a;

Fig. 4 b is the stereogram of wear-resistant band of the following fixer assembly of Fig. 3 b;

Fig. 5 is that the illustrated local back of the body of the installation component of Fig. 1 and 2 is looked or rearview.

Embodiment

Now will detailed embodiment with reference to the demonstration of the present invention that is illustrated in the drawings.As possible, identical label all is being used for representing same or similar part in the accompanying drawing.

With reference to accompanying drawing, a motor land leveller 10 shown in Fig. 1.Motor land leveller 10 can comprise an afterframe 14, a front baffle 16, and a scraper component 20.Back and

front baffle

14 and 16 can be by tire 18 supportings.The assembly 22 of one controllable rotation supports an installation component 24 that is installed in motor land leveller 10 in mode well known in the art.Installation component 24 supports scraper component 20 in the mode that will be described in more detail below.One operator's driver's cabin 26 includes operation motor land leveller 10 necessary many controllers, and this driver's cabin can be installed on the front baffle 16.One engine 28 can be installed on the afterframe 14.

Scraper component 20 and installation component 24 are shown among Fig. 2.Scraper component 20 can comprise an installation frame 60 and be positioned at upper and

lower protuberance

65,67 on the dorsal part 63 of installation frame 60.Scraper component 20 also can comprise the upper and lower

scraper plate rail

62,64 that is attached on the relevant protuberance 65,67.In addition, scraper component 20 can comprise that one is attached in scraper plate or moldboard 59 on the front side 61 of installation frame 60 with any traditional approach.

In an illustrated embodiment, the shape of protuberance 65 makes two

sides

90,92 extend to support one the 3rd limit 94, this side edge vertical orientation almost away from installation frame 60.One four side 96 is directly connected on the dorsal part 63 of installation frame 60.Protuberance 67 is constructed similarly and is located as protuberance 65.

Protuberance

65,67 can comprise any other shape, so that

scraper plate rail

62,64 is attached to scraper component 20.

In this example embodiment,

scraper plate rail

62,64 rectangular shapeds are vertical orientation basically.In this structure,

scraper plate rail

62,64 is to be attached to the almost vertical side 94 of its corresponding protuberance such as welding or the such any traditional approach of machanical fastener.Scraper

plate rail

62,64 can be other shape, and for example, ellipse or diamond are as long as they can be attached to

protuberance

65,67 securely.In addition,

scraper plate rail

62,64 can form with

protuberance

65,67.

Installation component 24 among Fig. 2 can comprise a upper fixing element assembly 34 and fixer assembly 36 once.With reference to Fig. 3 A, upper fixing element assembly 34 can comprise a U-shaped inner chamber 38 roughly, and it holds outer wear-resistant being with and wear-resistantly in 40 and one is with 42, and they form on one fixedly inner chamber 43 together.Outer and inner wear-resistant shape with 40,42 is described in detail in conjunction with Fig. 4 A below.The example embodiment of the upper fixing element assembly 34 among Fig. 3 A also can comprise a distance piece 41.In this embodiment, distance piece 41 is L-shaped with corresponding to interior wear-resistant with 42 shape.The length of distance piece 41 usually can be corresponding to interior wear-resistant with 42 length.

With reference to Fig. 3 B, following fixer assembly 36 can comprise the inner chamber 52 of U-shaped roughly.This U-shaped inner chamber 52 can hold one and wear-resistantly be with 54, and this is with 54 to form fixedly inner chamber 45.

Should be understood that the U-shaped

inner chamber

38,52 of upper and

lower fixer assembly

34,36 can be any other shape, for example, arc, square etc.In addition, distance piece 41 can be the Any shape corresponding to the shape that is contained in the wear-resistant band in the inner chamber.Distance piece 41 can form a plurality of separated components, or can all omit.

With reference to Fig. 4 A, wear-resistantly can comprise a long part 69 and a short part 71 outward with 40.Long part 69 can be connected to short part 71, intersects 90 degree (θ) approx.In wear-resistantly can comprise a long part 68 and a short part 70 with 42.With regard to outer wear-resistant being with regard to 40, wear-resistant part 70 with 42 weak point intersected one 90 degree approx in interior wear-resistant part 68 with 42 length can be connected to.Outer and inner wear-resistantly be accommodated in the inner chamber 38 of U-shaped, so that they are engaged with each other with 40,42.Embodiment according to this demonstration, the width that this joint should make

short part

71,70 traverse U-shaped inner chamber 38 basically is positioned at same plane, and wear-resistant

long part

69,68 with 40,42 is traversed in being positioned at U-shaped inner chamber 38 each other, so that they are parallel to each other basically, and be parallel to the substantially

parallel side

37,39 of the U-shaped inner chamber 38 of upper fixing element assembly 34.Wear-resistant with 40,42 the fixedly inner chamber 43 of going up that forms U-shaped roughly in the upper fixing element assembly 34 that is bonded on.

Shown in Fig. 4 B, wear-resistant can be to form down the fixedly U-shaped of inner chamber 45 with 54.Wear-resistant with 40,42 and 54 length generally corresponding to the length of its

corresponding fixer assembly

34,36.

Should be understood that, outer and innerly wear-resistantly be with 40,42 can be used for down fixer assembly 36, and the interior rubstrip 54 of fixer assembly 36 can be used for upper fixing element assembly 34 down.Perhaps, the present invention can be practiced in two upper and

lower fixer assemblies

34,36, comprises wear-resistantly being with 40,42.

Fig. 5 illustrates the rearview of installation component 24, and it comprises upper fixing element assembly 34 and following fixer assembly 36.Upper fixing element assembly 34 comprises the hold-

down screw

44,46 of two horizontal adjusting and the hold-

down screw

48,50 of two vertical adjustment.Hold-

down screw

44,46,48,50 contacts (seeing Fig. 3 A) with the wear-resistant distance piece 41 with 40,42 of adjacency.

Should be understood that if omit distance piece 41, then hold-down

screw

44,46,48,50 can be with 40,42 to contact with wear-resistant.Two

end caps

74,76 that the upper fixing element assembly 34 of Fig. 5 also comprises and corresponding cap bolt 78,80.Similarly, following fixer assembly 36 comprises two

end caps

82,84 and

corresponding cap bolt

86,88.

Installation component 24 also can comprise the

fixer assembly

72,73 of an additional group, has the structure identical with upper and

lower fixer assembly

34,36.

With reference to Fig. 5, each hold-down

screw

44,46,48,50 can be marked with a line or many lines 51, or other visual Warning Mark is to help to determine in the relevant wear-resistant wear extent that has taken place on 40,42.Line 51 can be used for discerning the initial clamped position of hold-down screw with respect to other parts of upper fixing element assembly 34, or with respect to some other fixed part of installation component 24.If use many lines 51, then line can be indicated the initial clamped position of hold-down screw, and other all line can corresponding to occur in wear-resistant with on wear extent.For example, a line can be included in the hold-down screw, must change to indicate a wear-resistant band.

Although show horizontal adjusting hold-

down screw

44,46 on the rear side of the installation component 24 of Fig. 5, these hold-down screws also can be positioned on the front side of installation component 24.In addition, the present invention can put into practice on the hold-down screw of vertical adjustment with on the hold-down screw of a horizontal adjusting, or puts into practice on the hold-down screw of plural level and vertical adjustment in the mode of any combination and structure.In addition, hold-

down screw

44,46,48,50 can substitute with the guiding mechanism of any other type, for example, adjustable bolt, it allows controllably to adjust distance piece 41 and/or wear-resistantly is with 40,42.

Each above-mentioned parts can be made with any rigid material such as steel or cast iron.Wear-resistant can be with 40,42 and 54 by making than the low material of material stiffness that is used to make

remaining assembly

34,36 and

scraper plate rail

62,64.

As mentioned above,

scraper plate rail

62,64 and wear-resistantly be with 40,42, distance piece 41 and upper and lower fixedly

inner chamber

43,45 interact.The shape of these parts can have nothing in common with each other, as long as they mate together in above-mentioned mode.

Industrial applicability

Motor land leveller 10 is main as flatters, and the plane on the face of land 12 is fashioned into a smooth layout.Engine 28 is used for driving or providing power to motor land leveller 10, and uses various controllers to control in its driver's cabin 26 by the operator.

With reference to Fig. 1, in check rotating assembly 22 rotates around axis A.Installation component 24 centers on axis 30 with respect in check rotating assembly 22 pivots (Fig. 2).Scraper component 20 also with respect to installation component 24 adjustably a side slide to side ground.Not as other machine (such as a bulldozer), move a large amount of earth along the direction that moves, according to the operator's of motor land leveller requirement, the combination of above-mentioned these motions makes scraper component 20 dislocations, distribution and planarizing material, normally from a side to opposite side.

In the operating process of motor land leveller 10, upper and

lower fixer assembly

34 and 36 is fixed to the in check rotating assembly 22 of motor land leveller 10 with scraper component 20.As mentioned above, the upper scraping plate rail 62 of scraper component 20 can be fixed on wear-resistant with 40, the 42 fixedly inner chambers that form 43 interior (Fig. 2) by in the upper fixing element assembly 34.The lower scraping plate rail 64 of scraper component 20 can be fixed on by descending the wear-resistant with in 54 inner chambers that form 45 of fixer assembly 36.

Rotate the hold-

down screw

44,46,48,50 of adjustment vertical and/or level and can adjust distance piece 41 along both direction, this reorientates one or two with respect to

scraper plate rail

62,64 and wear-resistantly is with 40,42.In and outer wear-resistantly allow wear-resistant band to move more with the engagement relationship between 40,42 to draw close together along both direction, and when the hold-

down screw

44,46 of horizontal adjusting rotates, adjacency and abutting against each other not.This can compensate wear-resistant with 40,42 interior any abrasion, and guarantees that scraper component 20 is fixing rigidly by installation component 24.Distance piece 41 helps along the power of the length allocation hold-down

screw

44,46,48,50 of distance piece 41.Utilize and adjust

screw

44,46,48,50, do not need to adjust the coupling of scraper component 20 and installation component 24 with pad.Therefore, installation component 24 rigidly and adjustably scraper component 20 is fixed to the in check rotating assembly 22 of motor land leveller 10.Each

end cap

74,76,82,84 and

corresponding end bolt

76,78,86,88 stop wear-resistant band flatly to move with the scraper plate rail.

Except hold-

down screw

44,46,48,50 is adjusted the function of position of wear-resistant band, hold-

down screw

44,46,48 and 50 also can be used to discern occur in wear-resistant with the wear extent on 40,42.As already pointed out, hold-down screw can comprise the visual detector such as line 51, so that indicate the initial clamped position of rubstrip.Measure distance that hold-down

screw

44,46,48,50 in use moves past from this initial clamped position and can indicate wear-resistantly, and can from the motion of line 51, be determined with the wear extent on 40,42.Each is wear-resistant to have relevant predetermined a Gong wear extent with 40,42, and should wearing and tearing mobile directly relevant with hold-down

screw

44,46,48,50.In one embodiment, in case the distance that records hold-down

screw

44,46,48,50 by the motion of line 51 has moved past a suitable preset distance (that is, 7.5-8mm (0.29-0.31 inch)), then wear-resistantly be with 40,42 should be changed.

Should be understood that, allow first and second wear-resistant these parts of fixer assembly, can be referred to as one of fixer assembly and adjust assembly or adjusting device with 40,42 above-mentioned first fixer assemblies 34 of reorientating with respect to scraper component.

Those skilled in the art consider this specification and put into practice present invention disclosed herein and will be appreciated that other various embodiment of the present invention.It only is demonstration that specification and all examples should be counted as, and real scope and spirit of the present invention are indicated by appended claims and its equivalent.

Claims

1. one scraper component is installed to installation component on the machine, comprises:

One is configured to help fixedly first fixer assembly of scraper component; And

One is configured to help fixedly second fixer assembly of scraper component,

First fixer assembly comprises that one adjusts assembly, is configured to reorientate first fixer assembly with respect to scraper component along both direction at least.

2. installation component as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, adjusts assembly and comprises at least two adjustment parts.

3. installation component as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, first fixer assembly comprises one first wear-resistant band and one second wear-resistant band, and they form a fixing inner chamber together, is configured to reorientate in the first and second wear-resistant bands at least one and adjust assembly.

4. installation component as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that the first and second wear-resistant bands respectively comprise a first and a second portion of connection, to form roughly a right angle, first is longer than second portion, and the first and second wear-resistant bands are arranged to be engaged with each other.

5. installation component as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, second fixer assembly holds the 3rd a wear-resistant band that forms one second fixing inner chamber.

6. installation component as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that scraper component comprises a rear portion, have one and be configured as and be received in the first fixing first scraper plate rail in the inner chamber, and one is configured as and is received in the second fixing second interior scraper plate rail of inner chamber.

7. a method that adjustably scraper component is fixed to machine comprises:

The first of scraper component is fixed on one first fixedly in the inner chamber;

The second portion of scraper component is fixed on one second fixedly in the inner chamber; And

Be adjusted at first fixing the fixing of first of the scraper component in the inner chamber along both direction at least.

8. method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, the first of scraper component comprises one first scraper plate rail, and the second portion of scraper component comprises one second scraper plate rail.

9. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, first fixedly inner chamber comprise one first wear-resistant band, one second wear-resistant band, and adjust at least one the position of adjusting in the first and second wear-resistant bands fixedly comprising of first.

10. method as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that the first and second wear-resistant bands respectively comprise a first and a second portion of connection, to form roughly a right angle, first is longer than second portion, and the first and second wear-resistant bands are arranged to be engaged with each other.