Paving screed with fastening device for a heating element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9885158-B2
Application number	US-201715584259-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 2, 2017
Priority date	May 2, 2016
Publication date	Feb 6, 2018
Grant date	Feb 6, 2018

Abstract

A paving screed for a road paver that comprises a screed plate, a heating element and a fastening device for pressing the heating element onto the screed plate. The fastening device comprises an actuating member and an elastic element. The actuating member is configured to deflect through its operation the elastic element directly or indirectly by a predetermined amount, wherein the elastic element applies a predetermined force directly or indirectly onto the heating element and biases the heating element against the screed plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A paving screed for a road paver comprising:
a screed plate;
a heating element; and
a fastening device for pressing the heating element onto the screed plate, the fastening device comprising an actuating member and an elastic element, wherein the actuating member is configured to, by its operation, deflect the elastic element directly or indirectly by a predetermined amount so that the elastic element applies a predetermined force directly or indirectly on the heating element and biases the heating element against the screed plate.

2. The paving screed according to claim 1 wherein the actuating member comprises a thread and/or a cam.

3. The paving screed according to claim 1 wherein the elastic element comprises a spring, a spring plate, a helical spring, a disc spring, a bending spring, a torsion spring or a leaf spring.

4. The paving screed according to claim 1 wherein the fastening device further has an alignment aid that is configured to align the actuating member with an engagement location.

5. The paving screed according to claim 4 wherein the engagement location is provided on the elastic element.

6. The paving screed according to claim 1 wherein the amount by which the elastic element can be deflected by the actuating member is limited to the predetermined amount.

7. The paving screed according to claim 1 wherein a positioning aid is provided, which is configured to arrange and/or hold the heating element in a predetermined position.

8. The paving screed according to claim 1 wherein the fastening device comprises a clamping device configured to transfer the force applied by the elastic element to the heating element.

9. The paving screed according to claim 1 wherein the fastening device comprises a clamping device configured to transfer the force applied by the elastic element to the heating element and on which a positioning aid is provided, which is configured to arrange and/or to hold the heating element in a predetermined position.

10. The paving screed according to claim 8 further comprising a clamping device positioning aid, which is configured to arrange and/or to hold the clamping device in a predetermined position.

11. The paving screed according to claim 9 further comprising a clamping device positioning aid, which is configured to arrange and/or to hold the clamping device in a predetermined position.

12. The paving screed according to claim 1 further comprising a magnetic element, which is configured to mount the heating element on the screed plate by magnetic force or to arrange/hold the heating element in a predetermined position.

13. The paving screed according to claim 12 wherein the magnetic element has an electromagnet and/or a permanent magnet.

14. The paving screed according to claim 1 further comprising a hook-and-loop fastener, which is configured to mount the heating element on the screed plate or to arrange/hold the heating element in a predetermined position.

15. The paving screed according to claim 1 wherein the heating element is disposed between the screed plate and a clamping element, wherein the screed plate and the clamping element are connected to tension springs that are biased by arrangement of the heating element between the clamping element and the screed plate and consequently press the heating element against the screed plate.

16. A road paver comprising a tractor and a paving screed according to claim 1 .

17. A construction machine comprising an asphalt recycling vehicle and a paving screed according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Joseph Voegele Ag

Inventors

• Grimm Frank
• Eckart Thorsten

Classifications

• E01C23/14 Primary

  for heating or drying foundation, paving, or materials thereon, e.g. paint (E01C23/03 takes precedence; heating or drying devices incorporated in the paving E01C11/26; surface {soil} stabilisation by fusing, calcining or burning soil in situ E01C21/02; for street cleaning E01H1/08; melting snow or ice on surfacing E01H5/10) · CPC title

• E01C19/48 Primary

  for laying-down the materials and consolidating them, or finishing the surface {, e.g. slip forms therefor, forming kerbs or gutters in a continuous operation in situ (E01C19/002, E01C23/065 take precedence; devices for guiding or controlling the machines along a predetermined path E01C19/004)} · CPC title

• E01C2301/10

  Heated screeds · CPC title

• E01C19/4866

  with solely non-vibratory or non-percussive pressing or smoothing means for consolidating or finishing (E01C19/4886 takes precedence; combined with rollers E01C19/488) · CPC title

• E01C19/405 Primary

  with spreading-out, levelling or smoothing means other than the tamping or vibrating means for compacting or smoothing, e.g. with screws for spreading-out the previously dumped material, with non-vibratory lengthwise reciprocated smoothing beam (E01C19/407 takes precedence) · CPC title