Apparatus and method for improving the control of a concrete screeding machine

a technology of concrete screeding machine and control apparatus, which is applied in the direction of propulsion unit arrangement, roads, constructions, etc., can solve the problems of increasing the difficulty of maneuvering forklift machines along the aisles, and the flatness or levelness errors of concrete floors become a limiting factor in the practical design, and the cost is an important factor
US20100196096A1Inactive Publication Date: 2010-08-05SOMERO ENTERPRISES INC
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
SOMERO ENTERPRISES INC
Publication Date
2010-08-05
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A screeding machine including at least one of (a) a boom speed cruise control for automatically controlling the travel speed of the screed head assembly, (b) an auto-stabilizer control that automatically adjusts the stabilizer actuators of the screeding machine to a preselected degree of extension, (c) a control for automatically controlling the lowering of the screed head assembly toward and to the concrete surface and automatically activating the auger and vibrator at a beginning of each screeding pass and automatically deactivating the auger and vibrator in response to the screed head assembly being raised away from the concrete surface at the end of a screed pass, and (d) an auto-screed mode that allows the operator to select maximum values for at least one of a boom extension speed, a boom retraction speed, a boom rotation speed and a screed head rotation speed.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional applications, Ser. No. 61 / 157,401, filed Mar. 4, 2009, and Ser. No. 61 / 149,092, filed Feb. 2, 2009, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for improving the control and productivity of a concrete screeding machine during the leveling and smoothing of freshly poured concrete that has been placed over a surface.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] There is a continuous and growing need within industry for flat and level close-tolerance concrete floors used in a variety of structures such as office buildings, shopping centers, warehouses, and production and / or manufacturing facilities. Most modern production and manufacturing plants include high-precision machinery and equipment which must be set level on a flat surface. A main benefit from achieving close-tol...

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