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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
J. Dewayne Allen, Paragould, AR (US);
Timmy D. Guinn, Paragould, AR (US);
Mike Woodside, Paragould, AR (US);
Michael Mckean, Arlington, TN (US);
Jack C. Wilson, Fairhope, AL (US);
J. Dewayne Allen, Paragould, AR (US);
Timmy D. Guinn, Paragould, AR (US);
Mike Woodside, Paragould, AR (US);
Michael McKean, Arlington, TN (US);
Jack C. Wilson, Fairhope, AL (US);
Allen Engineering Corporation, Paragould, AR (US);
Abstract
A high performance, multiple rotor, hydraulically driven riding trowel for finishing concrete includes a rigid trowel frame with two or more downwardly-projecting, bladed rotor assemblies that frictionally engage the concrete surface. The rotor assemblies are tilted with double acting hydraulic cylinders to effectuate steering and control. Double acting hydraulic cylinders also control blade pitch. Hydraulic pressure to the rotors is monitored and controlled by an unloader valve system that monitors drive pump pressure with a shuttle valve to derive an unloader pilot signal. A sequence valve responds to the unloader pilot signal to control a pressure valve that bypasses the normal foot control valve in an overpressure situation. The pressure control head signal normally applied to the hydraulic drive motor control heads is modified with a feedback signal to automatically control the associated pump swash plates.