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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2010
Michael Steffen, Munich, DE;
Michael Steffen, Munich, DE;
Wacker Neuson Produktion GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A tamper as a soil-compacting device having a combustion engine, a soil contact element, and a motion conversion device for converting a rotary movement of the combustion engine into an oscillating linear movement of the soil contact element. Furthermore, a clutch device for connecting and interrupting the force flow between the combustion engine and the motion conversion device is provided. In addition to the combustion engine, an electric motor with a rotor and a stator is provided, wherein the operator can switch between the combustion engine and the electric motor. The rotor can be arranged directly on a clutch bell of the clutch device.