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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2011
Jens Wagner, Boppard, DE;
Jens Wagner, Boppard, DE;
BOMAG GmbH, Boppard, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for the articulated connection of two vehicle frames, a front and a rear frame, of a construction machine, especially a vibration roller. The apparatus comprises a pivot joint with a vertical pivot axis and a crab-steering joint with a vertical rotational axis, a connection support which connects the pivot joint and the crab-steering joint with one another, and a connecting rod which is linked on one side to the vehicle frame and on the other side to the connection support. The apparatus further comprises a steering drive for relative pivoting of the front and rear frame about the pivot axis, and a crab-steering drive for setting a lateral offset between the front and the rear frame.