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Mobile vacuum excavation attachment for vehicle

a technology for excavating and vehicles, applied in the field of mobile vacuum boring, mud recovery, cleaning and excavation methods, can solve the problems of consuming a lot of floor space, and achieve the effect of sufficient structural strength

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-04-22
BUCKNER LYNN A
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[0022]A vacuum container may be mounted at a sufficient incline angle to allow debris to be emptied out by gravity and to provide space beneath the debris tank to locate a water storage container and may have a vacuum conduit to transport liquid or solids into the vacuum container. A dispensing device may be added to dispense a liquid or a solid from the vacuum container without eliminating the vacuum environment within the vacuum container, and a vacuum container may have the ability to fill, store and dispense its contents simultaneously. The vacuum container may further comprise a means to separate a liquid from solids. A vacuum conduit boom may be used to transport debris into the vacuum container and may have the added feature of being an articulated powered vacuum con...

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The vacuum tank, water tank, and other support equipment are each mounted separately on a trailer or truck bed, thus consuming a lot of floor space.

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[0037]FIG. 1 shows the invention, being one example of various possible arrangements of apparatus within a vacuum container 12 for the purpose of accomplishing a method of separating solids 6 or liquids 2 by predetermined category and then dispensing said solids 6 or liquids 2 using a dispensing means 1 without eliminating the vacuum environment within the vacuum container 12. In FIG. 1, the apparatus of the present invention include a vacuum container 12, a vacuum producing means 11, a conduit 13 to allow air to move from vacuum container 12 to vacuum producing means 11, a second conduit 14 dispenses air from the vacuum producing means 11. Vacuum container 12 has an access door 18 having a hinge 20 and a latching means 19. Solids 6 or liquids 2 are vacuumed into vacuum container 12 by means of a vacuum conduit 17. In FIG. 1, the ground 35 is earthen dirt. Liquid 2, which has been stored in container 8, is pumped by pump 7 through pump discharge conduit 5 to a spray nozzle 26. The p...

second embodiment

[0038]In the invention shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the screen 21 is formed in the shape of a cylinder. The solids 6 and liquids 2 which are vacuumed through conduit 17, are deposited into vacuum container 12 around the vibrated screen well 21. The solids 6 which cannot pass through the screen well 21, remain in the vacuum container 12 to be dumped out through access door 18 when it is opened and cylinder 29 is extended. Liquid 2 passes through screen 21 thus dewatering the solids 6 which remain in vacuum container 12. Liquid 2, which passes through screen 21, is dispensed from vacuum container 12 by means of liquid dispenser 1, which in this example is a pump. The liquid 2 passes through conduit 16 and into hydro cyclone 25 where the solids 6 and liquid 2 separation is further refined. The solids 6 are discharged through solids discharge conduit 4 into vacuum container 12 and liquids are discharged through conduit 3 which discharges into a liquid 2 storage container 8 thus providing a m...

third embodiment

[0040]In the invention shown in FIG. 4, the solids 6 are passed through a solids grinder 27 in order to reduce the solids 6 size to a predetermined size before being dispensed by a solids dispenser 10 which in this example is a progressive cavity screw. The dispensed solids are collected in solids receiver container 9 to be hauled off. The liquid 2 is shown being dispensed by liquid dispenser means 1, which in this example is a diaphragm pump. The recycled liquid 2 is pumped through hose reel 37 by transfer pump 7 to a water jetter 39 spraying a water jet 40, thus cleaning drain pipe 38 with recycled water as it moves.

[0041]The recycled liquid 2 along with solids 6 washed from drain pipe 38 are vacuumed up by the vacuum conduit 17 which is shown as an articulated powered vacuum conduit boom 36. The articulated powered boom 36 also has means to place the jetter 39 into location down a manhole 59 and into a lateral drainage conduit 38 and dispense the jetter conduit 58. In this exampl...

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Abstract

A mobile, platform mounted excavator which may include a vacuum container and a device which will create a vacuum condition within the vacuum container. A water container, water pump, hoses and spray nozzles may be mounted on the platform and may be used for cleaning, jettering out conduits, and loosening earthen material. An articulated boom may be pivotably mounted on the platform and the articulated boom may have the added feature of having a means for coupling and supporting in stabilizing in place, auxiliary tools which are useful for accessing, servicing or repairing in ground utilities. The mobile platform mounted systems may have sensors to measure the physical quantities of the service or repair operation. A data logger, a PLC, an RFID, a camera, a GPS, a utility mapping program and wireless communication may be used for documenting, displaying and storing data related to a utility servicing operation. The above described mobile platform system may be mounted to a variety of vehicles.

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[0001]This application is a CIP of U.S. Non Provisional application Ser. No. 11 / 208,565 filed 22 Aug. 2005 and claims the benefit of U.S. Non Provisional Application Ser. No. 10 / 217,055 filed 12 Aug. 2002 to include it's 24 Sep. 2002 & 12 Mar. 2003 amendment and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 363,058 filed on 11 Mar. 2002 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 384,719 filed on 3 Jun. 2002. Non Provisional Application Ser. No. 10 / 217,055 is a parent cases of U.S. Non Provisional application Ser. No. 11 / 208,565 filed 22 Aug. 2005.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a mobile vacuum boring, mud recovery, cleaning and excavation method comprising a platform and having mounted on said platform, a vacuum container and a device which will create a vacuum condition within the vacuum container and the platform mounted vacuum container may be mountable to a skid steer, zero turn radius vehicle, hydraulically driven vehicle and ...

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IPC IPC(8): E02F5/00
CPCE02F3/8825E02F3/907E02F3/925E02F7/06E02F3/964E02F5/282E02F3/9262
Inventor BUCKNER, LYNN A.
Owner BUCKNER LYNN A
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