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(11) | EP 0 283 286 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Apparatus for removing a surface layer from the ground |
(57) Apparatus is described for removing a hard surface layer from the ground, for example
from the road comprising a vehicle (20) having support means (24) mounted on a frame
(22) of the vehicle (20), a rotary cutting device (32) carried by the support means
(24) and moving means, conveniently provided by hydraulic rams, for urging a cutter
(38) of the cutting device (32) into and out of operative engagement with a surface
(18) to be removed on which the vehicle (20) is standing, means is also provided for
moving the cutting device (32) in engagement with the surface (18) relative to frame
(22) of the vehicle (20) along the surface (18) to remove the surface layer. Apparatus
may be use in road planing or in digging a trench in which latter case a digging device
is also mounted on the frame (22) of the vehicle (20) to dig out the remainder of
the material from the trench. |