MINE SWEEPER Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: means of engineer assistance, applicable for reconnaissance of mine fields and clearing of lanes in them. SUBSTANCE: in the mine sweeper a striker-type actuator in the form of flexible members hinge-joined to the drive shaft and a sweeper actuator position adjusting mechanism placed on suspension brackets at least two disks are secured on the drive shaft according to the invention, one or two disks are installed for longitudinal movement on the shaft; flexible striking members are hinge-joined to the disks with their opposite ends, they may be made in the form of cables or chains located along the drive shaft. Provision is made for varying the power and geometric parameters of the roller sweeper due to variation of the length and flexibility of the connecting cables, mass of the loads arranged on the cables, geometric parameters of the points of attachment of the cable ends to the rotating disks, number of disks arranged on the drive shaft and methods of their connection by flexible-inertia couplings. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 8 cl, 5 dwg