IMPACT RIPPER Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC E02F5/32 

FIELD: construction.

SUBSTANCE: invention is related to construction and mining, and may be used in development of hard rocks, firm and frozen soils. Impact ripper includes basic machine, equal-arm lever mounted on hinged frame with main and additional pneumatic hammers, cavities of which are separated with piston-strikers, and air-distributing system that contains air distributor 12 and air manifold. Air distributor is arranged in the form of body and has rotor 13, which rests with journals via bearings 14 and 15, installed in bodies of couplers 16 and body of air distributor. Inside rotor 13 there are two non-communicating holes 17, arranged along radial lines. On generatrix of rotor 13 there are grooves 18, which are connected to radial holes 17. In journals of rotor 13 there are channels 19, which connect holes 17 to bores and channels 21, arranged in bodies of couplers 16. One of rotor 13 journals is connected via flanged coupler 22 to electric motor 23.

EFFECT: improved efficiency of ripper operation, simplification and increase of operation reliability.

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