Snow groomer assembly

Inventors

Philip J. Quenzi
Russell G. Alger, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

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Abstract

A snow groomer includes a movable platform, a prime mover mounted to the platform and a grooming drum rotatably driven by the prime mover for rotation in a direction opposite the traveling direction of the snow groomer. The grooming drum includes axially spaced apart and radially protruding ribs that extend circumferentially around the drum. The ribs include circumferentially spaced apart apertures and the apertures of each rib are aligned with the apertures of the other ribs. Elongated cutting teeth extend through the apertures of the ribs and have a cross-sectional area that is smaller than the apertures such that the cutting teeth are free to vibrate within the apertures as the drum rotates, thereby enhancing the pulverization of chunks of snow and ice.

Patent Number

US 6,671,983 B2

Assignee

Board of Control of Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI (US)

Application Number

10/003,664

Date Filed

10-23-2001

Certificate of Correction

No

Issue Date

1-6-2004

Disciplines

Automotive Engineering | Mechanical Engineering

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Quenzi, Philip J. and Alger, Russell G., "Snow groomer assembly" (2004). Michigan Tech Patents. 94.
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/patents/94