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High voltage ripping apparatus

US5386877A · kind A · utility

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52Claims
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Filing dateDec 2, 1991
Grant dateFeb 7, 1995
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02F5/323
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus (102) assists an earthmoving vehicle (104) in the fracture of material (106). The apparatus (102) includes a ripping structure (108) having at least one ripper (112) and one electrode (130). The apparatus (102) generates electrical energy and discharges the electrical energy into the material through the ripping structure (108).

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