US 12,351,998 B2
Electrically-operated barrier transfer machine
Manuel Arciga, Elkhorn, NE (US); and Matthew A. Elmore, Rio Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to Lindsay Transportation Solutions, LLC, Omaha, NE (US)
Filed by Lindsay Transportation Solutions, Omaha, NE (US)
Filed on May 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/326,498.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/347,593, filed on Jun. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0392332 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. E01F 15/00 (2006.01); B65G 41/00 (2006.01)
CPC E01F 15/006 (2013.01) [B65G 41/008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A barrier transfer machine for picking up and repositioning road barriers, the barrier transfer machine comprising:
a moveable chassis having a forward and a rearward end disposed along a generally longitudinal axis;
an entry snout supported on the forward end of the chassis for picking up the road barriers from a road surface;
an exit snout for placing the road barriers back onto the road surface;
a conveyor system positioned between the entry snout and the exit snout for transporting the road barrier from the entry snout to the exit snout; and
a capstan system that adjusts the tension or compression in the road barriers while the road barriers are transported by the conveyor system, the capstan system including an electric motor powered by one or more rechargeable batteries and a regenerative braking/tensioning system for recharging the rechargeable batteries.