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US 10,577,913 · App. 15/641,007 · Granted Mar 3, 2020

Method and construction machine for working the soil

Inventor: Marcus Daubner (Aichach, DE)
Assignee: BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH
E21B44/04E02D17/13E02F3/22E02F9/26E02D7/22E02D17/00
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Patent No.
US 10,577,913
App. No.
15/641,007
Granted
Mar 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for working the soil and an associated construction machine, which comprises at least one rotating drive unit for rotationally driving a tool for working the soil and at least one feed unit, with which the tool for working the soil is placed into the ground. According to the invention, a control and analysis unit is provided, with which when working the soil at least one input variable of the rotating drive unit and/or the feed unit are read and saved, at least one resulting output parameter is read and saved at the tool for working the soil, and the at least one input variable is compared to the resulting output parameter, whereby a soil working value is ascertained and saved.

Claims (42)

1. A method for working the soil with a construction machine, which comprises at least one rotating drive for rotationally driving a tool for working the soil and at least one feed unit, with which the tool for working the soil is placed into the ground, wherein

a control and analysis unit is provided with which

at least one input variable of the rotating drive unit and/or the feed unit are read and saved when working the soil, the at least one input variable being an operational variable of the rotating drive unit and/or the feed unit,

at least one resulting output parameter, resulting from the at least one input variable, is measured, read, and saved at the tool for working the soil,

the at least one input variable is compared to the resulting output parameter, whereby a soil working value is determined and saved,

the at least one input variable and/or the at least one output parameter are read and saved over time and/or the length of the advancing section, and

a ground profile is determined and saved based on the soil working values determined across the advancing section when working the soil, and wherein

a torque of the rotating drive unit, a feed force of the feed unit and/or a pressure or volume in a hydraulic system is selected as input variable for driving the rotating drive unit and/or the feed unit.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the control and analysis unit comprises a database, in which preferred input variables are deposited for specific soil working values.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein

the control and analysis unit compares a current soil working value with the soil working values saved in the database, and

depending on the comparison, a current input variable is changed or a change is recommended to the operator of the machine.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

input variables that are preferred for the ground profile are determined by the control and analysis unit across the advancing section and are deposited as a dataset in the database.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the control and analysis unit determines and saves different datasets for the ground profile, which are preferably determined and differentiated with respect to a quick propulsion or a torque causing only little wear.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the soil is worked by drilling with a drilling tool.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the soil is worked by milling with a diaphragm wall cutter.

8. Construction machine for working the soil, particularly by using the method according to claim 1 , with a rotating drive unit for rotationally driving a tool for working the soil and a feed unit, with which the tool for working the soil is placeable into the ground in an advancing direction, wherein

a control and analysis unit is provided that is designed to

read and save at least one input variable of the rotating drive unit and/or the feed unit when working the soil, the at least one input variable being an operational variable of the rotating drive unit and/or the feed unit,

measure, read, and save at least one resulting output parameter, resulting from the at least one input variable, at the tool for working the soil,

compare the at least one input variable to the resulting output parameter, whereby a soil working value is ascertainable and storable,

read and save, over time and/or the length of the advancing section, the at least one input variable and/or the at least one output parameter, and

determine and save a ground profile based on the soil working values determined across the advancing section when working the soil, and wherein

a torque of the rotating drive unit, a feed force of the feed unit and/or a pressure or volume in a hydraulic system is selected as input variable for driving the rotating drive unit and/or the feed unit.

9. The construction machine according to claim 8 , wherein

said construction machine is a drilling rig in which a drilling tool is rotatably driven by means of the at least one rotating drive unit.

10. The construction machine according to claim 8 , wherein

said construction machine is a diaphragm wall cutter, in which the cutter wheels are driven by means of the at least one rotating drive unit.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

A method for working the soil with a construction machine, which comprises at least one rotating drive for rotationally driving a tool for working the soil and at least one feed unit, with which the tool for working the soil is placed into the ground, wherein

a control and analysis unit is provided with which

at least one input variable of the rotating drive unit and/or the feed unit are read and saved when working the soil, the at least one input variable being an operational variable of the rotating drive unit and/or the feed unit,

at least one resulting output parameter, resulting from the at least one input variable, is measured, read, and saved at the tool for working the soil,

the at least one input variable is compared to the resulting output parameter, whereby a soil working value is determined and saved,

the at least one input variable and/or the at least one output parameter are read and saved over time and/or the length of the advancing section, and

a ground profile is determined and saved based on the soil working values determined across the advancing section when working the soil, and wherein

a revolution speed and/or a feed rate of the soil working tool are selected as output parameter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2017
From: DAUBNER, MARCUS
To: BAUER SPEZIALTIEFBAU GMBH
Reel/Frame 043024/0183 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 16189878 · Sep 21, 2016 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180080311A1 · Mar 22, 2018