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Granted Patent B2
US 11,466,420 · App. 17/338,242 · Granted Oct 11, 2022

Foundation engineering machine and method for producing a trench in the ground

Inventor: Christian Stengl (Pörnbach, DE)
Assignee: BAUER Maschinen GmbH
E02D17/13E02D5/187E02D27/00E02F3/188E02F3/205E02D2250/0023E02D2300/002
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Patent No.
US 11,466,420
App. No.
17/338,242
Granted
Oct 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foundation engineering machine and method for producing a trench in the ground include a substantially vertical mast, a diaphragm wall apparatus displaceably supported in a longitudinal direction of the mast for producing the trench, and a bar-shaped holder, at the lower end of which the diaphragm wall apparatus is mounted and with which the diaphragm wall apparatus is linearly displaceable along the mast. An upper first clamping sledge with a first clamp for releasably clamping the bar-shaped holder and a lower second clamping sledge with a second clamp for releasably clamping the bar-shaped holder are movably supported on the mast. The first clamping sledge and the second clamping sledge are movable relative to each other, and the lower second clamping sledge has a connector for mounting an additional lifting device disposed on the ground, with which a force can be applied in the longitudinal direction onto the second sledge.

Claims (52)

1. A foundation engineering machine comprising:

a substantially vertical mast,

a diaphragm wall apparatus, which is displaceably supported in a longitudinal direction of the mast for producing a trench in the ground, and

a bar-shaped holding means, at the lower end of which the diaphragm wall apparatus is mounted and with which the diaphragm wall apparatus is linearly displaceable along the mast, wherein

on the mast an upper first clamping sledge with a first clamping means for releasably clamping the bar-shaped holding means and a lower second clamping sledge with a second clamping means for releasably clamping the bar-shaped holding means are movably supported and the first clamping sledge and the second clamping sledge are movable relative to each other,

the foundation engineering machine further comprises an additional lifting device which is arranged on the ground and with which a force can be applied in the longitudinal direction onto the second clamping sledge, and

the lower second clamping sledge is provided with a connecting means for mounting the additional lifting device.

2. The foundation Foundation engineering machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the first clamping means and the second clamping means can be actuated independently of each other by a control means for alternately clamping the bar-shaped holding means.

3. The foundation engineering machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the diaphragm wall apparatus is designed as a diaphragm wall cutter or as a diaphragm wall grab.

4. The foundation engineering machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the holding means is of greater length than the mast or formed with several bar elements.

5. The foundation engineering machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the bar-shaped holding means is of tubular design.

6. The foundation engineering machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein

at least the upper first clamping sledge is movably driven along the mast.

7. The foundation engineering machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the connecting means has at least one connecting lug directed transversely to the longitudinal direction, wherein for a releasable connection between a lifting cylinder of the lifting device and the second clamping sledge a locking bolt can be inserted through a fixing eyelet of the lifting cylinder and the at least one connecting lug.

8. A lifting device for a foundation engineering machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the lifting device has a lower positioning frame for positioning on the ground and at least one lifting cylinder which is fixed on the positioning frame and is provided with a connecting element for connection to a clamping sledge.

9. The lifting device according to claim 8 ,

comprising two or more lifting cylinders which are hydraulic cylinders.

10. The lifting Lifting device according to claim 8 ,

wherein

the positioning frame is of ring-shaped or partially ring-shaped design with a central passage for a bar-shaped holding means.

11. A method for producing a trench in the ground using the foundation engineering machine according to claim 1 , the method comprising

providing the connecting means of the second clamping sledge with at least one connecting lug directed transversely to the longitudinal direction, wherein for a releasable connection between a lifting cylinder of the lifting device and the second clamping sledge a locking bolt can be inserted through a fixing eyelet of the lifting cylinder and the at least one connecting lug,

wherein

by means of the bar-shaped holding means the diaphragm wall apparatus is sunk into the ground while ground material is being removed, wherein the trench is produced,

by way of at least one of the clamping sledges the bar-shaped holding means is moved along the mast,

the lower second clamping sledge is releasably connected to the additional lifting device, in which is positioned on the ground, and

by means of the second clamping means the second clamping sledge is clamped tight on the holding means and by way of the additional lifting device a lifting force is applied to the holding means and the diaphragm wall apparatus.

12. The method according to claim 11 ,

wherein

during sinking at least one further bar element is installed on the bar-shaped holding means for extension.

13. The method according to claim 11 ,

wherein

the trench is filled with a hardenable mass to form a diaphragm wall segment in the ground.

14. The method according to claim 13 ,

wherein

the hardenable mass is formed in-situ in the trench during the cutting.

15. The method according to claim 11 ,

wherein

the lifting force is applied by the lifting device during the extraction of the diaphragm wall apparatus from the ground.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2021
From: STENGL, CHRISTIAN
To: BAUER MASCHINEN GMBH
Reel/Frame 056848/0666 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20178379 · Jun 4, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210381191A1 · Dec 9, 2021
Cited By (1)
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