Hydraulic and earth engineering – Underground passageway – e.g. – tunnel – Boring
Patent
1981-05-19
1983-11-01
Leppink, James A.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Underground passageway, e.g., tunnel
Boring
405141, 91420, E21D 906, F15B 1108
Patent
active
044127588
ABSTRACT:
A tunnel knife shield has a support frame, and a plurality of knives positioned side-by-side on the support frame. Each of the knives is associated with a double-acting hydraulic ram, the rams being used for advancing the knives, and for causing the support frame to follow up the advance of the knives. Hydraulic control means are provided for controlling the extension and retraction of the rams. Each ram has first and second working chambers, pressurization of which is effective to extend and retract that ram. The hydraulic control means comprises respective first supply lines for supplying pressurized hydraulic fluid to the first working chambers, respective second supply lines for supplying pressurized hydraulic fluid to the second working chambers, and respective discharge lines for discharging hydraulic fluid from the first working chambers. Each discharge line is provided with a flow-regulation valve and a pilot-operated non-return valve. The flow-regulation valves control the rate of retraction of the rams. The pilot lines of the non-return valves are connected to the associated second supply lines, so that these valves open automatically when the second working chambers are pressurized.
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Heitkamp Herbert
Hohn Walter
Gewerkschaft Eisenhutte Westfalia
Leppink James A.
Pistel Nancy J.
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