Recoverable tunnelling machine

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1991-09-24

1993-02-09

Corbin, David H.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Underground passageway, e.g., tunnel

Boring

405141, E21D 906

Patent

active

051849186

ABSTRACT:
The tunnelling machine for driving inaccessible tunnels by pressing forward by means of tubes can be moved out again through the tunnel driven by it. For this purpose, an annular outer area (2b) is provided on the extracting tool (2), and one double casing (4b, 6b) each is provided around the control head (4) and the machine tube (6). The outer area (2b) of the extracting tool is connected to its inner area (2a) and the control-head double casing (4b) is connected to the control-head housing (4a) by connecting elements (24, 26). Specifically releasable restraining devices (28) hold the machine-tube double casing (6b) on the machine-tube housing (6a). After the final depth is reached, the control head (4) can be moved back by means of the control devices (40) to such an extent towards the machine tube (6) that the connecting elements (24, 26) are broken. If the restraining devices (28) are then released, the tunnelling machine is separated from the extracting-tool outer area (2b) and the double casings (4b, 6b) and can be withdrawn at withdrawal means (42) provided for this purpose, whereby the tunnelling machine may be recovered for reuse in a simple manner even from tunnels which do not end in a target shaft.

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patent: 4655493 (1987-04-01), Sumi
patent: 4804295 (1989-02-01), Kondo
patent: 4886396 (1989-12-01), Akesaka

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