Shield tunneling machine

Details Shield tunneling machine Shield tunneling machine

1988-07-27

1989-12-12

Reese, Randolph A.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Underground passageway, e.g., tunnel

Boring

299 33, 277 81R, F21D 900

Patent

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048863947

ABSTRACT:
A shield tunneling machine comprises a shield body, a rotor disposed in a front portion of the shield body, support is provided behind the rotor in the shield body and for supporting the rotor to be eccentrically movable around the center axis of the shield body, drive motor for moving the rotor eccentrically and a seal disposed between the support and the rotor. The seal is provided with an annular recess provided around the center axis in a portion where one of the supports and the rotor faces the other and opened to the other of the supports and the rotor, a ring disposed in the recess to be movable in the direction of the center axis and having a generally constant outer diameter and a spring for pressing the ring toward the other of the supports and the rotor. The diameter D.sub.1 of the ring, the maximum diameter D.sub.2 of the contact portion between the ring and the other of the supports and the rotor and the eccentrically e of the eccentric movement have the following relationship; D.sub.1 .ltoreq.D.sub.2 -2e.

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