Mining or in situ disintegration of hard material – Cutter tooth or tooth head – Cleansing fluid passage
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
Singh, Sunil (Department: 3673)
Mining or in situ disintegration of hard material
Cutter tooth or tooth head
Cleansing fluid passage
C299S081200, C299S055000, C299S017000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07073869
ABSTRACT:
A shield tunneling machine has a shield body and a cutter head rotatably provided at the forward end of the shield body in the excavation direction. Abrasive jet spray nozzles for spraying abrasive jet water are movably provided on the cutter head. Obstacles encountered during excavation can be broken efficiently with high cutting quality by properly controlling the movable abrasive jet spray nozzles according to the size and configuration of each particular obstacle.
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Nakakuro Construction Co., Ltd.
Singh Sunil
Tokyo Metropolitan Sewerage Service Corporation
Wenderoth , Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
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