公开(公告)号：US20240052593A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18229813

申请日：2023-08-03

申请人： PLG Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Aaron Orndorff ,  Brian Sherrell

IPC分类号： E02F5/10 ,  G01C9/06

CPC分类号： E02F5/104 ,  G01C9/06 ,  G01C2009/066

摘要： A line and level determination system for a trenchless construction apparatus has a block assembly which is attached by welding to a lead casing to be installed with the trenchless construction apparatus. The block assembly has a water inlet, a water outlet, a tilt sensor and a light emitting device disposed within the water outlet. A water hose has a first end attached to the water inlet and a second end attached to a water source. The line and level determination system has a controller connected to the tilt sensor and the light emitting device. The controller selectively energizes the tilt sensor and the light emitting device. Data from the tilt sensor is displayed on a screen of the controller. A surveying instrument, such as a theodolite, may be utilized to determine line from the illumination of the light emitting device into the casing.

公开(公告)号：US09945097B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US15111303

申请日：2015-01-23

申请人： IHC Engineering Business LTD

发明人： Ralph Manchester ,  Stephen Wilkinson

IPC分类号： E02F9/02 ,  E02F5/02 ,  E02F5/10 ,  B60G17/0165 ,  E02F5/04 ,  E02F5/06 ,  E02F5/08 ,  E02F5/14

CPC分类号： E02F9/028 ,  B60G17/0165 ,  B60G2400/821 ,  B60G2800/912 ,  E02F5/02 ,  E02F5/025 ,  E02F5/04 ,  E02F5/06 ,  E02F5/08 ,  E02F5/104 ,  E02F5/145 ,  E02F9/026

摘要： The invention provides a trenching apparatus and a method of using a trenching apparatus. The trenching apparatus (100) may include a main body portion (10), trench cutting equipment (50) depending from the main body portion, at least two ground contacting units (16) arranged on opposed sides of the main body portion and on which the main body portion is supported, each of the ground contacting units being connected to the main body portion by a respective independently operable suspension assembly (20), the respective suspension assemblies being configured to compensate for unevenness of the ground thereby to maintain the trench cutting equipment in a desired angular orientation with respect to the vertical.

公开(公告)号：US20180058036A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15803403

申请日：2017-11-03

申请人： Ecosse Subsea Systems Limited

发明人： Michael W. N. Wilson

IPC分类号： E02F5/28 ,  E02F9/20 ,  E02F5/00

CPC分类号： E02F5/287 ,  E02F3/8875 ,  E02F3/9206 ,  E02F5/006 ,  E02F5/101 ,  E02F5/104 ,  E02F5/107 ,  E02F5/125 ,  E02F5/223 ,  E02F9/2004 ,  E02F9/205 ,  E21B7/185

摘要： A jetting system for an undersea trencher has jetting conduits extending onward of its trench-cutting jetting swords. Jetting conduit nozzles direct liquid radially from their jetting conduits into the trench after the trench is excavated by the jetting sword cutting nozzles. The jetting conduits direct sufficient liquid into the trench to maintain the mix of trenched soil and water in the trench along the length of the conduits at not more than a super-critical density, extending the distance in which the product being laid in the trench is able to descend in the trench and increasing the likelihood that the product will be buried at the intended trench depth.

公开(公告)号：US08864415B1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-21

申请号：US13543985

申请日：2012-07-09

申请人： Steven K. Whiteside ,  Robert M. Lee ,  Ronald A. Skala ,  Paul C. Wade ,  Bret R. Thomson ,  Daniel T. Bridge ,  Tyler J. Browe

发明人： Steven K. Whiteside ,  Robert M. Lee ,  Ronald A. Skala ,  Paul C. Wade ,  Bret R. Thomson ,  Daniel T. Bridge ,  Tyler J. Browe

IPC分类号： E02F5/10

CPC分类号： E02F5/104 ,  B63B21/66 ,  B63B35/04 ,  B63B43/06 ,  B63C11/00 ,  B63H5/125 ,  B63H2005/1254 ,  E02F3/8875 ,  E02F3/905 ,  E02F5/106 ,  H02G1/10

摘要： The present invention provides a means by which an underwater plow can avoid large obstacles that otherwise would prevent the plow from executing its desired path. The underwater plow is released into the water, drops to the sea floor, orients itself, and begins to deploy the sensor array along a pre-programmed path. If the plow encounters a sea floor obstacle, the plow 10 automatically maneuvers to overcome the obstacle and continues deployment of the sensor array. The buoyancy shifting apparatus 110 allows the plow to automatically maneuver. The present invention shifts the center of buoyancy of the underwater plow, thereby allowing the plow to float over obstructions.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种水下犁可以避免大的障碍物，否则将阻止犁执行其所需路径的手段。 水下犁被释放到水中，落到海底，定位自身，并开始沿预编程的路径部署传感器阵列。 如果犁遇到海底障碍物，则犁10自动地操纵以克服障碍物并继续展开传感器阵列。 浮力移动装置110允许犁自动操纵。 本发明改变了水下犁的浮力中心，从而允许犁摆在障碍物上。

公开(公告)号：US20140169884A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-19

申请号：US14009482

申请日：2012-04-05

申请人： Paolo Minola ,  Denis Faidutti

发明人： Paolo Minola ,  Denis Faidutti

IPC分类号： E02F5/12 ,  E02D15/10

CPC分类号： E02F5/125 ,  E02D15/10 ,  E02F5/104 ,  F16L1/123

摘要： A fluidified inert material spreading device configured to bury a pipeline in a body of water is configured to travel in the body of water in a travelling direction along and over the pipeline, and has a hull, which extends along a longitudinal axis, houses at least one expansion chamber for fluidified inert material, is connected to at least one feed port to feed the fluidified inert material to the expansion chamber, and has a quantity or number of outlet ports configured to release the fluidified inert material from the expansion chamber, close to the pipeline, and which as a whole define a flow cross section greater than the flow cross section of the feed port.

摘要翻译： 构造成将管道埋在水体中的流化惰性材料铺展装置构造成沿着管道沿着行进方向在水体中行进，并且具有沿着纵向轴线延伸的船体至少容纳 用于流化的惰性材料的一个膨胀室连接到至少一个进料口以将流化的惰性物质供给到膨胀室，并且具有数量或数量的出口端口，其被配置为将膨胀的惰性材料从膨胀室中释放出来，接近于 管道，并且其作为整体限定大于进料口的流动横截面的流动横截面。

公开(公告)号：US06874261B2

公开(公告)日：2005-04-05

申请号：US08718573

申请日：1995-04-07

申请人： Paul Smit ,  Adrianus Jacobus Petrus Marinus Schuit

发明人： Paul Smit ,  Adrianus Jacobus Petrus Marinus Schuit

IPC分类号： E02F3/88 ,  E02F3/90 ,  E02F3/92 ,  E02F5/10

CPC分类号： E02F3/9206 ,  E02F3/88 ,  E02F3/905 ,  E02F5/104 ,  E02F5/107 ,  E02F5/108

摘要： A method of forming a trench in the bed of a body of water, the bed having an initial undisturbed upper surface, comprises suspending a pressure line from a vessel floating on the body of water, the pressure line terminating downwardly in a downwardly directed nozzle. The nozzle is positioned a small distance above the bed, and water is pumped under pressure on board the vessel and is discharged via the pressure line and nozzle downwardly against the bed surface with the water pumped at an overpressure between 0.01 bar and 20 bar and at a flow rate of 0.25 to 20.0 cm per second. The distance of the nozzle above the surface of the bed is not more than ten times the diameter of the water jet defined by the nozzle, preferably about six times the diameter of that water jet.

摘要翻译： 一种在水体床中形成沟槽的方法，该床具有初始的不受干扰的上表面，包括将浮力从压力线悬挂在水体上的压力管线，压力线在向下指向的喷嘴中向下终止。 喷嘴位于床的上方较小的距离处，并且在压力下将水泵送在容器上，并且通过压力管线和喷嘴向下抵靠床表面排出，其中泵在0.01巴和20巴之间的过压和在 流量为每秒0.25至20.0厘米。 喷嘴在床表面之上的距离不超过由喷嘴限定的水射流的直径的十倍，优选为该水射流直径的六倍。

公开(公告)号：US06435772B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-20

申请号：US09518422

申请日：2000-03-03

申请人： Alan Richard Reece

发明人： Alan Richard Reece

IPC分类号： E02F510

CPC分类号： H02G1/06 ,  E02F5/102 ,  E02F5/104 ,  E02F5/106 ,  H02G1/10

摘要： A submarine plough is disclosed comprising a plough share 216 having a cutting edge 207. A heel 220 is arranged rearwardly of the cutting edge 207, and a plough beam 205 has an attachment portion for enabling a towing means 209 to tow the plough to cut a trench in the sea floor. The plough share 216 is pivotable relative to the plough beam 205 to adjust the vertical separation between the cutting edge 207 and the attachment portion. Front skids 204 are arranged adjacent a forward end of the plough beam 205 and hydraulic rams 219 pivot the plough share 216 relative to the plough beam 205. A cable is passed in an arcuate path into the trench rearwardly of the cutting edge 207 and heel 220.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种潜艇犁，其包括具有切割刃207的犁耕部分216.脚跟220设置在切割边缘207的后方，并且犁梁205具有用于使牵引装置209拖曳以切割 在海底的沟槽。 犁分配器216可相对于犁梁205枢转，以调节切割刃207和附接部分之间的垂直间隔。 前滑动件204邻近犁梁205的前端设置，液压马杆219相对于犁梁205枢转犁部分216。一根缆线在弓形路径中通过切削刃207和跟部220后方的沟槽 。

公开(公告)号：US5970635A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-26

申请号：US15865

申请日：1998-01-29

申请人： Daryl Wilmoth

发明人： Daryl Wilmoth

IPC分类号： E02B3/02 ,  E02F3/88 ,  E02F3/92 ,  E02F5/10 ,  E02F5/28 ,  E02F5/02

CPC分类号： E02F3/925 ,  E02B3/023 ,  E02F3/8875 ,  E02F5/104 ,  E02F5/107 ,  E02F5/108 ,  E02F5/287

摘要： A dredging system for removing material from a submerged ground surface includes a dredge head housing having an enclosed, pressurized agitation chamber into which the material to be removed is received from an intake opening. Connected to the housing is a feed line that supplies pressurized fluid, such as water, air or both, to a fluid manifold connected to the housing and within the agitation chamber. The fluid manifold contains cutting outlets for discharging the pressurized fluid onto the material to liquefy the material and lifting outlets for discharging the pressurized fluid so as to urge the liquefied material towards a riser chute. The riser chute is connected to a top cover of the housing and extends above the housing and upwardly discharges the liquefied material into the water column of the body of water.

摘要翻译： 用于从浸没的地表面去除材料的疏浚系统包括具有封闭的加压搅拌室的疏浚头壳体，待从其中取出的材料从入口开口接收到该疏浚头壳体中。 连接到壳体的是将加压流体（例如水，空气或两者）供应到连接到壳体和搅拌室内的流体歧管的进料管线。 流体歧管包含用于将加压流体排放到材料上的切割出口，以液化材料和提升出口以排出加压流体，以便将液化材料推向立管斜槽。 立管斜槽连接到壳体的顶盖并在壳体上方延伸并向上排放液化物质进入水体的水柱。

公开(公告)号：USH1642H

公开(公告)日：1997-04-01

申请号：US405750

申请日：1995-03-20

申请人： James F. Jenkins

发明人： James F. Jenkins

IPC分类号： E02F5/10 ,  E02F5/14 ,  F16L1/12

CPC分类号： E02F5/14 ,  E02F5/104 ,  E02F5/106

摘要： A wear resistant and impact tolerant plow blade comprising a plurality of ternate layers of wear resistant and impact resistant materials. Each layer extends from the leading edges of the plow blade rearwardly and is fabricated of a homogeneous material. Each layer has substantially parallel sides and abuts an adjacent layer or layers to form a substantially seamless plow.

摘要翻译： 一种耐磨和耐冲击的犁刀，其包括多个耐磨和耐冲击材料的交替层。 每层从犁刀的前缘向后延伸并由均质材料制成。 每个层具有基本上平行的侧面并且邻接相邻的层以形成基本无缝的犁。

公开(公告)号：US5456551A

公开(公告)日：1995-10-10

申请号：US182971

申请日：1994-01-13

申请人： Saint E. Saxon

发明人： Saint E. Saxon

IPC分类号： E02F5/10 ,  E02F9/06 ,  F16L1/04

CPC分类号： E02F5/107 ,  E02F5/104 ,  E02F5/105 ,  E02F5/108 ,  E02F5/109 ,  E02F9/06

摘要： A self-guided system for trenching water bottoms for the installation of a pipeline. The preferred embodiment of the present invention teaches a system which is configured to be mounted about the pipeline to be buried, and which further contemplates a uniquely configured, forward mounted trenching/drive mechanism incorporating a cutter wheel generally about the width of the desired trench, the mechanism configured to propel the system as well as trench the desired area. The trenching/drive mechanism of the present invention further includes a high pressure spray array mounted about the frontal cutter wheel area, and a suction/mud pump assembly to the rear of the cutter wheel. The high pressure spray array provides the dual purpose function of loosening the area to be trenched, as well as cleaning and removing the trenched matter from the cutter wheel. The present invention further includes first and second buoyancy chambers which are configured to be uniformly lowered to the lower periphery of the unit frame, to provide skids for utilization of the present system in shallow water. An alternative embodiment of the present invention teaches the incorporation of a framed system similar to that as taught in the present invention, but without the trenching/drive mechanism, and with the addition of a pipe cutter mounted to the rear of the unit frame, for utilization of pipeline recovery and dismemberment operations.

摘要翻译： 用于安装管道的自下而上的开挖水底的系统。 本发明的优选实施例教导了一种系统，其被配置为围绕待埋设的管道安装，并且还进一步设想了一种独特构造的，正向安装的挖沟/驱动机构，该挖掘/驱动机构通常围绕期望的沟槽的宽度包括切割轮， 所述机构被配置成推动系统以及沟槽所需的区域。 本发明的挖沟/驱动机构还包括围绕前刀盘区域安装的高压喷射阵列，以及到刀轮后部的抽吸/泥浆泵组件。 高压喷雾阵列提供了松动被切割区域的双重目的功能，以及从切割轮清洁和移除沟槽物质。 本发明还包括构造成均匀地下降到单元框架的下周边的第一和第二浮力室，以提供用于在浅水中利用本系统的滑移。 本发明的替代实施例教导了与本发明相似的框架系统的结合，但是没有挖沟/驱动机构，并且通过添加安装在单元框架的后部的管道切割器，用于 利用管道恢复和肢解作业。