EP2685006B1 - Cutting head with a retractable threading tooth actuated by a rack/gear system - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a cutting head with a movable threading tooth for making a threaded continuous flight auger pile.
- a tool such as an auger that serves to dig a substantially cylindrical excavation corresponding to the dimensions of the pile that is to be made, and that is also for raising the excavated soil out of the bore.
- the bearing capacity of the concrete pile greatly depends on the diameter of the pile.
- a technique to increase the bearing capacity of a pile, the shaft of which has a given diameter, is to make a thread or a helical groove in the internal wall of the pile bore.
- the thread or helical groove is also filled with concrete so as to obtain a threaded continuous flight auger pile.
- the present invention more precisely relates to a cutting head for making a threaded continuous flight auger pile, said cutting head comprising:
- GB 2 440 939 describes such a drilling tool for making threaded continuous flight auger piles.
- control means comprises a wedge attached to the inner hollow tubular member, and a piston having an inclined surface connected to the rear part of the threading tooth.
- the wedge acts against the inclined surface of the piston, which causes the displacement of the threading tooth toward its extended position.
- the return system For causing the displacement of the threading tooth towards its retracted position, the return system comprises a tension spring and a lever mounted in a protected volume.
- An object of the invention is to provide a cutting head for making threaded continuous flight auger piles in which the control means for displacing the threading tooth is more robust than the one disclosed in GB 2 440 939 .
- control means comprises:
- the threading tooth is mounted to move in translation perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis.
- the cutting head further comprises a protection box fixed to the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core for receiving the gear, said protection box surrounding a window formed in the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core, and wherein the rack projects into the protection box through said window.
- the lever and the connecting rod are disposed outside of the protection box to enable the protection box to be sealed against ingress of water or soil during boring, or concrete when the pile is being formed.
- the cutting head comprises means for limiting the relative vertical displacement between the inner tubular member and the hollow cylindrical core.
- the rack presents a top
- the window presents a top
- the top of the rack is configured to come into abutment with the top of the window so as to limit the relative displacement between the inner hollow tubular member and the hollow cylindrical core.
- the inner hollow tubular member comprises a shoulder configured to come into vertical abutment with a top portion of the hollow cylindrical core so as to limit the relative displacement between the inner hollow tubular member and the hollow cylindrical core.
- the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core comprises a hinged cap for closing the hollow cylindrical core during boring.
- the threading tooth extends orthoradially in respect to the longitudinal axis.
- the orthoradial direction is a direction perpendicular to the radius and to the vertical direction.
- the cutting head comprises an upper part and a lower part, wherein the lower part comprises the hollow cylindrical core and said control means, wherein the upper part has a lower end, wherein the inner hollow tubular member is fixed to the lower end and extends along the length of the hollow cylindrical core, and wherein the upper part is movable in translation relative to the lower part over a predetermined length.
- the cutting head further comprises means for constraining in rotation said upper and lower part relative to each other.
- the cutting head further comprises a monitoring device for monitoring the position of the threading tooth.
- a monitoring device for monitoring the position of the threading tooth.
- An interest of such monitoring device is to control the making of the helical groove in the soil.
- the monitoring device comprises a movement sensor disposed in the protection box for monitoring the movement of the rack and a data logger connected to the movement sensor for recording the monitoring information provided by the movement sensor during the making of the pile.
- the present invention also relates to a machine for making a threaded pile in a soil comprising a cutting head according to the invention and a supply system to deliver a liquid construction material, for instance concrete, through said hollow cylindrical core and said inner hollow tubular member.
- a liquid construction material for instance concrete
- the information of the position of the threading tooth enable control of the structure of the pile.
- the data logger is preferentially but not exclusively read and analyzed after the completion of the pile.
- the machine further comprises means for downloading the information stored in the data logger after the making of the pile, and a display device for displaying said information.
- the present invention further relates to a machine for making a threaded pile in a soil comprising a cutting head according to the invention, a monitoring device for monitoring in real time the position of the threading tooth during the making of the pile, a computer connected to the monitoring device, and a display device connected to the computer for displaying in real time the position of the threading tooth.
- Figure 1 illustrates a vertical section through a pile 10 made in a soil S, said pile having a helical thread 12.
- pile 10 is made with the machine 100 comprising the cutting head 20 according to the present invention.
- the cutting head 20 is configured for making a pile bore in soil S with a helical groove cut into the soil on the inside of the bore.
- the pile bore is made during the downward movement of the cutting head.
- the cutting head 20 is raised and concrete is injected from the bottom end of the cutting head into the pile bore and into the groove, so as to make the threaded pile 10.
- the cutting head 20 is mounted on the boring machine 100 having a vertical mast 102 on which is mounted a rotary drive 104 supported by a sledge 106.
- the sledge 106 can be raised or lowered while sliding vertically on the front face 102a of the mast 102.
- the cutting head 20 with extension auger 21 are attached to a Kelly bar 108, which passes through the rotary drive 104 and has a central tube through which concrete can be pumped to cutting head 20.
- the rotary drive 104 imparts rotary motion to the Kelly bar 108, which rotates the cutting head 20 and extension auger 21. Raising or lowering the sledge 106 imparts vertical motion to the Kelly bar 108, extension auger 21 and cutting head 20.
- a liquid construction material preferentially concrete
- a liquid construction material is delivered through said cutting head while the sledge 106 is raised.
- concrete is pumped through an injection pipe 110 and swivel 112 attached to the top of the Kelly bar 108.
- cutting head 20 has an upper part 22 and a lower part 24 connected together by means for constraining in rotation said upper and lower part relative to each other.
- means for constraining the rotation comprises a hexagonal drive coupling 26 visible on figure 6 which has a female outer part 28 and a male inner part 30.
- the upper part 22 has a female coupling 22a at its upper end to connect to a male coupling at the lower end of the extension auger 21, and a female coupling 22b at its lower end connected to a male coupling 22c attached to the upper end of the male part 30 of the hexagonal drive coupling 26.
- a short length of helical auger flight 32 is fixed around the two female couplings 22a and 22b which form the stem of the upper part 22.
- the lower part comprises a hollow cylindrical core 34 having a longitudinal axis X-X'.
- the hollow cylindrical core 34 comprises the female hexagonal drive coupling 28 and a stem tube 36, the upper end of which is fixed to the female hexagonal drive coupling 28.
- An outlet tube 38 is disposed at the bottom end 34a of the hollow cylindrical core 34.
- the outlet tube 38 has a hinged cap 40 for closing the hollow cylindrical core during the boring.
- the lower part 24 of the cutting head 20 has a continuous helical auger flight 42 fixed around the stem tube 36 and the female hexagonal drive coupling 28.
- the auger flights 42 and 32 form preferentially a continuous helical path when the cutting head 20 is lowered into the soil S.
- the cutting head 20 further comprises an inner hollow tubular member 43 formed by the male hexagonal drive coupling 30 and an extension tube 44, the upper end of which being attached to the male hexagonal drive coupling 30.
- the extension tube 44 has a lower end 44a extending into the outlet tube 38.
- the inner hollow tubular member 43 is mounted to move into said hollow cylindrical core 34 in translation along said longitudinal axis X-X'. Furthermore, in this example, the inner hollow tubular member 43 extends along the entire length of the hollow cylindrical core 34 so as to be disposed at least at the bottom end of said hollow cylindrical core 34.
- the extension auger 21 When the extension auger 21 is raised, the upper part 22 of the cutting head is raised, and the inner hollow tubular member 43 slides within the hollow cylindrical core 34 along a predetermined length.
- the cutting head 20 further comprises a threading tooth 50 presenting an extended position, shown on figures 10 , 14 and 15 , in which the threading tooth projects outside a volume defined by the periphery of the flight, and a retracted position shown on figures 3 , 8 and 9 in which the threading tooth is disposed inside said volume.
- the movable threading tooth 50 is disposed near the lower end of the cutting head 20, and is in its retracted position when boring into the ground, but is in its extended position so as to extend outwards beyond the external diameter of the cutting head when the extension auger is raised.
- the cutting head 20 accordingly comprises displacement means 52 for displacing said threading tooth 50 between said retracted position and said extended position.
- the displacement means 52 comprises the inner hollow tabular member 43 as well as control means 54 for causing said threading tooth 50 to be displaced between said retracted position and said extended position in response to the translation of the inner hollow tubular member 43 relative to at least the bottom end 34a of said hollow cylindrical core 34.
- control means comprises a rack 56 fixed to the inner hollow tubular member 43. More precisely, in this example, the rack 56 is attached to the lower end of the extension tube 44 just above the bottom end 44a of the extension tube 44.
- the control means further comprises a gear 58 cooperating with the rack 56, said gear being mounted on the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core.
- the rotation axis A of the gear extends horizontally.
- the gear is disposed outside the hollow cylindrical core 43, below the flight 42.
- control means 54 also comprises a lever 60 connected to the gear 58.
- the lever 60 is attached to the gear 58 so that it rotates with the gear 58 about axis A.
- the lever 60 comprises an end 60a which is pivotally connected to a first end 62a of a connecting rod 62.
- the second end 62b of the connected rod, opposite to the first end, is pivotally connected to the threading tooth 50.
- connection point B between the lever 60 and the connecting rod 62 is below the rotation axis A of the gear 58.
- the gear 58 and the threading tooth 50 are disposed on both sides of a plane that contains the longitudinal axis X-X' and that is parallel to the rotation axis A of the gear 50.
- the threading tooth 50 extends orthoradially in respect to the longitudinal axis X-X'.
- the threading tooth 50 is mounted into a guide 51 fixed under flight 42, so that the threading tooth moves in translation perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis X-X'.
- the cutting head 20 further comprises a protection box 64 fixed to the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core for receiving the gear 58.
- the protection box 64 surrounds a window 66 formed in the bottom end 34a of the hollow cylindrical core 34.
- the window 66 is disposed above the outlet tube 38.
- the rack 56 projects into the box through said window 66.
- the lever 60 and the connecting rod 62 are disposed outside of the protection box 64.
- the protection box 64 is indeed designed for preventing soil to enter inside the box, so that the rack and the gear can work smoothly.
- the rotation axis A of the gear 58 and lever 60 passes through a side wall of the protection box 64.
- the upper part 22 of the cutting head when the upper part 22 of the cutting head is raised, the top 56a of the rack 56 comes into abutment with the top 66a of the window 66 so as to limit the vertical relative displacement between the inner hollow tubular member 43 and the hollow cylindrical core 34.
- the upper part is movable in translation relative to the lower part over a predetermined length.
- Figures 11 and 12 show the gap which is created between the upper part 22 and the lower part 24 when the cutting head 20 is raised.
- the relative displacement between the upper part 22 and the lower part 24 is achieved differently: the inner hollow tubular member comprises a shoulder configured to come into vertical abutment with a top portion of the hollow cylindrical core so as to limit the relative displacement between the inner hollow tubular member 43 and the hollow cylindrical core 34.
- the inner hollow tubular member comprises a shoulder configured to come into vertical abutment with a top portion of the hollow cylindrical core so as to limit the relative displacement between the inner hollow tubular member 43 and the hollow cylindrical core 34.
- the inner hollow tubular member 43 with the rack 56 moves upwards relative to the hollow cylindrical core 34 to which the protective box is attached. Upward movement of the rack 56 is limited by contact between the top 56a of the rack 56 and the top 66a of the window 66. When the top 56a of the rack 56 abuts against the top 66a of the window 66, the inner hollow tubular member 43 raises the hollow cylindrical core. In other words, the vertical displacement of the inner hollow tubular member causes the vertical displacement of the hollow cylindrical core.
- the cutting head 20 comprises a monitoring device 70 for monitoring the position of the threading tooth 50.
- the monitoring device comprises a movement sensor 74 disposed in the protection box 64 for monitoring the movement of the rack 56, and a data logger 72 connected to the movement sensor for recording the monitoring information provided by the movement sensor during the making of the pile.
- the machine for making a threaded pile represented in figure 2 further comprises a computer 80 comprising means for downloading the information stored in the data logger after the making of the pile, and a display device 82 for displaying said information.
- the monitoring device 70 is configured for monitoring in real time the position of the threading tooth 50 during the making of the pile.
- the computer 80 is connected to the monitoring device for instance by a wire or wireless connection so that the real time position of the threading tooth 50 appears on the display device.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a cutting head with a movable threading tooth for making a threaded continuous flight auger pile.
- For making a bored pile or a cast-in place pile, it is usual to make use of a tool such as an auger that serves to dig a substantially cylindrical excavation corresponding to the dimensions of the pile that is to be made, and that is also for raising the excavated soil out of the bore.
- When making concrete piles in a soil, it is advantageous to limit the diameter of the pile shaft to be bored. Indeed, when the diameter of the pile shaft is reduced, the cost of the pile is lowered.
- However, the bearing capacity of the concrete pile greatly depends on the diameter of the pile. A technique to increase the bearing capacity of a pile, the shaft of which has a given diameter, is to make a thread or a helical groove in the internal wall of the pile bore. When the pile bore is filled with concrete to obtain the pile, the thread or helical groove is also filled with concrete so as to obtain a threaded continuous flight auger pile.
- The present invention more precisely relates to a cutting head for making a threaded continuous flight auger pile, said cutting head comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical core having a longitudinal axis and a bottom end;
- a helical flight being mounted on an outside face of the hollow cylindrical core;
- a threading tooth presenting an extended position in which the threading tooth projects outside a volume defined by the periphery of the flight and a retracted position in which the threading tooth is disposed inside said volume;
- displacement means for displacing said threading tooth between said retracted position and said extended position, said displacement means comprising:
- an inner hollow tubular member mounted to move into said hollow cylindrical core in translation along said longitudinal axis and disposed at least at the bottom end of said hollow cylindrical core;
- control means for causing said threading tooth to be displaced between said retracted position and said extended position in response to the translation of the inner hollow tubular member relative to at least the bottom end of said hollow cylindrical core;
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GB 2 440 939 - In this prior art document, the control means comprises a wedge attached to the inner hollow tubular member, and a piston having an inclined surface connected to the rear part of the threading tooth. When the hollow tubular member is moved upwardly, the wedge acts against the inclined surface of the piston, which causes the displacement of the threading tooth toward its extended position.
- For causing the displacement of the threading tooth towards its retracted position, the return system comprises a tension spring and a lever mounted in a protected volume.
- An object of the invention is to provide a cutting head for making threaded continuous flight auger piles in which the control means for displacing the threading tooth is more robust than the one disclosed in
GB 2 440 939 - According to the invention, the control means comprises:
- a rack fixed to the inner hollow tubular member,
- at least a gear cooperating with the rack, said gear being mounted on the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core,
- a lever connected to the gear;
- a connecting rod pivotally connected to the lever and to the threading tooth, whereby the translation of the rack causes the displacement of the threading tooth.
- When the inner hollow tubular member is moved downwardly in respect of the hollow cylindrical core, the downward movement of the hollow tubular member causes the downward translation of the rack in respect of the gear. As a result, the gear rotates in a direction where the lever pulls the connecting rod so as to displace the threading tooth to its retracted position.
- During boring, a vertical downward force is applied on the inner hollow tubular member so that the rack is maintained in a low position in respect of the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core. As a result, the rotation of the gear is advantageously blocked by the rack, so that the threading tooth is firmly maintained in the retracted position.
- Such configuration for maintaining the threading tooth in its retracted position is more robust than the device disclosed in prior art.
- When the cutting head begins to be raised, the inner hollow tubular member moves upward in respect of the hollow cylindrical core. This causes the upward displacement of the rack in respect of the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core. This displacement of the rack causes the rotation of the gear in a direction where the lever pushes the connecting rod, whereby the threading tooth is displaced to its extended position.
- During the raising of the cutting head, a vertical upward force is applied to the inner tubular member so that the rack is maintained in a top position in respect of the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core. As a result, the rotation of the gear is advantageously blocked by the rack, so that the threading tooth is firmly maintained in the extended position.
- Advantageously, the threading tooth is mounted to move in translation perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis.
- Advantageously, the cutting head further comprises a protection box fixed to the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core for receiving the gear, said protection box surrounding a window formed in the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core, and wherein the rack projects into the protection box through said window.
- Preferentially, the lever and the connecting rod are disposed outside of the protection box to enable the protection box to be sealed against ingress of water or soil during boring, or concrete when the pile is being formed.
- Advantageously, the cutting head comprises means for limiting the relative vertical displacement between the inner tubular member and the hollow cylindrical core.
- For this purpose, the rack presents a top, the window presents a top, and wherein the top of the rack is configured to come into abutment with the top of the window so as to limit the relative displacement between the inner hollow tubular member and the hollow cylindrical core.
- Alternatively, the inner hollow tubular member comprises a shoulder configured to come into vertical abutment with a top portion of the hollow cylindrical core so as to limit the relative displacement between the inner hollow tubular member and the hollow cylindrical core.
- Advantageously, the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core comprises a hinged cap for closing the hollow cylindrical core during boring.
- Preferentially, the threading tooth extends orthoradially in respect to the longitudinal axis. The orthoradial direction is a direction perpendicular to the radius and to the vertical direction.
- According to a preferred embodiment, the cutting head comprises an upper part and a lower part, wherein the lower part comprises the hollow cylindrical core and said control means, wherein the upper part has a lower end, wherein the inner hollow tubular member is fixed to the lower end and extends along the length of the hollow cylindrical core, and wherein the upper part is movable in translation relative to the lower part over a predetermined length.
- Preferentially, the cutting head further comprises means for constraining in rotation said upper and lower part relative to each other.
- Advantageously, the cutting head further comprises a monitoring device for monitoring the position of the threading tooth. An interest of such monitoring device is to control the making of the helical groove in the soil.
- Preferentially, the monitoring device comprises a movement sensor disposed in the protection box for monitoring the movement of the rack and a data logger connected to the movement sensor for recording the monitoring information provided by the movement sensor during the making of the pile.
- The present invention also relates to a machine for making a threaded pile in a soil comprising a cutting head according to the invention and a supply system to deliver a liquid construction material, for instance concrete, through said hollow cylindrical core and said inner hollow tubular member.
- witch the invention, the information of the position of the threading tooth enable control of the structure of the pile.
- The data logger is preferentially but not exclusively read and analyzed after the completion of the pile.
- Advantageously, the machine further comprises means for downloading the information stored in the data logger after the making of the pile, and a display device for displaying said information.
- The present invention further relates to a machine for making a threaded pile in a soil comprising a cutting head according to the invention, a monitoring device for monitoring in real time the position of the threading tooth during the making of the pile, a computer connected to the monitoring device, and a display device connected to the computer for displaying in real time the position of the threading tooth.
- Such machine makes it possible to control in real time the making of the pile.
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figure 1 shows a vertical section of a threaded continuous flight auger pile; -
figure 2 illustrates a machine comprising a cutting head according to the present invention; -
figure 3 is a side view of the cutting head when the threading tooth is in its retracted position; -
figure 4 is a detailed view of the upper end of the cutting head when the threading tooth is in its retracted position; -
figure 5 is a vertical section view of the upper end of the cutting head offigure 4 ; -
figure 6 is a horizontal section view of the means for constraining in rotation the top and bottom parts of the cutting head offigure 3 ; -
figure 7 is a vertical section view of the bottom end of the cutting head, showing the rack and the gear when the threading tooth is in its retracted position; -
figure 8 is an isometric view of the bottom end of the cutting head, showing the threading tooth in its retracted position; -
figure 9 is a horizontal section view of the bottom end of the cutting head offigure 8 ; -
figure 10 is a side view of the cutting head according to the invention, the threading tooth being in its extended position; -
figure 11 is a detailed view of the upper end of the cutting head, the bottom part having translated vertically in respect of the upper; -
figure 12 is a vertical section view offigure 11 ; -
figure 13 is a vertical section view of the bottom end of the cutting head, showing the rack and the gear when the threading tooth is in its extended position; -
figure 14 is an isometric view of the bottom end of the cutting head, showing the threading tooth in its extended position; and -
figure 15 is a horizontal section view of the bottom end of the cutting head offigure 14 . -
Figure 1 illustrates a vertical section through apile 10 made in a soil S, said pile having ahelical thread 12.Such pile 10 is made with themachine 100 comprising the cuttinghead 20 according to the present invention. - As explained in detail below, the cutting
head 20 is configured for making a pile bore in soil S with a helical groove cut into the soil on the inside of the bore. The pile bore is made during the downward movement of the cutting head. After completion of the bore, the cuttinghead 20 is raised and concrete is injected from the bottom end of the cutting head into the pile bore and into the groove, so as to make the threadedpile 10. - The cutting
head 20 according to the invention is mounted on theboring machine 100 having avertical mast 102 on which is mounted arotary drive 104 supported by asledge 106. - The
sledge 106 can be raised or lowered while sliding vertically on thefront face 102a of themast 102. - As illustrated in
figure 2 , the cuttinghead 20 withextension auger 21 are attached to aKelly bar 108, which passes through therotary drive 104 and has a central tube through which concrete can be pumped to cuttinghead 20. - The
rotary drive 104 imparts rotary motion to theKelly bar 108, which rotates the cuttinghead 20 andextension auger 21. Raising or lowering thesledge 106 imparts vertical motion to theKelly bar 108,extension auger 21 and cuttinghead 20. - On completion of boring, a liquid construction material, preferentially concrete, is delivered through said cutting head while the
sledge 106 is raised. For that purpose, concrete is pumped through aninjection pipe 110 and swivel 112 attached to the top of theKelly bar 108. - Referring to
figures 3 to 6 , it is noted that cuttinghead 20 has anupper part 22 and alower part 24 connected together by means for constraining in rotation said upper and lower part relative to each other. In this example, means for constraining the rotation comprises ahexagonal drive coupling 26 visible onfigure 6 which has a femaleouter part 28 and a maleinner part 30. - The
upper part 22 has afemale coupling 22a at its upper end to connect to a male coupling at the lower end of theextension auger 21, and afemale coupling 22b at its lower end connected to amale coupling 22c attached to the upper end of themale part 30 of thehexagonal drive coupling 26. - A short length of
helical auger flight 32 is fixed around the twofemale couplings upper part 22. - The lower part comprises a hollow
cylindrical core 34 having a longitudinal axis X-X'. In this example, the hollowcylindrical core 34 comprises the femalehexagonal drive coupling 28 and astem tube 36, the upper end of which is fixed to the femalehexagonal drive coupling 28. - An
outlet tube 38 is disposed at thebottom end 34a of the hollowcylindrical core 34. Theoutlet tube 38 has a hingedcap 40 for closing the hollow cylindrical core during the boring. - The
lower part 24 of the cuttinghead 20 has a continuoushelical auger flight 42 fixed around thestem tube 36 and the femalehexagonal drive coupling 28. - The
auger flights head 20 is lowered into the soil S. - The cutting
head 20 further comprises an innerhollow tubular member 43 formed by the malehexagonal drive coupling 30 and anextension tube 44, the upper end of which being attached to the malehexagonal drive coupling 30. Theextension tube 44 has alower end 44a extending into theoutlet tube 38. - The inner
hollow tubular member 43 is mounted to move into said hollowcylindrical core 34 in translation along said longitudinal axis X-X'. Furthermore, in this example, the innerhollow tubular member 43 extends along the entire length of the hollowcylindrical core 34 so as to be disposed at least at the bottom end of said hollowcylindrical core 34. - When the
extension auger 21 is raised, theupper part 22 of the cutting head is raised, and the innerhollow tubular member 43 slides within the hollowcylindrical core 34 along a predetermined length. - As will be explained more in detail below, the cutting
head 20 further comprises a threadingtooth 50 presenting an extended position, shown onfigures 10 ,14 and 15 , in which the threading tooth projects outside a volume defined by the periphery of the flight, and a retracted position shown onfigures 3 ,8 and 9 in which the threading tooth is disposed inside said volume. - The
movable threading tooth 50 is disposed near the lower end of the cuttinghead 20, and is in its retracted position when boring into the ground, but is in its extended position so as to extend outwards beyond the external diameter of the cutting head when the extension auger is raised. - The cutting
head 20 accordingly comprises displacement means 52 for displacing said threadingtooth 50 between said retracted position and said extended position. - The displacement means 52 comprises the inner hollow
tabular member 43 as well as control means 54 for causing said threadingtooth 50 to be displaced between said retracted position and said extended position in response to the translation of the innerhollow tubular member 43 relative to at least thebottom end 34a of said hollowcylindrical core 34. - According to the present invention, the control means comprises a
rack 56 fixed to the innerhollow tubular member 43. More precisely, in this example, therack 56 is attached to the lower end of theextension tube 44 just above thebottom end 44a of theextension tube 44. - The control means further comprises a
gear 58 cooperating with therack 56, said gear being mounted on the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core. - The rotation axis A of the gear extends horizontally. The gear is disposed outside the hollow
cylindrical core 43, below theflight 42. - Moreover, the control means 54 also comprises a
lever 60 connected to thegear 58. In this embodiment, thelever 60 is attached to thegear 58 so that it rotates with thegear 58 about axis A. - The
lever 60 comprises anend 60a which is pivotally connected to afirst end 62a of a connectingrod 62. Thesecond end 62b of the connected rod, opposite to the first end, is pivotally connected to the threadingtooth 50. - From
figures 7 and 8 , it is noted that the vertical translation of the inner hollow tubular member causes the vertical displacement of therack 56, which causes the rotation of thelever 60. As a result, the lever is displaced, which causes the displacement of the threading tooth. - In this example, the connection point B between the
lever 60 and the connectingrod 62 is below the rotation axis A of thegear 58. Thegear 58 and the threadingtooth 50 are disposed on both sides of a plane that contains the longitudinal axis X-X' and that is parallel to the rotation axis A of thegear 50. - Accordingly, when the inner
hollow tube 43 is moved upward in respect of the hollowcylindrical core 34, the displacement of therack 56 causes the rotation of thegear 58 in a sense in which the connectingrod 62 pushes the threadingtooth 50 toward its extended position. - As can be seen on
figure 15 , the threadingtooth 50 extends orthoradially in respect to the longitudinal axis X-X'. - Similarly, when the inner
hollow tube 43 is moved downward in respect of the hollowcylindrical core 34, the displacement of therack 56 causes the rotation of thegear 58 in a sense in which the connectingrod 62 pulls the threadingtooth 50 toward its retracted position. Such position is notably visible onfigure 9 . - In this example, the threading
tooth 50 is mounted into aguide 51 fixed underflight 42, so that the threading tooth moves in translation perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis X-X'. - As can be seen on
figure 7 , the cuttinghead 20 further comprises aprotection box 64 fixed to the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core for receiving thegear 58. - The
protection box 64 surrounds awindow 66 formed in thebottom end 34a of the hollowcylindrical core 34. In this example, thewindow 66 is disposed above theoutlet tube 38. - In addition, the
rack 56 projects into the box through saidwindow 66. - When referring to
figure 8 , it can be noted that thelever 60 and the connectingrod 62 are disposed outside of theprotection box 64. Theprotection box 64 is indeed designed for preventing soil to enter inside the box, so that the rack and the gear can work smoothly. - The rotation axis A of the
gear 58 andlever 60 passes through a side wall of theprotection box 64. - Turning back to
figure 7 , it is visible that therack 56 presents a top 56a and thewindow 66 presents also a top 66a. - As can be seen on
figure 13 , when theupper part 22 of the cutting head is raised, the top 56a of therack 56 comes into abutment with the top 66a of thewindow 66 so as to limit the vertical relative displacement between the innerhollow tubular member 43 and the hollowcylindrical core 34. In other words, in this example, the upper part is movable in translation relative to the lower part over a predetermined length. -
Figures 11 and 12 show the gap which is created between theupper part 22 and thelower part 24 when the cuttinghead 20 is raised. - In another embodiment, the relative displacement between the
upper part 22 and thelower part 24 is achieved differently: the inner hollow tubular member comprises a shoulder configured to come into vertical abutment with a top portion of the hollow cylindrical core so as to limit the relative displacement between the innerhollow tubular member 43 and the hollowcylindrical core 34. Such configuration is notably illustrated in figure 20 ofEP 1 748 108 the description of which is incorporated in the present application. - As previously mentioned, when the
upper part 22 of the cuttinghead 20 is raised, the innerhollow tubular member 43 with therack 56 moves upwards relative to the hollowcylindrical core 34 to which the protective box is attached. Upward movement of therack 56 is limited by contact between the top 56a of therack 56 and the top 66a of thewindow 66. When the top 56a of therack 56 abuts against the top 66a of thewindow 66, the innerhollow tubular member 43 raises the hollow cylindrical core. In other words, the vertical displacement of the inner hollow tubular member causes the vertical displacement of the hollow cylindrical core. - When the
rack 56 is in its uppermost position, the threadingtooth 50 is fully extended as visible onfigures 13, 14 and 15 . Similarly, when therack 56 is in its lowermost position, the threadingtooth 50 is fully retracted. - In addition, on completion of boring, concrete is delivered through said hollow cylindrical core and said inner hollow tubular member. During the upward movement of the cutting
head 20, thecap 40 is open and concrete is injected into the bore article flowing inside innerhollow tubular member 43. - In this example, the cutting
head 20 comprises amonitoring device 70 for monitoring the position of the threadingtooth 50. Preferentially, the monitoring device comprises amovement sensor 74 disposed in theprotection box 64 for monitoring the movement of therack 56, and adata logger 72 connected to the movement sensor for recording the monitoring information provided by the movement sensor during the making of the pile. - The machine for making a threaded pile represented in
figure 2 further comprises acomputer 80 comprising means for downloading the information stored in the data logger after the making of the pile, and adisplay device 82 for displaying said information. - In this example, the
monitoring device 70 is configured for monitoring in real time the position of the threadingtooth 50 during the making of the pile. Thecomputer 80 is connected to the monitoring device for instance by a wire or wireless connection so that the real time position of the threadingtooth 50 appears on the display device.
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- A cutting head (20) comprising :• a hollow cylindrical core (34) having a longitudinal axis (X-X') and a bottom end (34a);• a helical flight (42) being mounted on an outside face of the hollow cylindrical core;• a threading tooth (50) presenting an extended position in which the threading tooth projects outside a volume defined by the periphery of the flight and a retracted position in which the threading tooth is disposed inside said volume;• displacement means (52) for displacing said threading tooth between said retracted position and said extended position, said displacement means comprising:the cutting head being characterized in that the control means comprises:• an inner hollow tubular member (43) mounted to move into said hollow cylindrical core (34) in translation along said longitudinal axis and disposed at least at the bottom end (34a) of said hollow cylindrical core;• control means (54) for causing said threading tooth to be displaced between said retracted position and said extended position in response to the translation of the inner hollow tubular member relative to at least the bottom end of said hollow cylindrical core;• a rack (56) fixed to the inner hollow tubular member (43),• at least a gear (58) cooperating with the rack, said gear being mounted on the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core,• a lever (60) connected to the gear;• a connecting rod (62) pivotally connected to the lever and to the threading tooth, whereby the translation of the rack (56) causes the displacement of the threading tooth (50).
- The cutting head according to claim 1, wherein the threading tooth (50) is mounted to move in translation perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis (X-X').
- The cutting head according to claim 1 or 2, wherein it further comprises a protection box (64) fixed to the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core for receiving the gear, said protection box surrounding a window (66) formed in the bottom end of the hollow cylindrical core, and wherein the rack projects into the protection box through said window.
- The cutting head according to claim 3, wherein the lever (60) and the connecting rod (62) are disposed outside of the protection box.
- The cutting head according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein it comprises means for limiting the relative vertical displacement between the inner hollow tubular member (43) and the hollow cylindrical core (34).
- The cutting head according to claim 5, wherein the rack (56) presents a top (56a), the windows (66) presents a top (66a), and wherein the top of the rack is configured to come into abutment with the top of the window so as to limit the relative vertical displacement between the inner hollow tubular member and the hollow cylindrical core.
- The cutting head according to claim 5, wherein the inner hollow tubular member (43) comprises a shoulder configured to come into vertical abutment with a top portion of the hollow cylindrical core so as to limit the relative displacement between the inner hollow tubular member and the hollow cylindrical core.
- The cutting head according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the bottom end (34a) of the hollow cylindrical core (34) comprises a hinged cap (40) for closing the hollow cylindrical core during boring.
- The cutting head according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the threading tooth (50) extends orthoradially in respect to the longitudinal axis.
- The cutting head according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein it comprises an upper part (22) and a lower part (24), wherein the lower part comprises the hollow cylindrical core (34) and said control means (54), wherein the upper part has a lower end, wherein the inner hollow tubular member is fixed to the lower end of the upper part and extends along the length of the hollow cylindrical core, and wherein the upper part is movable in translation relative to the lower part over a predetermined length.
- The cutting head according to claim 10, wherein it further comprises means (26) for constraining in rotation said upper part and lower part relative to each other.
- The cutting head according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein it further comprises a monitoring device (70) for monitoring the position of the threading tooth (50).
- The cutting head according to claims 3 and 12, wherein the monitoring device (70) comprises a movement sensor (74) disposed in the protection box (64) for monitoring the movement of the rack (56), and a data logger (74) connected to the movement sensor for recording the monitoring information provided by the movement sensor (74).
- Machine (100) for making a threaded pile (10) in a soil (S) comprising a cutting head according to any one of claims 1 to 13.
- Machine (100) according to claim 14, wherein said machine further comprises means (80) for downloading the information stored in the data logger after the making of the pile, and a display device (82) for displaying said information.
- Machine (100) according to claim 14, wherein said machine further comprises a monitoring device for monitoring in real time the position of the threading tooth during the making of the pile, a computer (80) connected to the monitoring device, and a display device (82) connected to the computer for displaying in real time the position of the threading tooth.
- Machine (100) according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein said machine further comprises a supply system (110) to deliver a liquid construction material through said hollow cylindrical core and said inner hollow tubular member.
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