MXPA97000214A - Apparatus and method of impulsion and installation of metal foundation - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a metal foundation installation apparatus of the pipe column type, characterized by: a) a moving platform, b) a metallic foundation support of the column type of pipe mounted on the mobile platform, where the metallic foundation is characterized by having a pipe column type body and longitudinal fins welded vertically along the cylindrical pipe column type body, c) a movable driving carriage supported on said tower to provide the controllably movable positioning of the metal foundation support of cylindrical pipe column type, d) hydraulic drive cylinders on the drive carriage to drive against a head frame held in adjustable belay positions on said tower, and e) a hole aligned under the drive carriage and inside the metallic foundation of column type of cylindrical pipe to drill a hole in the ground before pushing the metallic foundation of column type of cylindrical pipe from the metal foundation support into the ground

Description

r APPARATUS AND METHOD OF I MPULSION AND INSTALLATION OF METALLIC FOUNDATION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 5 Field of the Invention The present invention relates to structural foundations that include ground anchors to hold airport and highway signs, public service poles, communication towers and and the apparatus and methods of installation for such structural foundations.

Background By conventional means, a concrete foundation, also called a pillar or bearing, is used for the installation of several ** - types of structures, for example, signs, high mast lighting and public service poles, communication towers and the like. A concrete pillar or pillar is used for its mass to provide a structural foundation for supporting such structures. 20 These structures are attached to the concrete pillar or bearing by means of bolts or threaded anchors that are fixed to the required lift in a bar box before emptying the concrete into the shapes. In the installation of a concrete pillar or bearing by the conventional method, the site arrangement is executed, deployed * - - - the equipment, the site is excavated, debris is removed and an auxiliary rock base is sometimes placed in the excavated hole.The work requires a backhoe, a truck and equipment operators as well as the engineer and one or more workers than 5 depending on the size of the work, materials are also required, such as the rock for the auxiliary base, in the case of some installations, for example, airport runway work, all waste and construction equipment they must be removed from the work site at the end of each working day 10 After the emptying forms are structured, a bar pad is installed, bolts or threaded anchors are attached to the bar at the required lift and the bearing is emptied This job requires a carpenter, a worker and the material, that is, concrete, forms, test equipment, bolts and bar pads.

Again in the case of airport runway work, all the , '-. Waste and construction equipment must be removed from the site at the end of the work day. Next, the shapes must be disassembled and the filling around the foundation takes place. This work requires a backhoe, the operator, a carpenter, a worker and the materials used to fill and seed the area. The conventional method requires concrete to cure for approximately seven (7) days. This concrete cure takes longer depending on the type of concrete used. If the tests show that concrete does not meet resistance - * specified within seven (7) days, then it is required to wait twenty-eight (28) days before any structure can be installed on the concrete. Bolts or threaded anchors are used for the installation of structures on the foundations. The structures are installed after the concrete has been cured. Accordingly, several days are required to install the concrete foundation and to place the structures in operation. In the case of airport runway work, in the tenth On the first day, the concrete bearing is drilled to provide holes for the installation of concrete anchors. These concrete anchors are used for the installation of anchor bolts that will be used for the installation of an airport runway sign on the foundation. The signal is then installed and energized in that moment through the work done by electricians. Therefore, it has taken 1 1 days to install and illuminate the airport runway signal, from the description of the conventional installation method, of a structure supported by a concrete foundation, Some of the main disadvantages of the conventional installation method are obvious. These disadvantages include a prolonged closing time of the highway area in the case of a highway signal, high mast utility pole, prolonged road closing time and maneuvering track in the case of signals of airport and long installation times. Those "Disadvantages also include high labor costs, climate-dependent operation, and increased risk of falling debris on road or runway traffic areas (in the case of airport facilities) attributable to the various truck routes required. others are eliminated or reduced substantially by the installation of a metallic signal foundation or public service pole.

INTRODUCTION TO THE INVENTION 10 The metallic foundation is structurally and geometrically constructed to provide the equivalent of a concrete foundation for each specific application. The metallic foundation is completely covered with a galvanization by immersion in hot for protection against corrosion. For protection In addition, in extremely corrosive soils, metal foundations may be provided as hot-dip galvanized with a full additional bituminous plastic coating.The metallic foundation may also include, for example, Typically, in one embodiment, a standard 40 gauge pipe length with a number of longitudinal fins continuously welded to full length and to which a steel plate has been continuously sealed to the top.

And the metallic foundation is installed by a simple, although revolutionary method. The metal foundations are pressed into the ground and no digging is required. On the same day, using the metallic foundation and the installation method, a motorway or airport signal or public service post can be fixed on the ground. The metal foundation provides a top plate on which the structure can be installed. The upper plate of the foundation is pre-drilled to accept the mounting bolts of the structure. The foundation installs in the early hours of the workday, while in the last hours of the same day, the structure is installed, wired and energized. The installation requirements require installation equipment, metallic foundation and a crew of two pile drivers and an operator during the first hours of the working day and, electricians and materials in the final hours of the same day.

'• = The metallic foundation and the installation method allow the complete installation to be carried out in a single day, with a route to the installation site of the structure. In the amount of time required to install a concrete foundation using the traditional method for airport signal foundations, eleven metallic foundations can be installed. In addition all eleven foundations could have been installed at a lower cost and with a higher level of security. The closing time of the airfield can be dramatically reduced.

And in addition, the metallic foundation can be re-used. If it becomes necessary to relocate a structure, the metallic foundation can be removed and reinstalled in the new location. This removal and reinstallation provide not only significant savings of cost, but eliminates any risk associated with abandoned concrete pillars or bearings. The metal foundations are built for specific applications. Some of those applications include high mast lighting poles, traffic lights, freeway sign or public service post, airport signs, commercial signs and billboards, energy and communications distribution towers, retaining walls and many others. The design of the metal foundations is based on engineering calculations backed by registered professional engineers independent and through extensive testing. For the calculations of ^ - the structural capacities, each foundation must be designed to take into consideration the geometric characteristics of the terrain within which it will be installed, the density of the terrain, resistance to shear, plasticity, moisture content and size of grain Each metallic foundation can be designed to exceed the load requirements of the structure that will be installed on it. These charges are of four modes that include (1) overdraft moment capacity, (2) torsional moment capacity, (3) r compressive load capacity, and (4) lifting capacity. Deflection limits are also calculated when applicable. The metal foundations typically include, for example, illustratively, a length of carbon steel pipe. caliber 40, A-53, 15 cm or more in diameter. Three or four longitudinal fins, for example, manufactured from carbon steel lever A-36 of the required thickness, were continuously welded to the pipe. Those longitudinal fins are located at 120 degrees one of the other in the case of three fins or at 90 degrees in the case of four fins. A carbon steel plate of the required thickness is continuously welded to the top of the pipe column and to the upper end of the fins and is drilled and capped to accept the mounting plate of the structure to be supported by the foundation. 15 In the case of airport signs and depending on the , '"- general length of the signal, two foundations may be required, and a second" signal plate "may also be required.The length and width of the second steel plate depends on the length and width of the airport signal as was measured at its base.

In the case of more than one foundation, the "sign plate" is bolted to the top plate of each foundation. All structural dimensions were calculated based on the loads that are supported by the foundation. Before joining the airport signal to the foundation, you can fasten with bolts a plastic load box on the plate And sign or public service post. This plastic cargo box can be approximately 15 cm larger than the signal base and is held 4 cm above the slope. The cargo box is designed and installed to avoid damage, for example, the damage of mechanical mowers, on signal. The airport signal plate can be perforated and tapered to accept a PVC conduit adapter having male thread on one end where it joins from the bottom of the signal plate and female, PVC to PVC, at the other end. This allows the joining of a length of PVC conduit to connect the signal to a branch box. In the case of other structures, an opening is provided in the upper part of the foundation pipe column for a conduit that carries the electrical wiring to penetrate into the structure for the electrical or electrical connections. current wiring. These arrangements allow easy wiring to - energize the structure. The installation of the metallic foundation involves pushing the foundation into the ground. This drive method typically uses an anchor as a reaction point. An anchorage at the end of a bar descends towards the bottom of an arrow drilled into the ground. The anchor is previously tensioned by the expansion of its four radial plates against the ground while compressed, executed by hydraulic force. The reaction point thus established is used after f ~ to push the foundation into the ground by hydraulic forces. After pushing the foundation into the ground to the desired elevation, in the case of a signal foundation of the airport, a PVC connector is screwed into the signal plate which can be drilled in the factory and taper for that purpose. The airport signal plate is then bolted to the foundation top plate and a plastic load box is then bolted to the public service signal or pole. The signal of the airport can then be installed on the foundation and the wiring installed. The airport signal is then energized. All the work can be executed and finished in a day. In the case of all other types of structure after pushing the foundation into the ground, a conduit is inserted inside through a small opening in the upper part of the - pipe column under its upper plate. This conduit will be used to extract electrical cables through it to bring energy to the structure to be mounted on the foundation. The representative metallic foundations are shown in the US Patent No. 4, 974, 997 to Sero et al and US Patent No. 5,234,290 to Collins. The Sero et al patent and the Collins patent show the hydraulic drive of a cylindrical metallic foundation with fins in the longitudinal direction previously manufactured in a hole previously drilled in the land. The Sero et al patent and the Collins patent use a anchoring as a reaction point against which the hydraulic cylinders work. Hydraulic cylinders push against a beam I can be held down by external or secondary anchors. Conventional metal foundation installation methods require a preliminary drilling step, a separate crane to move the foundation in position and to move the hydraulic drive mechanism in position and, an internal anchor within the foundation, whose anchor is generally removed after that the metallic foundation is installed in the ground. It has been found, in accordance with the present invention, that current equipment technology and metal foundation installation methods require the development of a novel mobile metal foundation (mounted on a truck) installation machine to install finned cylindrical metal foundations placed longitudinally, previously manufactured in the ground by the drive of the metal foundations through driving forces provided by the machine of installation of metal foundation (mounted on a truck) novel mobile. U.S. Patent No. 4,626,138 discloses a non-impact pile driver mounted on a low-wheeled trailer with wheels that has ground engaging means. A mast of a separate pair of I-beams of vertical wide flanges is adapted to have guide rails for slidingly guiding a hydraulic ram carriage. The car has a firm crosshead "" "^ to receive the upward reaction force of the hydraulic ram A pile coupling element has a configuration that depends on the type of pile being driven The carriage cooperates with a locking mechanism that allows the ram to drive the pile step 5 The locking mechanism locks the cart to the mast in each series of vertically spaced locations The piston-like locking members on each side of the cart each move horizontally to and from the locking coupling with splices on the mast. A double action hydraulic cylinder activates the movement for each member within the mast splices which are preferably defined by annular collars having internal diameters to slidably receive the locking members. U.S. Patent No. 3, 869,003 describes an orifice adjusted in the hollow portion of a pile to excavate the ground , - behind the pile while the pile is forced down simultaneously by means of a hydraulic pressure device. A tower or guide mast includes a pair of reaction receiving brackets provided vertically at suitable intervals. A pair of cylinders Hydraulics push against a structure to drive the pile down, and retainers that couple the corresponding lower faces of the reaction receptors. US Patent No. 5, 145, 286 describes an anchor installer mounted on a vehicle and a turning pen mounted on truck.

US Patent No. 4,637,758 shows developments in the placement of a hole within a hollow pile and the rotation of the hole to excavate the ground at the input end of the pile. The North American Patent No.5, 018, 905 discloses a core drilling rig mounted on a mobile vehicle or truck that includes controls. The drill bit and the coupled drill pipe line used to drill the hole can be used as a stack. Japanese document 63-304868 describes what appears to be a hydraulic pile driving impeller combined with soil drilling means and external ground anchoring means. The fixation and penetration of the pile and the excavation are described that can be executed with the same apparatus, allowing in this way that the construction is simplified. The Japanese document describes the drilling so that a hollow pile can be driven without unloading the ground and external anchors 52. Japanese document 53-162604 describes a general combination with external anchoring means. USSR 774418 discloses external anchors 5 on support beam 3. USSR 767285 discloses piles 8 guided by sleeves 9. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method of driving and installing mobile metal foundation *** It is a further object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method of impelling and installing a moving metal foundation that does not use or require a pre-drilling and separate drilling stage. It is even another object of the present invention to provide the apparatus and method of driving and installing a moving metal foundation that does not use or require a separate crane. It is even another object of the present invention to provide the apparatus and method of driving and installing metallic foundation mobile that does not use or require all the numerous steps of anchoring movement and the foundation within the position. It is another object of the present invention to provide the apparatus and method of impelling and installing a movable metal foundation that does not use or require all of the numerous steps of moving the anchor and the foundation within the position or move the hydraulic drive mechanism in and out of position. It is another object of the present invention to provide the apparatus and method of driving and installing a moving metal foundation that does not use or require a central anchor within the foundation. It is another object of the present invention to provide the apparatus and method of driving and installing mobile metal foundation that provides significant efficiency and productivity advantages for the installation of metal foundations inserted into the ground. These and other objects of the present invention are described continued in the detailed description of the invention These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from a careful review of the detailed description and reference to the figures of the drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides the apparatus and method of driving and installing a mobile metal foundation that includes a movable platform, a metal foundation bracket mounted on the movable platform, and a movable carriage movably supported on a tower on the movable platform through the controllable positioning for driving the foundation support so that the hydraulic cylinders press against a supported head frame and secured in adjustable side bar securing positions. Since the hydraulic cylinders extend to a maximum drive, the bar can be advanced to a lower position in the side frame of the tower. A drill on the mobile and aligned platform under the drive carriage drills a hole in the ground before pushing the metal foundation into the ground in one step. The secondary secondary anchors hold down the mobile platform when the foundation is driven into the ground. A second drill mounted and detachable on a crane on the mobile platform drills holes for the external secondary anchors. The second drill can rotate laterally to drill an external or secondary left or right anchor hole. An extendable secondary anchor drilling guide and the anchoring structural support extends and retracts on both sides of the movable platform.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a partial perspective view of an apparatus for installing a ground pipe foundation in accordance with the present invention. Figure 2 is a perspective view partially showing the apparatus for installing a pipe foundation and also showing a driving drilling carriage with a pipe foundation and a bore attached thereto. Figure 3 is a perspective view of the apparatus of the present invention in the process of installing a pipe foundation showing a cropped view of two secondary anchors. Figure 4 is an elevation view, partially in section, showing a drilled hole for the purpose of installing secondary anchors in accordance with the present invention and also for installing holes in the anchor mode without a ground hole, also in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 5 is an elevational view, partially in section, of a drill used in the anchoring mode attached to an adjustable lifting resistance assembly in an extendible manner. Figure 6 is a detailed elevation view, partly in section, partially showing a hydraulic motor coupled to a drill anchor. Figure 7 is an elevational view, partly in section, of the apparatus of the present invention mounted on a truck.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention includes a truck-mounted metal foundation driving and installation machine for installing cylindrical metal foundations, with longitudinally placed fins, previously manufactured in the ground by driving the metallic foundation through the impulse forces provided by the hydraulic cylinders. mounted on the drive machine and installation of metal foundation mounted on truck. The present invention includes the apparatus and method for providing a novel metal foundation driving and installation machine including a truck mounted crane and a tower for supporting a drive car including a foundation and drill stand. The innovative machine and the method of the present The invention drills a hole and install the metal foundation in a stage since the drive car is pushed towards the ground. The hydraulic drive cylinders press against a head frame supported on the adjustable side bar that ensures the positions in the tower, that is, the hydraulic cylinders press against a bar secured to each side frame of the tower. After the hydraulic cylinders extend to a maximum drive, the bar can be advanced to a position X ~ > and lower in the side frame of the tower and, the cylinder assembly hydraulic is lowered so that it pushes against the bar in its lower position. The present invention includes the apparatus and method for providing a novel metallic foundation and drive installation machine that includes a second bore mounted in truck used to drill holes for external anchors or / - Secondary to support the truck when the foundation is driven into the ground. The second bore can rotate laterally to drill an external left or right lateral anchor hole. A secondary anchor drilling guide extendable truck mounted and structural anchor support extend and retract on both sides of the truck. The present invention includes the apparatus and method for providing a novel metal foundation driving and installation method and method that does not use or require a step of separate preliminary drilling, a separate crane to move the foundation in position or to move the hydraulic drive mechanism in position, or a central anchor within the foundation. The present invention in one aspect provides an apparatus and method for driving within the ground a pipe column type foundation with or without longitudinal fins along the pipe column. Figure 1 shows the apparatus of the present invention, also called metal foundation expansion and installation machine, in a partial perspective view mounted on a truck. Figure 1 shows a pivoting structural support tower in its operating position, its pivot plate assembly, pivot pin and the hydraulic cylinder tower pair with their respective extended piston rods, in the tower lift mode . Figure 1 shows a driving / drilling car with its reinforcement plates, its lower drive plate, its sliding rear plate, its lifting bar and a hydraulic motor for drilling and the output of drilling debris from the motor. As shown, behind the sliding rear plate of the drive / drilling carriage, is a portion of three piston rods partially extended from three respective hydraulic cylinders (not shown). Figure 1 shows a locking catch mechanism mounted on a plate frame with wheels on its front plate. Figure 1 shows, in dotted lines, an upper ejection plate behind a front plate. Figure 1 shows pressure resistance bars, verticals on the internal part and the cavities created by the vertical bars so that a pair of locking detents (bars) (not shown) can lock inside the vertical bars. It also shows a winch with its cable and electric motor, to operate the winch. Figure 1 shows a finned pipe foundation with a hole inserted into its pipe column, both mounted on the carriage and a flexible energy band containing several hydraulic fluid conveyor hoses. Also shown are several operation control levers, two extensible extensible truck lift resistance assemblies and drilling guides, one four-legged truck anchor, one level above the base of the truck, one container for transporting one box remote operation control, and several hydraulic fluid transport hoses and connections. Referring now to Figure 1, the metal foundation drive and installation machine 1 is provided with the drive / drilling carriage 2, which is used to drive a pipe type column foundation 3 into the ground as long as it is Concomitantly drills a ground hole in front of the bottom end of the foundation 38 by means of a hole 4. The foundation 3 may incorporate fins 33 along the side pipe column 37. The foundation 3 may also be installed without fins 33 The bore 4 extends, for example, in an illustrative manner, approximately 2/3 beyond the lower end 38. carriage 2 having a lower drive plate 5 pushes on the foundation 3. The lower drive plate 5 receives its driving force from a group of hydraulic cylinders 6, preferably in a number of three, shown through a cutout view in the 5 Figure 2 with its piston rods 8 extended, that is, in the drive mode. The hydraulic cylinders 6 are mounted on the lower drive plate 5 behind the sliding rear plate 7. The sliding rear plate 7 is attached to the lower drive plate 5 and is provided with wheels (not shown) which rolls inside. of the channel 20 of the tower 15 on both sides to allow a smooth ascending / descending movement of the carriage 2. Continuing the reference to Figure 1, the piston rods 8 propel upwards against the upper plate 9. The piston rods 8 are attached to the top plate that is part of the frame 10. The frame 10 is a rigid, box-like frame made of plates , < - »- thick steel. The frame 10 houses a set of locking detents, i.e., locking steel bars (not shown). The operation mechanism of the work stoppers 1 1 operates the work stoppers (not shown) by means of the hydraulic cylinder 12. The The mechanism of locking detents 1 1 moves the locking detents laterally within the cavities 13 created by the push resistance bars 14 which are mounted vertically on the tower 15, ie, the structural frame 15. The cavities 13 are separated at intervals. equal of approximately 1 m in each side from the top of the structural frame 1 5 towards down to its bottom. The cavities 13 are the spaces created between each of the two push resistance bars 14. The locking stop mechanism 1 1 is mounted on the frame 10. An operator by means of one of the different control levers 16 or from a remote control box (not shown), drives the hydraulic cylinder 12 which operates the lockable retainer mechanism 1 1. The structural support tower 15, shown in the working mode, ie, vertically, is provided with a pair of cylinders hydraulics 21 with their piston rods 22 to be folded back on the tower 15 on the base of the truck 23 for transportation purposes. The raising or lowering of the tower 15 is executed by an operator using the levers 16 or from the remote control box. The operation of the locking mechanism by the operator relates to making the hydraulic cylinder 12 force the locking detents (locking bars) in the cavities 13 on both sides of the tower 15 so that the piston rods can press against the plate upper 9. The piston rods 8 push against the upper plate 9, which is part of the frame 10, which in turn houses the locking bars (not shown). The upward thrust of the ascending bars 6 (Figure 2) is effectively transferred by means of their piston rods 8 on the structural tower by means of the push resistance bars of the tower 14. These bars are approximately 1 m in length and it - "* install vertically on both sides of the tower at equal intervals from the top to the bottom, thus leaving a space between each two cavities 13, that is, vertically, at equal intervals on both sides of the tower 15 from the top to the bottom. The push resistance bars 14 are firmly attached to the tower 15, preferably by means of welds. By transferring the powerful, upward drive force of the hydraulic cylinders 6 (Figure 2) by In the middle of its piston rods 8 on the tower 15 (which can not move up or down), the drive / drilling carriage 2 can slide down on the tower 15. The drive / drilling carriage 2 will actually receive the driving force resulting from the hydraulic cylinders 6 since the lower parts (Figure 2) of the hydraulic cylinders 6 rest on and are , ** - firmly attached to the rear end 18 (Figure 2) of the lower drive plate 5. The hydraulic cylinders 6 are positioned behind the sliding rear plate 7, which together with the reinforcing plates 19 and the drive plate lower 5 form the car of Drilling / Drilling 2. The driving force provided by the hydraulic cylinders 6 (Figure 2) by means of their piston rods 8 and exerted on the driving / drilling carriage 2 drives the foundation 3 into the ground. Hydraulic fluid conveyor hoses 25 connect the hydraulic cylinders 6 (Figure 2) to the pumps "hydraulic system 85 (Figure 7) mounted on the front end of the truck base 23. The drive / drilling car 2 has the hydraulic motor 24 mounted on the upper surface of its drive plate . The hydraulic motor 24 provides the energy for drilling a ground hole by means of the bore 4, in advance of the advancement of the button 38 of the foundation 3, into the ground as the foundation 3 is driven down into the ground by the carriage of drive / drilling 2. 10 The fluid conveyor hoses 34 connect the hydraulic motor 24 to the hydraulic pumps 85 of the driving machine (Figure 7) mounted on the front end of the base of the truck 23. The hydraulic hoses 34 are mounted on the flexible energy band 36, which flexes according to the carriage 2 moves up and down. The hydraulic motor 24 is provided with the outlet of drilling wastes 35 for the purpose of expelling the debris removed during the drilling that takes place during the process of driving the foundation 3 into the ground.

Drive / Drill 2 is also provided with lifting means for raising the drive / drilling carriage rearwardly after the foundation 3 has been driven into the ground and to hold the drive / drilling carriage 2 in place when required The lifting bar 26 is attached to the winch cable 27, and the cable 27 is attached to the winch 28 which is installed in the - "" upper end of the structural support tower 15. The motor 29 is used to energize the winch 28, and is operated by one of the control levers 16 or from a remote control box (not shown). of hydraulic fluid 30 5 connect the hydraulic motor 29 to the hydraulic pumps of the system 85 (FIG. 7) mounted on the front end of the base of the truck 23. The frame 10 containing the mechanism of the retaining detents 1 1 is provided with four wheels 31. Two of those wheels 31 roll on the outer face 32 on both sides of the structural support tower 15. The other two wheels 31 (not shown) roll inside the channel 20, also on both sides of the tower 15. During the test operations of the drive machine 1, it was found that the drive machine 1 could push small-sized foundations into the ground. However, for larger foundations, the weight of the apparatus including the truck was a factor with respect to the downward holding of the drive machine 1. Therefore, the present invention also provides the novel adjustable extendable lifting resistance assembly 39. The extendable adjustable lifting resistance assembly 39 is used to join the driving machine and metal foundation installation 1 by bolting down to the conventional external ground anchors 57, for For example, as described in US Patent No. 4,843,785 and for guiding a hole for drilling a ground hole to fix the ground anchors 57 therein. The driving / drilling carriage 2 with its hydraulic motor 24, the frame 10, which includes the mechanism of locking detents 1 1 with its hydraulic cylinder 12 and locking detents (bars) (not shown) hydraulic cylinders 6 (Figure 2), the winch 28 with its hydraulic motor 29, and the power band 36 are all installed on the pivotable structural support tower 15 which by itself is Structurally reinforced by braces 41. The tower 15 is a pivotable tower, that is, it can be rotated backwards on the base of the truck 23 for transportation purposes and can be raised again by means of the hydraulic cylinders 21, the assembly of pivotable plate 42, and pivotable pin 43. The operator elevates and the tower 15 descends by the levers 16 or by means of a remote control box (not shown). A hydraulic boom lift 48 (Figure 4), for example, such as in a crane lift arm mode, is installed on the base of the truck 23 for the purpose of elevating within position the foundation 3, the drill 4 and any other equipment as necessary. To provide personal safety as well as machine safety, the present invention provides safety pins 44 and safety switch 45. When the tower 15 is raised to its working position, that is, vertically, the and "operator inserts the safety pin 44 into its safety position, which activates the safety switch 45, which in turn disables the lift / lower function that operates the hydraulic cylinders 21. This operates to prevent the operator from 5 accidentally drives a control command that could cause the hydraulic cylinders 21 to descend the tower 15 while the foundation 3 is being driven into the ground.The steel vessel 40 is provided for transporting the remote control box and for storage when it is not is using.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the drilling and driving carriage assembled on a structural support tower. Figure 2 shows a lower drive plate with a foundation joining device on its hidden side, a finned pipe foundation attached thereto, and a bore installed inside the column of pipe and attached to a hydraulic motor (not shown). HE --- also show in Figure 2 through a perspective view cropped three hydraulic cylinders behind the slide rear carriage plate. The lower parts of the hydraulic cylinders are attached to the lower drive plate and, its arms The piston, for example, the piston rods, are extended upwards in the operating mode, that is to say, the upward drive mode. Figure 2 shows the hydraulic fluid transport hoses connected to the hydraulic cylinders. In addition, Figure 2 shows the vertically installed thrust resistance bars on the tower and the cavities created by the spaces between each of the two vertical push resistance bars. Referring now to Figure 2, the upper plate 46 of the foundation 3 is attached to the hidden side of the lower driving plate 5 of the driving / drilling carriage 2 by means of the foundation joining device 47, while the drill 4 it is attached by means of a hexagonal bushing (not shown) to a hexagonal energy arrow (not shown) from the hydraulic motor 24 (Figure 1) protruding through the hidden side of the lower drive plate 5. The connecting device of foundation 47 is provided with the adapter plate 49, which is used when the foundation of smaller size 3 (with or without fins 33) is to be installed by the drive machine and metal foundation installation 1. The adapter plate 49 is easily removed by removing the bolts therefrom and then raising it by means of the hydraulic boom lift, external 48 (Figure 4) and the lifting eye 50. The process of mounting the foundation 3 on the hidden side of the carriage 2 by means of the joining device 47 is simplified by using the boom lifter 48 (Figure 4). First, the bore 4 is attached to a hexagonal energy arrow (not shown) of the hydraulic motor 24, also raising it and holding it in place until it is held by the hydraulic boom elevator 48 (Figure 4). Second, the foundation 3 is also raised by the boom elevator 48 and placed on the bore 4, whereby the bore 4 passes through the bore 4. '"inside the pipe column 37 of the foundation 3. Then, while holding the foundation in the required position until it is clamped, the upper plate 46 is firmly attached by means of the foundation joining device 47 either to the plate of adapter 49 and the lower drive plate 5, if it is a small-sized foundation, or directly to the lower drive plate 5, if it is a larger foundation, also by means of the connecting device 47. In both cases, the union was made by bolt-in. The attachment of the foundation 3 on the drive / drilling carriage 2 by means of the attachment device 47 is preferably made with the tower 15 in the horizontal position, for example, such as the downward location at the base of the truck. The drive / drilling carriage 2 comprises the lower drive plate 5, two lateral reinforcement plates 19, and the plate rear sliding 7 that rests on and is attached to the end "* .- rear 18 of the lower drive plate 5 and having wheels on its rear side (not shown) that roll inside the channel provided on both sides of the tower 15 to allow the entire carriage to move smoothly up and down. In addition, the The driving / drilling carriage 2 is provided with a foundation connecting device 47 and a powerful hydraulic motor 24 (FIG. 1) to rotationally energize the bore 4. The lower parts 17 of the hydraulic cylinders 6 are attached to the drive plate. posterior 5 on its posterior end 18 to transfer the drive force down on the carriage 2 'exerted by its piston arms 8 against the push resistance bars 14. The push resistance bars 14 are vertical bars on both sides of the tower 15 which resist the upward drive of the piston rods 8 as they extend towards 5 above, outside the hydraulic cylinders 6, by the hydraulic fluid pumped into the hydraulic cylinders at an operator's command. The hydraulic cylinders 6 are operated by the operator by the control levers 16 or by a control box remote (not shown). All hydraulic and electrical operating functions of the apparatus of the present invention, including the hydraulic boom elevator 48 (Figure 4), are controlled by the operator by means of the control levers 16 or by means of a remote control box . The boom lifter 48 is also operated from the control levers 55 (Figures 4 and 7). Figure 3 is a perspective view of the apparatus of the present invention mounted on a band in the process of installing a conventional metallic foundation within the ground. Figure 3 shows two secondary external ground anchors as described in U.S. Patent No. 4,843,785. Figure 3 shows the conventional metallic anchors fixed within the ground and pre-tensioned, that is, with their compaction and consolidation plates rotatable outwards already turned outwards in the ground. It shows that the conventional ground anchors attached to the assembly guides - of extensively adjustable lifting resistance / drilling by means of the respective lifting resistance plates and nuts. Figure 3 shows a structural support tower pivotable in its support position, its pivotable plate assembly 5, the pivotable pin and the pair of hydraulic cylinders of the tower with their respective extended piston rods in tower lifting mode . Figure 3 shows a driving / drilling car with its reinforcement plates, its upper drive plate, its sliding rear plate and its bar elevation. Figure 3 shows a hydraulic motor for drilling and its output of drilling wastes. Also shown behind the slide rear plate of the drive / drilling carriage is a portion of three piston rods partially extended from three respective hydraulic cylinders (not shown). Figure 3 shows a mechanism of locking seals mounted on a frame of ** "plate with wheels on its front plate and which roll against the face of the structural support tower." Also shown in dashed lines behind the front plate is a top drive plate.

Figure 3 shows the vertical push resistance bars on the internal parts of the tower and the cavities created by the vertical bars of a pair of locking detents (bars) (not shown) to penetrate and lock inside. A winch is shown with its cable and hydraulic motor to operate the winch. In addition, a finned pipe foundation with a drill is shown inserted inside your pipe column, both mounted on the f ~ drive / drilling carriage. Figure 3 shows a flexible energy band for holding several hydraulic fluid transport hoses. Displays several operating control levers, two lifting resistance assemblies, extensively adjustable with drilling guides, one of four truck anchor lugs, one level on the base of the truck, one container for transporting a remote operation control box) and several hydraulic fluid transport hoses or connections. Referring now to Figure 3, a conventional finned pipe foundation 3 in the process of being installed in the ground by means of the metal foundation drive and installation machine 1 of the present invention. The foundation 3 is shown already partially driven into the ground. The foundation 3 may have a plurality of fins or, it may be without fins, that is, a pipe column with a top plate • Appropriate 49 (Figure 2) attached thereto, generally by welding. When the foundation installation process begins, the tower 15 is preferably located horizontally on the base of the truck 23 (Figure 7). The operator by means of an elevator hydraulically operated external boom 48 (Figure 4) lifts the bore 4 and joins it to the hydraulic motor 24 from the hidden side of the lower drive plate 5. The hydraulic boom lift 48 (Figure 4) has its own hydraulic cylinder 56 The drill 4 is provided with a conventional rotating square bar, the adapter - 'hexagonal and pin (not shown) to attach the drill 4 to the hexagonal energy arrow of the hydraulic motor (not shown). The hydraulic boom lift 48 (Figure 4) is mounted on the base of the truck 23 at the end opposite the pivot point 5 43 of the tower 15. After the bore is attached and secured to the hydraulic motor 24 located on the truck drive / drilling 2, the operator proceeds to lift the foundation 3 by means of the hydraulic boom lift and joins the foundation to the hidden side of the boom plate. lower drive 5 of the carriage 2 by means of the foundation joining device 47 (Figure 2). The larger foundations do not require adapter plate 49. When the foundation 3 and the bore 4 through its pipe column 37 are firmly attached to the hidden side of the drive / drilling carriage 2. Then the operator raises the tower 15 from its horizontal position on the base of the truck 23 z to its working position, ie vertically, by means of the control levers 16 or the remote control box. The hydraulic pumps 85 (Figure 7) are energized by a diesel engine 51, and are provided to energize all the hydraulic cylinders on the metal foundation drive and installation machine 1. The hydraulic pumps 85 (Figure 7) are mounted on the same area of the base of the truck 23 as the diesel engine 51. The hydraulic operation functions are operated from the control levers 16 or from a remote control box (no shown) connected to the control levers 16 by means of a •** Electric connection (not shown). The hydraulic operation functions of the boom lifter 48 (Fig. 4) and the front end anchor ears 52 can also be operated from the control levers 55. 5 The operator must determine whether or not to install the secondary earth anchors. 57 to prevent the metal foundation drive and installation machinery 1 from rising from the ground when it is operating to drive the foundation 3 into the ground. The operator will make the decision based on the size of the foundation and also in base 10 to the physical characteristics of the terrain based on the results of the terrain tests available to the operator. The foundations are designed specifically to support loads. The loads that will be supported by any foundation and the physical characteristics of the terrain where the foundation will be installed determine the size of the foundation and the depth to the , --- that will be driven inside the field. Conventional industrial practice makes the standard process for a contractor to know the physical characteristics of the land before a facility is installed. 20 For longer, thicker soils or foundations, the force required to impute the foundation into the ground is greater. In the process of pushing the foundation downwards, the piston arms 8 of the hydraulic cylinders 6 (Figure 2) push n up against the frame 1 0 which tends to raise the pressure machine. 25 installation of metallic foundation 1 outside the ground because the frame 10 is locked on the tower by means of its retainer bars. The present invention provides methods and means for preventing lifting of the metal foundation drive and installation machine 1 when required. For smaller foundations in terrains that are not too hard (in accordance with well-known standard soil classifications), the metal foundations drive and installation machine 1 will drive the foundation 3 into the ground without requiring the installation of conventional ground anchors 57 Continued reference to Figure 3, the operator drives the truck so that it locates the drill 4 and the foundation 3 on the correct location where the foundation 3 will be installed by the apparatus of the present invention. The operator then proceeds to elevate the truck on its rims and to fix the drive and metal foundation installation machine 1 to an elevated position by extending the front anchor ears of the truck 52 and the rear anchor ears of the truck 53 by means of the levers control 16 or the remote control box. The operator observes the level 54 to bring the apparatus of the present invention to a level position. This is the method that the operator applies to push a foundation down into the ground. The operator descends the driving / drilling car 2 to a point where the point 58 of the drill 4 is very close to the ground. The operator by means of the remote control box or by means of the control levers 16 it operates the hydraulic cylinders by extending its piston rod to cause the latch mechanism 1 1 to drive the seals (bars) (not shown) out of the cavities 13 on both sides of the tower 15. By locking the bars outside of the cavities 13, the frame 10 is free to move on the wheels 31 that roll on the face 32 of the tower 15 and on the wheels (not shown) that roll inside the channel 20. When the locking bars of the mechanisms of seals 1 1 are unlocked out of the cavities 13, the hydraulic cylinders 6 drive / drilling carriage 2 conveyors on the rear end 18 (Figure 2) of its lower drive pin 5 and the frame 10 attached to the piston rods 8 is free to move on its wheels (not shown) that roll within channel 20 (Figure 2). However, the drive / drilling carriage 2 can not move downwardly because it is firmly held in place by the winch cable 27. If it were not held in place, it would fall rapidly. Now the operator from the remote control box or by means of the control levers 16 operates the cylinders 6 (Figure 2) and causes the respective piston rods 8 to retract inside the cylinders 6, driving down in that way until a lower position frame 10 containing the locking stop mechanism 1 1 and the locking stop bars (not shown). Then the operator from the remote control box or from the control levers 16 reverses the flow of the hydraulic fluid in the f cylinder 12 causing its piston rod to retract which, in turn, by means of a locking catch mechanism 1 1 forces the locking catch bars into a new set of cavities 13 in the lower position frame 10 which was driven down 5 by the piston rods 8 when the operator caused them to retract within their respective cylinders 6 (Figure 2). An end of the locking bars (not shown) has then entered into the respective cavities 13, one in * ^ Y, each side of tower 15. The other end (not shown) is linked firmly to the mechanism of locking detents 1 1 and therefore to the frame 10. The cavities are made of each set of two vertically joined bars, resistant to thrust 14. Therefore, moving the locking bars within this new set of cavities 13, the frame 10 can not move up or towards below. The frame 10 is immobilized in that position. Now the operator can cause the cylinders 6 (Figure 2) by means of their respective piston rods 8 to press against the immobilized, fixed frame 10. But first, the operator releases the winch 28 by means of the remote control box or by middle of the control levers 16 to allow the drive / drilling carriage 2 to move due to the drive exerted by the piston rods against the upper drive plate 9. The bore 2 can not fall freely because the rods Retention is now locked in a new set of cavities 13. thus avoiding free fall.

The operator now descends the driving / drilling carriage 2 by means of the remote control box or the control levers 16. The operator activates the hydraulic cylinders 6 (FIG. 2), that is to say, causes the hydraulic fluid to flow into the cylinders in the direction that drives their respective piston rods 8 out of their respective cylinders. Because the piston rods 8 are firmly attached to the upper drive plate 9 of the frame 10 and because the frame 10 is locked in place by its locking catch (bars) preventing the frame 10 from moving, the force of driving the hydraulic cylinders 6 (Figure 2) is exerted on the driving / drilling carriage 2, effectively pushing it downwards. If the driving / drilling carriage 2 with the foundation 3 and the bore 4 attached thereto is higher than the tower 15, more than one descent cycle may be required because in each descent cycle, the drive / drilling carriage 2 can be lowered only at a distance equal to the distance between the cavities 13, for example, such as, approximately 1 m. This distance holds a relation up to the maximum stroke provided by the hydraulic cylinders 6 (Figure 2), that is, the piston rods 8 of maximum length can extend out of their respective cylinders 6. Now, therefore, the drive carriage / Drilling 2 with the drill 4 and the foundation 3 attached to the carriage have been lowered to a point where the tip 58 of the drill 4 is very close to the '** ground. By repeating these impulse cycles, the foundation is driven within the terrain if it was a smaller foundation or soft soils that do not require means of resistance to elevation. The operator then proceeds to fix two external secondary ground anchors 57 in the field, all in accordance with the apparatus and methods described in US Pat. No. 4,843,785. These ground anchors 57 are to be attached to the ground.

J- extensively adjustable lift resistance assembly novelty 39 provided by the present invention. When two secondary anchors 57 are fixed in the ground and their outwardly rotatable and consolidating compaction plates 59 have been rotated, i.e. taut against the ground in the ground hole 67 and before removing their installation apparatus (not shown), the lifting resistance nut 60 is adjusted against the lifting resistance plate 61 fixed on the guide 62. The lifting resistance nut 60 is screwed onto the threaded bar 63 of the conventional ground anchor 57 which, in turn, holds the sprinkler cone 64 in its place which, in turn, maintains the consolidation and compaction plates rotatable outwards 59 stretched against the ground, that is, exerting great force against the ground. Each earth anchor 57 has four such plates 59 at approximately 90 degrees one from the other. (Four of those plates are not shown).

"" The extensively adjustable lifting resistance assembly 39 is comprised of the structural arm guide 65, the adjustable sliding arm 66, the drilling guide 62 and a pair of hydraulic cylinders (not shown) within the arm guide structural 65. Such hydraulic cylinders are used by the operator to extend the adjustable sliding arms 66 to the desired position where the ground anchors 57 are to be placed. Such hydraulic cylinders are operated from the remote control box or from the control levers 16. When the secondary anchors are tensioned against the ground and firmly attached to the lift resistance assembly 39 by means of lifting resistance nut means 60 and the lift resistance plate 61, the metal foundation drive and installation machine 1 is ready for push the foundation 3 into the ground by means of the car .. drive / drilling 2. r As the drive / drilling carriage 2 drives down the foundation 3, the bore 4 drills a ground hole ahead of the advance of the lower end 38 of the foundation 3 within the ground. He bore 4 extends approximately 2/3 m beyond the lower end 38 of the foundation 3. The force exerted by the piston arms 8 of the hydraulic cylinders 6 (Figure 2) on the upper plate 46 of the foundation 3 is supported by the ground in which the foundation is being promoted. The resistance is transmitted to the tower 15 by means of the bars ^ - of locking detents contained in the frame 10, pushing against the push resistance bars 14. This resistance to the ground is greater than the downward force provided by the weight of the driving machine 1 and, therefore, the force provided by the hydraulic cylinders 6 would raise the drive machine 1 for larger foundations or for hard ground. However, this elevation is resisted by the extensively adjustable lift resistance assembly 39 which is anchored to the ground by means of the two secondary earth anchors. 57. The lifting capacity of the lifting resistance assembly 39, when attached to the ground anchors 57 and the driving force provided by the hydraulic cylinders 6 (Figure 2), are individually greater than the resistance the terrain can exercise against the drive of foundation 3 within it and, therefore, the foundation 3 is z effectively driven into the ground by the piston rods 8 of the hydraulic cylinders 6 (Figure 2). Foundation 3 is driven at intervals of approximately 1 m at a time due to the maximum stroke length provided by the hydraulic cylinders 6. After each delivery interval, the holding bars have been decoupled by means of the hydraulic cylinder 12 and the mechanisms 1 1 from the cavities 13. The frame 10 containing the holding bars must be lowered retracting piston arms 8 backwards inside their respective cylinders 6. The piston arms 8 are firmly joined by welding or other means to the frame 10. For that reason, the piston arms 8 drive down the frame 10 when they are retracted within their respective cylinders 6. The frame 10 is driven down towards the upper end of the slide plate 7 and, at that level, the operator re-engages the retainer bars within a new set of cavities 13 and releases the winch 28. You can now start a new drive cycle towards down. All operations are commanded by the operator either from the control levers 16 or from a remote control box connected to the drive machine and metal foundation installation 1 by a conventional electrical connection (not shown). After the foundation has been driven into the ground, the ground anchors 57 are removed by the operator with the help of the external boom lift. Figure 4 is an elevation view, partly in section, showing a hole in the drilling process, ie, drilling, a ground hole, a portion of a extensibly adjustable slidable arm, a drill guide and a hexagonal coupling attached to the square rotary bar of the barrel and connected to a hydraulic motor and a safety pin. Also shown is a pivotable plate assembly attached to a hydraulic boom lift. Also shown is the boom lift mounted on a flatbed truck, the control levers to operate the boom lifter and an anchor ear. Figure 4 shows the cutting head of drills and the drilling tooth and the hydraulic fluid transport hoses. Referring now to Figure 4, the present invention provides the method and external means for drilling ground holes 67 required to install earth anchors 57. The present invention provides the hydraulic motor 68 for energizing the conventional drill 69 that is used for drilling of ground holes 67. The bore 69 is provided with the cutting head 70 and the drilling tooth 71. The bore 69 is connected to the hexagonal energy shaft 72 of the hydraulic motor 68 by means of the hexagonal coupling 73 and the pin 74. The coupling 73 is welded to the square rotary bar 75 of the bore 69. The hydraulic motor 68 is provided with tie plates 77 that are attached to the boom lifter 48 by means of the assembly of the tie plate 76 and the pin 78. The hydraulic fluid is pumped to and from the hydraulic motor 68 through the conveyor hoses 79. Operation of the hydraulic motor 68 is controlled by the operator from the control levers 16 (Figures 1 and 3) or from the remote control box. The operator lifts the bore 69 by boom elevator 48 and places it through the guide 62 of the extensively adjustable lift resistance assembly 39. The adjustable sliding arm has been first extended by the operator to the required position. Thereafter, the operator lowers the boom lifter 48 by means of the control levers 16 or 55 to a point where the operator maintains the hydraulic motor 68 on the base of the truck 23 and manually joins the hydraulic motor 68 to the plate assembly. 76 of the boom lifter 48 by means of the pin 75. The operator now moves the boom elevator 48 which transports the hydraulic motor 68 in such a way that it inserts the arrow of hexagonal energy of the motor 72 into the coupling 73. Generally, an operator and an assistant are used for all operations of the metal foundation drive and installation machine 1. Next, the bore 69 is secured to the hydraulic motor 68 by means of the pin 74. The operator now verifies the bore of the bore 69 by means of a conventional level to ensure that a vertical earth hole 67 is drilled by the drive and installation machine. of metallic foundation 1. The drill guide 62 helps maintain the bore 69 in an upright position. Now the operator drills the earth hole to the depth required by the hydraulic motor in operation 68 and applying some downward pressure from the boom lifter 48 on the hydraulic motor 68. When the drilling is completed, the operator reverses the rotation of the motor. 68 and lift it, thereby transporting the bore 69 together with the outside of the bore 67. All these operations are commanded from the control levers 16 or from a remote control box (not shown). The entire operation is repeated for the second earth hole 67 required for the second earth anchor 57. Then the bore 69, the hydraulic motor 68, and the junction plate assembly 76 can be removed from the boom elevator 48. FIG. is an elevation view, partially in section, of a drill screwed into the ground to be used as a ground anchor. Also shown is a portion of an adjustable extendable lift resistance assembly, with a drill guide at its end. Figure 5 shows an elevation resistance plate on the drilling guide and a threaded rod through the center of the lifting resistance plate with a hexagonal coupling and a pin attached to one end and showing a nut threaded on the bar . A hexagonal coupling is also shown attached to the square rotary bar of the drill and another pin. Also shown is a short part of the square rotary bar with one end inserted into a coupling and its other end inserted into a coupling and its other end inserted into the coupling of the holes. Referring to time to Figure 5, the present invention provides the drill 80 used as earth anchors. The drill anchors 80 replace the ground anchors 57 for the installation of certain medium-sized foundations that can Install with or without n fins. The bores 80 are of the type of holes that are screwed into the grounds 81 without raising the earth waste, that is, without drilling a ground hole. therefore they remain firmly anchored to terrain 81, that is, firmly threaded into the ground. The operator uses the external jack lifter to attach the hydraulic motor 68 (Fig. 6) to the square rotary bar 82 of the drill anchor 80 by means of the hexagonal coupling 83 and the pin 84. The operator first verifies the anchor plumb line of drill 80 and correct it if required. The operator then proceeds to drive, that is, to screw the drill 80 into the ground by means of the operation of the hydraulic motor 68 (Figure 6) by means of the control levers 16 or by means of the remote control box . Conventional bore 80 can be purchased in a plurality of lengths and come with the hexagonal coupling 83 welded in the factory at one end of its square rotary bar 82. The other end of the square rotary bar 82, ie the end which penetrates the terrain 81, it can be arranged with a pointed tip 86 to facilitate penetration into the terrain. After the drill anchor 80 has been threaded into the ground 81, the operator disconnects the hydraulic motor 68 (FIG. 6) from the square rotary bar 82 of the bore by removing the pin 84 and lifting the hydraulic motor by means of external boom lift.

Depending on the classification of the terrain from the results of the terrain tests that are normally available to the operator and depending on the length of the foundation that is installed, the operator determines the length of the drill anchor 80 required to be screwed into the ground, one for each elevation resistance assembly 39, to prevent the elevation of the drive machine and installation of metallic foundation 1 when the foundation is pressed into the ground. After the drill anchors 80 have been threaded into the ground to the required depth, the hydraulic motor is withdrawn, and the square rotary bar extension 87 is joined to the hexagonal coupling 83 by means of the pin 84. Now the operator joins the threaded rod 91 to the square rotary bar extension 87 by means of a hexagonal coupling 88 welded to the threaded bar and the pin 89. The operator places the lifting resistance plate 61 on the threaded bar 91 by inserting the bar threaded 91 through hole 90, which is in the center of the lift resistance plate 61. The operator then tightens the lifting resistance nut 92 until it is snug against the lift resistance plate 61. In this mode, the metal foundation drive and installation machine 1 is anchored to the ground 81 by means of its two adjustably extensible lifting resistance assemblies 39 and two drill anchors 80, one on each side of the machine.

The operator can now proceed to drive the foundation into the ground with respect to the downward drive from the driving / drilling carriage 2 provided with a plurality of hydraulic cylinders exerting their thrust against one or more of the push resistance bars. The thrust exerted by the hydraulic cylinders is first exerted against the lower plate of a frame locked in place against the push resistance bars by means of the frame retainer bars. These locking bars have the ability to be moved in / out of their locked position by means of a mechanism energized by the hydraulic means. This mechanism has the ability to be moved up or down by the hydraulic means to obtain the new positions locked in the lower levels as the foundation is driven into the ground. All stages are controlled by the operator from a set of control levers or from a remote control box connected to the apparatus by an electrical connection. After the operator has completed the foundation drive within the terrain, the operator removes the drill anchors 80 by reversing their installation procedures and with the help of the external boom lift. The operator uses the hydraulic motor to unscrew the drill anchors after the threaded rod 91, the lift resistance nut 92, the plate 61 and the square rotary bar extension 87 are removed. The unscrewing of the drill anchors 80 is executed by means of the reversal of the rotational direction of the energy arrow of the motor 72 by means of the control levers 16 or by means of the remote control box while the arrow 72 is attached to the drill anchor by means of its hexagonal coupling 83 and the pin 84. Figure 7 is an elevation view, partially in section, of the apparatus of the present invention partially showing its structural tower in the horizontal position. Also shown are the hydraulic cylinders of the tower and the pivot plate assembly of the tower, the safety pin and the safety switch. Figure 2 shows a driving / drilling car, mounted on the structural tower and a partial view of a hydraulic motor mounted on the drive / drilling carriage together with a flexible energy band to carry the hydraulic fluid transport hoses to the engine hydraulic on the car. In addition, the lower drive plate of the carriage, the sliding rear plate and the reinforcement plates are shown. Figure 2 shows a winch with its cable connected to the drive / drilling carriage and the hydraulic motor of the winch. Figure 2 shows one of the two hydraulic pumps connected to a diesel engine to energize the pumps and several hydraulic control levers and the hydraulic fluid transport hoses. Figure 2 further shows a extensively adjustable lift resistance assembly with its sliding arm adjustably extendible in its position retracted The front and rear anchor ears of the truck are also shown. Referring now to Figure 7 and without having previously shown in the preceding Figures, the main hydraulic pumps of the apparatus 85 are energized by the diesel engine 51 mounted on the front of the motor base 23. A general perspective of the driving machine and installation of metallic foundation 1 mounted on a truck is shown in a drawing the apparatus of the present invention and its main components. Therefore it can be seen that the invention achieves all its objectives. The present invention includes a machine of driving and installation of metallic foundation mounted on a truck, mobile novel to install cylindrical metallic foundations, with fins located longitudinally, prefabricated inside the land by means of the impulsion of the metallic foundations through the impulsion forces provided by the hydraulic cylinders mounted on the drive machine and installation of metal foundation mounted on a truck, mobile. The mobile truck-mounted machine may be a tractor-trailer flat-base truck, for example in one embodiment, or it may be a vehicle mounted on rails or tracks. The present invention includes the apparatus and method for providing a foundation drive and installation machine / ~~ Metallic novel that includes a crane mounted on a truck and a tower to support a drive car that includes the metal foundation support and the drill. The novel machine and the method hereby drills a hole and installs the metal foundation in a step as the drive carriage is driven into the ground. The hydraulic drive cylinders push against a bar held in the adjustable bar securing positions on the tower, ie the hydraulic cylinders push against a bar secured to the side frame of the tower. After the hydraulic cylinders extend to a maximum extension, the bar can be advanced to a lower position in the side frame of the tower and the hydraulic cylinder assembly is lowered so that it can push against the bar in its lower position.

The present invention includes the apparatus and method for providing a novel metal foundation driving and installing machine that includes a second truck mounted drill used to drill holes for external or secondary anchors or drill anchors to support the truck when HE drives the foundation within the terrain. The second drill can rotate laterally to drill a left or right side anchor hole. A secondary drilling anchor drilling guide mounted on a truck and the structural anchor support extends and retracts on both sides of the truck.

"*" The present invention includes the apparatus and method for providing a machine and method of driving and installing novel metal foundations that do not use or require a preliminary and separate drilling stage, a separate crane to move the foundation in position or to move the hydraulic drive mechanism in position, or a central anchor within the foundation. Although the invention has been illustrated by the foregoing current examples, it is not considered to be limited to the materials or methods employed therein. Considering that the particular embodiments of the invention have heretofore been described in detail, for purposes of illustration, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that numerous variations of the details can be made without departing from the invention as defined. in the attached claims. The apparatus and method of the present invention are not limited to the descriptions of the specific embodiments presented thus far, but must be seen in terms of the claims that follow and the equivalents thereof.

In addition, insofar as the invention has been described in conjunction with several such specific embodiments, it will be understood that different alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the above detailed descriptions. Therefore, it is intended that this invention encompasses all those alternatives, modifications and variations fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1 . A metal foundation installation apparatus of pipe column type, characterized by: a) a moving platform; b) a metallic foundation support of pipe column type mounted on the movable platform, wherein the metallic foundation is characterized by having a column type body of pipe and longitudinal fins welded vertically along the column type body of cylindrical pipe; c) a movable drive carriage supported on said tower to provide the controllably movable placement of the cylindrical pipe column type metal foundation support; d) hydraulic drive cylinders on the drive carriage for driving against a head frame supported in adjustable securing positions on said tower; and e) a drill aligned below the drive carriage and within the cylindrical pipe column type metallic foundation to drill a hole in the ground before driving the column-type metal foundation from the metal cylindrical support within of the land.

2. A mobile pipe column type metal foundation installation apparatus, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the cylindrical pipe column type foundation having longitudinal fins welded vertically along the length of the pipe. • "" 'Cylindrical pipe column body is further characterized by an integral top plate for mounting a signal, high mast lighting or public service pole, or communication tower.

3. A mobile-type 5-column metal foundation installation apparatus, as set forth in claim 2, wherein the metal foundation support is further characterized by supporting and securing the integral upper foundation plate. metal.

4. A mobile-type 10-column metal foundation installation apparatus, as set forth in claim 3, further characterized by: f) external secondary anchors for supporting the mobile platform when the metallic foundation of the pipe column type Cylindrical is driven inside the field.

5. A metal foundation installation apparatus of mobile pipe column type, as set forth in claim 4, further characterized by: g) a crane mounted on the movable platform to raise the column type metal foundation support of pipe 20 indrico cyl; h) a second bore mounted and detachable from said groove for drilling holes for the external secondary anchors, wherein the second bore can rotate laterally to drill an external or secondary lateral left or right anchor hole; and And i) an extendable secondary anchor drilling guide and the anchor structural support aligned to extend and retract on both sides of the movable platform.

6. A 5-column mobile-type metal foundation installation apparatus of mobile pipe, as set forth in claim 5, wherein the hydraulic driving cylinders on the driving carriage for driving against a head frame held in securing positions. adjustable on said tower are also characterized by piston rods to push against 10 said controllable and adjustable sustained head frame supported and secured to the side frame of the tower so that after the hydraulic cylinders extend to a maximum extension, the head frame can be advanced to a lower position in the side frame, where the cylinders 15 hydraulics are adapted to be descended so that y-? push against the head frame held in a lower position of said tower.

7. A metal foundation installation apparatus of mobile pipe column type, as set forth in claim 1, 20 wherein the movable platform is characterized by a flat trailer towing base and wherein the anchor is characterized by a corkscrew-type drill anchor or an extendable bottom plate anchor.

8. A method to install a cylindrical column-type metal foundation on the ground, characterized by: "" * a) provide a mobile platform; b) supporting a metallic foundation of cylindrical pipe column type on a tower mounted on the mobile platform, where the metallic foundation is characterized by having a plate Upper integral for mounting a signal, high mast lighting or public service pole or telecommunication tower on the cylindrical metallic foundation and having also longitudinal fins welded vertically along the cylindrical pipe column; c) providing controllably movable placement on the tower to the cylindrical pipe column type metallic foundation; and d) drilling a hole in the ground directly below and within the cylindrical pipe column type metallic foundation before driving the cylindrical pipe column type metallic foundation into the ground, where the drilling and driving is carried out. 15 executed in one stage.

9. A method of installing a metallic foundation of cylindrical pipe column type in the ground, as set forth in claim 8, further characterized by: e) providing external secondary anchors to support the mobile platform when the foundation is driven metallic type of cylindrical pipe column inside the ground; f) providing a crane mounted on the movable platform to raise the metallic foundation and the drill for insertion into the metallic foundation of the cylindrical pipe column type; g) providing a second bore mounted and detachable to said crane for drilling holes for the external secondary anchors, wherein the second bore can rotate laterally to drill an external or secondary lateral left or right anchor hole; and h) providing an extendable secondary anchor drilling guide and aligned anchor structural support for extending and retracting on both sides of the movable platform.

10. An apparatus for installing a metal foundation of mobile pipe column type, characterized by: a) a mobile tractor trailer flat base platform and pivotable structural support tower mounted on the flat base platform; b) a metal foundation support of the pipe column type supported on the tower mounted on the mobile tractor flat base trailer platform, wherein the metallic foundation is characterized by a cylindrical pipe column type metallic foundation having an integral top plate for mounting a signal, high mast illumination or public service pole or communication tower and is further characterized by having longitudinal fins welded vertically along the cylindrical pipe column, wherein the metal foundation support is further characterized by means for holding and securing the integral upper plate of the metallic foundation; • c) at least one hydraulic tower hoist cylinder for raising and lowering the structural support tower pivotable from the movable flat base platform; d) a crane mounted on the flat base movable platform 5 for raising the metal foundation and the bore for insertion into the metal foundation support on the pivotable structural support tower when extending to a raised metal foundation installation position, substantially vertical; e) a drive carriage movably supported on the tower 10 to provide controllably movable positioning towards the cylindrical pipe column type metal foundation support on said tower; f) means mounted on the mobile flat base platform to drive the metallic foundation by means of at least one cylinder 15 hydraulic foundation installation pushing against a bar _r- held in the adjustable bar securing positions on the tower, where the hydraulic foundation installation cylinder for pushing against the head frame bar is adjustably held and secured to the side frame of the tower 20 so that the foundation installation hydraulic cylinder extends to a maximum extension, the head frame bar can be advanced to a lowered position in the side frame of the tower; g) a bore on the movable flat base platform and 25 aligned below the drive carriage and within the foundation cylindrical metal for drilling a hole in the ground in one step in combination with the driving of the metallic foundation by means of the metallic foundation support within the ground; h) at least two secondary thread type anchors to support the mobile flat base platform when the metallic foundation is driven into the ground; i) a second bore on the movable base platform mounted and detachable to said crane for drilling holes for the external secondary anchors, wherein the second bore can rotate laterally to drill a left or right lateral secondary or external anchor hole, where the secondary anchor is characterized by a corkscrew-type drill anchor or an extendable bottom plate anchor; and j) an extendable secondary anchor drilling guide and the anchoring structural support aligned to extend and retract on both sides of the movable flat base platform.