Right-angle turning method for small-diameter TBM exploration adit excavation
US12404770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/20
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention discloses a right-angle turning method for small-diameter TBM exploration adit excavation and belongs to the field of geological exploration of water conservancy and hydropower projects. The method includes the steps: excavating a main exploration adit with a small-diameter TBM to a designated position, and then enabling the small-diameter TBM to continue to excavate forward to a temporary parking place, and parking the small-diameter TBM there; expanding and excavating a turning workspace at a right-angle turning position, and assembling a rotary platform; pulling the TBM onto the rotary platform, then starting excavation after rotating the rotary platform to make the TBM move in a same direction as the branch exploration adit; and pulling the TBM onto the rotary platform after excavation of the branch exploration adit is completed, and then moving the TBM to an adit portal so as to complete excavation after rotating the rotary platform to make the TBM move in a same direction as the main exploration adit. The present invention effectively solves the problems that the small-diameter TBM can only excavate main exploration adits in geological exploration adits …
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