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EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION |
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Mention of the grant of the patent: |
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02.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/14 |
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Date of filing: 12.11.2009 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Device for mixing soil materials
Vorrichtung zum Mischen von Bodenmaterialien
Dispositif de mélange de matériaux sols
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO
PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR |
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11.12.2008 FI 20086186
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23.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/25 |
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Proprietor: Allu Stamix Oy |
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16320 Pennala (FI) |
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- Männikkö, Ari
15560 Nastola (FI)
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Representative: LEITZINGER OY |
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Tammasaarenkatu 1 00180 Helsinki 00180 Helsinki (FI) |
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References cited: :
EP-A1- 0 906 990 JP-A- 2007 262 819
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WO-A1-2009/118386 US-B1- 7 604 301
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[0001] The present invention relates to a device for mixing soil materials, especially for
mixing a blend component directly into the soil materials in the ground, the device
comprising at least two mixing drums rotatable about their axes of rotation, which
are at a short distance from one another and have inner ends and outer ends, which
are further away from one another than the inner ends, between the inner ends of the
drums a fixing frame on which the mixing drums are supported, and a plunging arm,
the lower end of which is fixed to the fixing frame and at the upper end of which
are attachment means for attaching to a power machine extension arm.
[0002] This type of device is known from the Applicant's patent publication
FI-107629. In this known device, the problem is that when the device is plunged in the working
direction into the mass to be stabilised, the frame of the device forms a dead zone,
which hinders or resists the working motion. This problem arises especially with soils
with a relatively high shearing strength.
[0003] From the publications
US 4133397 A1 and
JP 2007262819 is known a device for mixing soil materials, wherein the body branches and is fixed
to those ends of the drums which are further away from one another. The body extending
beyond the drums or at least to the outer edge of the mixing area hinders the work
and the mixing process.
[0004] The aim of the invention is to solve this problem by improving the device so that
the frame will no longer form a dead zone in the working direction, nor hinder the
working motion into the material to be stabilised or into the ground.
[0005] This aim is achieved by means of the invention, on the basis of the characteristics
disclosed in the appended claim 1.
[0006] Preferred embodiments of the invention are disclosed in the dependent claims.
[0007] One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the following with reference to
the appended drawings, in which:
- Figure 1
- shows the device according to the invention as a cross-section along line A-A of Figure
2;
- Figure 2
- shows the device according to the invention as seen from the side;
- Figure 3
- shows the same device as a perspective view diagonally from above; and
- Figure 4
- shows the same device as seen from the front.
[0008] The device according to the embodiment comprises two mixing drums 2 rotatable about
their axes of rotation, which are at a short distance from one another. Between the
drums 2 is fixing frame 14 comprised of short pipes with a relatively large diameter.
The lower end of the plunging arm 1 is fixed to the fixing frame and at the upper
end of the plunging arm 1 are attachment means 10 for attaching to a power tool extension
arm.
[0009] The novel aspect of the invention is that the axes of rotation of the mixing drums
2 are inclined in comparison to the plane perpendicular to the vertical axis of the
device in such a way that when the plunging arm 1 is in the vertical direction, the
axes of rotation of the mixing drums 2 slant downwards towards the outer ends of the
drums. In this case, the ends of the mixing drums 2 closest to one another are essentially
closer to one another at their lower edges than at their upper edges. The distance
between the lower edges of the said ends of the drums 2 is preferably less than the
minimum thickness of the plunging arm.
[0010] The mixing drums 2 are the shape of a truncated cone and the angle of inclination
of the axes of rotation of the drums with respect to the horizontal plane is preferably
about half the coning angle of the drum. In this case, the lower part of the drums
2 is horizontal, which is advantageous if the material is mixed in a flat-bottomed
container. On the outer surface of the drums 2 is a desired number of mixing blades
or wings 11 of a desired shape. Between the lower edges of the mixing drums 2 is preferably
a fixed projection 12 extending to the level of the blades or wings 11 of the mixing
drums or below them, when the plunging arm 1 is in the vertical direction. In this
case, the blades or wings 11 will not touch the bottom of the container in container
mixing.
[0011] The suspension and rotation of the mixing drums 2 is preferably carried out by having
hydraulic motors 3 inside the mixing drums, on the bearings of which motors the mixing
drums are mounted. In this case, no separate power transmission with chains, cogwheels
or shafts is required. Nor is a separate motor cowling required in the frame, which
would be driven into the ground during operation and would for its part hinder the
moving of the device. Reference numeral 8 indicates hydraulic pipes or tubes, which
lead to each motor 3 separately inside the plunging arm 1.
[0012] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the volume flow required by the hydraulic
motors 3 of two or more drums 2 is distributed essentially equally by means of small
but high-speed hydraulic pumps connected to the same shaft. Therefore, an individual
mixing drum 2 cannot rotate essentially slower than the other drums, even if it has
a higher load. The pumps may be in the actuator, that is the power machine, or in
the mixing device according to the invention. Connecting the pumps mechanically to
rotate at essentially the same speed may also be carried out by other means than by
connecting the pumps on the same shaft.
[0013] According to another preferred embodiment of the invention, the distribution of the
volume flow is not realised with flow distribution pumps or flow distribution valves,
but the drum motors are variable displacement motors, the speed of rotation of which
is maintained essentially the same by adjusting the rotational volume as the incoming
volume flows change.
[0014] It is also possible to use variable displacement motors and flow distribution. The
drums will rotate at the same speed, but the rotational volume of all drums is adjusted
so that a greater torque will become available. In this case, the speed of rotation
will obviously decrease, because the installed power is constant. A high torque may
be required when the soil has a high shearing strength.
[0015] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the transitional area between the body
of the hydraulic motor 3 and the rotating hub 5 is sealed with a replaceable gasket,
which is kept in place with an opening band 7. The mixing drum 2 is fixed to the flange
of the rotating hub 5 of the hydraulic motor 3 with a flange joint. The hydraulic
motor 3 is in turn fixed to the mounting flange 4 of the body 14 with a flange joint.
[0016] On the outside of the plunging arm 1, above each mixing drum 2, are fixed stabiliser
feed pipes 9 opening directly above the mixing drums 2.
[0017] It is obvious that the invention is not limited to the above embodiment. There may
be more than two mixing drums 2. For example, in a structure with three drums, from
above the mixing drums 2 and their axes of rotation would be seen at an angle of 120°
with respect to one another. One structural alternative could also be a structure
where there are two of the first presented drum structures in succession. This alternative
could come into question when high capacity is required. The simple structure of the
device according to the invention makes it lightweight, which means that only sufficient
hydraulic power from an excavator is required.
1. A device for mixing soil materials, especially for mixing a blend component directly
into the soil materials in the ground, the device comprising at least two mixing drums
(2) rotatable about their axes of rotation, which are at a short distance from one
another and have inner ends and outer ends, which are further away from one another
than the inner ends, between the inner ends of the drums (2) a fixing frame (14) on
which the mixing drums are supported, and a plunging arm (1), the lower end of which
is fixed to the fixing frame (14) and at the upper end of which are attachment means
(10) for attaching to a power machine extension arm, wherein the axes of rotation
of the mixing drums (2) are inclined in comparison to the plane perpendicular to the
vertical axis of the device in such a way that when the plunging arm (1) is in the
vertical direction, the axes of rotation of the mixing drums (2) slant downwards towards
the outer ends of the drums, whereupon the inner ends of the mixing drums closest
to one another are essentially closer to one another at their lower edges than at
their upper edges.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the mixing drums (2) are the shape of a truncated cone and the angle of inclination
of the axes of rotation of the mixing drums is about half the coning angle of the
drum.
3. A device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterised in that between the lower edges of the mixing drums (2) is a fixed projection (12) extending
to the level of the mixing blades (11) of the mixing drums or below them, when the
plunging arm (1) is in a vertical position.
4. A device as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 3, characterised in that inside the mixing drums (2) are hydraulic motors (3), on the bearings of which the
mixing drums (2) are mounted.
5. A device as claimed in claim 4, characterised in that the transitional area between the fixed body of the hydraulic motor (3) and the rotating
hub (5) is sealed with a replaceable gasket.
6. A device as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 5, characterised in that each mixing drum (2) is rotated by a hydraulic motor (3), actuated by a pump, which
is mechanically connected to rotate at essentially the same speed as a pump rotating
another mixing drum or other mixing drums, and that the pumps are either in conjunction
with the power machine or the mixing device.
7. A device as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 6, characterised in that each mixing drum (2) is rotated by a hydraulic motor (3), and that the hydraulic
motors are variable displacement motors, the speed of rotation of which is maintained
essentially the same by adjusting the rotational volume as the incoming volume flows
change.
8. A device as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 7, characterised in that on the surface of the mixing drums (2) are protruding mixing blades or wings (11).
9. A device as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 8, characterised in that on the plunging arm (1) is fixed a pipe (9) opening above each mixing drum (2) for
feeding stabiliser onto the mixing drum (2).
1. Vorrichtung zum Mischen von Bodenmaterialien, insbesondere zum Mischen einer Beimischkomponente
in die Bodenmaterialien im Erdboden, wobei die Vorrichtung zumindest zwei um ihre
Drehachsen drehbare Mischtrommeln (2), die sich in einem kurzen Abstand voneinander
befinden und innere Enden und äußere Enden, welche weiter als die inneren Enden voneinander
entfernt sind, aufweisen, einen Fixierrahmen (14), an dem die Mischtrommeln gehalten
werden, zwischen den inneren Enden der Trommeln (2), und einen Taucharm (1), dessen
unteres Ende an dem Fixierrahmen (14) fixiert ist und an dessen oberem Ende Anbringungsmittel
(10) zur Anbringung an einem Verlängerungsarm einer Kraftmaschine vorhanden sind,
umfasst, wobei die Drehachsen der Mischtrommeln (2) im Vergleich zu der Ebene, die
rechtwinkelig zu der senkrechten Achse der Vorrichtung verläuft, auf eine solche Weise
geneigt sind, dass sich die Drehachsen der Mischtrommeln (2) dann, wenn sich der Taucharm
(1) in der senkrechten Richtung befindet, abwärts zu den äußeren Enden der Trommeln
neigen, woraufhin sich die inneren Enden der Mischtrommeln, die einander am nächsten
liegen, im Wesentlichen an ihren unteren Kanten näher aneinander befinden, als an
ihren oberen Kanten.
2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mischtrommeln (2) die Form eines Kegelstumpfs aufweisen und der Neigungswinkel
der Drehachsen der Mischtrommeln etwa die Hälfte des Kegelwinkels der Trommel beträgt.
3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich zwischen den unteren Kanten der Mischtrommeln (2) ein fester Vorsprung (12)
befindet, der sich zu der Ebene der Mischschaufeln (11) der Mischtrommeln oder unter
diese erstreckt, wenn sich der Taucharm (1) in einer senkrechten Position befindet.
4. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich im Inneren der Mischtrommeln (2) Hydraulikmotoren (3) befinden, an deren Lagern
die Mischtrommeln (2) angebracht sind.
5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Übergangsbereich zwischen dem festen Körper des Hydraulikmotors (3) und der sich
drehenden Nabe (5) mit einer austauschbaren Dichtung abgedichtet ist.
6. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Mischtrommel (2) durch einen Hydraulikmotor (3) gedreht wird, der durch eine
Pumpe betätigt wird, welche mechanisch so angeschlossen ist, das sie sich mit im Wesentlichen
der gleichen Geschwindigkeit dreht, wie eine Pumpe, die eine andere Mischtrommel oder
andere Mischtrommeln dreht, und dass die Pumpen entweder mit der Kraftmaschine oder
der Mischvorrichtung in Verbindung stehen.
7. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Mischtrommel (2) durch einen Hydraulikmotor (3) gedreht wird, und dass die Hydraulikmotoren
Verstellmotoren sind, deren Umdrehungsgeschwindigkeit durch Regulieren des Umdrehungsausmaßes
bei Veränderungen der zufließenden Volumenströme im Wesentlichen gleich gehalten wird.
8. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich an der Oberfläche der Mischtrommeln (2) vorspringende Mischschaufeln oder Flügel
(11) befinden.
9. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass an dem Taucharm (1) ein Rohr (9) fixiert ist, das sich über jeder Mischtrommel (2)
öffnet, um ein Stabilisiermittel auf die Mischtrommel (2) zu führen.
1. Dispositif de mélange de matériaux sols, particulièrement pour le mélange d'un composant
de mélange directement dans le matériau sol dans le sol, le dispositif comprenant
au moins deux tambours de mélange (2) rotatifs sur leurs axes de rotation, qui sont
à courte distance l'un de l'autre et présentent des extrémités intérieures et extérieures,
lesquelles sont plus éloignées l'une de l'autre que les extrémités intérieures, entre
les extrémités intérieures des tambours (2) un cadre de fixation (14) sur lequel les
tambours de mélange sont supportés, et un bras plongeur (1) dont l'extrémité inférieure
est fixée sur le cadre de fixation (14) et sur l'extrémité supérieure duquel un moyen
de fixation (10) est présent pour la fixation sur un bras d'extension de machine,
dans lequel les axes de rotation des tambours de mélange (2) sont inclinés en comparaison
au plan perpendiculaire à l'axe vertical du dispositif, de telle manière que lorsque
le bras plongeur (1) est dans la direction verticale, les axes de rotation des tambours
de mélange (2) penchent vers le bas en direction des extrémités extérieures des tambours,
sur quoi les extrémités intérieures des tambours de mélange les plus proches les unes
des autres sont essentiellement plus proches l'une de l'autre sur leurs bords inférieurs
que sur leurs bords supérieurs.
2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les tambours de mélange (2) ont une forme tronconique et l'angle d'inclinaison des
axes de rotation des tambours de mélange fait environ la moitié de l'angle de conicité
du tambour.
3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'entre les bords inférieurs des tambours de mélange (2) se trouve une projection fixe
(12) qui s'étend jusqu'au niveau des lames de mélange (11) des tambours de mélange
ou en-dessous de ceux-ci, lorsque le bras de plongée (1) est en position verticale.
4. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que des moteurs hydrauliques (3) sont présents à l'intérieur des tambours de mélange
(2), sur les paliers desquels les tambours de mélange (2) sont montés.
5. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la zone de transition entre le corps fixe du moteur hydraulique (3) et la plate-forme
rotative (5) est fermée hermétiquement avec un joint remplaçable.
6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que chaque tambour de mélange (2) est tourné par un moteur hydraulique (3), actionné
par une pompe, qui est relié mécaniquement pour tourner à essentiellement la même
vitesse qu'une pompe faisant tourner un autre tambour de mélange ou d'autres tambours
de mélange, et en ce que les pompes sont reliées soit à la machine motrice, soit au dispositif de mélange.
7. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que chaque tambour de mélange (2) est tourné par un moteur hydraulique (3), et en ce que les moteurs hydrauliques sont des moteurs à déplacement variable, dont la vitesse
de rotation est maintenue essentiellement égale en ajustant le volume de rotation
au fur et à mesure que le débit volumétrique entrant change.
8. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que des lames ou des palesde mélange en saillie (11) sont présentes sur la surface des
tambours de mélange (2).
9. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce qu'une conduite (9) ouvrant au-dessus de chaque tambour de mélange (2) est fixée sur
le bras plongeur (1) pour alimenter du stabilisant sur le tambour de mélange (2).
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