Patent Grant
11891860
The present invention relates to a casing protection bit to be mounted on a casing tube.
Conventionally, as a pile constructing method of placing concrete in the earth to form a pile, a so-called all-casing method of inserting a casing tube into the earth by pressing, performing excavation and earth-sand removal with a grab bucket while protecting a hole wall, and placing concrete in a hole formed through excavation has been typically known. In the all-casing method, inner-blade, middle-blade, and outer-blade cutter bits are attached to a front end of a casing tube through bit attachment holders, and the casing tube is rotated to perform excavation by the cutter bits.
Here, an example of such a cutter bit includes a cutter bit for excavation attached to a front end portion of a casing pipe in a circumferential direction of the casing pipe, the cutter bit including a head portion in which a blade body of a cemented carbide tip is fixed to the front end portion and a leg portion provided with fixing means for a holder fixed to the casing pipe, the blade body of the cemented carbide tip being formed with a linear ridge portion, which slides and moves on an inner wall surface of a hole with a predetermined length from the front end portion toward the leg portion side during excavation, on an outer peripheral part thereof (for example, see Patent Literature 1).
However, Patent Literature 1 merely discloses a cutter bit for the purpose of excavation, but does not disclose a casing protection bit mounted on a casing tube in combination with a cutter bit to prevent abrasion or chipping of the cutter bit, abrasion of the casing tube, and abrasion of a holder. There is no prior art related to such a casing protection bit.
The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and is aimed to provide a casing protection bit mounted on a casing tube in combination with a cutter bit to prevent abrasion or chipping of the cutter bit, abrasion of the casing tube, and abrasion of a holder.
To solve the above-described problem, a casing protection bit according to a first aspect of the present invention is a casing protection bit to be mounted on a casing tube, the casing protection bit including: a base portion including a front end that protrudes in an axial direction of the casing tube; and two leg portions extending continuously with the base portion and facing each other at a predetermined distance, wherein the base portion includes a flat surface part that is continuous in parallel with planes of the leg portions, a first inclined part that is inclined from the flat surface part toward the front end side in an axial direction of the casing tube, side surface parts each of which is continuous from the flat surface part and the first inclined part, and a second inclined part that is inclined from the first inclined part toward the leg portions side in the axial direction of the casing tube, cemented carbide tips are disposed on the flat surface part, the first inclined part, the side surface parts, and the second inclined part, and long-shaped cemented carbide tips are disposed on both edges of the leg portion continuous from the flat surface part, the edges extending in the axial direction of the casing tube.
A casing protection bit according to a second aspect is configured such that, in the first aspect, the first inclined part includes first to third parts, and the first part is inclined with respect to a plane of the second part at a predetermined angle in the axial direction of the casing tube, and the third part is inclined with respect to the plane of the second part at a predetermined angle in the axial direction of the casing tube.
A casing protection bit according to a third aspect of the present invention is configured such that, in the second aspect, different materials of cemented carbide tips are used in any combination as the cemented carbide tips disposed on the flat surface part, the first inclined part, the side surface parts, and the second inclined part.
A casing protection bit according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a casing protection bit to be mounted on a casing tube, the casing protection bit including: a base portion that protrudes in an axial direction of the casing tube, the base portion having a mountain shape; and two leg portions extending continuously with the base portion and facing each other at a predetermined distance, wherein cemented carbide tips are disposed on all planes of the base portion except for a plane from which the leg portions extend.
A casing protection bit according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is a casing protection bit to be mounted on a casing tube, the casing protection bit including: a base portion including a front end that protrudes in an axial direction of the casing tube; and two leg portions extending continuously with the base portion and facing each other at a predetermined distance, wherein the base portion includes a flat surface part that is continuous in parallel with planes of the leg portions, a first inclined part that is inclined from the flat surface part toward the front end side in an axial direction of the casing tube, side surface parts each of which is continuous from the flat surface part and the first inclined part, and a second inclined part that is inclined from the first inclined part toward the leg portions side in the axial direction of the casing tube, and cemented carbide tips are disposed on the flat surface part, the first inclined part, the side surface parts, and the second inclined part.
A casing protection bit according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is configured such that, in the fifth aspect, long-shaped cemented carbide tips may be disposed on both edges of the leg portion continuous from the flat surface part, the edges extending in the axial direction of the casing tube.
A casing protection bit according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is configured such that, in the sixth aspect, the first inclined part may include first to third parts, the first part may be inclined with respect to a plane of the second part at a predetermined angle in the axial direction of the casing tube, and the third part may be inclined with respect to the plane of the second part at a predetermined angle in the axial direction of the casing tube.
A casing protection bit according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is configured such that, in the fifth to seventh aspects, different materials of cemented carbide tips may be used in any combination as the cemented carbide tips disposed on the flat surface part, the first inclined part, the side surface parts, and the second inclined part.
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a casing protection bit mounted on a casing pipe in combination with a cutter bit to prevent abrasion or chipping of the cutter bit, abrasion of the casing tube, and abrasion of a holder.
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
A casing protection bit according to embodiments of the present invention is used in a state of being mounted on a casing tube. When the casing protection bit is mounted on the casing tube in combination with a cutter bit, it is possible to prevent abrasion or chipping of the cutter bit, abrasion of the casing tube, and abrasion of a holder. In particular, it is possible to effectively prevent abrasion or chipping at a front end portion of the casing tube, that is, near a cutter bit mounting portion, for example.
Further, as will be described in detail below, according to the casing protection bit for the outer-blade, it is possible to prevent abrasion of the casing tube itself on the outside of a contact surface and abrasion of the holder itself, and according to the casing protection bit for the inner-blade, it is possible to prevent abrasion of the casing tube itself and abrasion of the holder itself. Hereinafter, a configuration and an operation of each of the casing protection bit for the outer-blade and the casing protection bit for the inner-blade will be described in detail.
For a description,
As shown in these drawings, a casing protection bit 1 includes a base portion 2 and two leg portions 3 and 4 extending from the base portion 2. In the present embodiment, a side closer to the base portion 2 is also referred to as a front end of the casing protection bit 1, and a side closer to the leg portions 3 and 4 is also referred to as a mounting side onto a casing tube or a rear end of the casing protection bit 1.
The base portion 2 has a so-called mountain shape in which a top part protrudes toward the front end side of the casing protection bit 1 in an axial direction of the casing tube. More specifically, a flat surface part 2a of the base portion 2 of the casing protection bit 1 is parallel to a plane of the leg portions 3 and 4, and three inclined parts 2b, 2c, and 2d are inclined from the flat surface part 2a toward the front end side at a predetermined angle in the axial direction of the casing tube, and are continuous with each other. A left end of the inclined part 2b is continuous with a side surface part 2e when viewed from the front end side in the axial direction of the casing tube, and a right end of the inclined part 2d is continuous with a side surface part 2f when viewed from the front end side in the axial direction of the casing tube.
Then, the inclined parts 2b, 2c, and 2d of the base portion 2 are continuous with each other in this order in a horizontal direction, that is, in a circumferential direction of the casing tube when viewed from the front end side in the axial direction of the casing tube. In this example, the inclined part 2b is inclined with respect to the inclined part 2c at an angle of 12° in the circumferential direction of the casing tube, and the inclined part 2d is inclined with respect to the inclined part 2c at an angle of 12° in a circumferential direction (a direction opposite to the inclination direction of the inclined part 2c) of the casing tube of the inclined part 2b. Lower ends of the inclined parts 2b, 2c, and 2d of the base portion 2 are continuous with an inclined part 2g. The inclined part 2g is inclined with respect to a plane parallel to the flat surface part 2a, at an angle of 25°, toward a rear end side in the axial direction of the casing tube, that is, toward a mounting side of the casing protection bit 1 on the casing tube.
The leg portions 3 and 4 extend in a U-shape from the base portion 2 toward the rear end side in the axial direction of the casing tube at a predetermined distance from each other. Then, an upper surface of the leg portion 3, which is a side opposite to the plane facing the leg portion 4, is inclined toward the rear end side at an angle of 6.5° with respect to the plane facing the leg portion 4. In this way, when the leg portion 3 is provided with an inclination angle of 6.5°, an internal pressure and an external pressure of the casing tube can be reduced. The inclination angle is set to be 6.5° in consideration of the degree of protrusion from outer and inner plates of the casing tube and reduction of earth pressure on the casing tube. The leg portions 3 and 4 are provided with holes 3a and 4a used to mount the casing protection bit 1 on the casing tube with bolts or the like. Further, cemented carbide tips 6a and 6b are disposed on both edges of the leg portion 3 extending in the axial direction of the casing tube.
Cemented carbide tips 5a, 5b, and 5c are disposed on the flat surface part 2a. In this example, the cemented carbide tip 5b is disposed further on the rear end side of the casing protection bit 1 than a line segment connecting between the cemented carbide tips 5a and 5c, and a part of the cemented carbide tip 5b is disposed on the leg portion 3. Cemented carbide tips 5d, 5e, and 5f are disposed on the inclined parts 2b, 2c, and 2d, respectively. In this example, the cemented carbide tip 5e is disposed below a line segment connecting between the cemented carbide tips 5d and 5f in a radial direction of the casing tube in the drawing. Cemented carbide tips 5g and 5h are disposed on the side surface parts 2e and 2f, respectively. Two cemented carbide tips 5i and 5j are disposed on the inclined part 2g. As described above, in this example, the cemented carbide tips 5a to 5j are disposed on all the surfaces of the base portion 2.
According to these cemented carbide tips 5a to 5j, it is possible to prevent abrasion of the casing tube itself on the outside of a contact surface and abrasion of the holder. Further, materials and hardness of the plurality of cemented carbide tips can be freely combined as appropriate according to bit hardness and the ground (or an obstacle) which is an excavation target. For example, in the casing protection bit 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to use five materials of cemented carbide tips at maximum in any combination and to effectively prevent chipping of the casing tube, chipping of the holder, and the like, during excavation of a wide range of excavation targets.
The base portion 2 of the casing protection bit 1 has bilateral symmetry with a line segment, as a symmetrical axis, passing through a center of the flat surface part 2a in the axial direction of the casing tube. In this way, protection performance is enhanced by the bilateral symmetry, the inclination angles of the inclined parts 2b to 2d and 2g provided on the respective surfaces, and the cemented carbide bits disposed at predetermined intervals on the respective surfaces.
Further, since contact surface angles of the inclined parts 2b and 2d in excavation are set to 12°, which is a large contact surface angle with a wide angle, it is possible to prevent chipping of the cemented carbide tips disposed on the inclined parts 2b, 2c, and 2d. As for the contact surfaces, the flat surface part 2a serves as an inner contact surface, and the inclined part 2g plays a role of reducing excavation earth pressure or impact and withstand-pressure of obstacles such as concrete, steel bars, or steel frames.
As for materials, the leg portions 3 and 4 can be formed using SCM440 (chromium/molybdenum steel) or the like as a base material, and the cemented carbide tips 5a to 5j can be formed using E3 (material name: MG30), E4 (material name: MG40), E5 (material name: MG50), E6 (material name: MG60), or the like in JIS classification codes, or G4 (CIS material code: VC-40), G5 (CIS material code: VC-50), or the like in CIS standards.
For a description,
As shown in these drawings, a casing protection bit 11 includes a base portion 12 and two leg portions 13 and 14 extending from the base portion 12. In the second embodiment, a side closer to the base portion 12 is also referred to as a front end of the casing protection bit 11, and a side closer to the leg portions 13 and 14 is also referred to as a mounting side onto a casing tube or a rear end of the casing protection bit 11.
The base portion 12 has a so-called mountain shape in which a top part protrudes toward the front end side of the casing protection bit 11 in an axial direction of the casing tube. More specifically, a flat surface part 12a of the base portion 12 of the casing protection bit 11 is parallel to a plane of the leg portions 13 and 14, and three inclined parts 12b, 12c, and 12d are inclined from the flat surface part 12a toward the front end side at a predetermined angle in the axial direction of the casing tube, and are continuous with each other. A left end of the inclined part 12b is continuous with a side surface part 12e when viewed from the front end side in the axial direction of the casing tube, and a right end of the inclined part 12d is continuous with a side surface part 12f when viewed from the front end side in the axial direction of the casing tube.
The inclined parts 12b, 12c, and 12d of the base portion 12 are continuous with each other in this order in a horizontal direction, that is, in a circumferential direction of the casing tube when viewed from the front end side in the axial direction of the casing tube. In this example, the inclined part 12b is inclined with respect to the inclined part 12c at an angle of 12° in the circumferential direction of the casing tube, and the inclined part 2d is inclined with respect to the inclined part 12c at an angle of 12° in a circumferential direction (a direction opposite to the inclination direction of the inclined part 12b) of the casing tube. Lower ends of the inclined parts 12b, 12c, and 12d are continuous with an inclined part 12g. The inclined part 12g is inclined with respect to a plane parallel to the flat surface part 12a, at an angle of 25°, toward a rear end side in the axial direction of the casing tube, that is, toward a mounting side of the casing protection bit 1 on the casing tube.
The leg portions 13 and 14 extend in a U-shape from the base portion 12 toward the rear end side in the axial direction of the casing tube at a predetermined distance from each other. Then, an upper surface of the leg portion 13, which is a side opposite to the plane facing the leg portion 14, is inclined toward the rear end side at an angle of 6.5° with respect to the plane facing the leg portion 14. In this way, when the leg portion 13 is provided with an inclination angle of 6.5°, an internal pressure and an external pressure of the casing tube can be reduced. The inclination angle is set to be 6.5° in consideration of the degree of protrusion from outer and inner plates of the casing tube and reduction of earth pressure on the casing tube. The leg portions 13 and 14 are provided with holes 13a and 14a used to mount the casing protection bit 11 on the casing tube with bolts or the like. Further, cemented carbide tips 16a and 16b are disposed on both edges of the leg portion 13 extending in the axial direction of the casing tube. The cemented carbide tips 16a and 16b having a rectangular parallelepiped shape mainly play a role of preventing chipping and abrasion of the casing tube and the holder, but also play a role of protecting holder attachment portions of the cutter bits disposed backward and forward.
Cemented carbide tips 15a, 15b, and 15c are disposed on the flat surface part 12a. In the second embodiment, the cemented carbide tip 15b is disposed further on the rear end side of the casing protection bit 11 than a line segment connecting between the cemented carbide tips 15a and 15c, and a part of the cemented carbide tip 15b is disposed on the leg portion 13. Cemented carbide tips 15d, 15e, and 15f are disposed on the inclined parts 12b, 12c, and 12d, respectively. In the second embodiment, the cemented carbide tip 15e is disposed below a line segment connecting between the cemented carbide tips 15d and 15f in a radial direction of the casing tube in the drawing. Cemented carbide tips 15g and 15h are disposed on the side surface parts 12e and 12f, respectively. Two cemented carbide tips 15i and 15j are disposed on the inclined part 12g. In the second embodiment as described above, the cemented carbide tips 15a to 15j are disposed on all the surfaces of the base portion 12. The cylindrical cemented carbide tips 15a to 15j having a circular cross section are disposed to reduce an impact such that the cutter bits are not directly affected from the excavation target to be excavated by the cutter bits disposed backward and forward and not to obstruct the flow of the excavation target, and are disposed such that the excavation target does not directly affect the casing tube and the holder.
Accordingly, according to these cemented carbide tips 15a to 15j, it is possible to prevent abrasion of the casing tube itself on the outside of a contact surface and abrasion of the holder. Further, materials and hardness of the plurality of cemented carbide tips can be freely combined as appropriate according to bit hardness and the ground (or an obstacle) which is an excavation target. For example, in the casing protection bit 11 according to the second embodiment, it is possible to use five materials of cemented carbide tips at maximum in any combination and to effectively prevent chipping of the casing tube, chipping of the holder, and the like, during excavation of a wide range of excavation targets.
The base portion 12 of the casing protection bit 11 has bilateral symmetry with a line segment, as a symmetrical axis, passing through a center of the flat surface part 12a in the axial direction of the casing tube. In this way, protection performance is enhanced by the bilateral symmetry, the inclination angles of the inclined parts 12b to 12d and 12g provided on the respective surfaces, and the cemented carbide bits disposed at predetermined intervals on the respective surface.
Further, since contact surface angles of the inclined parts 12b and 12d in excavation are set to 12°, which is a large contact surface angle with a wide angle, it is possible to prevent chipping of the cemented carbide tips disposed on the inclined parts 12b, 12c, and 12d. As for the contact surfaces, the flat surface part 12a serves as an outer contact surface, and the inclined part 12g plays a role of reducing excavation earth pressure or impact and withstand-pressure of obstacles such as concrete, steel bars, or steel frames.
As for materials, the leg portions 13 and 14 can be formed using SCM440 (chromium/molybdenum steel) or the like as a base material, and the cemented carbide tips 5a to 5j can be formed using E3 (material name: MG30), E4 (material name: MG40), E5 (material name: MG50), E6 (material name: MG60), or the like in JIS classification codes, or G4 (CIS material code: VC-40), G5 (CIS material code: VC-50), or the like in CIS standards.
Here, for a description,
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As described above, according to the embodiments of the present invention, the casing protection bits mounted on the casing tube are provided. When the casing protection bit for the outer-blade and the casing protection bit for the inner-blade are alternately mounted on the-casing tube with the cutter bits interposed therebetween, it is possible to prevent the chipping and abrasion of the casing tube and the cutter bits and the chipping and abrasion of the holders, and to perform the excavation work smoothly.
Although the first and second embodiments of the present invention are described above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be variously modified and changed without departing from the scope of the invention.
For example, the casing protection bits according to the present embodiments is applicable to, for example, underground obstacle removal work, and can prevent abrasion or chipping of a casing tube, a holder, and a cutter bit in work of removing underground obstacles such as a reinforced concrete structure, a steel pipe sheet pile, and H-steel. In addition, the casing protection bits are also applicable to boulder layer excavation, and in this case, can prevent abrasion or chipping of a casing tube, a holder, and a cutter bit in excavation at a boulder layer of river stones and hard rocks.
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