Claims
- 1. Sealing arrangement for tunnel tube segments comprisingface walls of two construction parts, said face walls being pressed together; a strand-shaped seal made of elastomeric material for sealing a gap between the construction parts; said seal has a sealing part and said seal has a base part which, in relation to the sealing part is widened on both sides, forming flanges and which, by means of said flanges and additional anchoring parts is fastened on one of the two face walls of the construction parts; said sealing part being joined with the base part as one piece, has a trapezoidal shape, viewed cross-sectionally, in relation to the base part with a decreasing width and lateral flanks tapering off at the same time, and sealing the gap when the construction parts are pressed together; at least two strand-shaped extending ducts are arranged within the trapezoidal sealing part; said sealing part having a longitudinal center plane (x); wherein the base part has a minimum width (a) of 300 mm; wherein the flanges of the base part have a minimum thickness (b) of 50 mm; wherein the flanges have a minimum stepping (c) of 40 mm; wherein the trapezoidal sealing part has a minimum height (d) of 250 mm; wherein the trapezoidal sealing part has a frontal surface having a substantially mirror-symmetric shape in relation to the longitudinal center plane (X); wherein the frontal surface has flute-type grooves or toothings; wherein said ducts are arranged one directly on top of the other exclusively in the center of the trapezoidal sealing part within the zone of the longitudinal center plane (X); wherein said ducts present are centered about the longitudinal center plane (X) of the frontal surface of the trapezoidal sealing part have a smaller diameter than ducts arranged beneath.
- 2. Sealing arrangement according to claim 1;wherein the frontal surface has a shape selected from the group consisting of plane shape and concave shape.
- 3. Sealing arrangement according to claim 1,wherein one single flute-type groove of said plurality of grooves is arranged in the center of the frontal surface of the trapezoidal sealing part, and is centered about the longitudinal center plane (X).
- 4. Sealing arrangement according to claim 1,wherein the lateral flanks of the trapezoidal sealing part extend at the same, angle and are mirror-symmetrically in relation to the longitudinal center plane (X).
- 5. Sealing arrangement according to claim 1,wherein the lateral flanks of the trapezoidal sealing part extend at an angle α of 5° to 15° based on the longitudinal center plane (X).
- 6. Sealing arrangement according to claim 1,where each duct has a substantially circular cross-sectional shape.
- 7. Sealing arrangement according to claim 1,wherein the sealing part has a Shore A hardness ranging from 50° to 80°.
- 8. Sealing arrangement according to claim 1,wherein said additional anchoring parts comprise a metal plate on said construction part; a lateral metal profile supported on said metal plate; a metal strip on said metal profile and on said flanges; a fastener means which attaches said metal strip to said metal profile without contacting said flanges; and whereby said flanges are firmly held in place adjacent to said metal plate to fasten said seal on said face wall of said construction part.
- 9. Sealing arrangement according to claim 1, further comprisingat least three flute-type grooves present on the bottom side of the base part, one of the flute-type grooves is centered about the longitudinal center plane (X) and is wider and deeper than the flute-type grooves arranged laterally thereof; said laterally arranged grooves extending substantially mirror-symmetrically relative to the center flute-type groove.
- 10. Sealing arrangement according to claim 9,wherein the flute-type groove arranged in the center is at least 30% wider and 30% deeper than the flute-type grooves arranged laterally thereof.
- 11. Sealing arrangement according to claim 1,where there are additional ducts which are present and distributed within the total cross-sectional area of the trapezoidal sealing part in a substantially mirror-symmetric arrangement in relation to the longitudinal center plane (X).
- 12. Sealing arrangement according to claim 11,wherein all the ducts are arranged in three rows (rows I, II, III) based on the longitudinal center plane (X), and comprising center ducts (row II) present within the zone of the longitudinal center plane (X), and lateral ducts (row I) and (row III) present between said longitudinal center plane and the two lateral flanks; whereby said center ducts (row II) are arranged displaced relative to said lateral ducts (rows I, III) by a spacing (e).
- 13. Sealing arrangement according to claim 12,wherein (m) is the number of ducts arranged in the center (row II); and wherein (n) is the number of ducts arranged laterally (rows I and III); and wherein (n)=(m)+1.
- 14. Sealing arrangement for tunnel tube segments comprisingface walls of two construction parts, said face walls being pressed together; a strand-shaped seal made of elastomeric material for sealing a gap between the construction parts; said seal has a sealing part and said seal has a base part which, in relation to the sealing part is widened on both sides, forming flanges and which, by means of said flanges and additional anchoring parts is fastened on one of the two face walls of the construction parts; said sealing part being joined with the base part as one piece, has a trapezoidal shape, viewed cross-sectionally, in relation to the base part with a decreasing width and lateral flanks tapering off at the same time, and sealing the gap when the construction parts are pressed together; at least two strand-shaped extending ducts are arranged within the trapezoidal sealing part; said sealing part having a longitudinal center plane (X); wherein the base part has a minimum width (a) of 300 mm; wherein the flanges of the base part have a minimum thickness (b) of 50 mm; wherein the flanges have a minimum stepping (c) of 40 mm; wherein the trapezoidal sealing part has a minimum height (d) of 250 mm; at least three strand-shaped extending flute-type grooves present on the bottom side of the base part; one of the flute-type grooves is centered about the longitudinal center plane (X) and is wider and deeper than the flute-type grooves arranged laterally thereof; said laterally arranged grooves extending substantially mirror-symmetrically relative to the center flute-type groove; wherein the flute-type groove arranged in the center is at least 30% wider and deeper than the flute-type grooves arranged laterally thereof; wherein the trapezoidal sealing part has a frontal surface having a substantially mirror-symmetric shape in relation to the longitudinal center plane (X); wherein the lateral flanks of the trapezoidal sealing part extend at the same angles, and are mirror-symmetrically in relation to the longitudinal center plane (X); wherein the lateral flanks of the trapezoidal sealing part extend at an angle (α) of 5° to 15° based on the longitudinal center plane (X); and wherein said ducts are arranged one directly on top of the other exclusively in the center of the trapezoidal sealing part within the zone of the longitudinal center plane (X).
- 15. Sealing arrangement for tunnel tube segments comprisingface walls of two construction parts, said face walls being pressed together; a strand-shaped seal made of elastomeric material for sealing a gap between the construction parts; said seal has a sealing part and said seal has a base part which, in relation to the sealing part is widened on both sides, forming flanges and which, by means of said flanges and additional anchoring parts is fastened on one of the two face walls of the construction parts; said sealing part being joined with the base part as one piece, has a trapezoidal shape, viewed cross-sectionally, in relation to the base part with a decreasing width and lateral flanks tapering off at the same time, and sealing the gap when the construction parts are pressed together; at least two strand-shaped extending ducts are arranged within the trapezoidal sealing part; said sealing part having a longitudinal center plane (X); wherein the base part has a minimum width (a) of 300 mm; wherein the flanges of the base part have a minimum thickness (b) of 50 mm; wherein the flanges have a minimum stepping (c) of 40 mm; wherein the trapezoidal sealing part has a minimum height (d) of 250 mm; at least three strand-shaped extending flute-type grooves present on the bottom side of the base part; one of the flute-type grooves centered about the longitudinal center plane (X) and is wider and deeper than the flute-type grooves arranged laterally thereof; said laterally arranged grooves extending substantially mirror-symmetrically relative to the center flute-type groove; wherein the flute-type groove arranged in the center is least 30% wider and deeper than the flute-type grooves arranged laterally thereof; wherein the trapezoidal sealing part has a frontal face having a substantially mirror-symmetric shape in relation to the longitudinal center plane (X); wherein the lateral flanks of the trapezoidal sealing part extend at the same angles, and are mirror-symmetrically in relation to the longitudinal center plane (X); wherein the lateral flanks of the trapezoidal sealing part extend at an angle (α) of 5° to 15° based on the longitudinal center plane (X); wherein the ducts are present distributed within the total cross-sectional area of the trapezoidal sealing part in a substantially mirror-symmetric arrangement in relation to the longitudinal center plane (X); wherein all the ducts are arranged in three rows (rows I, II, III) based on the longitudinal center plane (X), and comprising center ducts (row II) present within the zone of the longitudinal center plane (X), and lateral ducts (row I) and (row III) present between said longitudinal center plane and the two lateral flanks; whereby the center ducts (row II) are arranged displaced relative to the lateral ducts (rows I, III) by a spacing (e).
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application(s) Ser. No. 08/302,644 filed on Sep. 8, 1994 now abandoned. International Application PCT/DE94/00010 filed on Jan. 7, 1994 and which designated the U.S.
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