Systems and methods for rehabilitation of water conduits and other conduits

    公开(公告)号:US11320084B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-03

    申请号:US16486554

    申请日:2018-10-16

    摘要: Methods and systems for installation of a liner inside a conduit (e.g., water pipe) to transport a fluid (e.g., potable water) to rehabilitate the conduit, in which the liner can be installed, and thus the conduit can be rehabilitated, more efficiently, including, for example, by further reducing an extent of digging that may have to be done, by testing more readily (e.g., pressure-testing for watertightness or other fluid-tightness once installed), and/or by adapting to a cross-sectional size of the conduit. Also, the liner may be thinner, interact better (e.g., less) with the fluid flowing through the conduit, and/or be otherwise designed to enhance its use and performance.

    DRILLING APPARATUS
    14.
    发明申请
    DRILLING APPARATUS 有权
    钻孔设备

    公开(公告)号:US20150343538A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-03

    申请号:US14289702

    申请日:2014-05-29

    IPC分类号: B23B45/00 B23B45/04

    摘要: A drilling apparatus for drilling from inside a conduit having at least one service entrance is described. The drilling apparatus comprises a robot; an elongated flexible appliance having a first end and a second end, the elongated flexible appliance connected to the robot; a rotatable drill head connected to the second end of the elongated flexible appliance; the elongated flexible appliance driven by the robot to extend the rotatable drill head inside the service entrance by at least 8 cm and to retract the rotatable drill head out of the at least one service entrance. The apparatus further comprises means to bend the elongated flexible appliance to orient the drill head connected thereto perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the conduit.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于从具有至少一个服务入口的导管内部进行钻孔的钻孔设备。 钻孔装置包括机器人; 具有第一端和第二端的细长柔性器具,所述细长柔性器具连接到所述机器人; 连接到细长柔性器具的第二端的可旋转钻头; 由机器人驱动的细长柔性装置,以将可旋转钻头在服务入口内延伸至少8厘米,并将可旋转的钻头从至少一个服务入口中退出。 该装置还包括用于弯曲细长柔性装置以使与之相连的钻头垂直于管道的纵向轴线定向的装置。

    Method and Apparatus for Rehabilitating an Underground Water Conduit and Detecting and Drilling a Service Entrance in the Conduit
    15.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Rehabilitating an Underground Water Conduit and Detecting and Drilling a Service Entrance in the Conduit 有权
    地下水管道的修复方法和装置,以及检修和钻井管道中的服务入口

    公开(公告)号:US20140079488A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-20

    申请号:US13623332

    申请日:2012-09-20

    IPC分类号: F16L55/18

    摘要: A method and apparatus for rehabilitating an underground water conduit having at least one service entrance including a plug having a light emitter which is responsive to the presence of an electromagnetic field, wherein the at least one service entrance is plugged with the plug and a semi-transparent membrane lining the internal surface of the underground water conduit thereby covering the plug. A drilling head is disposed on a body moveable within the underground water conduit, the drill head having a drill bit and a coil inductor concentric with the drill bit. The coil inductor is adapted to generate an electromagnetic field near the drilling head, wherein the light emitter of the plug is adapted to be turned on by the electromagnetic field emitted by the coil inductor to allow visual alignment of the drill bit with the light emitted by the light emitter through the semi-transparent membrane. The plug is drilled with the drill bit through the semi-transparent membrane in order to reopen the at least one service entrance.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于恢复地下水管道的方法和装置,其具有至少一个服务入口,其包括具有响应于存在电磁场的光发射器的插头,其中所述至少一个服务入口用插头和半插塞插入, 透明膜衬在地下水管道的内表面上,从而覆盖塞子。 钻头设置在可在地下水管内移动的主体上,钻头具有与钻头同心的钻头和线圈感应器。 线圈电感器适于在钻头附近产生电磁场,其中插头的光发射器适于由线圈电感器发射的电磁场接通,以允许钻头与由 光发射器通过半透明膜。 为了重新打开至少一个服务入口,用钻头钻该塞子穿过半透明膜。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REHABILITATION OF WATER CONDUITS AND OTHER CONDUITS

    公开(公告)号:US20210332929A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-28

    申请号:US16486554

    申请日:2018-10-16

    摘要: Methods and systems for installation of a liner inside a conduit (e.g., water pipe) to transport a fluid (e.g., potable water) to rehabilitate the conduit, in which the liner can be installed, and thus the conduit can be rehabilitated, more efficiently, including, for example, by further reducing an extent of digging that may have to be done, by testing more readily (e.g., pressure-testing for watertightness or other fluid-tightness once installed), and/or by adapting to a cross-sectional size of the conduit. Also, the liner may be thinner, interact better (e.g., less) with the fluid flowing through the conduit, and/or be otherwise designed to enhance its use and performance.

    Apparatus for rehabilitating an underground water conduit and detecting and drilling a service entrance in the conduit
    20.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for rehabilitating an underground water conduit and detecting and drilling a service entrance in the conduit 有权
    用于修复地下水管道并检测和钻探导管中的服务入口的装置

    公开(公告)号:US09410654B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-09

    申请号:US14489510

    申请日:2014-09-18

    摘要: An apparatus for rehabilitating an underground water conduit having at least one service entrance including a plug having a light emitter which is responsive to the presence of an electromagnetic field, wherein the at least one service entrance is plugged with the plug and a semi-transparent membrane lining the internal surface of the underground water conduit thereby covering the plug. A drilling head is disposed on a body moveable within the underground water conduit, the drill head having a drill bit and a coil inductor concentric with the drill bit. The coil inductor is adapted to generate an electromagnetic field near the drilling head, wherein the light emitter of the plug is adapted to be turned on by the electromagnetic field emitted by the coil inductor to allow visual alignment of the drill bit with the light emitted by the light emitter through the semi-transparent membrane. The plug is drilled with the drill bit through the semi-transparent membrane in order to reopen the at least one service entrance.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于修复地下水管道的装置,其具有至少一个维修入口,其包括具有响应于存在电磁场的光发射器的插头,其中所述至少一个维修入口用所述插塞和半透明膜 衬在地下水管道的内表面上,从而覆盖塞子。 钻头设置在可在地下水管内移动的主体上,钻头具有与钻头同心的钻头和线圈感应器。 线圈电感器适于在钻头附近产生电磁场,其中插头的光发射器适于由线圈电感器发射的电磁场接通,以允许钻头与由 光发射器通过半透明膜。 为了重新打开至少一个服务入口,用钻头钻该塞子穿过半透明膜。