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
    6.
    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。