Vibration device and method for inserting into the ground or removing from the ground a foundation element with electric motor
AssigneeCape Holland Holding B.V.
InventorsHendrik Cejus De Roo, Laurens De Neef
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Abstract
A vibration device for inserting a foundation element into the ground includes a frame, at least one vibration element that is operatively connected to the frame, and at least one drive that is operatively connected to the at least one vibration element. The at least one drive is an electric motor configured to drive the at least one vibration element. A method for inserting a foundation element into the ground.
Claims19
A vibration device for inserting a foundation element into the ground, the device comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one vibration element that is operatively connected to the frame;
- and
- at least one drive that is operatively connected to the at least one vibration element;
- wherein the at least one drive is an electric motor configured to drive the at least one vibration element;
- and
- wherein the frame of the vibration device comprises an inner space, and wherein, during use, the frame extends around at least part of a side wall of the foundation element to at least partially enclose said foundation element in the inner space, and wherein the frame has an open position in which the device is positionable around the foundation element, and has a closed position in which the foundation element is clamped in the inner space of the frame.
A vibration assembly for inserting a foundation element into the ground, comprising:
- a vibration device comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one vibration element that is operatively connected to the frame;
- and
- at least one drive that is operatively connected to the at least one vibration element;
- wherein the at least one drive is an electric motor configured to drive the at least one vibration element;
- wherein the frame of the vibration device comprises an inner space, and wherein, during use, the frame extends around at least part of a side wall of the foundation element to at least partially enclose said foundation element in the inner space, and wherein the frame has an open position in which the device is positionable around the foundation element, and has a closed position in which the foundation element is clamped in the inner space of the frame;
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- at least one foundation element.
A method for inserting a foundation element into the ground or extracting a foundation element from the ground, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a vibration device comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one vibration element that is operatively connected to the frame;
- and
- at least one drive that is operatively connected to the at least one vibration element;
- wherein the at least one drive is an electric motor configured to drive the at least one vibration element;
- wherein the frame of the vibration device comprises an inner space, and wherein, during use, the frame extends around at least part of a side wall of the foundation element to at least partially enclose said foundation element in the inner space, and wherein the frame has an open position in which the device is positionable around the foundation element, and has a closed position in which the foundation element is clamped in the inner space of the frame;
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- using the device to drive a foundation element into the ground, or alternatively using the device or the system to extract a foundation element from the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.