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US 12,618,215 B2Granted
Vibration device with base frame and method for inserting into the ground or removing from the ground a foundation element by providing said vibration device
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 base frame having an inner space, and one or more vibration elements that are connected to the base frame. During use, the base frame extends at least partly around a side wall of the foundation element to at least partially enclose said foundation element in the inner space. A vibration system, a vibration assembly and a method for inserting a foundation element into the ground.
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A vibration device for inserting a foundation element into the ground, the device comprising:
- a base frame having an inner space;
- and
- two or more vibration elements that are connected to the base frame;
- wherein, during use, the base frame extends at least partly around a side wall of the foundation element to at least partially enclose said foundation element in the inner space;
- and
- wherein the base frame has an inner wall that delineates the inner space, and wherein the inner wall, during use, extends parallel to the outer wall of the foundation element, characterized in that the base 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 base frame, wherein the base frame is substantially ring-shaped, further comprising at least one drive that is operatively connected to the base frame and that is configured to drive the two or more vibration elements, wherein the device comprises clamping means that are configured to, in the closed position, clamp the foundation element in the inner space.
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A vibration assembly comprising:
- a vibration device comprising:
- a base frame having an inner space;
- two or more vibration elements that are connected to the base frame;
- wherein, during use, the base frame extends at least partly around a side wall of the foundation element to at least partially enclose said foundation element in the inner space;
- and
- wherein the base frame has an inner wall that delineates the inner space, and wherein the inner wall, during use, extends parallel to the outer wall of the foundation element, characterized in that the base 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 base frame, wherein the base frame is substantially ring-shaped, further comprising at least one drive that is operatively connected to the base frame and that is configured to drive the two or more vibration elements, wherein the device comprises clamping means that are configured to, in the closed position, clamp the foundation element in the inner space;
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- at least one foundation element.
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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 base frame having an inner space;
- two or more vibration elements that are connected to the base frame;
- wherein, during use, the base frame extends at least partly around a side wall of the foundation element to at least partially enclose said foundation element in the inner space;
- and
- wherein the base frame has an inner wall that delineates the inner space, and wherein the inner wall, during use, extends parallel to the outer wall of the foundation element, characterized in that the base 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 base frame, wherein the base frame is substantially ring-shaped, further comprising at least one drive that is operatively connected to the base frame and that is configured to drive the two or more vibration elements, wherein the device comprises clamping means that are configured to, in the closed position, clamp the foundation element in the inner space;
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- using the device or the system to drive a foundation element into the ground, or alternatively using the device or the system to extract a foundation element from the ground.
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