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US 2006/0216118 A1Published application
Piling device
AssigneeYK Equipment Pte Ltd.
InventorYew Wong
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Abstract
A piling device including a support frame and a footing for mounting the frame. A mechanism for gripping a pile and a mechanism for driving the pile into the ground is provided. Each of the mechanisms can be connected to and supported by the frame, and a pivotal connection can be made. The frame can include an opening for removing the device from around pile while the footing can enable movement of the device.
Claims14
A piling device, including:
- a support frame having a lower end mounted on a footing;
- a mechanism for gripping a pile;
- a mechanism for driving the pile into the ground;
- the gripping mechanism and the piling mechanism being pivotally connected to and supported by the frame;
- the pivotal connection of the gripping and driving mechanisms to the frame enabling a pile gripped by the gripping mechanism to be aligned in the desired orientation relative to the frame prior to being driven into the ground.
2 more elements
A piling device, including:
- a support frame having a lower end mounted on a footing;
- a mechanism for gripping a pile;
- a mechanism for driving the pile into the ground;
- the gripping mechanism and the piling mechanism being connected to and supported by the frame;
- wherein
- the frame includes at least one opening provided in the side thereof to facilitate removal of the device from around a pile partially extending from the ground.
3 more elements
A piling device, including:
- a support frame having a lower end mounted on a footing;
- a mechanism for gripping a pile;
- a mechanism for driving the pile into the ground;
- the gripping mechanism and the piling mechanism being connected to and supported by the frame;
- wherein
- the gripping mechanism is hydraulically operated;
- the gripping force applied by the gripping mechanism to the pile is adjustable;
- and
- a control panel is provided for operating the gripping mechanism, including selection of a desired gripping force.
6 more elements
A piling device, including:
- a support frame having a lower end mounted on a footing;
- a mechanism for driving a pile into the ground;
- the upper end of the pile driving mechanism is connected to the upper end of the frame and extends downwardly relative to the frame;
- a mechanism for gripping a pile;
- wherein
- the gripping mechanism is connected to and extends downwardly from the lower end of the pile driving mechanism;
- and
- the driving mechanism includes a driving frame and hydraulic cylinders extendable downwardly relative to the driving frame, wherein the lower end of the cylinders are connected to the gripping mechanism.
5 more elements
A piling device, including:
- a support frame having a lower end mounted on a footing;
- a mechanism for gripping a pile;
- a mechanism for driving the pile into the ground;
- the gripping mechanism and the piling mechanism being connected to and supported by the frame;
- the footing including ground mounted footings and respective frame mounted footings;
- the frame mounted footings being movably mounted on the respective ground mounted footings;
- and
- vertically orientated hydraulic cylinders connected to and extending between each pair of frame and ground mounted footings to facilitate movement of the device in the vertical direction relative to the ground and ground mounted footings.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.