Tunnel boring machine backup train comprising means for conveying an arch segment
AssigneeBouygues Travaux Publics
InventorsQuentin Marie Christophe BONNEMAISON, Bastien Simon PAPOT, Vincent Stephane Laurent VIALLET
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Abstract
A trailer of a backup train of a tunnel boring machine includes a rolling means configured to allow movement of the trailer on a circulation route, a chassis including a lower portion including the rolling means and an upper portion, opposite to the rolling means, conveying means, fixed in the lower portion of the chassis, the conveying means being configured to move at least one support along the trailer, the support being configured to transport at least one arch segment along the chassis.
Claims15
A trailer of a backup train of a tunnel boring machine comprising:
- rolling means configured to allow movement of the trailer on a circulation route,
- a chassis including a lower portion comprising the rolling means and an upper portion, opposite to the rolling means,
- conveying means, fixed in the lower portion of the chassis, wherein
- said conveying means comprise two superimposed paths configured to move at least one support along the trailer, said support being configured to transport at least one arch segment along the chassis.
A trailer of a backup train of a tunnel boring machine comprising:
- rolling means configured to allow movement of the trailer on a circulation route,
- a chassis including a lower portion comprising the rolling means and an upper portion, opposite to the rolling means,
- conveying means, fixed in the lower portion of the chassis, wherein said conveying means comprise two superimposed rails configured to move at least one support along the trailer, said support being configured to transport at least one arch segment along the chassis, and
- a rotating plate configured to receive the support, said rotating plate being configured for turning the support so as to facilitate gripping by an erector of an arch segment carried by the support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.