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WORK IMPLEMENT WITH A MECHANICAL DIAPHRAGM WALL GRIPPER AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A WORKING STEP OF SUCH A WORK IMPLEMENT

The disclosure relates to an work implement, in particular a cable excavator, comprising a mechanical diaphragm wall gripper with two gripper buckets, which is suspended on the work implement by means of a hoisting cable and a closing cable, a hoisting cable winch on which the hoisting cable can be wound up and unwound for adjusting the diaphragm wall gripper, in particular substantially vertically, a closing cable winch on which the closing cable for actuating the gripper buckets is mounted so that it can be wound up and unwound, a measuring device with at least one sensor for detecting a current position, speed and/or acceleration, a control unit connected to the measuring device, via which the hoisting and closing cable winches can be actuated, and an input means connected to the control unit for controlling the diaphragm wall gripper.

Power bucket
10308484 · 2019-06-04 ·

A power bucket having a first and second bucket half pivotally secured together about a main axis by a pivot pin. The bucket halves are movable between an open and a closed position. A head is disposed above the bucket halves and at least one arm pivotally connects the head to one bucket half while at least one second arm is pivotally connected between the head and the other bucket half. A cylinder support is pivotally mounted to the pivot pin and one end of a hydraulic cylinder is attached to the pivot support. The other end of the cylinder is attached to the bucket. Upon actuation of the cylinders, the cylinders move the bucket halves so that a cutting edge of the bucket half moves in a substantially horizontal plane.

Power bucket
10308484 · 2019-06-04 ·

A power bucket having a first and second bucket half pivotally secured together about a main axis by a pivot pin. The bucket halves are movable between an open and a closed position. A head is disposed above the bucket halves and at least one arm pivotally connects the head to one bucket half while at least one second arm is pivotally connected between the head and the other bucket half. A cylinder support is pivotally mounted to the pivot pin and one end of a hydraulic cylinder is attached to the pivot support. The other end of the cylinder is attached to the bucket. Upon actuation of the cylinders, the cylinders move the bucket halves so that a cutting edge of the bucket half moves in a substantially horizontal plane.

Sample collection apparatus

Disclosed is a sample collection apparatus. The sample collection apparatus relates to a sample collection apparatus configured to be capable of stably collecting sediment from a seabed without disturbing the same and to be capable of easily separating and transporting a box itself containing a sample from the sample collection apparatus. Briefly, the sample collection apparatus includes a frame section, a vertical operation section, and a rotary operation section.

Slurry wall grab having a hybrid drive
20190127948 · 2019-05-02 ·

The invention relates to a slurry wall grab having a hybrid drive comprising at least one pulley block, at least one hydraulic actuator, and at least one energy store, wherein the hydraulic actuator and the pulley block are configured to open and/or close a grab jaw of the slurry wall grab, and wherein the energy store can be charged by actuating the pulley block.

Slurry wall grab having a hybrid drive
20190127948 · 2019-05-02 ·

The invention relates to a slurry wall grab having a hybrid drive comprising at least one pulley block, at least one hydraulic actuator, and at least one energy store, wherein the hydraulic actuator and the pulley block are configured to open and/or close a grab jaw of the slurry wall grab, and wherein the energy store can be charged by actuating the pulley block.

Four cable operated scissors
10252892 · 2019-04-09 · ·

A four cable operated scissors grab, comprising a pair of scissor levers that are connected via a pivot joint to pivot about a pivoting axis, which scissor levers each include a grab shell and a hoist cable connection situated on a first side of the lever with respect to the pivot joint, and a closing cable connection situated on a second side of the lever that is opposite with respect to the pivot joint, so that in use a dedicated hoisting cable is fastened to each lever on the first side of the lever, and a dedicated closing cable is fastened to each lever at the second side of the lever. The scissor levers each include a sheave on the second side of the lever, and said sheaves are each arranged as a first and final closing sheave, so that in use each of the two closing cables extend in a single pass from a closing cable connection on the second side of one lever via the closing sheave on the second side of the other lever to depart from the grab and continue upward to a crane carrying the grab.

Industrial machine component detection and performance control

An industrial machine that includes a plurality of components, an identification tag reader, an actuator, and a controller. The plurality of components is installed in the industrial machine and each of the plurality of components includes an identification tag. The identification tag reader is receives a signal from each of the plurality of identification tags, and each signal received from the plurality of identification tags is specific to a respective one of the plurality of components. The controller identifies the plurality of components that is installed in the industrial machine based on the signals from each of the plurality of identification tags, compares the identified plurality of components to a predetermined list of components that are expected to be installed in the industrial machine, and modifies an operational setting of an operating parameter when the identified plurality of components does not match the predetermined list of components.

Grab bucket of an auger
10174476 · 2019-01-08 · ·

A grab bucket for making reinforced concrete piles of high load bearing capacity. The grab bucket includes a framework with three wings, a moving assembly movable upward and downward along the length of the framework, a fixed assembly mounted beneath the moving assembly, three grab buckets mounted pivotally to the fixed assembly and having boring teeth oriented outwards, three pushing frames for closing the three grab buckets, and a transmission configured to control opening and closing of said bucket sections in unison.

POWER BUCKET
20180339887 · 2018-11-29 ·

A power bucket having a first and second bucket half pivotally secured together about a main axis by a pivot pin. The bucket halves are movable between an open and a closed position. A head is disposed above the bucket halves and at least one arm pivotally connects the head to one bucket half while at least one second arm is pivotally connected between the head and the other bucket half. A cylinder support is pivotally mounted to the pivot pin and one end of a hydraulic cylinder is attached to the pivot support. The other end of the cylinder is attached to the bucket. Upon actuation of the cylinders, the cylinders move the bucket halves so that a cutting edge of the bucket half moves in a substantially horizontal plane.