METHOD FOR INJECTING INJECTION FILLER INTO CONCRETE STRUCTURE AND SYRINGE THEREFOR

Abstract

A container body including an expansion tube having a bellows-like wall surface is provided to be filled with an injection filler, the container body communicating with a base having an injection port for pressing the injection filler into a crack portion in a wall surface of concrete or the like via a bellows cap communicating with the body, and upon pressing the injection filler into the crack portion by an extrusion part from the injection port of the base, while the container body maintains a state where the injection filler is injected into the crack portion under pressure from an elastic body of the extrusion part, the injection filler remaining in the container body is manually pressed toward the injection port during a period of time when a state where the remaining injection filler is pressed in is maintained, and then the container body is removed from the base and replaced with a new container body to mount the new container body.

Claims

1. A method for injecting an injection filler into a crack, rock pocket, and a void portion around a steel bar in a concrete structure, the method comprising: providing a container body (10), including an expansion tube having a bellows-like wall surface (10a), to be filled with an injection filler (X); providing the container body (10) communicating with a base (20) having an injection port (21) for pressing the injection filler (X) into a crack portion (B) in a wall surface, a floor surface, or the like being a concrete surface (A), via a bellows cap (40) having a slit (42a) and communicating with the container body; and upon pressing the injection filler (X) filled in the container body (10) by an extrusion part (50) into the crack portion (B) and a void portion in a floor surface, ceiling surface, or wall surface being the concrete surface (A) from the injection port (21) of the base (20), while maintaining a state where the injection filler (X) is injected into the crack portion (B) under pressure from an elastic body (51), such as a coil spring, of the extrusion part (50), in a state where a reserve capacity space where the injection filler (X) remaining in the container body (10) is allowed to be manually pressed toward the injection port (21) within a time during which a state where the remaining injection filler (X) is pressed in is maintained, and is pressurized to not change the filling flow velocity, removing the container body (10) from the base (20) to replace the container body (10) with and mount a new container body (10) filled with a new injection filler (X).

2. A syringe for injecting an injection filler into a crack, rock pocket, and a void portion around a steel bar in a concrete structure, the syringe comprising: a container body (10), including an expansion tube having a bellows-like wall surface (10a), to be filled with an injection filler (X); an external cylinder (30) at an outer perimeter of the container body (10); and an injection/outlet (10b) of the container body (10) and a bellows cap (40) having a slit (42a), at one end of the external cylinder (30), the bellows cap (40) communicating with a base (20) having an injection port (21) for pressing the injection filler (X) in, the container body (10) including a rear end communicating with the injection/outlet (10b) of the injection filler (X) filled in the container body by an extrusion part (50), the slit (42a) of the bellows cap (40), and the base (20), the injection filler (X) being pressed into a crack portion (B) by an elastic force of an elastic body (51), such as a coil spring, of the extrusion part (50), wherein the container body (10) includes the bellows-like wall surface (10a), the container body (10) is provided at a distal end with the injection/outlet (10b), the container body (10) is provided at the other end with a concave pressed portion (10c), and the pressed portion (10c) has a shape fitted to a convex extrusion portion (54) formed on a pressing plate (53) of an extrusion shaft portion (52) forming the extrusion part (50).

3. The syringe for injecting an injection filler into a crack, rock pocket, and a void portion around a steel bar in a concrete structure according to claim 2, comprising: the container body (10), including the expansion tube having the bellows-like wall surface (10a), to be filled with the injection filler (X); the external cylinder (30) at the outer perimeter of the container body (10); and the injection/outlet (10b) of the container body (10) and the bellows cap (40) having the slit (42a), at one end of the external cylinder (30), the bellows cap (40) communicating with the base (20) having the injection port (21) for pressing the injection filler (X) in, the container body (10) including the rear end communicating with the injection/outlet (10b) of the injection filler (X) filled in the container body by the extrusion part (50), the slit (42a) of the bellows cap (40), and the base (20), the injection filler (X) being pressed into the crack portion (B) by the elastic force of the elastic body (51), such as a coil spring, of the extrusion part (50), wherein the diameter of a pleat near the injection/outlet (10b) at the bellows-like wall surface (10a) of the container body (10) is smaller than the diameter of each pleat located at the bellows-like wall surface (10a) to have a deformed pleat (11a), and a wall surface (11b) leading from the deformed pleat to the injection/outlet (10b) has an appropriate length.

4. The syringe for injecting an injection filler into a crack, rock pocket, and a void portion around a steel bar in a concrete structure according to claim 2, comprising: the container body (10), including the expansion tube having the bellows-like wall surface (10a), to be filled with the injection filler (X); the external cylinder (30) at the outer perimeter of the container body (10); and the injection/outlet (10b) of the container body (10) and the bellows cap (40) having the slit (42a), at one end of the external cylinder (30), the bellows cap (40) communicating with the base (20) having the injection port (21) for pressing the injection filler (X) in, the container body (10) including the rear end communicating with the injection/outlet (10b) of the injection filler (X) filled in the container body by the extrusion part (50), the slit (42a) of the bellows cap (40), and the base (20), the injection filler (X) being pressed into the crack portion (B) by the elastic force of the elastic body (51), such as a coil spring, of the extrusion part (50), wherein the external cylinder (30) is a housing being open at one end and being blocked by a blocking body (31) at the other end, the open end of the external cylinder (30) includes a male thread around a perimeter thereof, the male thread being threadedly engaged with a female thread provided to an inner wall of an outer peripheral cover (41) of the bellows cap (40), and the blocked other end of the external cylinder (30) includes an insertion hole (32) into which the extrusion shaft portion (52) is inserted in a movable manner, and inside the blocking body (31), a plurality of guide frames (33) having an appropriate length in an axial direction and being formed radially.

5. The syringe for injecting an injection filler into a crack, rock pocket, and a void portion around a steel bar in a concrete structure according to claim 2, comprising: the container body (10), including the expansion tube having the bellows-like wall surface (10a), to be filled with the injection filler (X); the external cylinder (30) at the outer perimeter of the container body (10); and the injection/outlet (10b) of the container body (10) and the bellows cap (40) having the slit (42a), at one end of the external cylinder (30), the bellows cap (40) communicating with the base (20) having the injection port (21) for pressing the injection filler (X) in, the container body (10) including the rear end communicating with the injection/outlet (10b) of the injection filler (X) filled in the container body by the extrusion part (50), the slit (42a) of the bellows cap (40), and the base (20), the injection filler (X) being pressed into the crack portion (B) by the elastic force of the elastic body (51), such as a coil spring, of the extrusion part (50), wherein the extrusion part (50) includes, at a distal end, a pressing plate (53) on which a convex extrusion portion (54) fitted to the pressed portion (10c) is formed, and an elastic body attachment projection (55), and the extrusion shaft portion (52) having a pull handle (56) at a rear end, and the elastic body (51) such as a spring is loosely fitted to the extrusion shaft portion (52) and is press fitted between the pressing plate (53) and the blocking body (31) of the external cylinder (30).

6. The syringe for injecting an injection filler into a crack, rock pocket, and a void portion around a steel bar in a concrete structure according to claim 2, comprising: the container body (10), including the expansion tube having the bellows-like wall surface (10a), to be filled with the injection filler (X); the external cylinder (30) at the outer perimeter of the container body (10); and the injection/outlet (10b) of the container body (10) and the bellows cap (40) having the slit (42a), at one end of the external cylinder (30), the bellows cap (40) communicating with the base (20) having the injection port (21) for pressing the injection filler (X) in, the container body (10) including the rear end communicating with the injection/outlet (10b) of the injection filler (X) filled in the container body by the extrusion part (50), the slit (42a) of the bellows cap (40), and the base (20), the injection filler (X) being pressed into the crack portion (B) by the elastic force of the elastic body (51), such as a coil spring, of the extrusion part (50), wherein the extrusion shaft portion (52) includes one or more pairs of guided vanes (57) at the middle of the shaft portion in a radial direction with respect to a major axis direction of the shaft portion, and the guided vanes (57) are pulled to the outside of the blocking body (31) to be rotated and fixed at an angle other than the insertion hole (32), and accordingly the elastic body (51) such as a spring is compressed to press the injection filler (X) in the container body (10) into the crack portion (B).

7. The syringe for injecting an injection filler into a crack, rock pocket, and a void portion around a steel bar in a concrete structure according to claim 2, comprising: the container body (10), including the expansion tube having the bellows-like wall surface (10a), to be filled with the injection filler (X); the external cylinder (30) at the outer perimeter of the container body (10); and the injection/outlet (10b) of the container body (10) and the bellows cap (40) having the slit (42a), at one end of the external cylinder (30), the bellows cap (40) communicating with the base (20) having the injection port (21) for pressing the injection filler (X) in, the container body (10) including the rear end communicating with the injection/outlet (10b) of the injection filler (X) filled in the container body by the extrusion part (50), the slit (42a) of the bellows cap (40), and the base (20), the injection filler (X) being pressed into the crack portion (B) by the elastic force of the elastic body (51), such as a coil spring, of the extrusion part (50), wherein a pull handle (56) is inserted in a rotatable manner into an end of the extrusion shaft portion (52), and is formed into a D shape with a straight rod (56a) longer than the dimension of the diameter of the external cylinder (30) and an arc-shaped rod (56b) whose ends are inserted into the straight rod.

8. The syringe for injecting an injection filler into a crack, rock pocket, and a void portion around a steel bar in a concrete structure according to claim 2, comprising: the container body (10), including the expansion tube having the bellows-like wall surface (10a), to be filled with the injection filler (X); the external cylinder (30) at the outer perimeter of the container body (10); and the injection/outlet (10b) of the container body (10) and the bellows cap (40) having the slit (42a), at one end of the external cylinder (30), the bellows cap (40) communicating with the base (20) having the injection port (21) for pressing the injection filler (X) in, the container body (10) including the rear end communicating with the injection/outlet (10b) of the injection filler (X) filled in the container body by the extrusion part (50), the slit (42a) of the bellows cap (40), and the base (20), the injection filler (X) being pressed into the crack portion (B) by the elastic force of the elastic body (51), such as a coil spring, of the extrusion part (50), wherein a spacer (58) is provided between the guided vanes (57) of the extrusion shaft portion (52) and the straight rod (56a) of the pull handle (56).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0056] FIGS. 1A to 1C illustrate one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1A is a partially cut cross-sectional view illustrating a state before pressing into concrete, FIG. 1B is a partially cut cross-sectional view illustrating a state after pressing into concrete, and FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view on A-A of FIG. 1B;

[0057] FIGS. 2A to 2C illustrate one embodiment of a container used for the present invention, FIG. 2A is a plan view, FIG. 2B is a partially cut front view, and FIG. 2C is a bottom view;

[0058] FIGS. 3A to 3E illustrate one embodiment of a base used for the present invention, FIG. 3A is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a front view, FIG. 3C is a bottom view, FIG. 3D is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 3E is a perspective view;

[0059] FIGS. 4A to 4C illustrate one embodiment of an external cylinder used for the present invention, FIG. 4A is a front view, FIG. 4B is a bottom view, and FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view;

[0060] FIGS. 5A to 5D illustrate one embodiment of a bellows cap used for the present invention, FIG. 5A is a plan view, FIG. 5B is a front view, FIG. 5C is a bottom view, and FIG. 5D is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the bellows cap described in FIG. 5A as viewed from the side direction;

[0061] FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate one embodiment of a method for using the bellows cap used for the present invention, FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view of a state where a male thread of a holding body is loose, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view illustrating a tightened state;

[0062] FIGS. 7A to 7C illustrate one embodiment of an extrusion shaft portion used for the present invention, FIG. 7A is a plan view, FIG. 7B is a front view and a left side view, and FIG. 7C is a bottom view;

[0063] FIGS. 8A and 8C illustrate one embodiment of a spacer of extrusion shaft portion used for the present invention, FIG. 8A is a plan view, FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 8C is a perspective view;

[0064] FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating one embodiment of a pull handle and the external cylinder, which are used for the present invention;

[0065] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram used for the present invention; and

[0066] FIGS. 11A to 11D illustrate a conventional example, FIG. 11A is a partially cut front view, FIG. 11B is a bottom view, FIG. 11C is a main part cross-sectional view, and FIG. 11D is a plan view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0067] A detailed description will hereinafter be given of an embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the following description, and can be changed within a range that does not depart from the gist of the present invention.

Embodiment

[0068] Firstly, a description is given of a method for injecting an injection filler into a concrete structure according to a first aspect of the present invention, with reference to FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C, and 10. A method for injecting an injection filler into a crack, rock pocket, and a void portion around a steel bar in a concrete structure includes providing a container body (10), comprised of an expansion tube having a bellows-like wall surface (10a), to be filled with an injection filler (X), providing the container body (10) communicating with abase (20) having an injection port (21) for pressing the injection filler (X) into a crack portion (B) in a wall surface being a concrete surface (A), via a bellows cap (40) communicating with the container body, and upon pressing the injection filler (X) filled in the container body (10) by an extrusion part (50) into the crack portion (B) or the like in the concrete surface (A) such as a floor surface, ceiling surface, or wall surface from the injection port (21) of the base (20), while maintaining a state where the injection filler (X) is injected into the crack portion (B) under pressure from an elastic body (51) such as a coil spring of the extrusion part (50), manually pressing the injection filler (X) remaining in the container body (10) toward the injection port (21) within a time during which a state where the remaining injection filler (X) is pressed in is maintained, and then removing the container body (10) from the base (20) to replace it with and mount a new container body (10) filled with a new injection filler (X).

[0069] The above-mentioned within a time during which the state where the remaining injection filler (X) in the container body (10) is pressed in is maintained is different depending on the viscosity of the injection filler (X), but is normally approximately five seconds. This is means of maintaining the velocity of flow and preventing air bubbles from being mixed in.

[0070] Next, a description is given of a syringe of an injection filler into a concrete structure according to a second aspect of the present invention, with reference to FIGS. 1A to FIG. 9. The syringe of an injection filler into a concrete structure is a syringe for injecting a filler into a crack, rock pocket, or a space around a steel bar in concrete. The syringe includes a container body (10), comprised of an expansion tube having a bellows-like wall surface (10a), to be filled with an injection filler (X). The container body (10) is provided with an external cylinder (30) in the coaxial direction, held in the external cylinder. A bellows cap (40) to be threadedly engaged with one end of the external cylinder and an injection/outlet (10b) of the container body is provided. The bellows cap is provided communicating with abase (20) having an injection port (21) for pressing the injection filler (X) in. A rear end of the container body (10) is provided communicating the injection/outlet (10b) of the injection filler (X) filled in the container body by an extrusion part (50), the bellows cap (40), and the base (20). The injection filler (X) is pressed into a crack portion (B) by an elastic force of an elastic body (51), such as a coil spring, of the extrusion part (50).

[0071] Furthermore, the diameter of the injection/outlet (10b) of the container body (10) is formed to be wide. Accordingly, the injection filler (X) is easy to be filled. Moreover, various kinds of injection materials, for example, polymer materials including blast furnace slag can also be filled.

[0072] As illustrated in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the syringe of an injection filler into a concrete structure is characterized in that the container body (10) forms a bellows-like wall surface (10a), the container body (10) is provided at a distal end with the injection/outlet (10b), and is formed and provided at the other end with a concave pressed portion (10c), and the pressed portion (10c) is formed into a shape fitted to a convex extrusion portion (54) formed on a pressing plate (53) of an extrusion shaft portion (52) forming the extrusion part (50).

[0073] Moreover, the syringe of an injection filler into a concrete structure is characterized in that the diameter of a pleat near the injection/outlet (10b) at the bellows-like wall surface (10a) of the container body (10) is smaller than that of each pleat located at the bellows-like wall surface (10a) to have a deformed pleat (ha), and a wall surface (11b) leading from the deformed pleat to the injection/outlet (10b) is formed to have an appropriate length.

[0074] Furthermore, as illustrated in FIGS. 3A to 3E, FIGS. 6A and 6B, the base (20) is fixed to a wall surface being a concrete surface (A) to press in the injection filler (X) filled in the container body (10) from the injection port (21) inserted into the crack portion (B). Moreover, as illustrated in FIGS. 3A to 3E, the base (20) is provided on the injection port (21) side with a substantially ring-shaped shallow groove (24) and four concave holes (25) communicating with each other via shallow grooves extending in a cross shape from the shallow groove (24). When the base (20) is fixed to the wall surface being the concrete surface (A), the shallow groove (24) becomes a communication hole to serve as an escape route of air in the crack portion (B).

[0075] As illustrated in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the syringe of an injection filler into a concrete structure is characterized in that the external cylinder (30) is a housing that is open at one end and blocked by a blocking body (31) at the other end, the open end of the external cylinder (30) is provided around the perimeter with a male thread that is threadedly engaged with a female thread provided to an inner wall of an outer peripheral cover (41) of the bellows cap (40), and the blocked other end of the external cylinder (30) is provided with an insertion hole (32) into which the extrusion shaft portion (52) is inserted in a movable manner, and on an inner side of the blocking body (31) with a plurality of guide frames (33) having an appropriate length in the axial direction and being formed radially.

[0076] Moreover, as illustrated in FIGS. 5A to 5D, it is configured such that the bellows cap (40) is threadedly engaged with and connected to the base (20), and a bellows cap communication hole (42) communicates with a communicating hole (23) having a female thread formed in the base (20) and also communicates with the injection port (21).

[0077] Furthermore, the bellows cap (40) is configured to be threadedly engaged with the outer peripheral cover (41) threadedly engaged with the external cylinder (30) and an inner cover (43) threadedly engaged with the container body (10).

[0078] As illustrated in FIGS. 7A to 7C, the syringe of an injection filler into a concrete structure is characterized in that the pressing plate (53) on which the convex extrusion portion (54) fitted to the pressed portion (10c) is formed, and elastic body attachment projections (55) are formed at a distal end of the extrusion part (50), the extrusion shaft portion (52) is provided at a rear end with a pull handle (56), and the elastic body (51) such as a spring is loosely fitted to the extrusion shaft portion (52) and is press fitted between the pressing plate (53) and the blocking body (31) of the external cylinder (30). Eight elastic body attachment projections (55) are radially provided to reinforce the blocking body (31) of the external cylinder (30). In addition, one end of the elastic body (51) such as a coil spring is provided in between with the external cylinder (30). Accordingly, it is configured to prevent the elastic body (51) from moving and deforming.

[0079] Moreover, the syringe of an injection filler into a concrete structure is characterized in that the extrusion shaft portion (52) is radially provided at the middle of the shaft portion with one or more pairs of guided vanes (57) with respect to the major axis direction of the shaft portion, and the guided vanes (57) are pulled to the outside of the blocking body (31) to be rotated and fixed at an angle other than the insertion hole (32), and accordingly the elastic body (51) such as a spring is compressed to press the injection filler (X) in the container body (10) into the crack portion (B).

[0080] Furthermore, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the syringe of an injection filler into a concrete structure is characterized in that the pull handle (56) is rotatably inserted into an end of the extrusion shaft portion (52), and is formed into a D shape by a straight rod (56a) that is longer than the dimension of the diameter of the external cylinder (30) and an arc-shaped rod (56b) whose ends are inserted in the straight rod.

[0081] The syringe of an injection filler into a concrete structure is characterized in that a spacer (58) of a shape illustrated in FIGS. 8A to 8C is provided between the guided vanes (57) of the extrusion shaft portion (52) and the straight rod (56a) of the pull handle (56). The spacer (58) is provided with concave grooves (59) in the diameter direction. The concave grooves are fitted to the guided vanes (57).

[0082] Next, a construction method using the present invention is described. A crack portion that does not penetrate through to the back and the side of the structure is selected from the crack portions (B) in the concrete surface (A). Dust, oily soils, coatings, and the like around the selected crack portion are cleaned to expose the intrinsic wall surface, which is checked to be dry.

[0083] A hole to which the injection port (21) of the base (20) can be fitted is drilled in the crack portion (B) by a drill machine (not illustrated). At the same time, chips are attracted while injection water is poured. The inside of the crack portion is cleaned. After it becomes dry, it is checked to be sure that the intrinsic wall surface is formed and dry.

[0084] Crack portions penetrating through to the back and the side of the concrete surface (A) are ensured to be sealed to prevent liquid leakage. Moreover, the vicinity of the base (20) and a distal end/minute portion of a branched crack are also carefully sealed. Therefore, injection becomes possible.

[0085] The base (20) is fixed by an adhesive to the wall surface being the concrete surface (A), but the adhesive is applied in a donut form to prevent the blockage of the injection port (21) of the base.

[0086] The bellows cap (40) is fixed to the base (20) to set the container body (10) filled with the injection filler (X). It is natural that the container body (10) is integrally provided with the external cylinder (30) that holds the container body (10), and the extrusion part (50) at the rear.

[0087] Furthermore, as illustrated in FIG. 1A, the pull handle (56) of the extrusion part (50) is pulled backward. The extrusion shaft portion (52) is rotated 90. As illustrated in FIG. 1B, the elastic body (51) such as a coil spring gradually presses the pressing plate (53) of the extrusion part (50) by the elastic force with the blocking body (31) as a counterforce. The injection filler (X) in the container body (10) is then pressed into the crack portion (B) or the like in a floor surface, ceiling surface, or wall surface being the concrete surface (A). New container bodies (10) are replaced to repeat refilling until the injection is complete. When the elastic body (51) such as a coil spring stops stretching, then the injection is complete.

[0088] A technology of a method for injecting an injection filler into a concrete structure and a syringe therefor according to the present invention is established and carried out. Accordingly, there is industrial applicability.