Tubular Base Arm Reinforcement for Deep Foundation Excavators

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional deep foundation excavators suffer from stress concentration and reduced strength on the rear side of the arm, leading to early degradation due to the positioning of the bucket lifting and opening/closing device, which affects the stability and service life.

Innovation Solution

The deep foundation excavator incorporates a base arm with a tubular body and reinforcing plates fixed to the side plates, along with a unique sheave configuration to distribute stress and enhance structural integrity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If the bucket lifting and opening/closing device is disposed on the rear side of the arm, then the stability of winding lifting rope and opening/closing rope is improved, but stress concentration occurs on the rear side of the arm, reducing strength and service life

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestability of winding lifting rope and opening/closing ropeVSAvoidstrength of the arm
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by positioning the sheave shaft between the upper guide arm connecting pin and lower guide arm connecting pin, creating a localized stress distribution zone. This specific positioning arrangement concentrates the structural reinforcement where needed most, allowing the arm to maintain overall strength while accommodating the bucket lifting device on the rear side.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent resolves the contradiction by introducing a vertical dimension consideration - placing the sheave shaft between the upper and lower guide arm connecting pins in the vertical direction. This spatial arrangement distributes stress across multiple dimensions rather than concentrating it in a single plane, thereby maintaining both rope winding stability and arm strength.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Strength

If the sheave shaft is disposed between the upper guide arm connecting pin and lower guide arm connecting pin in the vertical direction, then deformation of side plates is restricted, but the structural complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestrength of side platesVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the arm structure into distinct functional zones: the base arm with side plates, the guide arms (upper and lower), and the sheave shaft assembly. By dividing the structure into these separable components with defined connection points, the design achieves enhanced strength through proper stress distribution while maintaining manufacturing and assembly feasibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The sheave shaft acts as an intermediary element positioned between the upper and lower guide arm connecting pins. This intermediate component facilitates the transmission of forces while protecting the side plates from direct stress concentration, thereby enhancing side plate strength without requiring complex reinforcement structures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP4624674A1Deep foundation excavator
Publication Date: 2025.10.01 HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO LTD
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AI summary

A base arm (11) is formed as a tubular body including a left side surface plate (11A) and a right side surface plate (11B) opposite with an interval in a direction perpendicular to a length direction, and a second lifting sheave shaft (24) and a second opening/closing sheave shaft (29) are disposed between an upper guide arm connecting pin (13B) and a lower guide arm connecting pin (14B) in the vertical direction of the base arm (11). The base arm (11) is provided with a reinforcing plate (12) extending in the length direction of the base arm (11), with the left side surface plate (11A) and the right side surface plate (11B) connected, and part of the reinforcing plate (12) is disposed between the upper guide arm connecting pin (13B) and the lower guide arm connecting pin (14B) in the vertical direction of the base arm (11).