Grouting Apparatus With Vibration Wire for Deep Penetration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing grouting methods face challenges in ensuring deep penetration and uniform distribution of reinforcing materials into ground pores and fine cracks due to rapid curing and fluidity deterioration, leading to inadequate reinforcement of structures.

Innovation Solution

A grouting apparatus that incorporates vibration wires tightly coupled to injection pipes, generating vibrations to enhance the penetration force and fluidity of reinforcing materials, allowing for deeper and more uniform injection into boreholes and cracks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Force

If reinforcing material is injected only depending on pressure, then injection force is sufficient, but fluidity deteriorates rapidly and penetration depth is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinjection forceVSAvoidfluidity deterioration speed
Core Design Contradiction:
ForceVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a vibration wire coupled to the injection pipe that generates mechanical vibrations during reinforcement material injection. This vibration prevents rapid fluidity deterioration by keeping the material in a more fluid state, enabling deeper penetration into ground pores and fine cracks while maintaining sufficient injection force through the combined effect of pressure and vibration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #18Mechanical vibration

2Force

If reinforcing material is injected at high pressure, then penetration force increases, but uniform distribution into pores and fine cracks is compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepenetration forceVSAvoiduniform distribution
Core Design Contradiction:
ForceVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The vibration wire generates mechanical vibrations that accompany the high-pressure injection process. These vibrations help distribute the reinforcement material uniformly into pores and fine cracks by preventing material segregation and ensuring consistent flow patterns, thereby achieving both deep penetration and uniform distribution simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #18Mechanical vibration

3Length of stationary object

If vibration wires are coupled to each injection pipe, then penetration depth improves, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepenetration depthVSAvoidapparatus structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Length of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The vibration generating unit is designed as a separate modular component that can be coupled to multiple injection pipes through standardized vibration wire connections. This multi-functional design allows a single vibration generating unit to serve multiple injection operations, improving penetration depth across different boreholes while avoiding the need for separate vibration systems for each pipe, thereby controlling overall device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The apparatus ensures smooth and uniform injection of reinforcing materials, improving their penetration into fine gaps and pores, thereby effectively reinforcing ground and structural elements.

Implementation Method 1

a vibration generating unit which generates vibration; and a vibration wire which has one end coupled to the vibration generating unit, and the other end extending along the injection pipe and coupled to a tip of the injection pipe, and transmits the vibration generated by the vibration generating unit to the injection pipe

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectVibration: Vibration

Data Source

PatentUS10392819B2Grouting apparatus
Publication Date: 2019.08.27 YOOGU E&C
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a grouting apparatus. In detail, the present invention provides a grouting apparatus which injects a reinforcing material into an object in which an injection hole into which the reinforcing material is injected is formed, the grouting apparatus including: a pumping unit which pumps the reinforcing material to be injected into the object; an injection pipe which has one side connected to the pumping unit, and the other side inserted into the injection hole, and injects the reinforcing material conveyed by the pumping unit into the object; a vibration generating unit which generates vibration; and a vibration wire which has one end coupled to the vibration generating unit, and the other end extending along the injection pipe and coupled to a tip of the injection pipe, and transmits the vibration generated by the vibration generating unit to the injection pipe.