Pylon Foundation Control Device for Steel Profile Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for installing electricity pylons face challenges in achieving precise positioning and fixation of steel profiles within foundation tubes due to limited ground stability and the inefficiency of direct insertion processes, often requiring impractical and disposable devices.
Innovation Solution
A control device comprising an axis control component and a perpendicular control component is used to precisely position and fix a metal profile within a foundation tube, allowing for adjustable positioning and angle settings, which can be reused and easily assembled/disassembled, enhancing precision and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If direct insertion (drilling, vibrating, tapping) of a prefabricated foundation tube is used, then the installation process is simple, but the positioning precision cannot be controlled sufficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning device is divided into separate modular components including a positioning frame, clamping devices, and measurement instruments that can be assembled and disassembled independently, enabling precise positioning without requiring a single complex integrated system
Solution Approach 2:
The device allows adjustment of positioning parameters such as horizontal position, vertical position, and rotational angle through measurable and adjustable components, enabling precise control of the steel profile's orientation and location within the foundation tube
2Manufacturing precision
If a device for precise positioning and fixation of steel profile is used, then positioning precision is improved, but the device cannot be used only once and is not practical for assembling and disassembling
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning device incorporates movable and adjustable components rather than fixed rigid structures, allowing the device to be assembled, disassembled, and reconfigured multiple times while maintaining positioning precision through adjustable clamping and measurement mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The modular positioning device can be disassembled after use and the components recovered for reuse in subsequent installations, eliminating the need for disposable single-use devices while maintaining positioning accuracy
3Manufacturing precision
If the steel profile is positioned and fixed in the foundation tube, then the attachment point precision is improved, but the ground stability limitation remains
Solution Approach 1:
The steel profile is positioned and temporarily fixed within the foundation tube before the concrete foundation is poured and cured, establishing the precise attachment point geometry in advance while the concrete provides the necessary structural stability and grounding
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for installing electricity pylons and pylon foundations, comprising in order of enumeration: the provision of a control device, comprising an axis control component and a perpendicular control component, at a foundation tube provided at a predefined location for the foundation for the electricity pylon, the positioning of a metal profile into the foundation tube, essentially oriented along the axis of the foundation tube, the connection of the metal profile with at least one component of the control device and the filling up of the foundation tube with concrete, characterized in that the desired position of the profile, in the direction of the axis of the foundation tube and in the perpendicular plane to this direction, as well as the angle of rotation of the profile into said perpendicular plane, can be set by means of the control device. In a second aspect, the invention relates to a device that is destined therefore.