FORCE-DEVELOPING MEMBER Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: mining industry; applicable in explosion-free separation from rock mass of solid blocks in cutting of natural stone, driving of mine workings and also in destruction of various objects. SUBSTANCE: force-developing member has body split over its longitudinal axis and having circular hollows at its end, flexible chamber accommodated inside body, forcing-apart inserts and union for supply of working medium. Installed on union is restrictor valve whose body has longitudinal slot and regulator bushing installed for longitudinal motion, spring-loaded shutoff member with pusher engageable with regulator bushing by means of flexible control member, for instance, spring whose middle part comes in contact with interior wall of flexible chamber. Ends of adjacent members of body are provided with motion limiters and interconnected by return springs. EFFECT: higher operate reliability. 8 cl, 6 dwg