OPERATING MEMBER OF DRIVING SHIELD OF OVAL SHAPE Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC E21D9/87 E21C27/24 

FIELD: mining.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to mining industry, namely to driving shields, and may be used during building of highway, railway and public tunnels. Operating member of driving shield includes centre rotor working organ in the form of faceplate, working organs with rock-breaking tools on outer surface for creation of oval form of tunnel section, actuating device of working organs and traveling mechanism. In order to create oval form of tunnel section, working organs are designed as two side and two vertical working organs of drum-type. Each side working organ is designed in the form of body of revolution arranged in relation to cross centroidal principal axis of tunnel section, with bow-shaped element corresponding to arch, half of side arches and perimetres of their connection. End surfaces of vertical working organs of drum-type correspond to arch and floor arch of tunnel. Central working organ is installed by means of bearing on axis located in centre of gravity of driving shield, this axis is also operating member guide. At that side working organs and vertical working organs are installed by means of bearings on their axes rigidly cantilever connected to guide. At that each of mentioned working organs is provided with actuating device, and traveling mechanism is designed in the form of hydraulic jacks.

EFFECT: providing of driving of tunnel of optimal oval shape transverse and establishing of conditions for maximum mechanisation and automation of all operating processes during tunnel building.

5 dwg