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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Vsl International Ag, Köniz, CH;
Inventor:
Jean-Christophe Gillard, Hong Kong, CN;
Assignee:
VSL INTERNATIONAL AG, Koniz, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/20 (2006.01); E02F 3/24 (2006.01); E02F 5/08 (2006.01); E21B 10/50 (2006.01); E02F 3/92 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/20 (2013.01); E02F 3/205 (2013.01); E02F 3/241 (2013.01); E02F 3/245 (2013.01); E02F 3/9237 (2013.01); E02F 5/08 (2013.01); E21B 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hydromill wheel () for excavating a trench in hard rock includes a drum () arranged to be rotated about its axis (A, B). The wheel () further includes a plurality of single disc cutters () mounted on the periphery of the drum (), the single disc cutter () having a rotatable single cutting disc () arranged to come in contact with and crush the rock during excavation. The spacing of the projection of at least some of the cutting discs () on the drum axis (A, B) is 20% to 70% of the cutting disc diameter.