Patent SG-11201407065W-A (SG)
Title: Sheet pile
Inventor: DA SILVA ARÊDE LUIS
IPC: E02D5/06
Filed: 2012-07-03
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 9 January 2014 (09.01.2014) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2014/006434 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: E02D 5/06 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/IB2012/001308 3 July 2012 (03.07.2012) English English (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): AR- CELORMITTAL INVESTIGACION Y DESAR- ROLLO S.A. [ES/ES]; CL/ Chavarri, 6, ES-48910 SES- TAO (Bizkaia) (ES). (72) Inventors; and (75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only): DA SILVA AREDE, Luis [LU/LU]; 16B, rue de Schifflange, L-4316 ESCH- SUR-ALZETTE (LU). FAGOT, Anne [FR/LU]; 62, rue Zenon Bernard, L-4031 ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE (LU). MAUER, Thierry [FR/FR]; 7, rue d'Audun-le-Tiche, F- 57390 REDANGE (LU). REICHERT, Pol [LU/LU]; 23, rue du Moulin, L-8279 Holzem (LU). (74) Agents: SCHMITT, Armand et al.; pronovem Meyers - & Van Malderen, 261, route d'Arlon, Bolte Postale 111, 8001 Strassen (LU). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. [Continued on next page] (54) Title: SHEET PILE •t •t o o (57) Abstract: A method and a tool (10) for forming a seal in a lock chamber (3) of a sheet pile are proposed. The method comprises the steps of: introducing a seal forming tool (10) into the lock chamber (3); injecting a sealing material into distribution chamber a (50) of the tool (10) from where it axially fills longitudinally extending recesses (38', 38\", 38'\") in seal-shaping a module (12); and moving the tool (10) lon­ gitudinally through the lock chamber (3), whereby the sealing material is shaped by the seal-shaping module (12). The distribution chamber (50) is a closed chamber inside the tool (10) and. spaced from the longitudin­ ally extending recesses (38', 38\", 38'\"); and the tool (10) comprises moreover at least two distribution channels (52', 52\", 52'\") connecting in parallel the distribution chamber (50) to the recesses (38', 38\", 38'\"), the parallel distribution channels (52', 52\", 52'\") being fine-tuned for appor­ tioning the flow of sealing material between the recesses (38', 38\", 38'\"). FIG. 1 O CJ o & WO 2014/006434 A11II llll IIII III III Hill III III III Hill Hill 111 lllll 111 llll llll mill 111 llll (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17 (iv)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))