Apparatus and method for burying elongate member

摘要

Apparatus and Method for Burying Elongate Member Apparatus for laying an elongate member in a trench, the apparatus comprises a main body portion; ground-contacting apparatus on which the main body portion is mounted and by which the apparatus may in use move over the ground; an elongate member moving device configured to move the elongate member from an initial position to a elongate member laying position; and a depressor attached to the main body portion and configured to guide the elongate member from its elongate member laying position to its in-trench location, the depressor having an elongate member entry portion and an elongate member exit portion, wherein the depressor is rotatable in use about an axis which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongate member.

主权项

1. Apparatus for laying an elongate member in a trench having a curved trench portion, the apparatus comprising:
a main body portion; ground-contacting apparatus on which the main body portion is mounted and by which the apparatus may in use move over the ground; a trench cutting device; and a depressor having a curved configuration, mounted immediately to the rear, with respect to the direction of trench cutting, of the trench cutting device and attached, directly or indirectly, to the main body portion, the depressor configured to guide the elongate member from an elongate member laying position to its in-trench location, the depressor having an elongate member entry portion and an elongate member exit portion, wherein the depressor is rotatable in use about an axis which is substantially co-axial with the longitudinal axis of the elongate member such that the curved configuration of the depressor more closely matches the curve of the curved trench portion.