PILE PRESS-IN MACHINE AND PILE PRESS-IN METHOD

11 FIG.1 - c ,, 31 23 1-1 00 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 20 September 2018 (20.09.2018) WIP0 I PCT ill 1111u°11101llioIIl °nolo om 11111°11H Boil iflo oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/169091 Al (51) International Patent Classification: E02D 7/20 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/JP2018/010669 (22) International Filing Date: 12 March 2018 (12.03.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 2017-047084 13 March 2017 (13.03.2017) JP (71) Applicant: GIKEN LTD. [JP/JP]; 3948-1, Nunoshida, Kochi- shi, Kochi, 7815195 (JP). (72) Inventors: KITAMURA, Akio; c/o GIKEN LTD., 3948-1, Nunoshida, Kochi-shi, Kochi, 7815195 (JP). TANOUCHI, Hiroaki; c/o GIKEN LTD., 3948-1, Nunoshida, Kochi-shi, Kochi, 7815195 (JP). ONO, Masaaki; c/o GIKEN LTD., 3948-1, Nunoshida, Kochi-shi, Kochi, 7815195 (JP). IKE- DA, Toshio; c/o GIKEN LTD., 3948-1, Nunoshida, Kochi- shi, Kochi, 7815195 (JP). (74) Agent: HAGIWARA, Yasushi et al.; Hazuki Internation- al, Kakubari Building, 1-20, Sumiyoshi-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 1620065 (JP). (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, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, 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. (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, ST, SZ, TZ, (54) Title: PILE PRESS-IN MACHINE AND PILE PRESS-IN METHOD (57) : A pile press-in machine that receives reaction force from an existing pile to press in a new pile, includes: a reaction force block that grips the existing pile by a clamp to receive the reaction force; a platform that is horizontally movable relative to the reaction force block; and a press-in block that is coupled to the platform, supported to be freely lifted up and down with respect to the platform at a front of the clam