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US 11,890,737 B2Granted
Overhead drill and anchor press
OwnerPeter Justin Merelloinventor
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Abstract
The Overhead Drill and Anchor Press is a single mobile mechanism designed for installation of anchors into a construction surface which is overhead and out of reach of the installer. The overhead drill and anchor press may include a mast, a turret assembly, a controller, and at least one drill. The overhead drill and anchor press can execute the anchor installation sequence automatically or manually with a controller by moving the drill position to drill the hole and set the anchor. The controller may be equipped with a digital display of the turret mounted camera for monitoring the process from the ground. The entire assembly may be manually pushed between target.
Claims15
An overhead drill press, comprising:
- an onboard controller;
- a cart chassis;
- a shaft connected to the cart chassis, the shaft being configured to selectively move vertically between a down position and one of a plurality of raised positions;
- a turret attached to an upper portion of the shaft;
- a first drill connected to a first portion of the turret and a second drill connected to a second portion of the turret;
- a first motor connected to the shaft which when activated by the onboard controller causes the turret and the first and second drills to selectively rotate between different rotational positions;
- a second motor configured to move the first drill vertically between a lowered position and a raised position;
- a third motor configured to move the second drill vertically between a lowered position and a raised position;
- a plurality of motorized drive wheels;
- and
- a sensor suitable for measuring distance, an angular velocity sensor, said sensors configurable to report measurement data to the onboard controller;
- wherein the onboard controller is configured to control the shaft to move the shaft to position the turret adjacent to a surface to be drilled, to control the second motor to raise the first drill to a drilling position of the surface to be drilled, to control the first drill to drill a hole in the surface, to control the second motor to lower the first drill away from the surface,
- further wherein the onboard controller is configured with a pressure switch and a laser to control speed of movement of the shaft and the pressure the drill exerts onto a drilling surface.
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An overhead drill press, comprising:
- an onboard controller;
- a cart chassis;
- a shaft connected to the cart chassis, the shaft being configured to selectively move vertically between a down position and one of a plurality of raised positions;
- a turret attached to an upper portion of the shaft;
- a first drill connected to a first portion of the turret and a second drill connected to a second portion of the turret;
- a first motor connected to the shaft which when activated by the onboard controller causes the turret and the first and second drills to selectively rotate between different rotational positions;
- a second motor configured to move the first drill vertically between a lowered position and a raised position;
- a third motor configured to move the second drill vertically between a lowered position and a raised position;
- a plurality of motorized drive wheels;
- and
- a sensor suitable for measuring distance, an angular velocity sensor, said sensors configurable to report measurement data to the onboard controller;
- wherein the onboard controller is configured to control the shaft to move the shaft to position the turret adjacent to a surface to be drilled, to control the second motor to raise the first drill to a drilling position of the surface to be drilled, to control the first drill to drill a hole in the surface, to control the second motor to lower the first drill away from the surface,
- further wherein the onboard controller is configured with a pressure switch and a laser to control speed of movement of the shaft and the pressure the drill exerts onto a drilling surface;
- and
- wherein a dust collection assembly is mounted on the turret assembly and configured to operate while the drill is active.
12 more elements
An overhead drill press, comprising:
- an onboard controller;
- a cart chassis;
- a shaft connected to the cart chassis, the shaft being configured to selectively move vertically between a down position and one of a plurality of raised positions;
- a turret attached to an upper portion of the shaft;
- a first drill connected to a first portion of the turret and a second drill connected to a second portion of the turret;
- a first motor connected to the shaft which when activated by the onboard controller causes the turret and the first and second drills to selectively rotate between different rotational positions;
- a second motor configured to move the first drill vertically between a lowered position and a raised position;
- a third motor configured to move the second drill vertically between a lowered position and a raised position;
- a plurality of motorized drive wheels;
- and
- a sensor suitable for measuring distance, an angular velocity sensor, said sensors configurable to report measurement data to the onboard controller;
- wherein the onboard controller is configured to control the shaft to move the shaft to position the turret adjacent to a surface to be drilled, to control the second motor to raise the first drill to a drilling position of the surface to be drilled, to control the first drill to drill a hole in the surface, to control the second motor to lower the first drill away from the surface,
- further wherein the onboard controller is configured with a pressure switch and a laser to control speed of movement of the shaft and the pressure the drill exerts onto a drilling surface;
- and
- further comprising an air reservoir tank assembly comprising a cylinder, a cylinder base and top, a drive screw, and a worm drive motor assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.