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US 12,345,098 B2Granted
Directional drill securing device and method
AssigneeTT Technologies, Inc.
InventorJohn A. Olander
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Abstract
A directional drill securing device and associated methods are shown. Securing devices and methods shown include a plurality of staking devices on a single lateral side of a directional drill. Using examples shown, a lower force is required to drive multiple staking devices than would be needed for a larger staking device of equivalent area.
Claims11
A directional drill, comprising:
- a drill carriage;
- a rotating spindle coupled to the drill carriage, wherein the rotating spindle is adapted to translate along a surface of the drill carriage;
- a stakedown system coupled to an end of the drill carriage, including:
- a first stake implement including auger flights located on a first lateral side of the drill carriage, the first stake implement coupled to a pair of hydraulic cylinders, wherein the pair of hydraulic cylinders are configured such that extension ranges of the pair of hydraulic cylinders are added together to select a depth of the first stake implement;
- and
- a second stake implement including auger flights located on a second lateral side of the drill carriage, opposite the first lateral side;
- wherein the first stake implement and the second stake implement are angled towards each other, and are configured to converge beneath the drill stem axis.
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A directional drill, comprising:
- a drill carriage;
- a rotating spindle coupled to the drill carriage, wherein the rotating spindle is adapted to translate along a surface of the drill carriage;
- a stakedown system coupled to an end of the drill carriage, including
- a plurality of first stake implements including auger flights located on a first lateral side of the drill carriage, the plurality of first stake implements coupled to a single drive system to drive the plurality of first stake implements into the ground at the same time;
- and
- at least one second stake implement including auger flights located on a second lateral side of the drill carriage, opposite the first lateral side, wherein the first lateral side of the drill carriage includes a larger number of stake implements than the second lateral side.
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A method of operating a directional drill, comprising:
- positioning a drill carriage and a rotating spindle coupled to the drill carriage along a drilling axis;
- selecting an optional desired number of stake implements from a plurality of stake implements located on both a first lateral side of the drill carriage and a second lateral side of the drill carriage wherein the first lateral side of the drill carriage includes a larger number of stake implements than the second lateral side;
- and
- staking down the directional drill using the selected number of stake implements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.