Drill bit replacement apparatus
AssigneeIntelligent Drilling Applications & Technology Pty Ltd
InventorsJeffrey William BRANSON, Steven John PAYNE, John Edward KENNEDY, David Bruce CARNEGIE-SMITH
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a drill bit replacement apparatus for replacing a drill bit on a drilling tool, the apparatus comprising: a drill bit holder comprising one or more drill bit receptacles, each drill bit receptacle adapted to receive at least one drill bit; and a positioning means adapted to move the drill bit holder between at least one storage position and one or more replacement positions, wherein each replacement position aligns at least one drill bit receptacle with the drilling tool.
Claims20
A drill bit replacement apparatus for replacing a drill bit on a drilling tool, the apparatus comprising:
- a drill bit holder comprising one or more drill bit receptacles, each drill bit receptacle adapted to receive at least one drill bit;
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- a positioning means adapted to move the drill bit holder between at least one storage position and one or more replacement positions, wherein each replacement position aligns at least one drill bit receptacle with the drilling tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.