Hollow percussion drill rod with seal for cleaning fluid inlet tube
OwnerRoger Montabertinventor
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Abstract
A percussion drill in which a piston or ram is driven against the end of a drill rod comprises a tube extending through the piston and reaching into a bore at the end of the drill rod to deliver a fluid thereto for moving debris formed by the drilling operation. A socket is received in a bore of the drill rod and has a resilient lip which is deflected inwardly by the flared mouth of the drill rod bore while the tube has a tapered end which is engaged by the wall of a tapered bore formed in the socket.
Claims7
A percussion drill comprising a sealing device in a fluid injection circuit between a fluid inlet tube and a drill rod, the sealing device comprising a sealing socket which is engageable at one end on an end of the fluid inlet tube and has a bore complementary in shape to said one end of the fluid inlet tube, the sealing socket having an outer metal casing locatable in a bore in the drill rod, and a resilient member which is secured in the casing and defines, at the other end of the socket, a flared part forming an annular lip which, when in a normal condition, has a diameter larger than the diameter of the bore of the drill rod.
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