Resin injection apparatus for drilling apparatus for installing a ground anchor
OwnerShane Browninventor
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Abstract
A resin injection apparatus 19 for use in connection with a drilling apparatus 10 for installing ground anchors. The resin injection apparatus 19 comprises a resin injector adaptor 20, adapted to be connected in fluid communication with a hollow drill shaft 21 of a drill rig 10. The resin injector adaptor 20 can be used to inject one or more resin fluids into the drill shaft 21 wherein, in use, when a hole has been drilled in a rock stratum, resin can be injected into the hole via the drill shaft prior to inserting a ground anchor.
Claims12
A resin injection apparatus for use in connection with a drilling apparatus for installing ground anchors, the injection apparatus comprising:
- a fluid injector, adapted to be connected in fluid communication with a hollow drill shaft of the drilling apparatus, for injecting one or more resin fluids into the drill shaft, the fluid injector comprising a rotatable engaging means for rotatably engaging with the drill shaft whereby, in use, when a hole has been drilled in a rock strata, resin can be injected into the hole via the drill shaft prior to inserting a ground anchor,
- the rotatable engaging means comprising first and second sealed bearings which provide a fluid-tight seal between an outer surface of the drill shaft and an interior of the rotatable engaging means, and further comprising an outer housing enclosing a mixing chamber within the interior of the rotatable engaging means wherein, in use, the fluid injector remains stationary while the drill shaft rotates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.