Drill system
AssigneeCaterpillar Global Mining America LLC
InventorNaveen Koka
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Abstract
A drill system, a machine, and a method of operating the same, are disclosed. In one aspect, a machine includes a machine frame coupled to at least one ground engaging element, a power source configured to generate a power output for driving the at least one ground engaging element, and a cabin structure coupled to the machine frame and having an overhead portion configured to provide overhead protection to an operator. The machine further including a boom coupled to the overhead portion of the cabin structure and a drill assembly moveably coupled to the boom.
Claims14
A machine comprising:
- a machine frame coupled to at least one ground engaging element;
- a power source configured to generate a power output for driving the at least one ground engaging element;
- a cabin structure coupled to the machine frame and having an overhead portion configured to provide overhead protection to an operator;
- a boom coupled to the overhead portion of the cabin structure;
- and
- a drill assembly moveably coupled to the boom;
- wherein the boom is slideably coupled to the overhead portion of the cabin structure via a mount, and wherein the mount comprises a wall and the boom is coupled to the wall.
A method comprising:
- causing a boom to move into an extended position relative to a cabin structure of a machine, wherein the boom is coupled to an overhead portion of the cabin structure of the machine;
- perform a drilling operation using a drill assembly coupled to the boom;
- causing the boom to move into a retracted position;
- and
- causing the machine to move, while the boom is in the retracted position,
- wherein causing the boom to move into the extended position comprises causing a translation of a mount coupled to the boom and slideably coupled the cabin structure of the machine.
A drilling system comprising:
- a boom configured to be moveably coupled to the overhead portion of the cabin structure of a machine;
- a drill feed coupled to the boom;
- and
- a drill assembly moveably coupled to the drill feed and configured to translate along an axis of the drill feed,
- wherein the boom is pivotably coupled to a mount and the mount is configured to be moveably coupled to the overhead portion of the cabin structure of the machine, and wherein the boom is configured to translate between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the cabin structure via a movement of the mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.