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US 9,896,889 B2Granted
Drilling tool support and method of collaring
AssigneeSandvik Mining and Construction Oy
InventorJouni Koskinen
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Abstract
A support includes a support element for supporting a drilling tool used in rock drilling. The support element is inside a suction housing of a rock drilling unit at least during drilling. The support is located at a front end portion of a feed beam and is used to support the tool especially during the collaring phase of the drilling. A method of collaring is disclosed wherein the drilling tool is supported by the support.
Claims15
A support for supporting a drilling tool, the support comprising:
- at least one single support element having a support position and an idle position;
- at least one contact surface in the support element, the contact surface being movable adjacent the tool when the support element is in the support position, the support element including an opening allowing the drilling tool to be arranged through the opening, whereby the drilling tool is surrounded by the support element;
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- at least one actuator for generating a transfer movement for moving the support element between the support position and the idle position, wherein the support element of the support is located inside a suction housing of a dust removal system at least during drilling, the support element being surrounded by inner surfaces of the suction housing and being arranged rotationally within the suction housing to allow the actuator to turn the support element inside the suction housing between the support position and the idle position.
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A support for supporting a drilling tool, the support comprising:
- at least one support element having a support position and an idle position, the support element including at least two contact surfaces, the contact surfaces being connected to each other by a rigid mechanical connection;
- at least one contact surface in the support element, the contact surface being movable adjacent the tool when the support element is in the support position;
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- at least one actuator for generating a transfer movement for moving the support element between the support position and the idle position, wherein the support element of the support is located inside a suction housing of a dust removal system at least during drilling, the support element being surrounded by inner surfaces of the suction housing and being arranged rotationally within the suction housing to allow the actuator to turn the support element inside the suction housing between the support position and the idle position.
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A rock drilling unit, comprising:
- a feed beam assembly;
- a rock drilling machine supported on the feed beam assembly and including at least a rotation device for rotating a drilling tool connectable to the rock drilling machine;
- a feed device for moving the rock drilling machine in a drilling direction and in a return direction;
- a suction housing located at a distal end portion of the feed beam assembly, the suction housing including a first opening and a second opening through which the drilling tool is arranged, the first opening facing the rock drilling machine and the second opening facing a surface being drilled, and at least one discharge port for connecting the suction housing to a dust removal system;
- a support located at a distal end portion of the feed beam assembly for supporting the drilling tool, the support including at least one support element having a support position and an idle position, and at least one contact surface in the support element, the contact surface being movable adjacent the tool when the support element is in the support position, and at least one actuator for generating a transfer movement for moving the support element between the support position and the idle position, wherein the support element of the support is located inside the suction housing of a dust removal system at least during drilling, the support element being surrounded by inner surfaces of the suction housing and being arranged rotationally within the suction housing to allow the actuator to turn the support element inside the suction housing between the support position and the idle position;
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- at least one contact element located at an outermost end of the feed beam assembly positioning the rock drilling unit being supported against a surface being drilled, the support being located between the contact element of the feed beam assembly and the first opening of the suction housing.
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A method of collaring, comprising
- drilling a drill hole with a rock drilling unit;
- supporting a drilling tool connected to a rock drilling machine of the rock drilling unit by a support, the support including a support element having a support position and an idle position and at least one contact surface in the support element, the contact surface being movable adjacent the tool when the support element is in the support position;
- removing produced drilling dust and chips by at least one suction housing inside which a suction is formed;
- surrounding the support at least partly by the suction housing at least during the collaring;
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- generating a relative movement between the support and the suction housing relative to each other for moving the support to the support position for supporting the drilling tool and to the idle position, the support element being surrounded by inner surfaces of the suction housing and being arranged rotationally within the suction housing to allow the actuator to turn the support element inside the suction housing between the support position and the idle position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.