CA2513775A1 - Guide track system for a drilling rig floor robot - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention is a guide track system for a drilling rig floor robot.
The system consists of a drilling floor insert having a rotary table and floor robot guide tracks disposed within the insert beneath its top surface. Spaced-apart parallel slots traverse the top surface from an edge of the insert substantially towards the rotary table. The floor robot is supported by a support member having support legs that extend downwardly through the slots into the insert to glidably couple with the guide tracks. Hydraulic rams disposed within the insert are used to move the floor robot along the guide tracks to and from the rotary table. By providing a guide track system in accordance with the present invention, the guide tracks are protected from drilling fluid and debris released onto the drilling rig floor as sections of drill pipe are tripped out of a drill string.
The system consists of a drilling floor insert having a rotary table and floor robot guide tracks disposed within the insert beneath its top surface. Spaced-apart parallel slots traverse the top surface from an edge of the insert substantially towards the rotary table. The floor robot is supported by a support member having support legs that extend downwardly through the slots into the insert to glidably couple with the guide tracks. Hydraulic rams disposed within the insert are used to move the floor robot along the guide tracks to and from the rotary table. By providing a guide track system in accordance with the present invention, the guide tracks are protected from drilling fluid and debris released onto the drilling rig floor as sections of drill pipe are tripped out of a drill string.
Description
1 "GUIDE TRACK SYSTEM FOR A DRILLING RIG FLOOR ROBOT"
2 Inventor: Gerald Lesko 4 The present invention relates to guide track systems for automated floor robots used on drilling rigs.
7 The concept of drilling rig floor robots, "power tongs" or "iron roughnecks"
is 8 not new. Numerous examples of such devices exist in the prior art. It is known that 9 floor robots roll on the top surface of the drilling rig floor, typically on rails or tracks.
U.S. patent No. 4,348,920 teaches a pair of parallel metal tracks mounted on top of a 11 drilling rig floor upon which the floor robot travels. U.S. patent Nos.
4,545,269, 12 4,567,952 and 4,584,079 also teach a similar approach for guiding a floor robot on top 13 of a drilling rig floor, namely, the use of rails to guide the movement of the floor 14 robot. U.S. patent No. 5,161,438 is yet another example of a power tong rolling on rails mounted on top of a drilling rig floor. U.S. patent No. 5,259,275 teaches an iron 16 roughneck that merely rolls on top of the drilling rig floor. U.S. patent Nos.
17 6,748,823 and 6,776,070 are yet other examples of iron roughnecks rolling on rails.
18 U.S. patent application 10/242,303 teaches an iron roughneck that rolls on either 19 tracks or recesses located on top of the drilling rig floor.
The problem with floor robots that roll on rails, tracks or recesses located on 21 top of the drilling rig floor is that the rails, tracks or recesses are exposed to drilling 22 fluid and/or debris that may foul the rails, tracks or recesses. When drilling pipe is 23 tripped out of a drill string, drilling fluid is usually contained within the section of 24 pipe being removed. When a section of pipe is disconnected from the drill string, the {E5073303.DOC;1 }
1 column of fluid contained within the pipe will drain out and onto the drilling rig floor.
2 The drilling fluid may also contain debris or solid particles. As the drilling fluid 3 drains onto the floor, any debris in the drilling fluid can prevent the floor robot from 4 moving back and forth easily on the track system. In more extreme situations, the floor robot may become misaligned in its tracks and will not line up properly with the 6 drill string to make or break joints between sections of pipe.
7 It is, therefore, desirable to have a guide track system for a floor robot that is 8 not exposed to drilling fluid draining from sections of drilling pipe as they are tripped 9 out of a drill string.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
11 The present invention is concerned with a guide track system for a drilling rig 12 floor robot where the guide track system is located beneath the top surface of the 13 drilling rig floor. By locating the guide track system in this manner, the guide track 14 system is not exposed to drilling fluid spilled onto the rig floor when sections of pipe are tripped out of the drill string.
16 The present invention consists of guide tracks located underneath the drilling 17 rig floor. In an illustrative embodiment, the present invention comprises a modular 18 insert that is mounted on the drilling rig. The insert comprises a rotary table having a 19 vertical opening through which the drill string extends therethrough. Two spaced-apart parallel slots traverse the top surface of the insert from an edge of the insert at 21 least partially towards the rotary table. The floor robot is mounted upon a support 22 member having a pair of spaced-apart legs that extend downwardly into the parallel 23 slots. The guide tracks themselves are offset horizontally from the parallel slots 2 {E5073303.DOC;1 }
1 within the insert. In an illustrative embodiment, the guide tracks are spaced further 2 apart than the legs of the support member.
3 The insert further comprises passageways that connect each of the slots to the 4 guide track nearest the slot. Each leg of the support member is shaped to extend through a passageway to glidably couple with a guide track. Each leg will have at 6 least two or more wheels rotatably attached thereupon, the wheels adapted to roll 7 along the guide track. To move the floor robot along the guide tracks, at least one 8 hydraulic ram is disposed within the insert coupling the support member to the insert.
9 The floor robot will move towards or away from the rotary table as the hydraulic ram is operated.
11 By providing a guide track system in accordance with the present invention, 12 the guide wheels and guide tracks are sheltered from any drilling fluid spilled onto the 13 drilling rig floor when sections of drill pipe are tripped out of a drill string. The inset 14 further comprises drain slots positioned about the perimeter of the top surface of the insert that lead to a drain trough that further exits from the insert. These slots will 16 capture much of the fluid spilt onto the drilling rig floor. The insert further comprises 17 drainage openings on its bottom surface below the slots. Any drilling fluid that is 18 spilt into the slots will exit from the insert through the bottom openings to a sump 19 located below the drilling rig.
Broadly stated, the present invention is a guide track system for an automated 21 drilling rig floor robot, comprising a drilling rig platform insert adapted to be mounted 22 on a drilling rig, said insert having substantially horizontal top and bottom surfaces, 23 said insert further comprising a vertical opening adapted to allow to a drill string to 24 pass through said insert; at least one guide track means operatively disposed within 3 {E5073303.DOC;1 }
1 said insert between said top and bottom surfaces; at least one linear guide slot 2 traversing at least partially along said top surface from an edge of said insert 3 substantially towards said vertical opening; at least one passageway disposed within 4 said insert providing communication between said at least one guide slot to said at least one guide track means; a floor robot support member adapted to support said 6 floor robot, said support member extending downwardly from said floor robot, said 7 support member adapted to pass through said at least one guide slot and said at least 8 one passageway to glidably couple with said at least one guide track means;
and 9 motive means operatively disposed within said insert, said motive means adapted to move said support member along said at least one guide track means whereby said 11 floor robot is capable of moving towards and away from said vertical opening.
13 Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the present invention with a floor robot 14 located away from the rotary table.
Figure 2 is a front perspective view of the present invention with a floor robot 16 located above the rotary table.
17 Figure 3 is a rear perspective view of the present invention with a side panel 18 and the rear panel removed from the drilling rig insert.
19 Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the present invention with the bottom panel removed from the drilling rig insert.
21 Figure 5 is a rear perspective view of a floor robot mounted on the support 22 member of the present invention.
23 Figure 6 is an end elevational view of the present invention with the rear panel 24 removed from the drilling rig insert.
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2 Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the present invention comprises of insert 10 3 having a floor robot 12, a top surface 14 and a rotary table 24. Vertical opening 26 4 extends through rotary table 24 to allow drilling pipe (not shown) to extend therethrough. Insert 10 is a six-sided parallelepiped structure having an internal 6 structural frame and panels covering each of its top, bottom and side surfaces 7 assembled together using materials in a manner suitable for use on a drilling rig as 8 known to those skilled in the art. For the purposes of this specification, insert 10 may 9 be a stand-alone unit that can be installed on a drilling rig (not shown) such that top surface 14 is flush with the drilling rig floor or it may be integrally formed as part of a 11 drilling rig.
12 Insert 10 further comprises a pair of spaced-apart parallel slots 20 that traverse 13 top surface 14 from an edge of insert 10 at least partially towards rotary table 24.
14 Floor robot 12 is mounted on top of support member 16. Support member 16 comprises a pair of spaced-apart legs 32 that extend downwardly into slots 20.
16 In Figure 1, floor robot 12 is positioned away from rotary table 24. This is a 17 position typically taken by floor robot 12 during drilling operations or when a drill 18 string (not shown) is being raised or lowered through vertical opening 26.
In Figure 19 2, floor robot 12 is positioned above rotary table 24 where it can make or break joints between sections of pipe as known to those skilled in the art.
21 Referring to Figure 3, the present invention is shown with a side panel and the 22 end panel removed from insert 10. Support legs 32 of support member 16 extend 23 downwardly through slots 20 and passageways 36 to glidably couple with guide 24 tracks 30. Extending around the perimeter of slots 20 and upwardly from top surface 5 ; E5073303.DOC;1 f 1 14 are mud fences 22. Mud fences 22 prevent drilling fluid from running down slots 2 20.
3 Guide tracks 30 are disposed within insert 10 between top surface 14 and 4 bottom surface 38. Guide tracks 30 run, preferably, from the rear end of insert 10 towards the front end of insert 10. Each guide track 30 comprises upper and lower 6 guide rails 31a and 31b. In this example, guide rails 31 are triangular in cross-section 7 although other cross-sectional shapes may be used as known to those skilled in the art.
7 The concept of drilling rig floor robots, "power tongs" or "iron roughnecks"
is 8 not new. Numerous examples of such devices exist in the prior art. It is known that 9 floor robots roll on the top surface of the drilling rig floor, typically on rails or tracks.
U.S. patent No. 4,348,920 teaches a pair of parallel metal tracks mounted on top of a 11 drilling rig floor upon which the floor robot travels. U.S. patent Nos.
4,545,269, 12 4,567,952 and 4,584,079 also teach a similar approach for guiding a floor robot on top 13 of a drilling rig floor, namely, the use of rails to guide the movement of the floor 14 robot. U.S. patent No. 5,161,438 is yet another example of a power tong rolling on rails mounted on top of a drilling rig floor. U.S. patent No. 5,259,275 teaches an iron 16 roughneck that merely rolls on top of the drilling rig floor. U.S. patent Nos.
17 6,748,823 and 6,776,070 are yet other examples of iron roughnecks rolling on rails.
18 U.S. patent application 10/242,303 teaches an iron roughneck that rolls on either 19 tracks or recesses located on top of the drilling rig floor.
The problem with floor robots that roll on rails, tracks or recesses located on 21 top of the drilling rig floor is that the rails, tracks or recesses are exposed to drilling 22 fluid and/or debris that may foul the rails, tracks or recesses. When drilling pipe is 23 tripped out of a drill string, drilling fluid is usually contained within the section of 24 pipe being removed. When a section of pipe is disconnected from the drill string, the {E5073303.DOC;1 }
1 column of fluid contained within the pipe will drain out and onto the drilling rig floor.
2 The drilling fluid may also contain debris or solid particles. As the drilling fluid 3 drains onto the floor, any debris in the drilling fluid can prevent the floor robot from 4 moving back and forth easily on the track system. In more extreme situations, the floor robot may become misaligned in its tracks and will not line up properly with the 6 drill string to make or break joints between sections of pipe.
7 It is, therefore, desirable to have a guide track system for a floor robot that is 8 not exposed to drilling fluid draining from sections of drilling pipe as they are tripped 9 out of a drill string.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
11 The present invention is concerned with a guide track system for a drilling rig 12 floor robot where the guide track system is located beneath the top surface of the 13 drilling rig floor. By locating the guide track system in this manner, the guide track 14 system is not exposed to drilling fluid spilled onto the rig floor when sections of pipe are tripped out of the drill string.
16 The present invention consists of guide tracks located underneath the drilling 17 rig floor. In an illustrative embodiment, the present invention comprises a modular 18 insert that is mounted on the drilling rig. The insert comprises a rotary table having a 19 vertical opening through which the drill string extends therethrough. Two spaced-apart parallel slots traverse the top surface of the insert from an edge of the insert at 21 least partially towards the rotary table. The floor robot is mounted upon a support 22 member having a pair of spaced-apart legs that extend downwardly into the parallel 23 slots. The guide tracks themselves are offset horizontally from the parallel slots 2 {E5073303.DOC;1 }
1 within the insert. In an illustrative embodiment, the guide tracks are spaced further 2 apart than the legs of the support member.
3 The insert further comprises passageways that connect each of the slots to the 4 guide track nearest the slot. Each leg of the support member is shaped to extend through a passageway to glidably couple with a guide track. Each leg will have at 6 least two or more wheels rotatably attached thereupon, the wheels adapted to roll 7 along the guide track. To move the floor robot along the guide tracks, at least one 8 hydraulic ram is disposed within the insert coupling the support member to the insert.
9 The floor robot will move towards or away from the rotary table as the hydraulic ram is operated.
11 By providing a guide track system in accordance with the present invention, 12 the guide wheels and guide tracks are sheltered from any drilling fluid spilled onto the 13 drilling rig floor when sections of drill pipe are tripped out of a drill string. The inset 14 further comprises drain slots positioned about the perimeter of the top surface of the insert that lead to a drain trough that further exits from the insert. These slots will 16 capture much of the fluid spilt onto the drilling rig floor. The insert further comprises 17 drainage openings on its bottom surface below the slots. Any drilling fluid that is 18 spilt into the slots will exit from the insert through the bottom openings to a sump 19 located below the drilling rig.
Broadly stated, the present invention is a guide track system for an automated 21 drilling rig floor robot, comprising a drilling rig platform insert adapted to be mounted 22 on a drilling rig, said insert having substantially horizontal top and bottom surfaces, 23 said insert further comprising a vertical opening adapted to allow to a drill string to 24 pass through said insert; at least one guide track means operatively disposed within 3 {E5073303.DOC;1 }
1 said insert between said top and bottom surfaces; at least one linear guide slot 2 traversing at least partially along said top surface from an edge of said insert 3 substantially towards said vertical opening; at least one passageway disposed within 4 said insert providing communication between said at least one guide slot to said at least one guide track means; a floor robot support member adapted to support said 6 floor robot, said support member extending downwardly from said floor robot, said 7 support member adapted to pass through said at least one guide slot and said at least 8 one passageway to glidably couple with said at least one guide track means;
and 9 motive means operatively disposed within said insert, said motive means adapted to move said support member along said at least one guide track means whereby said 11 floor robot is capable of moving towards and away from said vertical opening.
13 Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the present invention with a floor robot 14 located away from the rotary table.
Figure 2 is a front perspective view of the present invention with a floor robot 16 located above the rotary table.
17 Figure 3 is a rear perspective view of the present invention with a side panel 18 and the rear panel removed from the drilling rig insert.
19 Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the present invention with the bottom panel removed from the drilling rig insert.
21 Figure 5 is a rear perspective view of a floor robot mounted on the support 22 member of the present invention.
23 Figure 6 is an end elevational view of the present invention with the rear panel 24 removed from the drilling rig insert.
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2 Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the present invention comprises of insert 10 3 having a floor robot 12, a top surface 14 and a rotary table 24. Vertical opening 26 4 extends through rotary table 24 to allow drilling pipe (not shown) to extend therethrough. Insert 10 is a six-sided parallelepiped structure having an internal 6 structural frame and panels covering each of its top, bottom and side surfaces 7 assembled together using materials in a manner suitable for use on a drilling rig as 8 known to those skilled in the art. For the purposes of this specification, insert 10 may 9 be a stand-alone unit that can be installed on a drilling rig (not shown) such that top surface 14 is flush with the drilling rig floor or it may be integrally formed as part of a 11 drilling rig.
12 Insert 10 further comprises a pair of spaced-apart parallel slots 20 that traverse 13 top surface 14 from an edge of insert 10 at least partially towards rotary table 24.
14 Floor robot 12 is mounted on top of support member 16. Support member 16 comprises a pair of spaced-apart legs 32 that extend downwardly into slots 20.
16 In Figure 1, floor robot 12 is positioned away from rotary table 24. This is a 17 position typically taken by floor robot 12 during drilling operations or when a drill 18 string (not shown) is being raised or lowered through vertical opening 26.
In Figure 19 2, floor robot 12 is positioned above rotary table 24 where it can make or break joints between sections of pipe as known to those skilled in the art.
21 Referring to Figure 3, the present invention is shown with a side panel and the 22 end panel removed from insert 10. Support legs 32 of support member 16 extend 23 downwardly through slots 20 and passageways 36 to glidably couple with guide 24 tracks 30. Extending around the perimeter of slots 20 and upwardly from top surface 5 ; E5073303.DOC;1 f 1 14 are mud fences 22. Mud fences 22 prevent drilling fluid from running down slots 2 20.
3 Guide tracks 30 are disposed within insert 10 between top surface 14 and 4 bottom surface 38. Guide tracks 30 run, preferably, from the rear end of insert 10 towards the front end of insert 10. Each guide track 30 comprises upper and lower 6 guide rails 31a and 31b. In this example, guide rails 31 are triangular in cross-section 7 although other cross-sectional shapes may be used as known to those skilled in the art.
8 Each support leg 32 has a wheel support 33. Each wheel support 33 has a plurality of 9 guide wheels 34 that are rotatably mounted thereupon. Guide wheels 34 are also grooved above their circumference to ride upon guide rails 31 to improve the stability 11 of the present invention. As guide rails 31 are triangular, the grooves on guide wheels 12 34 are also triangular. Preferably, there are three wheels rotatably mounted on each 13 wheel support 33, the outer two wheels 34 riding on the lower rail of guide rail 31 14 whereas the middle wheel 34 rides against the upper rail of guide rail 31.
Referring to Figure 4, the bottom view of insert 10 is shown with the bottom 16 panel removed. In addition to the features described above, the present invention 17 further comprises hydraulic rams 40 disposed within insert 10. One end of each 18 hydraulic ram 40 is connected to an anchor blocks 44 whereas the other end is 19 coupled to support leg 32 with bolt 46. In operation, floor robot 12 will move along slots 20 towards rotary table 24 when hydraulic rams 40 are contracted.
Conversely, 21 floor robot 12 will move away from rotary table 24 when hydraulic rams 40 are 22 extended. Drainage openings 42 permit any drilling fluid that may enter insert 10 23 through slots 20 to drain out of insert 10 to a sump or catch basin (not shown) located 24 beneath insert 10.
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1 Referring to Figures 5 and 6, support member 16 is more clearly illustrated.
In 2 an illustrative embodiment, support legs 32 and wheel supports 33 form a support 3 member that is omega-shaped when viewed from the rear. When insert 10 is 4 assembled, support member 16 slides into insert 10 from the rear such that support legs 32 enter in slots 20 and passageways 36. In addition, guide wheels 34 are 6 positioned between guide rails 31 as support member 16 is slid into insert 10.
7 Although a few preferred embodiments have been shown and described, it will 8 be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications might 9 be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The terms and expressions used in the preceding specification have been used herein as terms of 11 description and not of limitation, and there is no intention in the use of such terms and 12 expressions of excluding equivalents of the features shown and described or portions 13 thereof, it being recognized at the scope of the invention as defined and limited only 14 by the claims that follow.
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Referring to Figure 4, the bottom view of insert 10 is shown with the bottom 16 panel removed. In addition to the features described above, the present invention 17 further comprises hydraulic rams 40 disposed within insert 10. One end of each 18 hydraulic ram 40 is connected to an anchor blocks 44 whereas the other end is 19 coupled to support leg 32 with bolt 46. In operation, floor robot 12 will move along slots 20 towards rotary table 24 when hydraulic rams 40 are contracted.
Conversely, 21 floor robot 12 will move away from rotary table 24 when hydraulic rams 40 are 22 extended. Drainage openings 42 permit any drilling fluid that may enter insert 10 23 through slots 20 to drain out of insert 10 to a sump or catch basin (not shown) located 24 beneath insert 10.
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1 Referring to Figures 5 and 6, support member 16 is more clearly illustrated.
In 2 an illustrative embodiment, support legs 32 and wheel supports 33 form a support 3 member that is omega-shaped when viewed from the rear. When insert 10 is 4 assembled, support member 16 slides into insert 10 from the rear such that support legs 32 enter in slots 20 and passageways 36. In addition, guide wheels 34 are 6 positioned between guide rails 31 as support member 16 is slid into insert 10.
7 Although a few preferred embodiments have been shown and described, it will 8 be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications might 9 be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The terms and expressions used in the preceding specification have been used herein as terms of 11 description and not of limitation, and there is no intention in the use of such terms and 12 expressions of excluding equivalents of the features shown and described or portions 13 thereof, it being recognized at the scope of the invention as defined and limited only 14 by the claims that follow.
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1. A guide track system for a drilling rig floor robot, comprising:
(a) a drilling rig platform insert adapted to be mounted on a drilling rig, said insert having substantially horizontal top and bottom surfaces, said insert further comprising a vertical opening adapted to allow to a drill string to pass through said insert;
(b) at least one guide track means operatively disposed within said insert between said top and bottom surfaces;
(c) at least one linear guide slot traversing at least partially along said top surface from an edge of said insert substantially towards said vertical opening;
(d) at least one passageway disposed within said insert providing communication between said at least one guide slot to said at least one guide track means;
(e) a floor robot support member adapted to support said floor robot, said support member extending downwardly from said floor robot, said support member adapted to pass through said at least one guide slot and said at least one passageway to glidably couple with said at least one guide track means; and (f) motive means operatively disposed within said insert, said motive means adapted to move said support member along said at least one guide track means whereby said floor robot is capable of moving towards and away from said vertical opening.
(a) a drilling rig platform insert adapted to be mounted on a drilling rig, said insert having substantially horizontal top and bottom surfaces, said insert further comprising a vertical opening adapted to allow to a drill string to pass through said insert;
(b) at least one guide track means operatively disposed within said insert between said top and bottom surfaces;
(c) at least one linear guide slot traversing at least partially along said top surface from an edge of said insert substantially towards said vertical opening;
(d) at least one passageway disposed within said insert providing communication between said at least one guide slot to said at least one guide track means;
(e) a floor robot support member adapted to support said floor robot, said support member extending downwardly from said floor robot, said support member adapted to pass through said at least one guide slot and said at least one passageway to glidably couple with said at least one guide track means; and (f) motive means operatively disposed within said insert, said motive means adapted to move said support member along said at least one guide track means whereby said floor robot is capable of moving towards and away from said vertical opening.
2. The system as set forth in Claim 1 wherein:
(a) said at least one guide slot comprises a pair of spaced-apart parallel linear guide slots;
(b) said at least one guide track means comprises a pair of guide track means operatively disposed within said insert;
(c) said at least one passageway comprises a first passageway providing communication between one of said pair of guide slots and one of said pair of guide track means and a second passageway providing communication between the other of said pair of guide slots and the other of said guide track means; and (d) said support member comprises a pair of support legs, one support leg adapted to pass through one of said guide slots and said first passageway to glidably couple with one of said guide track means, and the other support leg adapted to pass through the other of said guide slots and said second passageway to glidably couple with the other of said guide track means.
(a) said at least one guide slot comprises a pair of spaced-apart parallel linear guide slots;
(b) said at least one guide track means comprises a pair of guide track means operatively disposed within said insert;
(c) said at least one passageway comprises a first passageway providing communication between one of said pair of guide slots and one of said pair of guide track means and a second passageway providing communication between the other of said pair of guide slots and the other of said guide track means; and (d) said support member comprises a pair of support legs, one support leg adapted to pass through one of said guide slots and said first passageway to glidably couple with one of said guide track means, and the other support leg adapted to pass through the other of said guide slots and said second passageway to glidably couple with the other of said guide track means.
3. The system as set forth in Claim 2 wherein each said guide track means comprises at least one guide rail and a plurality of guide wheels adapted to roll along said at least one guide rail.
4. The system as set forth in Claim 3 wherein each at least one guide rail is operatively attached to said insert and said guide wheels are rotatably coupled to each of said support legs whereby said guide wheels roll along said guide rails when said floor robot moves towards or away from said vertical opening.
5. The system as set forth in Claim 4 wherein said guide wheels are grooved about their circumference and adapted to ride along said guide rails.
6. The system as set forth in Claim 2 wherein said support legs of said support member form an omega-shaped member.
7. The system as set forth in Claim 1 wherein said motive means comprises at least one hydraulic ram operatively connecting said support member to said insert whereby said floor robot is able to move towards and away from said vertical opening when said at least hydraulic ram is operated.
8. The system as set forth in Claim 7 wherein said motive means comprises a pair of hydraulic rams operatively connecting said support member to said insert.
9. The system as set forth in Claim 1 wherein said at least one guide slot further comprises a mud fence disposed at least partially along at least one edge of said guide slot, said mud fence extending above said top
10 surface to provide at least a partial barrier against drilling fluid from entering said at least one guide slot.
10. The system as set forth in Claim 9 wherein said insert further comprises at least one drainage opening on said bottom surface that provides communication between said at least one passageway and a sump located beneath said insert, said at least one drainage opening adapted to allow drilling fluid entering said at least one passageway through at least one guide slot to drain out of said insert.
10. The system as set forth in Claim 9 wherein said insert further comprises at least one drainage opening on said bottom surface that provides communication between said at least one passageway and a sump located beneath said insert, said at least one drainage opening adapted to allow drilling fluid entering said at least one passageway through at least one guide slot to drain out of said insert.
11. The system as set forth in Claim 1 further comprising a drainage trough disposed between said top and bottom surfaces of said insert, and a plurality of drainage slots located on said top surface having communication with said trough whereby drilling fluid spilled on said top surface can drain through said slots to said trough, said trough adapted to guide said spilled drilling fluid away from said insert.
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