EP0851090A1 - Im-loch bohrhammer - Google Patents

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EP0851090A1
EP0851090A1 EP97928443A EP97928443A EP0851090A1 EP 0851090 A1 EP0851090 A1 EP 0851090A1 EP 97928443 A EP97928443 A EP 97928443A EP 97928443 A EP97928443 A EP 97928443A EP 0851090 A1 EP0851090 A1 EP 0851090A1
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Akira Nakayama
Makoto Kobayashi
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02Couplings; joints
    • E21B17/04Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
    • E21B17/046Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like with ribs, pins, or jaws, and complementary grooves or the like, e.g. bayonet catches
    • E21B17/0465Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like with ribs, pins, or jaws, and complementary grooves or the like, e.g. bayonet catches characterised by radially inserted locking elements
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02Couplings; joints
    • E21B17/04Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
    • E21B17/07Telescoping joints for varying drill string lengths; Shock absorbers
    • E21B17/076Telescoping joints for varying drill string lengths; Shock absorbers between rod or pipe and drill bit
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B4/00Drives for drilling, used in the borehole
    • E21B4/06Down-hole impacting means, e.g. hammers

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  • the present invention relates to a down-the-hole hammer for excavating a pile hole for a foundation work in the building or civil-engineering field.
  • the down-the-hole hammer which moves a hammer up and down in association with the motion of a piston, as well-known, in order to carry out excavation through hitting, has a construction shown in Figs. 15 and 16 in which reference numeral 1 denotes a piston casing incorporating a piston 2, 3 denotes a hammer bit, a drive sub 5 in which the upper end part of the hammer bit 3 is extendably received, being coupled with the lower end part of the piston casing 1 through the intermediary of a thread structure.
  • hammer bit 3 is formed into a spline shaft which is fitted in a drive sub 5 having an inner peripheral wall in which concave and convex engaging grooves are formed.
  • reference numeral 6, 7, 8 and 9 denote a foot valve, O-ring, a bit retainer ring and a piston retainer ring, respectively.
  • a rigid valve 11 fitted at its outer periphery with an O-ring 10 and holding at its center a choke 14, a make-up ring 12, a valve guide 13, a valve spring 15 and a check valve 16, and a top sub 17 serving as a valve seat for the check valve 16 is screwed in the upper part of the casing 1.
  • top sub 17 is formed at its center with a thread hole in which a truncated conical shape thread part formed in the lower part of a joint adapter 18 for coupling to an auger shaft is screwed.
  • joint adapter 18 and the top sub 17, the top sub 17 and the piston casing 1, and the piston casing 1 and the drive sub 5 are joined by means of threads.
  • the down-the-hole hammer is connected to the front end part of an auger shaft such as a screw shaft, serving as an excavator, through the intermediary of the above-mentioned joint adapter 18, and excavates the ground while it is rotated together with the auger shaft.
  • an auger shaft such as a screw shaft, serving as an excavator
  • This rotation is made mainly in the clockwise direction for excavation, and an earth pressure is applied to the peripheral surface of the excavator in a weak stratum of the ground. Accordingly, the outer periphery of the down-the-hole hammer would possibly be caught.
  • the rotation is made not only in the clockwise direction but also in the counterclockwise direction so as to repeat the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in order to overcome the friction at the outer periphery of the hammer.
  • One object of the present invention is to provide a down-the-hole hammer which can eliminate the above-mentioned disadvantages inherent to the prior art, so as to eliminate such a risk that the coupling between components are loosened even though the normal and reverse rotations are made, and in which components are simply connected with one another or disconnected from each other without using special jigs even during replacement of the components.
  • a down-the-hole hammer in which a piston casing incorporating a piston is connected thereto at its upper end with a top sub coupled to a joint adapter, and at its lower end with a drive sub extendably receiving therein a hammer bit, characterized in that the joint adapter and the top sub coupled to the former are formed as one unit body, the coupling between the piston casing and the top sub, and the coupling between the piston casing the drive sub is made such that the connection on the top sub or drive sub side is formed into a polygonal shaft or a spline shaft, and the connection on the piston casing side is formed into a recess in which the polygonal shaft or the spline shaft is fitted so as to fit them each other, and a pin hole is formed in the boundary zone of the fitting, bridging therebetween, and a pin serving as a key is removably inserted in the pin hole.
  • the pin hole is formed horizontally
  • third, stop rings are arranged in front and rear of the inserted pin in order to prevent the pin from coming off or the front end of a bolt is pressed against the side part of the inserted pin in order to prevent the pin from coming off
  • fourth, four in total of pin holes are formed in two groups each consisting of two upper and lower pin holes arranged in parallel with each other so that the locking is made by four pins inserted in these pin holes.
  • the joint adapter and the top sub coupled to the former are integrally formed, and accordingly, they are never loosened from each other since it is not the case of thread engagement therebetween as in the conventional case.
  • the connection between the piston casing and the top sub and connection between the piston casing and the drive sub are made such that the polygonal shaft or the spline shaft is fitted in the complementary recess, the locking is made by a pin hole formed in the boundary zone of the fitting and bridging therebetween and a pin serving as a key, and accordingly, they are never loosened since it is not the case of thread connection as in the conventional case.
  • the polygonal shaft or the spline shaft fitted in the recess can be directly pulled out therefrom, thereby the replacement can be made simply and rapidly in a job side without using special jigs.
  • the pin hole is horizontally formed and the pin serving as a key is horizontally inserted, the length of the pin can be effectively used for surely and firmly locking the components together in a horizontal direction.
  • the coming-off of the pin can be simply prevented by the stop rings, and according to the invention stated in claim 4, the coming-off of the pin can be simply prevented by pressing the front end of the bolt against the side part of the inserted pin.
  • FIG. 1 is a partly broken front view illustrating an embodiment of a down-the-hole hammer according to the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view along line A-A in Fig. 1
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional view illustrating line B-B as mentioned above.
  • like reference numerals are used to denote like parts shown in Figs. 15 and 16 which show the conventional example.
  • a top sub 17 coupled to a joint adapter 18 is connected to the upper end of a piston casing 1 incorporating a piston, and a drive sub 5 in which a hammer bit 3 is extendably received is connected to the lower end of the piston casing 1.
  • connection part (joint) of the top sub 17 is formed into a polygonal shaft 19 (a hexagonal shaft in this example as shown in the figures), and the connection part of the piston casing 1 is formed into a polygonal recess 20 in which the polygonal shaft 19 is fitted, and which is complementary with the latter.
  • reference numeral 35 denotes an O-ring serving as a seal laid under the polygonal shaft 19 of the above-mentioned top sub 17.
  • boundary zones of the fitting between the polygonal shaft 19 and the recess 20 are formed therein with two horizontal grooves having a semi-circular shape, which are mated with each other so as to define circular pin holes 21 bridging between the top sub 17 and the piston casing 1 in a horizontal direction.
  • This pin holes are opened externally, and pins 22 serving as keys are removably inserted in the pin holes 21 through the openings of the latter.
  • Grooves are formed in the peripheral direction of the pin holes at positions in front and rear of the inserted pins 22, and stop rings having outer peripheral edge parts fitted in the grooves are arranged so as to prevent the pins 22 from coming off.
  • Figs. 8 and 9 which show the pin 22 and the stop ring 23
  • the pin 22 has no heads at its opposite ends
  • the stop rings 23 has a partly cut-off shape and is a doughnut ring which can be pressed so as to reduce its diameter.
  • connection part (join) in the upper part of the top sub 5 is also formed into a polygonal shaft 19 (a hexagonal shaft in this example as shown)
  • the connection part on the stop ring 23 side is formed into a recess 20 in which the polygonal shaft 19 is fitted, and which is complementary with the latter.
  • circular pin holes 21 similar to the pin holesas mentioned above are horizontally formed in the boundary zones of the fitting of the both components, and pins 22 serving as keys are removably inserted in the pin hole 21.
  • stop rings 23 for preventing the pins 22 from coming off are arranged at positions in front and rear of the inserted pins 22.
  • Reference numeral 33 in the figures denotes a packing
  • 34 denotes a bit receiving ring composed of two half-split members which are assembled together so as to form a ring shape.
  • connection between the drive sub 5 and the hammer bit 3 is similar to that of the conventional one, the center part of the hammer bit 3 is formed into a spline shaft which is fitted in a recess 24 formed in the drive sub 5 and having the inner peripheral wall in which concave and convex engaging grooves are formed.
  • connection between the top sub 17 and the piston casing 1 and the connection between the piston casing 1 and the drive sub 5 hold its integrity against either counterclockwise or clockwise rotation due to the fitting between the polygonal shaft 19 and the complementary polygonal recess 20, and further, they can be prevented from being disengaged from each other by means of the pins 22 serving as keys.
  • the stop rings 23 are removed so that the pin 22 can be removed, and accordingly, the polygonal shafts 19 of the top sub 17 and the drive sub 5 are pulled from the piston casing 1 after the pins 22 are pulled off, the disconnection can be simply made.
  • connection part (joint) of the top sub 17 and the drive sub 5 is formed into a spline shaft 25 as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, instead of the polygonal shape, and spline grooves are formed in the recess 26 on the piston casing 1 side so that the spline shaft can be fitted thereinto.
  • the pin 22 has a head 22a, as shown in Figs. 10 and 11, for preventing coming-off of the pin 22, and a recess 22b having a flat contact surface is formed in the side part of the intermediate part of the pin. Further, a stop bolt 27 is inserted from the outside so that the front end of the bolt 27 is pressed against the recess 22b.
  • a pin 22 having a head 22a to which spring steel 32 is provided and having a type which has been use in general in an earth auger or the like is used.
  • left and right parallel pin holes 21 are used in the above-mentioned embodiments
  • upper and lower groups each composed of left and right parallel pin holes 21 are formed up and down, and accordingly, four, in total, of the pin holes are provided so that the upper pin holes are orthogonal to the lower pin holes. Further, four, in total, of pins 22 are inserted into the pin holes 21 so as to effect the locking.
  • the locking can be made to be more surely and firmly.
  • FIG. 6 which shows a case such that the down-the-hole hammer is covered with a hammer cover 28 which is adapted to be replaced with another in accordance with an excavating diameter, and in the upper part of which a casing 29 or a screw shaft 31 in one configuration of an auger shaft is located.
  • Vertical ridges 30 are formed on the hammer cover 28 at suitable intervals so as to ensure vertical grooves defining gaps through which air can flow, at the outer periphery of the hammer cover 28 on rotation.
  • the excavator may have such a type that a rod itself is slid while the rod is chucked at its outer periphery by a drive shaft, in addition to an earth auger type in which a drive device is moved up and down along a leader mast. Accordingly, it is possible to provide such a method that the connection to the upper part of the down-the-hole hammer is made by using an auger shaft formed into a polygonal rod, instead of the above-mentioned upper casing 29 or the screw shaft 31, as a clutch adapted to be rotated.
  • the down-the-hole hammer according to the present invention can prevent occurrence of such a risk that the connection between components are loosened, even though it is normally and reversely rotated, and can simply connect and disconnect components to and from each other without using special jigs in the case of replacement of a component.

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JP8158090A JPH108869A (ja) 1996-06-19 1996-06-19 ダウンザホールハンマー
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