EP1589187B1 - Grundsteinbohr- und -aushubgerät - Google Patents

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EP1589187B1
EP1589187B1 EP04101704A EP04101704A EP1589187B1 EP 1589187 B1 EP1589187 B1 EP 1589187B1 EP 04101704 A EP04101704 A EP 04101704A EP 04101704 A EP04101704 A EP 04101704A EP 1589187 B1 EP1589187 B1 EP 1589187B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B10/00—Drill bits
    • E21B10/44—Bits with helical conveying portion, e.g. screw type bits; Augers with leading portion or with detachable parts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/003—Drilling with mechanical conveying means
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/24—Drilling using vibrating or oscillating means, e.g. out-of-balance masses

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  • the present invention relates to a bedrock drilling and excavating apparatus and particularly to a drilling and excavating apparatus that receives power from a rotational power source and has a pneumatic unit vibrating up and down reciprocally to drive drill gimlets to strike continuously downwards under the gravity of the drilling and excavating apparatus to shatter the bedrock.
  • Drilling and excavating apparatus are generally being used on construction sites to drill and excavate the stratum.
  • the stratum generally can be divided into soft stratum and hard stratum depending on the areas. In the countries of Southeast Asia (Such as Malaysia) the stratum usually is a hard type bedrock. The hardness increases as the depth of the bedrock increases.
  • the drills used in the conventional drilling and excavating operation such as the one disclosed in R.O.C. patent publication No. 356896 entitled "Improved structure for drilling sleeve” has a drill with a helical periphery. It may be rotated continuously to sink into the stratum. When drilling deeper into the stratum, the stratum becomes harder and drilling speed is slower. Sometimes drilling and excavation operations cannot be continued and have to stop. To remedy this problem, R.O.C. patent publication No. 415320 entitled: “Improvement for the drill of air hammer” proposes to use a pneumatic approach to drive the drill to generate up and down vibrations, and the drill has a high hardness steel ball to enhance the strength of drilling and excavation.
  • the drill is driven by the pneumatic air hammer to generate up and down vibration to shatter the bedrock.
  • the drill structure having the high hardness steel ball on one end is expensive.
  • the diameters of the drill and the air hammer also have to increase. The costs are higher.
  • to strike the hard bedrock through the high hardness steel ball is likely to damage the drill.
  • the conventional drilling and excavating process of the bedrock mainly includes two stages: the first stage is to hoist the drilling and excavating apparatus by a heavy machinery and to drill the bedrock until reaching a selected depth, then withdraw the drill; the second stage is to sink an earth excavation barrel by the heavy machinery to excavate the shattered rocks and soils, then proceed the next drilling and excavating operation for a deeper stratum.
  • the shattering operation of the first stage and the excavating operation of the second stage are repeatedly performed.
  • the hoisting head has to be replaced repeatedly. It will result in higher costs, increased operation time and greater risks.
  • the heavy machinery used on the construction site usually is bulky and heavy. Operation is tedious and risk on the construction site is higher.
  • a coupling device is provided to couple with a rotational power source, namely a drilling rod, and an air pressure source for driving a pneumatic unit.
  • a connector couples with the pneumatic unit, which drives a shattering bar, which protrudes from the drilling device.
  • the driving device itself is shaped as a tub with a conical tip on the surface of which are provided scrubbing elements or as a helical screw.
  • the coupling device transmits a rotational force onto the drilling device. If the bedrock becomes harder, the pneumatic unit is actuated in order to additionally drive the shattering bar.
  • the shattering bar is not coupled with the driving device in the longitudinal direction thereof. Therefore, also in the second operation the drilling device only performs a rotational movement.
  • the configuration of the bedrock drilling excavating apparatus is relatively complicated.
  • the protruding shattering bar can be blacked, which requires replacement of the entire drilling device including the shattering bar.
  • US2001/0047890 A1 discloses the mounting of drilling gimlets of different angles on a drill shell.
  • the apparatus includes a coupling device to transmit power of a rotational power source and channel air intake of an air pressure source to generate vibration.
  • the coupling device has a coupling axle coupled by an air intake hood from outside.
  • the coupling axle has an upper end to receive transmission input of the rotating power source.
  • the air intake hood communicates with the coupling axle to receive compressed air from the air pressure source.
  • a coupling sleeve is provided that has one end coupled with a lower end of the coupling axle and a connector which couples with a pneumatic unit.
  • a pneumatic unit is provided which may vibrate up and down reciprocally to drive a drill to strike continuously downward under the gravity of the drilling and excavating apparatus to shatter the bedrock.
  • the pneumatic unit is coupled with a drill and drives the drill to vibrate reciprocally.
  • the drill includes a drill shell is provided that may be altered according to the diameter of the service shaft without changing the diameter of the pneumatic unit.
  • the drill shell has a plurality of conical drill gimlets located thereon and arranged in different biased angles to strike and shatter bedrock effectively, and the drilling and excavation speed may increase.
  • the apparatus is configured to remove shattered rocks and waste soils from the service shaft while the drilling operation is proceeding in a single process, thereby to increase drilling and excavating efficiency.
  • the apparatus according to the invention includes:
  • air pressure source delivers compressed air through the air inlet 121 of the air intake hood 12 of the coupling device 10 into the cylinder 52 to push the piston 53 moving reciprocally between the reciprocal mechanism 54 and the drill 40, and the drill 40 is driven to vibrate up and down.
  • the first housing trough 111 of the coupling axle 11 is coupled to the transmission shaft (not shown in the drawings).
  • the power source drives the transmission shaft rotating, the coupling axle 11, coupling sleeve 20, connector 30, pneumatic unit 50 and the drill 40 also are driven to rotate. Hence the rotational driving power is transmitted to the drilling and excavating apparatus.
  • the gravity of the drilling and excavating apparatus and the up and down reciprocal vibration of the pneumatic unit 50 drive the drill 40 to strike and shatter bedrock continuously.
  • the conical and biased drill gimlets 42 can drill the bedrock in various angles other than vertical so that the shattered rocks and waste soils are scattered sideward without spreading upwards and creating a lot of dusts. As a result, pollution of the construction site may be reduced.
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B for the excavator 60 of the invention in operating conditions to excavate the shattered rocks and waste soils during drilling. While the entire apparatus is sunk in the service shaft 70 and the drill 40 continuously drills the bedrock, the shattered rocks and waste soils are channeled upwards into the housing chamber 61 of the excavator 60 through the one-way lid 64. This process continues during the drilling operation. The shattered rocks and waste soils are accumulated in the excavator 60 due to one-way lid 64, the weight of the shattered rocks and waste soils and the retaining flange 65 without dropping until the drill 40 reaches a selected depth and the excavator 60 is fully loaded.
  • the rotational power source and compressed air supply may be stopped, and the drill 40 is lifted from the service shaft 70 and moved to one side to dump the shattered rocks and waste soils on the ground.
  • the drill 40 is rotated continuously.
  • the excavator 60 may be swiveled open due to the centrifugal force to completely unload the shattered rocks and waste soils.
  • the invention can excavate the shattered rocks and waste soils during drilling in one process.
  • FIGS. 5A through 5D for the main operation procedures of the invention. They include the steps of:
  • drilling and excavation of the shattered rocks and waste soils in the service shaft 70 may be accomplished in one process.
  • the pneumatic unit 50 enables the drill 40 to drill and shatter the bedrock simultaneously.
  • the soil may also be dry or damp.
  • the excavator 60 previously discussed is suitable for the service shaft 70 that has water injected therein during drilling and excavating operations.
  • the soil is damp and has a greater adsorption force so that the excavator 60 can directly scoop the shattered rocks and waste soils.
  • the excavator 90 is more suitable in such an environment.
  • the excavator 90 is a tubular structure with a continuous helical wing 91 wound on the periphery thereof.
  • the entire excavator 90 is coupled on the pneumatic unit 50 from outside (between the connector 30 and the drill 40) and fastened together. While the drill 40 is turned and drills downwards, the excavator 90 rotates synchronously.
  • the helical wing 91 rotates to scoop the dry shattered rocks and waste soils. When the drilling operation stops at a selected depth, and the drill 40 is moved upwards, the shattered rocks and waste soils are moved out with the helical wing 91. Thus drilling and excavating of shattered rocks and waste soils in the service shaft 70 may be accomplished in one process.

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  1. Felsgesteinbohr- und -aushubvorrichtung, umfassend:
    eine Kupplungseinrichtung (10, 20), um zur Erzeugung einer Rüttel- bzw. Erschütterungsbewegung mit einer Drehantriebsquelle und einer Druckluftquelle zu koppeln;
    eine Verbindungseinrichtung (30) die mit einem unteren Ende der Kupplungseinrichtung und einer Pneumatikeinheit (50) verbindet; und
    ein Bohrgerät (40), das mit der Pneumatikeinheit (50) gekoppelt ist; dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Kupplungseinrichtung (10) ausgelegt ist, um eine Drehantriebskraft von der Drehantriebsquelle weiterzuleiten und um Ansaugluft von der Druckluftquelle zu der Pneumatikeinheit (50) weiterzuleiten, sodass das Bohrgerät (40) Rüttelbewegungen in Drehrichtung und Längsrichtung sowie hin- und hergehende Rüttelbewegungen erzeugen kann, um einen nach unten gerichteten Bohr- und Aushubvorgang auszuführen; und
    das Bohrgerät (40) eine Bohrschale (41) aufweist, auf der eine Mehrzahl von Bohrmeißeln (42) befestigt sind; wobei
    jeder der Bohrmeißeln (42) ein konisches Ende aufweist und unter einem anderen Winkel auf der Bohrschale (41) befestigt ist und
    die Bohrschale in Entsprechung zu dem Bohrdurchmesser ohne Änderung des Durchmessers der Pneumatikeinheit veränderbar ist.
  2. Felsgesteinbohr- und -aushubvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der die Kupplungseinrichtung (10) für eine Weiterleitung einer Drehantriebskraft sowie für eine Rüttelbewegung aufgrund von Ansaugluft sorgt und eine Kupplungsachse (11) sowie eine Lufteinlasshaube (12) aufweist, die den Umfang der Kupplungsachse umgibt, wobei die Kupplungsachse eine erste Gehäusemulde (111) auf einer oberen Stirnseite zur Kopplung mit einer Antriebswelle sowie eine Befestigungsbohrung (113) aufweist, um einen Zapfen (A) zur Befestigung aufzunehmen, sowie eine Öffnung (115), wobei die Lufteinlasshaube mit der Kupplungsachse in Verbindung steht, um von der Druckluftquelle versorgt zu werden und die Öffnung zu bedecken.
  3. Felsgesteinbohr- und -aushubvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, weiterhin aufweisend Aushubeinrichtungen (60), die auf einer Außenwand der Verbindungseinrichtung in symmetrischer und aufweitbarer Weise schwenkbeweglich gelagert sind, wobei jede der Aushubeinrichtungen eine Einweg-Klappe (64) aufweist, die schwenkbeweglich an deren Boden gelagert ist, wobei die Einweg-Klappe einen Bodenanschlag aufgrund eines Rückhalteflansches (65) aufweist, sodass die Einweg-Klappe nur einwärts gerichtet geöffnet werden kann.
  4. Felsgesteinbohr- und -aushubvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, bei der die Kupplungseinrichtung (10) und die Verbindungseinrichtung (30) mittels einer Kupplungshülse (20) überbrückt sind.
  5. Felsgesteinbohr- und -aushubvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, bei der die Kupplungshülse mit unterschiedlicher Länge ausgetauscht werden kann, wenn diese im Einsatz ist, oder bei der mehr als eine Kupplungshülse in Entsprechung zur Bohrtiefe angekoppelt ist.
  6. Felsgesteinbohr- und -aushubvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, bei der die Kupplungsachse (11) und die Kupplungshülse (20) mit Hilfe von Zapfen gekoppelt und befestigt sind.
  7. Felsgesteinbohr- und -aushubvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 6, bei der die Verbindungseinrichtung (30) und die Kupplungshülse (20) mittels Zapfen gekoppelt und befestigt sind.
  8. Felsgesteinbohr- und -aushubvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, bei der die Verbindungseinrichtung (30) ein Schwenklager (30) auf einer Außenwand aufweist, zur schwenkbeweglichen Verbindung mit den Aushubeinrichtungen (60).
  9. Felsgesteinbohr- und -aushubvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, bei der die Pneumatikeinheit (50) einen Zylinder (52) aufweist, der einen sich hin und her bewegenden Kolben (53) aufnimmt, wobei der Zylinder Druckluft erhält, um den Kolben anzutreiben, welcher sich aufgrund eines Rückkehrmechanismus (54) hin und her bewegt, um das Bohrgerät zu bewegen bzw. anzutreiben, um aufwärts und abwärts gerichtete Rüttelbewegungen zu erzeugen.
  10. Felsgesteinbohr- und aushubvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, weiterhin aufweisend eine Aushubeinrichtung (90), die auf einer Außenseite der Pneumatikeinheit (50) angekoppelt ist, wobei die Aushubeinrichtung auf Ihrem Außenumfang einen kontinuierlichen und schraubförmigen Flügel (91) aufweist.
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