Classifications

• • 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
  • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
  • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
  • E21B17/04—Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
  • E21B17/042—Threaded
  • E21B17/0426—Threaded with a threaded cylindrical portion, e.g. for percussion rods
• • 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
  • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
  • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
  • E21B17/04—Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
  • E21B17/07—Telescoping joints for varying drill string lengths; Shock absorbers

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a telescopically extensible drill according to the preamble of claim 1.
• Extensible drills are used, for instance, for rock drilling purposes, e.g. for drifting tunnels.
• the drills are used to drill holes intended for receiving explosive charges for instance.
• the drilling machine or drilling equipment used is constructed for advancement along a so-called drill guide-bar or feed bar.
• Such rock drills will preferably operate in the manner of hammer drills, i.e. drills which subject the drill to axially-directed impacts while the drill rotates.
• the length of the drill is extended during a drilling operation, by joining the drill to one or more drill rods, so that the requisite depth of the drill hole can be achieved. This is effected, for instance, by placing a rack of drill rods adjacent the drill guide-bar.
• the object of the present invention is to provide a telescopically extensible drill which will eliminate the need of splicing or joining drill-rods to the drill. This object is achieved with a drill having the characteristic features set forth in the following claims.
• the extensibility of the inventive telescopic drill eliminates all need of said rod-splicing equipment.
• Figure 1 is a partly cut-away longitudinal view illustrating the inventive drill in a dismantled state
• Figure 2 is a sectional view through the drill barrel, taken on the line II-II in Fig. 1
• Figure 3 is a sectional view taken through the drill barrel on the line III-III in Fig. l
• Figure 4 is a sectional view of a drill rod taken on the line IV-IV in Fig. l
• Figure 5 is a sche ⁇ matic view of the inventive drill in its assembled, operational state
• Figure 6 is a schematic view which illustrates the drill in a telescopically ex ⁇ tended state, i.e. its extended functional state.
• the inventive, telescopic, extensible drill comprises an outer drill barrel 1, an inner drill rod 2 and a drill bit 3.
• the forward end of the drill barrel 1 has an external screw thread 10.
• the drill barrel 1 also has a first axially extending centre bore 11 and a second axially exteding centre bore 12, said bores being of circular cross-section and the bore 12 having a larger diameter than the bore 11.
• the bore 11 has provided therein a circular groove 13 which is intended to receive a seal 40.
• the bore 11 is also configured with two recesses 14 and 15, as illstrated in Figs. 1 and 2.
• the recess 14 has end surfaces 14a and 14b respectively, and respec ⁇ tive edge parts 14c and 14d.
• the recess 15 has end surfaces 15a and 15b respectively, and edge parts 15c and 15d.
• groo ⁇ ves 16 and 17 Disposed within a part of the bore 11 are two longitudinally extending recesses in the form of groo ⁇ ves 16 and 17 respectively, which extend between the recesses 14, 15 and the central bore 12.
• the con- figuration of the grooves 16 and 17 is shown in Figs. 1 and 3.
• the rear end of the drill rod 2 has a screw thread 20 by means of which the drill rod can be fitted to the drilling machine, whereas the forward end of the drill rod has a screw thread 21 for fitting the drill to the drill bit 3.
• the drill rod 2 has a part 22 of circular cross-section, on which there are provided two shoul ⁇ ders 23 and 24, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4.
• the diametrical extension of the shoulders corresponds essentially to the diameter of the round centre bore 12 of the drill barrel 1.
• the shoulders 23 and 24 also have a dimension which corresponds to the dimension of the grooves 16 and 17 in the barrel 1.
• the diameter of the rod-part 22 corresponds essentially to the diameter of the central bore 11.
• the length extension of the shoulders 23 and 24 corresponds to the length extension of the recesses 14 and 15.
• the shoulder 23 has two end surfaces 23a and 23b and two edge parts 23c and 23d.
• the shoulder 24 has two end surfaces 24a and 24b and two edge parts 24c and 24d.
• the drill rod 2 has extending axially therethrough a hole 25 for rinsing fluid.
• the drill bit 3 preferably includes a plurality of drill buttons or drill inserts 30.
• the drill bit 3 also includes an internal screw thread 31, a conical junc ⁇ tion surface 32, an internal screw thread 33, and one or more rinsing-fluid holes 34.
• the tip end 35 of the drill bit -3 preferably has a larger outer diameter than the rearward part 36 of said bit, the outer diameter of this rearward part preferably coinciding with the outer diameter of the drill barrel 1.
• Fig. 5 illustrates the inventive telescopically exten ⁇ sible drill in its assembled state and in a retracted, functional state, in which state the drill rod 2 has been inserted into the barrel 1 and the drill bit 3 has been firmly screwed to the barrel 1, by mutual engage ⁇ ment between the screw threads 10 and 31, and the drill-rod 2 has been screwed firmly to the drill bit 3, by mutual engagement of the screw threads 21 and 33.
• the shoulders 23 and 24 on the drill rod 2 are located in the second centre bore 12 of the barrel 1.
• the inventive drill illustrated in Fig. 5 is fitted to an appropriate drilling machine (not shown) , with the aid of the rearwardly located screw thread 20 on the drill-rod 2.
• the inven ⁇ tive drill is used to drill a hole to a depth corres ⁇ ponding essentially to the length of the drill barrel 1.
• the outer diameter of the drill barrel 1 will prefer ⁇ ably be substantially equal to the outer diameter of the tip end 35 of the bit 3, whereby the drill is guided so as to obtain a straight drill hole.
• Such guiding of the drill is extremely important, and since guiding of the drill is effected by the drill barrel 1, it is possible to use a thinner drill-rod 2 without deviating from the intended direction of the drill hole in a later drilling stage.
• the drill-barrel 1 is temporarily fixated with the aid, for instance, of a so-called drill holder (not shown) , whereafter the drill-rod 2 is unscrewed from the drill bit 3, by rotating the rod with the aid of the drilling machine.
• the drilling machine is then returned along the drill guide-bar, so that the shoulders 23 and 24 of the inwardly located drill rod 2 will pass through the grooves 16 and 17 and so that the shoulders 23 and 24 are able to enter the recesses 14 and 15 in the drill barrel.
• the drill rod 2 is rotated relative to the outer barrel 1, such as to bring the edge parts 23c and 24c of the shoulders 23 and 24 into abutment with the edge parts 14c and 15c of the recesses 14 and 15, see Figs. 2 and 4.
• the inventive telescopically extensible drill has now been positioned and fixated in its extended functional position, whereafter drilling of said hole can be continued, by freeing the barrel 1 from the drill holder and permitting the drill to continue drilling through the rock for instance, in a known manner, until the depths of the hole being drilled corresponds sub ⁇ stantially to the sum of the length of the barrel l and the free length of the drill-rod 2 extending from said barrel, as illustrated in Fig. 6.
• the drilling machine is returned along the drill bar, so as to bring the rearward end of the barrel 1 outside the drill hole-.
• the barrel is then gripped by means of the drill holder and the drill rod 2 is rotated relative to the barrel 1, with the aid of the drilling machine, so as to bring the shoulders 23 and 24 of the drill rod into register with the grooves 16 and 17 in the barrel 1.
• the drilling machine is then advanced in a manner to withdraw the telescopic drill to its retracted, func ⁇ tional state, and during the final instance of this retraction movement the drill-rod 2 is also rotated relative to the barrel 1, so as to unscrew the thread
• the drill holder is thereafter manouvered out of engagement with the drill barrel 1, and the drill can now be used to drill a further hole in the aforedescribed manner.
• a rinsing or washing liquid for instance, is delivered to the drilling area during a drilling operation through the drilling machine and through the central hole 25 of the drill rod 2, this liquid exiting from the telescopically extensible drill through the rins ⁇ ing-water hole or holes provided in the drill bit 3.
• This liquid is intended to bind together the dust, drill cuttings, produces when drilling a hole.
• the seal 40 prevents the leakage of rinsing liquid between the barrel 1 and the drill rod 2.
• the shoulders 23, 24 and/or the grooves 16, 17 will preferably be provided with climbing chamfers or cham ⁇ fered lead-ins (not shown) so as to enable the shoul ⁇ ders 23 and 24 on the drill rod 2 to be readily guided into the grooves 16 and 17 of the drill barrel 1, when extending the drill.
• the shoulders 23,24 need not necessarily be two in number, and the number of shoulders provided may be varied from one shoulder and upwards.
• the number of grooves 16, 17 and recesses 14,15 provided will at least correspond to the number of shoulders present.
• the screw threads 10, 21, 31, 33 may also be replaced, for instance, with bayonet fittings or conical joints. It will also be understood that the screw thread 20 can be omitted or replaced by some other appropriate means, since this end of the drill rod 2 is dependent on the design of the drilling machine used.
• the particular construction of the inventive drill enables vibrations, impacts and knocks to be transferred effectively between the drilling machine and the drill bit.
• inventive, tele ⁇ scopically extensible drill is not contingent on any particular design of drilling machine and neither is it restricted to rock drilling, since the inventive drill can, of course, be used for drilling holes in many other connections.

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