The invention relates to a drill frame for driving bores for different or alternating functions with a rig that accommodates a carriage for the sliding drill head, the drill hammer or other drill instrument arranged thereon with a rotating gear and with a drill tool detachably connected to the drill instrument in the form of a bit, a roller bit or a ring cutter, and with a clamping and crushing device for the drill rod arrangement.
Bores are driven into mountains or into the ground for various reasons. It is known, for example, to drive wells for crude oil or natural gas using roller bits, to perform core borings using ring cutters, and to use 3-winged cutters or bits where they are required due to the hardness of the rock. It is also known to drive bores for example with bits in order to then add explosives and extract the crushed rock with suitable devices once the blasts have been performed. Such blast bores are used when driving tunnels and when driving sections in underground mining, but also in places where ores or minerals are extracted in open pit mining. It is further known to use rod magazines in which individual drill rods are held, which are taken out of the rod magazine, swiveled into the bore axis and then connected to the remaining drill rod arrangement so as to be able to drill gradually further into the rock. Here of course, the rod magazines also serve the purpose of detaching the individual drill rods when the rod arrangement is being pulled, and then storing them again for the interim. Connecting and detaching the individual drill rods is accomplished by means of familiar clamping and crushing devices. Inserting the explosive after the bore has been driven is especially difficult in bodies of water because it must be ensured that the individual packages or bundles of explosives are in fact deposited in the very bottom of the bore. After driving the bore with the roller bit or the bit, a ring cutter should be used to create the prerequisites for enabling the packages of explosives to be flushed down to the very bottom of the bore hole. Therefore in the case of such bores, bits, roller bits, and ring cutters need to be kept available and be connected to the drill rod arrangement as needed. To do so manually requires much effort and is difficult even when utilizing crane systems or the like, especially since the connection and detachment in the frame of the clamping and crushing device requires exact positioning of the individual parts.
It is therefore the object of the invention to create a drill frame that will enable the driving of bore holes having different functions, while requiring little set-up time and little labor.
The object is achieved pursuant to the invention in that the bit or 3-winged cutter, the roller bit or the ring cutter or other drill tool is equipped with an attachment or adapter, which comprises a thread corresponding to the thread of the drill rod arrangement and is designed such that it can be seized by the clamping and crushing device, and in that a rod magazine that is pivotable in the bore axis and has platforms for the drill tools or a device for swiveling the individual drill rods/drill tools is allocated to the rig.
Due to the special design first of the adapters that are allocated to the drill tools and second of the allocated drill rods, and due to the special design of a rod magazine, it is possible to insert the drill tools, which are problematic in terms of their weight and handling, easily and safely as needed in the drill axis, and to connect them there to the drill rod arrangement and/or the drill rods. It is likewise feasible to detach the drill tool that forms the front end of the drill string from the drill rod arrangement with the aid of the clamping and crushing device, to transfer it to the drill rod magazine, and to insert a different drill tool in the drill axis, preferably by means of pivoting, so that it can now be connected to the drill string and be used. Advantageously, the same drill rod arrangement and the allocated equipment are always used, enabling not only a quick change of the respective drill tool, but also fully efficient operation because the correct tool for the respectively planned function is available at all times and can be brought into the drill position or be replaced quickly and safely. Thus it is possible for the first time to install exploratory bores with a ring cutter as well as a bore in a more or less hard area with hard rock with the roller bit or with the bit in the hard rock, and/or after producing the bore, for example by means of the roller bit, to create a situation with the aid of the ring cutter that will enable the passing or flushing of the blasting cartridges into the bore hole using one and the same drill device, and in the end also the same drill string. At the same time it offers the possibility of subsequently placing the fuse in a position that will make detection easy as well as connection to other fuses, so that a variety of such blast bores can then be performed one after the other.
Pursuant to one expedient further development of the invention it is provided that the rig is designed such that it can accommodate and guide a drill rod arrangement consisting of several drill rods connected to each other. While this is associated with a corresponding higher or longer rig, it enables a long drill path, for example of 20 meters or more. In this way it is possible to drive a bore when the body of water deepens, for example, using only a single drill string without the need for extensions.
Further above it was explained that the individual drill tools are held in a rod magazine, which apart from the drill tools accordingly also holds individual replacement drill rods. This rod magazine is supposed to pivot with the respectively provided tool or also the drill rod in the drill axis, which pursuant to the invention is possible easily and safely because the rod magazine is arranged pivotably on the rig at the height of the clamping and crushing device by means of a swivel arm. In this manner it is possible to transfer the rod magazine around the rig in the respective working position, e.g. in the drill axis, so that the respective drill tool or the replacement drill rod can be removed and be connected to the drill rods, or vice versa.
In order to be able to pivot the provided drill tool or the replacement drill rod in the drill axis, it is necessary to move the respective location of said component in the drill axis, which pursuant to the invention is possible without difficulty since the rod magazine is designed such that it can rotate around a center line and comprises a lower rotary table containing the platforms with holders for the drill tools and/or for replacement drill rods serving as platforms. The respective holder with the drill tool or the replacement drill rod arranged therein is hence initially rotated into the desired working position, whereupon the entire rod magazine is pivoted such that the desired component is then located in the drill axis.
Apart from the platforms, or more specifically the holders, on the lower rotary table, the replacement drill rods should expediently also be guided at the upper end, which is enabled by the fact that the upper rotary table of the rod magazine is equipped with elastic clamps for the drill rods. The respective replacement drill rod is pushed into the allocated clamp, which then closes so that the drill rod is seated securely even at the upper end.
The respective drill rods are equipped with gripping surfaces, which the grippers of the clamping and crushing device can seize in order to prevent said drill rods from spinning. Pursuant to the invention it is provided that the drill tools and/or their adapters are also equipped with gripping surfaces for the grippers of the clamping and crushing device, thus providing the possibility of working with known clamping and crushing devices to either connect the drill tools to the drill string or detach them from it.
In order to ensure that the ends of the drill string, i.e. of the respective drill rod, as well as the adapters can be gripped and seized with the grippers of the clamping and crushing device, the invention provides for the gripping surfaces on the adapter and on the drill rods to be incorporated on the adapter and/or the respective drill rod taking into account the distance of the clamping device and the clamping and crushing device. This requires particular consideration of the gripping surfaces also on the drill rods since the adapters are significantly shorter than the drill rods. However, with the appropriate dimensioning of the gripping surfaces on the drill rods as well it is possible, as mentioned, to work with known clamping devices and clamping and crushing devices.
A secure insertion of the drill string and also of the drill tools into the respective clamping and crushing device is guaranteed because hydraulic drill rod guides, serving above all as drilling guides, are allocated to the clamping device and the clamping and crushing device. In particular the device that faces the clamping and crushing device, i.e. the lower, of the bore hole is allocated such a drill rod arrangement guide in order to ensure a secure start of the drilling process and a secure through-drilling.
A simple lowering of the drill tools into the rod magazine, following the specifications precisely, is possible because the holders for the drill tools and also for the replacement rods are designed to be pot-like or stud-like and are placed on top of the lower rotary table. While it is then necessary to raise the drill tool or the drill rod slightly before pivoting it in the drill axis, this can be accomplished without difficulty using the existing grippers or clamping jaws. Due to the pot-shaped design, however, it is also ensured that it stands up securely. Further below it is also explained how the drill tools and also the drill rods or replacement drill rods can be seated in the rod magazine in an even more optimal fashion.
In the embodiment of the invention described further above, the lower rotary table is designed to be circular, wherein the replacement drill rods, above all the drill tools, are arranged on the outer collar. It is, however, also feasible - especially when more replacement drill rods are required-to design the lower rotary table such that it comprises one or more additional tables that rotate separately from the rotary table and accommodate the drill tools, to which the holders for the drill tools, preferably for the bit, roller bit or ring collar, are allocated, wherein the actual rotary table comprises further holds for replacement drill rods. In this manner it is possible to arrange three drill tools in one location, resulting in a significantly larger number of platforms for the replacement drill rods. Of course it is also possible to use several such additional tables, however according to present experience generally one such allocation of an additional table is sufficient.
During the final detachment of the connection between the drill tool and the drill rod or also when individual drill rod connections are being detached, any accidental initiation or performance of a crushing operation with the rotating gear is prevented, in that the rotating gear of the drill instrument for detaching the already disassembled drill rod-drill tool connection is set to a safety mode. The torque in the direction of detachment is then adjusted such that it is just sufficient to unscrew a threaded connection with the clamping and crushing device that has already been interrupted. Crushing is hence safely excluded with a rotating gear.
Another embodiment of the invention provides that the rig is allocated to a ship caisson or a stabilizing ship and comprises deck guides, which are designed such that they enable a position change in several directions. Especially when a variety of bores are supposed to be driven across a large surface comprehensively, for example as the body of water gets deeper, this embodiment allows a plurality of bores to be driven simultaneously, or better successively, from one location of the ship caisson or the ship so as to then move the ship caisson and fasten it in a new position and drive new bores.
As was mentioned further above, the drill tools are seated in appropriate pot-shaped holders. Especially in the case of a rough drilling operation it is beneficial if also on the upper end additional securing is provided. For this purpose the invention provides that the clamps for the adapters above the holders are allocated to a center table arranged on the center line. In this manner, similar to the replacement drill rods, an upper and lower “fixation” of the drill tools is ensured, wherein the adapters have the shape of the drill rods anyhow and hence can be fastened using the same clamps as the corresponding replacement drill rods.
The individual drill tools can be set up mixed among each other because they have the same design with respect to their lengths and also the adapter shape. Accordingly it is provided that the adapters together with the corresponding drill tool are designed to always have the same length and accordingly also always have the gripping surfaces in the same location. At the same time, replacement drill tools can also be arranged quickly in this manner because they always fit in the provided holders and clamps.
Both with respect to the fixation of the drill tools on the center table and to the replacement drill rods on the upper rotary table it is provided that the clamps are adjustable and are preferably correspondingly connected to the base plate of the top rotary table or the center table. In this way they can be adjusted in terms of their retaining action or spring action such that they safely fulfill their function even after frequent use.
The replacement drill rods, which are significantly longer than the drill tools, are held on the upper rotary table by means of clamps, wherein an unintentional falling out of the rod magazine is additionally prevented in that the upper rotary table comprises a support edge plate with a support edge protruding in the direction of the lower rotary table. In the case of an inaccurate arrangement of a replacement drill rod, if it were to slide out of the clamp, it would be safely caught by the support edge and thus damage to the drill device or even an impairment of the employees would be safely avoided.
In order to be able also to remove the replacement drill rods from the rod magazine without difficulty, the invention provides for the stationary arrangement of the support edge plate and a lateral recess in the support edge, which can be closed by means of a segmental slide in the stored state of the rod magazine, which can pivot together with the rod magazine by means of a fly lever. When the rod magazine is pivoted into the drill axis, the segmental slide is simultaneously opened such that now the provided replacement drill rod can be removed without hitting the support edge and thus impairing the upper rotary place or the support edge plate.
Apart from the circular design of the rod magazine pursuant to the variation described above, however, it is also conceivable for the rod magazine to have a rectangular design and comprise several rod shafts that accommodate drill tools and/or drill rods, wherein the entire rod magazine or the individual drill tools or drill rods can pivot in the drill axis by means of familiar grippers. While in such an embodiment a corresponding gripper is required, or better two such grippers are required, it may be beneficial depending upon the design to use such a rectangular and hence compact rod magazine.
Should it not be necessary to keep the replacement drill rods available, the rod magazine can also have a significantly smaller and more compact design, in which the rod magazine is designed to accommodate only drill tools and for this purpose consists of the lower rotary table and the center table and the center axis that connects them. This very short rod magazine can also be kept very small in size in terms of the circumference of the tables due to the e.g. three or four drill tools.
Another possibility is to utilize the present invention in cases where it is not absolutely necessary to keep several different drill tools available, wherein the invention is also implemented when the rod magazine is designed only to accommodate replacement roller bits or only replacement bits or only replacement ring cutters, preferably with an allocated adapter. These smaller, compact rod magazines make it possible to considerably reduce the time needed for replacement since by nature also roller bits, bits and ring cutters wear out and then need replacing. The times required for this are shortened considerably if a correspondingly designed rod magazine, as described above, is employed. Of course it is also possible to provide the drill tool spots in a rod magazine, which e.g. when driving deep bores always keeps the drill rods that are required for the extension of the drill string available. One of the drill rods' spots is then used for the replacement roller bits, bits or ring cutters, which are allocated to a correspondingly small additional table, which as such is again designed to rotate in order to pivot the respectively required drill tool into the working position.
The invention is especially characterized in that a drill frame is created, which is expanded by a rod magazine, the lower rotary table of which is allocated holders or platforms for different or also equivalent drill tools. Said drill tools in the form of a bit, a roller bit or a ring cutter or also in a different form can then be removed from said rod magazine, wherein conventional clamping devices and/or clamping and crushing devices may be used. The rod magazine itself can rotate so that the respectively desired version of the drill tool is pivoted into the working position, i.e. in the drill axis, so as to then be connected to the rod or later be detached therefrom. The respective set-up times, or better change-over times, are hence shortened considerably, made significantly safer because the human hand no longer is involved and beyond that it also offers the possibility of having these different drill tools in hand for a short time if necessary. Furthermore, the possibility of provided of having the individual drill tools with equivalent replacement drill tools available in the rod magazine so that in the case of necessary replacements these can be performed with the same advantage as described above.
Further details and advantages of the invention result from the following description of the appropriate drawings, which illustrate a preferred exemplary embodiment with the necessary details and individual components. Shown are:
The drill frame 1 or rig 5 can be brought from one position into another on the deck 9 by means of deck guides 16, as is illustrated in
In the embodiment shown here the illustrated bore holes 12, 13 are driven into the bottom of the lake 11′ initially with a roller bit 27, which will be illustrated later, or also with a bit 26. After having reached the lower position, the drill tool 25 is pulled out of the bore hole 12, 13 via the drill rod arrangement 18. Then the bit 26 or the roller bit 27 is replaced with a ring cutter 28, which now slides the same drill rod arrangement 18 or a separate drill rod arrangement into the bore hole 12, 13. This offers the possibility of flushing in the explosive through said drill rod arrangement 18, with the respective igniter and also the fuse or line 14. These are held on the lower end in the very bottom of the bore hole by their weight and possible deformation such that then the ring cutter 28 can be pulled out of the bore hole with the corresponding drill rod arrangement 18. What remains then is the position in the area of the bore hole 12 denoted with 14 and 15, i.e. the occupied bore hole 12 can be identified from the water surface easily and safely so that after the individual floating buoys 15 or fuses 14 are connected a plurality of blasts can be performed simultaneously.
The above explanations clarify that a replacement of the drill tools 25 is required, which in the state of the art was possible only with the aid of separate auxiliary devices or by hand.
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The pot-or pin-shaped holders 42, 53, 54 for the tools 25 and the replacement drill rods 37 are allocated to the lower rotary table 21, wherein their fixation on the top 46 is illustrated here.
A design of a rod magazine comprising only replacement drill tools 25 is reflected in
All afore-mentioned features, including those revealed only in the drawings, are considered essential for the invention alone and in combination with one another.
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10 2004 045 404.3 | Sep 2004 | DE | national |