Rock drilling rig

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6793024
  • Patent Number
    6,793,024
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, October 9, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, September 21, 2004
    20 years ago
Abstract
A rock drilling rig has a carrier (1) provided with a service platform (7) arranged on a service boom (6). The service boom has a number of relatively movable boom sections (33, 36). The service platform (7) is connected to the service boom (6) by a parallelogram mechanism (22). The service platform (7) is arranged to the side of a swing plane of the parallelogram mechanism (22) to prevent collisions between the service platform and the service boom.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a rock drilling rig, more specifically to a rig provided with a service platform, a bolting aggregate or an injection device.




When driving tunnels one sometimes wants to drive the tunnel in two stages. This means that a tunnel section near the roof is situated farther forwards than the section at the floor. The difference in distance is then of the order of 3-4 m. A problem which then arises is to reach the upper tunnel front for loading of the drilled holes with explosive. A further problem consists therein that roof bolting is needed both adjacent the upper tunnel front and above the rear, lower, tunnel front. According to a prior art solution of this problem a service platform is mounted on rails which extend along the drill rig. In this way the service platform can reach the different positions where work is to be done. A drawback with this arrangement is that the operator must climb over the drill rig in order to reach the service platform. Another drawback is that the service platform and the carrying boom obscures the view for the operator when the service platform is not used during the drilling work. Furthermore the known arrangement means that the passability of the drill rig in narrow passages is deteriorated.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The present invention, which is defined in the subsequent claim, aims at achieving a drill rig by means of which one easily can load drilled holes in the upper tunnel front and perform rock bolting and/or injection work both at the upper tunnel front and above the lower, rear, tunnel front. This should be possible to do without the operator having to climb over the drill rig in order to reach the service platform. Furthermore the arrangement should allow the operator during drilling to follow the drill work without difficulty from the maneuvering place on the rig. Furthermore it should be possible to place the service platform in a position where it is not interfering during drilling and suitably placed for transport. Furthermore the maneuvering place should be capable of quick exit in an emergency situation when the service platform is used without the provision of a special emergency exit.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS




An embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in which





FIG. 1

shows the drill rig from the side arranged for drilling and loading of drilled holes.





FIG. 2

shows the drill rig from the side in transport position.





FIG. 3

shows a maneuvering device, forming part of the drill rig, for a service platform in one position.





FIG. 4

shows the device according to

FIG. 3

in transport position.





FIG. 5

shows the service boom in three different positions.











DESCRIPTION OF THE BEST MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION




The rock drilling rig shown in the drawings comprises a carrier


1


provided with a cabin


11


being raisable and lowerable and from which an operator controls the rock drilling rig. The rock drilling rig has a longitudinal direction


2


, shown in

FIGS. 3 and 4

. On the carrier


1


a number of brackets


12


are arranged on which drill booms


3


are arranged. On the drill booms


3


feed beams


4


are arranged along which rock drilling machines


5


are movable to-and-fro in the usual way. During work at the tunnel fronts


13


and


14


the rock drilling rig is raised on jacks


15


. On the carrier


1


a support


16


for two four link mechanisms


8


, one shown, is arranged. The support


16


is one of the links in the four link mechanism


8


. The other links are


17


and


18


and, at a distance from the support


16


, the link


9


. The four link mechanism


8


is swingable in a plane which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction


2


by means of hydraulic cylinders


19


. A service boom


6


, provided with a rear end


31


and a front end


32


, is by means of a hydrulic cylinder


20


swingably arranged at the link


9


. The booms


6


are raisable and lowerable by means of hydraulic cylinders


21


. The booms


6


comprise a number of relative to each other telescopically movable boom sections


33


-


36


. At the front end


32


of boom


6


a service platform


7


is connected by means of a parallelogram mechanism


22


. The parallelogram mechanism


22


comprises two links


37


and


38


which are connected to the the front end


32


of the service boom


6


and to a bracket


39


arranged on one side of the service platform


7


. The parallelogram mechanism


22


is actuated by means of a hydraulic cylinder


40


. Since the swing plane of the parallelogram mechanism


22


is arranged to the side of service platform


7


the service platform can be swung to the position shown in

FIG. 2

without colliding with service boom


6


. With this arrangement one obtains the advantage of great range as shown in

FIG. 1

at the same time as the equipment becomes compact at transport as shown in FIG.


2


. Further advantages with the arrangement according to the present invention are that the service platforms can be placed behind the front jacks so that they do not interfere at drilling. Furthermore the service platforms can be raised to reach the upper tunnel front and be lowered so that it is possible to travel in low tunnels.



Claims
  • 1. Rock drilling rig comprising a carrier (1), at least a drill boom (3) arranged on the carrier (1), a feed beam (4) arranged on the drill boom and a rock drilling machine (5) being movable to-and-fro along the feed beam, and at least a service boom (6) swingably arranged on the carrier (1) and on which a service platform (7), a bolting aggregate, or injection equipment is arranged at a front end (32) of said service boom, characterized in that the service boom (6) is provided with a plurality of boom sections (33-36) movable relative to each other, that the service platform, the bolting aggregate, or the injection equipment is connected to the service boom (6) by means of a parallelogram mechanism (22), and that the service platform (7), the bolting aggregate, or the injection equipment is arranged to a side of a swing plane of the parallelogram mechanism (22), through which collision between the service platform (7), the bolting aggregate, or the injection equipment and the service boom (6) is avoided.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
0001446 Apr 2000 SE
PCT Information
Filing Document Filing Date Country Kind
PCT/SE01/00820 WO 00
Publishing Document Publishing Date Country Kind
WO01/81706 11/1/2001 WO A
US Referenced Citations (5)
Number Name Date Kind
3768591 Stucky et al. Oct 1973 A
3842610 Willis et al. Oct 1974 A
3967686 Fagelstrom Jul 1976 A
5632588 Crorey et al. May 1997 A
6378652 Albert Apr 2002 B1
Foreign Referenced Citations (3)
Number Date Country
341918 Nov 1989 EP
358004 Jul 1973 SE
366970 May 1974 SE