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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment Llc, Denison, TX (US);
Inventor:
Charles Taylor Hudson, Sherman, TX (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC, Denison, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/24 (2006.01); B23B 51/00 (2006.01); E21B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/24 (2013.01); B23B 51/0054 (2013.01); E21B 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotary head guide system for a mobile drilling machine is disclosed. The rotary head guide system may include a drilling mast including a mast frame having an opening along substantially an entire length of the mast frame. The mast frame may include edges forming flanges on each side of the opening. The flanges may extend along the length of the mast frame. Additionally, the rotary head guide system may include a rotary head movably coupled to the drilling mast by a support structure including at least two guide assemblies engaging the flanges.