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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dieter Wurm, Kirchhundem, DE;
Gerhard Volkel, Erndtebruck, DE;
Assignee:
Tracto-technik Paul Schmidt Spezialmaschinen, Lennestadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
211 704 ; 175 52 ; 175 85 ; 211164 ;
Abstract
A boring-rod magazine which can be moved into the drilling axis of a boring machine. The boring-rod magazine may contain a plurality of boring rods, and holds a boring rod to position it in the drilling axis, and then releases the boring rod when boring-rod magazine is removed. The boring-rod magazine may include a carousel closed by a cover with a transfer opening for the boring rods. The magazine may include compartments for the boring rods, and spring mechanisms for holding and releasing the rods. The magazine may be rotated by a drive and kept in position by a rotary stop.