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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2001
Ivor Neil Paech, Christies Beach, AU;
Stephen Alfred Muller, Clearview, AU;
Boart Longyear Pty. Ltd., Mitchell Park, AU;
Abstract
The invention provides a drill rod handling device ( ) which is adapted for attachment to a drill rig assembly ( ) which includes a standard rotation unit ( ) and a rod holder ( ) mounted on top of a feed frame ( ) and which are used to feed drill rods ( ) in and out of the ground. The handling device ( ) comprises a carriage assembly ( ) which is guided for sliding movement along slide members ( ), a head assembly ( ) which is designed to receive and support a drill rod ( ) and to feed the drill rod longitudinally for screwing and unscrewing of the thread joint while simultaneously gripping same, a swing arm ( ) pivotally attached to the carriage assembly and extending laterally therefrom, swivel attachment means rotatably mounting the head assembly ( ) to the outer end of the swing arm ( ) for tilt movement about a transverse axis, a swing arm actuator ( ) for effecting rotation of the swing arm ( ) and the head assembly ( ) about a generally longitudinally axis, and a tilt actuator ( ) for effecting tilt of the head assembly ( ), the arrangement being such that a drill rod ( ) when loaded onto the head assembly ( ) at a side low position, can be bodily moved to a loading position on top of the feed frame and axially aligned with the drill string.