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Drill boom arrangement
Assignee: Atlas Copco AB
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Filing: 1979-04-10
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Granted: 1981-05-12
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Expires: 1999-04-10
Abstract
Abstract A drill boom arrangement comprises a boom proper that is universally pivotably carried by a boom support. The boom carries a feed beam for a rock drill. The boom is swingable on the support by means of two hydraulic cylinders forming a tripod and the feed beam is swingable on the boom by means of two hydraulic cylinders forming another tripod. One of the boom swinging cylinders (17) is coupled in series with one of the feed beam swinging cylinders (28) and these two cylinders are actuated by means of a common direction control valve (58). The boom swinging cylinder (17) can be short-circuited so that the feed beam can be swung upon actuation of the direction control valve (58) while the boom is arrested. The other boom swinging cylinder (16) is coupled in series with the other feed beam swinging cylinder (29) to a common direction control valve (57) in the same way. A joy-stick (59) is coupled to the two direction control valves (57, 58) through pilot valves and pilot lines (64-67).
Inventors
- 👤 Axel L. Lundstrom
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:33
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B7/00; E21B7/02; E21B7/025; E21B7/022; F; F15; F15B; F15B11/00; F15B11/16; F15B11/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A drill boom arrangement comprising a boom support (13), a boom (10) pivotally mounted at one end of said boom support, a feed beam (40) for a rock drill (41) pivotably mounted on the distal end of the boom, a first hydraulic cylinder (17) for pivoting the boom relative to the boom support, a second hydraulic cylinder (28) for pivoting the feed beam relative to the boom, a hydraulic circuit coupling said first and second cylinders in series, said circuit including a direction valve (58) connected to supply and to drain and operable to actuate said first and second cylinders to swing the boom and the feed beam simultaneously in opposite directions, and valve means (51) to lock said first cylinder in its position when not actuated through said direction valve, characterized by a valve (73) for short-circuiting said first cylinder (17) to permit operation of said second cylinder (28) by means of said direction valve (58) while said first cylinder remains in its position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A drill boom arrangement comprising a boom support (13), a boom (10) pivotally mounted at one end of said boom support, a feed beam (40) for a rock drill (41) pivotably mounted on the distal end of the boom, a first hydraulic cylinder (17) for pivoting the boom relative to the boom support, a second hydraulic cylinder (28) for pivoting the feed beam relative to the boom, a hydraulic circuit coupling said first and second cylinders in series, said circuit including a direction valve (58) connected to supply and to drain and operable to actuate said first and second cylinders to swing the boom and the feed beam simultaneously in opposite directions, and valve means (51) to lock said first cylinder in its position when not actuated through said direction valve, characterized by a valve (73) for short-circuiting said first cylinder (17) to permit operation of said second cylinder (28) by means of said direction valve (58) while said first cylinder remains in its position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A drill boom arrangement according to claim 1 further comprising a means (76) for reversing the flow to said second cylinder (28) when said first cylinder (17) is short-circuited.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A drill boom arrangement according to claim 2, further comprising a common actuator (77, 74) for simultaneously actuating said short-circuiting valve (73) to short-circuit said first cylinder (17) and said reversing means (76) to reverse the flow to said second cylinder (28).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
160 words
A drill boom arrangement according to claim 1 in which said boom (10) is mounted on said boom support (13) to be swingable both vertically and horizontally, further comprising a third hydraulic cylinder (16) for pivoting the boom relative to the boom support, a fourth hydraulic cylinder (29) for pivoting the feed, beam (40) relative to the boom, a second hydraulic circuit coupling said third and fourth cylinders in series, said second circuit including a second direction valve (57) connected to supply and to drain and operable to actuate said third and fourth cylinders to swing the boom and the feed beam simultaneously in opposite directions, valve means (50) to lock said third cylinder in its position when not actuated through said second direction valve, and a second valve (72) for short-circuiting said third cylinder (16) to permit operation of said fourth cylinder (29) by means of said second direction valve (57) while said third cylinder remains in its position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A drill boom arrangement according to claim 4 further comprising a means (75) for reversing the flow to said fourth cylinder (29) when said third cylinder (16) is short-circuited.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
A drill boom arrangement according to claim 5 in which said common actuator (77, 74) is arranged to simultaneously actuate said two short-circuiting valves (72, 73) to short-circuit said first and third cylinder (16, 17) and said two reversing means (75, 76) to reverse the flow to said second and fourth cylinders (28, 29).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A drill boom arrangement according to claim 4 in which a manually one-hand controlled actuator (59) is coupled to both said direction valves (57, 58) to make possible a simultaneous actuation thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
A drill boom arrangement according to claim 6 in which said manually one-hand controlled actuator is coupled to control pilot valves (60-63) which are coupled through control lines to said direction valves (57, 58) to control the direction valves, said means for reversing the flow to said second and third cylinders being valves (75, 76) operable to cross-connect the control lines of each direction valve (57, 58).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A drill boom arrangement according to claim 4 in which said first and third cylinders (16, 17) are coupled between the boom support (13) and the boom (10) to form a tripod arrangement together with the boom.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
A drill boom arrangement according to claim 9 in which said first and third cylinders (16, 17) are located on each side of a vertical plane through the boom so that each of the first and third cylinders (16, 17) effects swinging both laterally and vertically when actuated.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-05-11 | 1984-11-10 | 1985-05-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-05-11 | 1988-11-10 | 1989-05-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-05-11 | 1992-11-10 | 1993-05-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |