US4527641A
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Percussion tool
Assignee: Hydroc Gesteinsbohrtechnik GmbH
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Filing: 1984-05-01
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Granted: 1985-07-09
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Expires: 2004-05-01
Abstract
Abstract In a percussion tool for rock drilling there is used in place of the conventional, large bore crown a hammer body (18) carrying a great number of interchangeable small bore crowns (26a,26b). The impact of a hammer piston (22) is transferred to the hammer body (18) which contains a radially projecting thicker head (25) to which the bore crowns (26a,26b) are secured. If individual bore crowns are worn or damaged, they can be interchanged individually. Moreover, the bore crowns can be rotated so as to position corresponding other hard metal elements (33) into the marginal area of the percussion tool.
Inventors
- 👤 Gunter Klemm
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 17:01
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B17/00; E21B17/02; E21B17/04; E21B10/00; E21B10/36; E21B10/38; E21B10/46; E21B10/56; E21B10/58; E21B10/62; E21B4/00; E21B4/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
322 words
A drilling tool comprising a deep hole hammer carried by a drill shaft, said deep hole hammer being operated by a piston within a housing, said housing being of an outer size and configuration as defined by an outer housing surface, a hammer body having axially opposite front and rear end portions, said rear end portion being adapted to be subject to the blows of said deep hole hammer piston, said rear end portion including an outer peripheral surface, said front end portion having an outer peripheral surface disposed substantially radially beyond said rear end portion peripheral surface and said outer housing surface and imparting a plate-like configuration to said front end portion, said front end portion further including a rearward facing annular surface merging with said rear end portion outer peripheral surface and a forwardly facing annular surface opposing an associated bore hole bottom; a pair of passage means through said hammer body and opening through said forwardly facing surface respectively introducing a flushing medium through said forward end portion into a bore hole bottom through a first passage means of said pair of passage means and flushing back the drilled material from the bore hole bottom through said forward end portion through a second passage means of said pair of passage means; said first passage means being disposed generally radially outwardly of said second passage means; a plurality of axial bores opening through said forwardly facing surface and said rearward facing annular surface at positions radially outwardly of said pair of passage means, radially outwardly of said outer housing surface, and radially outwardly of said rear end portion outer peripheral surface; said plurality of axial bores also being spaced circumferentially about said rear end portion outer peripheral surface, a plurality of bore crowns each having a shaft received in an associated one of said axial bores, and each bore crown and front end portion having opposing abutting impact transfer surfaces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
322 words
A drilling tool comprising a deep hole hammer carried by a drill shaft, said deep hole hammer being operated by a piston within a housing, said housing being of an outer size and configuration as defined by an outer housing surface, a hammer body having axially opposite front and rear end portions, said rear end portion being adapted to be subject to the blows of said deep hole hammer piston, said rear end portion including an outer peripheral surface, said front end portion having an outer peripheral surface disposed substantially radially beyond said rear end portion peripheral surface and said outer housing surface and imparting a plate-like configuration to said front end portion, said front end portion further including a rearward facing annular surface merging with said rear end portion outer peripheral surface and a forwardly facing annular surface opposing an associated bore hole bottom; a pair of passage means through said hammer body and opening through said forwardly facing surface respectively introducing a flushing medium through said forward end portion into a bore hole bottom through a first passage means of said pair of passage means and flushing back the drilled material from the bore hole bottom through said forward end portion through a second passage means of said pair of passage means; said first passage means being disposed generally radially outwardly of said second passage means; a plurality of axial bores opening through said forwardly facing surface and said rearward facing annular surface at positions radially outwardly of said pair of passage means, radially outwardly of said outer housing surface, and radially outwardly of said rear end portion outer peripheral surface; said plurality of axial bores also being spaced circumferentially about said rear end portion outer peripheral surface, a plurality of bore crowns each having a shaft received in an associated one of said axial bores, and each bore crown and front end portion having opposing abutting impact transfer surfaces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The drilling tool as defined in claim 1 wherein each bore crown further includes a head having a front cutting surface and a rear surface, and said abutting impact transfer surfaces are defined by said crown head rear surface and said hammer body forwardly facing surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The drilling tool as defined in claim 1 wherein said abutting impact transfer surfaces are defined by a frusto-conical surface of each bore crown shaft and each axial bore.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
The drilling tool as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said axial bores is defined by a bore portion spaced from a larger counterbore portion by a frusto-conical surface, each bore crown shaft is defined by a shaft portion spaced from a larger shaft portion by a frusto-conical surface, and said frusto-conical surfaces define said abutting impact transfer surfaces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The drilling tool as defined in any one of claims 2, 3, or 4 wherein said passage means for flushing back the drilled material includes an aperture opening through said forwardly facing surface in offset relationship to the axis of said hammer body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The drilling tool as defined in claim 5 including means for locking the bore crown shafts rearward of said rearward facing surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The drilling tool as defined in claim 5 wherein each bore crown shaft is mounted with longitudinal play relative to its associated axial bore.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
The drilling tool as defined in claim 5 including means for non-rotatably securing at least one bore crown shaft to its associated axial bore, and means for permitting said one bore crown shaft to be selectively inserted in one of various rotational positions of rotation relative to its associated axial bore.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The drilling tool as defined in claim 5 including means for freely rotatably mounting at least one bore crown shaft relative to its associated axial bore.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The drilling tool as defined in any one of claims 2, 3, or 4 including means for locking the bore crown shafts rearward of said rearward facing surface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The drilling tool as defined in claim 10 wherein each bore crown shaft is mounted with longitudinal play relative to its associated axial bore.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
51 words
The drilling tool as defined in claim 10 including means for non-rotatably securing at least one bore crown shaft to its associated axial bore, and means for permitting said one bore crown shaft to be selectively inserted in one of various rotational positions of rotation relative to its associated axial bore.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The drilling tool as defined in claim 10 including means for freely rotatably mounting at least one bore crown shaft relative to its associated axial bore.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The drilling tool as defined in any one of claims 2, 3, or 4 wherein each bore crown shaft is mounted with longitudinal play relative to its associated axial bore.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
The drilling tool as defined in claim 14 including means for non-rotatably securing at least one bore crown shaft to its associated axial bore, and means for permitting said one bore crown shaft to be selectively inserted in one of various rotational positions of rotation relative to its associated axial bore.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The drilling tool as defined in claim 14 including means for freely rotatably mounting at least one bore crown shaft relative to its associated axial bore.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
56 words
The drilling tool as defined in any of claims 2, 3, or 4 including means for non-rotatably securing at least one bore crown shaft to its associated axial bore, and means for permitting said one bore crown shaft to be selectively inserted in one of various rotational positions of rotation relative to its associated axial bore.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
The drilling tool as defined in any one of claims 2, 3, or 4, 5 including means for freely rotatably mounting at least one bore crown shaft relative to its associated axial bore.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
The drilling tool as defined in claim 17 including means for freely rotatably mounting at least one bore crown shaft relative to its associated axial bore.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-07-08 | 1989-01-07 | 1989-07-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-07-08 | 1993-01-07 | 1993-07-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-07-08 | 1997-01-07 | 1997-07-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |