APPARATUS FOR FEEDING TUBE ELEMENTS, ROCK DRILLING RIG AND METHOD OF SUPPORTING DRILL HOLE OPENINGS

    公开(公告)号:US20200173764A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-04

    申请号:US16701749

    申请日:2019-12-03

    Abstract: An apparatus for feeding a tubular object inside a drill hole, a rock drilling rig and a method of supporting mouth openings of drill holes is provided. The apparatus includes a support device for supporting an elongated tube element blank having the potential for several successive tube inserts. A front end of the tube element blank is moved longitudinally inside a drill hole by means of a feeding device. Thereby, the drill hole is provided with a protective section extending a limited longitudinal dimension towards a bottom of the drill hole. The apparatus further includes a separation device for detaching the mentioned tube inserts one by one from the tube element blank.

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