MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CONNECTOR, DRILL HEAD, AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20180073307A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-15

    申请号:US15561046

    申请日:2015-04-02

    IPC分类号: E21B17/03 E21D20/00

    摘要: A multi-functional connector is arranged for connecting a functional drill element to a drill head, such as an extendable cylinder of a drill head. The multi-functional connector includes a first connecting element having a first receptacle, a second connecting element having a second receptacle, and a retainer element having a retainer opening. The first receptacle has at least two driving surfaces for transferring a torque in a first direction, the second receptacle has at least two driving surfaces for transferring a torque in a first direction and in a second, opposite direction, and the retainer element has at least one retaining section to prevent a movement of a second functional drill element relative to the second connecting element in a retracting position of the second functional drill element.

    EXTENDABLE CYCLINDER, DRILL HEAD AND METHOD
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180073309A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-15

    申请号:US15561045

    申请日:2015-04-02

    摘要: The invention relates to an extendable cylinder (10), in particular an extendable cylinder for a drill head (2000), a drill head comprising an extendable cylinder, and a method of operating a drill head. The extendable cylinder comprises a shaft (100) with a shaft ring volume (101) between an inner part (110) and an outer part (120) of the shaft; a piston (200) with a piston ring volume (201) between an inner part (120) and an outer part (220) of the piston; the piston being moveable with respect to the shaft along a longitudinal axis (LX); a proximal end of the outer part of the piston being arranged between the inner and outer part of the shaft; and a distal end of the inner part of the shaft being arranged between the inner and outer part of the piston; and wherein the extendable cylinder is extendable and/or retractable along the longitudinal axis.

    EXTENDABLE APPARATUS, DRILL HEAD AND METHOD
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180313153A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-01

    申请号:US15768068

    申请日:2015-10-14

    IPC分类号: E21B3/02 E21B7/02 E21D20/00

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to an extendable apparatus, such as an extendable apparatus for a drill head, a drill head including an extendable apparatus, and a method of operating a drill head. The extendable apparatus includes a base section, a drive section, an extension section, and a functional section. The base section and the drive section are moveable with respect to the extension section and the functional section along a longitudinal axis. The drive section and the functional section are rotationally rigidly coupled to each other. The base section and the extension section are rotationally rigid coupled to each other, and the drive section and the functional section are rotationally moveably coupled to the extension section.