Mine roof driller-bolter apparatus and method
US4420277A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 1981 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21D20/006
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for bolting the roof of an underground mine is disclosed comprising a mobile frame, a boom extending from the frame and a housing provided at the end of the frame. The housing supports an upwardly extending stinger, a drilling mechanism including a drill centralizer having a central bore therethrough and a passageway in communication with the central bore, a device for delivering a container of roof bolting anchoring media through the passageway and through the drill centralizer and into a drilled hole, a device for indexing a roof bolt into alignment with the drilled hole and a spinner for driving the roof bolt into the drilled hole. The present invention also provides a method for bolting the roof of an underground mine comprising the steps of stinging a housing against the roof of the mine, moving a drill centralizer into communication with the roof and drilling a hole in the roof. Without retracting the drill centralizer from communication with the roof, a container of roof bolt anchoring media is delivered through the centralizer and into the drilled hole. The drill centralizer is thereafter retracted and the housing is moved to align a roof bolt with a drilled ho…
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