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Process and device for drilling the soil

US4542796A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 23, 1983
Grant dateSep 24, 1985
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B7/205
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention concerns itself with a process and a device for drilling the soil, more particularly but not exclusively, for the purpose of laying pipelines. A guide block (26) that slides on means that form a slide bar (27, 28) parallel with the direction of drilling (43) in relation to a skelton (29) under the action of pressing means (37, 38) acting between the skeleton (29) and the guide block (46) internally delimits a housing (46) at least partly closed towards the rear and laterally and open towards the front in reference to the direction of drilling (43) for receiving means that form a tube (20) having a rectilinear axis (44) and an end zone (19) projecting towards the front and supporting a detachable tool (6) consisting of a boring bit (6) having externally, successively from the front to the rear, a flat cutting edge (52) across the axis (44) of the tube (20), a frustoconical cutting edge (16) converging towards the front with reference to the direction of drilling (43) and a cylindrical cutting edge (17) that joins said frustoconical cutting edge. It is applied to the mechanical industry and to public works.

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