Automated device for drilling a hole in the vault and walls of a tunnel and for installing an anchoring element into said hole
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United States of America Patent
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Nov 19, 2019
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Mar 22, 2018
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Sep 22, 2017
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Sep 22, 2016
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Abstract
The invention relates to an automated device for drilling a hole in the vault and walls of a tunnel and for installing an anchoring element in said hole, characterized in that it comprises:
- a robot (5) comprising a base (50), a robotic arm (51) extending from the base and a multifunctional head (52) arranged at the end of the arm and movable over 360 degrees, said multifunctional head comprising a drilling means (520), a percussion means (521) suitable for inserting an anchoring element in the hole, and a vision system (522),an elevating platform (1) bearing a device (2) for guiding in translation the base of the robot,a control unit suitable for communicating with a controller of the robot and comprising a processor configured to determine in real time the position of the robot in a three-dimensional reference frame of the tunnel and a man-machine interface.
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International Classification(s)
- E21D:SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; LARGE UNDERGROUND CHAM....
- B28D:WORKING STONE OR STONE-LIKE MATERIALS
- E21F:SAFETY DEVICES, TRANSPORT, FILLING-UP, RESCUE, VEN....
- B25J:MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION ....
- B25H:WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STO....
- E21B:EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING
- 2017 Application Filing Year
- E21D Class
- 89 Applications Filed
- 66 Patents Issued To-Date
- 74.16 % Issued To-Date
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- E21D Class
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