Drill head and method for producing a vertical borehole in the ground

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12031385-B2
Application number	US-202017628852-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2020
Priority date	Jul 24, 2019
Publication date	Jul 9, 2024
Grant date	Jul 9, 2024

Abstract

A drill head and a method having a body connected to a rotary drive of a drilling device, for loosening the ground at a face of the borehole, having a discharge device for discharging the loosened ground to a suction unit for suctioning a conveying medium, wherein the discharge device has at least one opening in the region of the drilling tools The at least one opening is connected to a suction box which has, at an end opposite the opening a connector opening for connecting to a conveying line, that acceleration exerted on the loosened ground in the region of the suction box moves loosened ground through the opening into the suction box wherein the loosened ground acquired by the conveying medium in the opening and/or in the suction box and is discharged.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A drill head for producing a vertical borehole in the ground comprising:
a body connectable to a rotary drive of a drilling device,
drilling tools disposed on the body for loosening the ground at a face of the borehole;
a discharge device connectable to a suction unit of the drilling device configured to discharge the loosened ground on the face wherein the suction unit is configured to suction a conveying medium via a conveying line of the drilling device, wherein the discharge device comprises an opening disposed on the body; the opening disposed adjacent the drilling tools at the face;
a suction box disposed in the discharge device connected to the at least one opening, the suction box comprising a connector opening opposite the opening, the connector opening connectable to the suction line;
at least one acceleration element exerting an acceleration on the loosened ground to move the ground loosened by the drilling tools one of toward the opening;
wherein the loosened ground is picked up by the conveying medium and is discharged via the conveying line by the suction unit;
wherein a spacing of the opening in relation to the face is adjustable; and
wherein the adjustment of the spacing is provided one of by vertically moving the suction box relative to the body of the drill head with an actuator or by pivoting the suction box about a pivot point relative to the body of the drill head with an actuator.

2. The drill head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one acceleration element comprises at least one nozzle directed toward the opening dispensing at least one jet of a transport medium.

3. The drill head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one flushing nozzle is configured for transporting ground loosened to a region on the face traversed by the suction box as the drill head rotates.

4. The drill head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the suction box comprises at least one nozzle in an interior space of the suction box.

5. The drill head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one of the conveying medium or the transport medium is one of a liquid or gaseous medium.

6. The drill head as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the liquid is one of water or a bentonite suspension.

7. The drill head as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the gaseous medium is air.

8. The drill head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one acceleration element is at least one driven rotary element comprising at least one impact element, wherein the at least one impact element is rotated.

9. The drill head as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the impact element is rotated on an impact circle concentric about the rotary element.

10. The drill head as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the at least one impact element is movably disposed on the at least one rotary element.

11. The drill head as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the at least one impact element comprises at least one of a hammer, a blade, a cable, a chain, a brush element, or a chisel.

12. The drill head as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the rotation speed of the at least one rotary element is controllable.

13. The drill head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the suction box is disposed in one of a horizontal, inclined or vertical orientation.

14. The drill head as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising at least one tool for one of loosening ground or picking up loosened ground.

15. The drill head as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the at least one tool is moveable to change the spacing between the tool and the face.

16. The drill head as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the at least one tool is pivotable.

17. The drill head as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the at least one tool is a toothed bar.

18. The drill head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one deflection region for changing the direction of the flow of loosened ground is provided between the opening and the suction box.

19. The drill head as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the opening has an elongate extent.

Assignees

• Herrenknecht Ag

Inventors

• Rennkamp Patrick

Classifications

• E21D9/11

  with a rotary drilling-head cutting simultaneously the whole cross-section, i.e. full-face machines · CPC title

• E21B21/12 Primary

  using drilling pipes with plural fluid passages, e.g. closed circulation systems · CPC title

• E21D1/06

  with shaft-boring cutters (drilling machines E21B, E21C) · CPC title

• E21D9/10

  Making by using boring or cutting machines (E21D9/08 takes precedence; mining picks E21C35/18) · CPC title

• E21D9/1006

  with rotary cutting tools (for cutting simultaneously the whole cross-section E21D9/11; drill bits E21B10/00) · CPC title