Patent ID: 11913288
Assignee: EPIROC DRILLING SOLUTIONS, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A drilling machine for angled drilling where the drilling machine has a platform having a longitudinal axis, and a transverse axis; the drilling machine comprising:
a tower for holding a drill string;
a tower interface assembly connected to the platform and supporting the tower;
wherein the tower interface assembly is selectively moveable to tilt the tower in either a plane parallel with the longitudinal axis of the platform, or to tilt the tower in a plane parallel with the transverse axis of the platform; the tower interface assembly comprising:
a frame; the frame moveably connected to the platform;
a pivot shaft connected to the frame; the pivot shaft disposed to allow the tower to tilt in the plane of the longitudinal axis about the pivot shaft;
at least one first cylinder connected between the tower and the platform for causing the movement of the tower in the plane of the longitudinal axis;
at least one slide tube connected between the platform and the frame; and,
at least one pinning cylinder connected to the at least one slide tube for locking the at least one slide tube in a predetermined position;

whereby the tilted drill string can perform angled drilling in either position.