Patent ID: 9527140
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B23B,B28D,E01C,E01D,E21B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An automated gang drill apparatus comprising: a plurality of drills mounted on a gang drill bed; a gang drill chassis for relocating the gang drill bed to one or more workstations, wherein the gang drill bed is secured to the gang drill chassis; a mobile remote operating panel usable by a gang drill operator remotely from the gang drill chassis; and a steering system comprising a steering interlock arm, a steering interlock body, a steering control linkage, and at least two pivotable wheels, wherein the steering interlock arm is positionable so as to impede the motion of the steering interlock body, whereby the at least two pivotable wheels steer in a normal steer mode, and wherein the steering interlock arm is positionable so as to impede the motion of the steering control linkage, whereby the at least two pivotable wheels steer in a crab steer mode; whereby the operator may be positioned in multiple positions for observing, viewing, and controlling the apparatus at a workstation.