Patent ID: 9617804
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A47B,E21B

Claim:
1. Drill rod magazine for vertical storage of drill rod elements, said drill rod magazine comprising, a frame that is box shaped, said frame having a support area, vertical side walls and at least one horizontal receiving shelf configured to receive and hold the drill rod elements, wherein the frame has a laterally open access area to receive the drill rod elements inside the frame, wherein the vertical side walls are arranged parallel to each other and each vertical side wall has at least one pivot bearing with a horizontally oriented pivot axis, the at least one horizontal receiving shelf is configured to be pivotable with respect to the vertical side walls, and the frame is configured to be collapsible, wherein the frame can be unfolded from a folded-up collapsed position into an operating position, and wherein an adjusting cylinder arrangement is provided with at least one adjusting cylinder configured to position the frame from the folded-up collapsed position to the operating position.