Patent ID: 6311788
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
A magazine and manipulation apparatus for drilling rod parts for a drill, said apparatus having a rod magazine in which one or more drilling rod parts are received in a multi-layered arrangement in a store, and having a removal device for transferring individual drilling rod parts from the rod magazine into a charging device which transports the drilling rod parts to the drill and for returning the drilling rod parts from the charging device to the rod magazine, the removal device being movably guided vertically and relative to the rod magazine on a guide and being capable of adjustment by vertical displacement to the current, position-dependent position of transfer in the rod magazine and to the charging device, wherein the removal device possess a pivot mechanism having at least one gripping and clamping unit for the clamping pick-up of a drilling rod part and wherein, by pivoting of the pivot mechanism, the drilling rod part retained by clamping in the gripping and clamping unit is moved between the position of transfer in the rod magazine and the charging device.