Patent ID: 8083009

Claim:
A drilling machine comprising: a machine body with a supporting mast having a drill head; a drill pipe rotatable and translatable in relation to the machine body; a loader configured to carry a plurality of drill pipes; a supporting frame hinged to the loader and integral with the machine body, wherein the loader is disposed at an angle which is variable with respect to the ground by rotating the loader around one or more hinges, and wherein the loader comprises a plurality of sliders running on parallel guides, the plurality of sliders being configured to support the plurality of drill pipes in positions parallel to one another and transversally to the parallel guides, and one or more pins or bars perpendicular to the parallel guides and transverse to and integral with at least one of said sliders, the one or more pins or bars being disposed between adjacent pipes, wherein the sliders are disposed to run on said parallel guides, thereby causing translation of said pins or bars and of said plurality of drill pipes positioned between said pins or bars.