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(11) | EP 0 223 575 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Drilling apparatus |
(57) Drilling apparatus (l) to be mounted as a replacement for the bucket of a self-propelled
hydraulic shovel (30) comprises a drill (42) carried in a guide cell (9) mounted at
the end of a boom (32a) of the self-propelled chassis, the guide cell being attached
to the boom by a pivotable joint (7) and an actuator (ll) operatively connected between
the guide cell and the boom to pivot the boom about an axis transverse to the general
longitudinal axis of the boom; the pivot (8) of the pivotable joint is preferably
offset from said general longitudinal axis and a rotatable joint (5) is attached between
the pivotable joint and the boom, turning means (3) being operatively connected between
the pivotable joint and the boom to rotate the guide cell about said general longitudinal
axis. |