IP Library Granted Patent US 10,583,582
Granted Patent B2
US 10,583,582 · App. 15/569,588 · Granted Mar 10, 2020

Intelligent surface detection and core drilling start

Inventors: Tobias Drexl (Weil, DE); Andreas Hartig (Augsburg, DE); Thomas Schmalholz (Kaufbeuren, DE); Bernhard Link (Schwabbruck, DE); Goran Golubovic (Buchloe, DE)
Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
B28D1/041B23B49/00B23B51/042B28D7/005B23B2226/75B23B2260/128B23B2270/32B23B2270/54
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Patent No.
US 10,583,582
App. No.
15/569,588
Granted
Mar 10, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control method for a core drill and a feed device for driving the core drill along a machine holding device, including the method steps: moving the core drill in a first direction; detecting the surface position of a material based on reaching a threshold value for at least one feed device parameter as a first reference value; moving the core drill in a second direction; operating the core drill in a tapping mode; moving the core drill in the first direction; detecting the surface position of a material based on reaching a threshold value for at least one corresponding drilling parameter as a second reference value; activating a water supply; and activating a regulating and control unit for adapting at least one drilling parameter as a function of at least one parameter of the feed device. A feed device for driving a core drill along a machine holding device for the use of the method, a core drill for the use of the method, as well as a core drilling system including a core drill and a feed device for driving the core drill along a machine holding device for the use of the method.

Claims (27)

1. A control method for the use of a core drilling system including a core drill and a feed device for driving the core drill along a machine holding device, the method comprising:

moving the core drill in a first direction and positioning a drill bit of the core drill against a surface of the mineral material to be worked while the core drill is not rotating;

detecting a position of the surface of a mineral material to be worked based on reaching a predetermined threshold value for at least one corresponding, predetermined parameter of the feed device in the form of a first reference value;

after the moving the core drill in a first direction and detecting a position of the surface, moving the core drill in a second direction; and then operating the core drill in a predetermined tapping mode wherein the core drill is rotated with slow speed and high torque; and then moving the core drill in the first direction for a second time;

after the core drill moves in the first direction for the second time, detecting the position of the surface of the mineral material to be worked based on reaching a drilling parameter predetermined threshold value for at least one corresponding, predetermined drilling parameter in the form of a second reference value; activating a water supply; and activating a regulating and control unit for adapting the at least one predetermined drilling parameter as a function of the at least one predetermined parameter of the feed device.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the drilling parameter corresponds to a rotational speed value of a drive of the core drill, a torque value generated by the drive and transmitted to a drilling tool, or an amperage value of the drive.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the predetermined drilling parameter threshold value corresponds to a predetermined percentage of the corresponding drilling parameter.

4. The control method as recited in claim 1 wherein no torque is transmitted to the drill bit in the positioning step.

5. The control method as recited in claim 1 wherein the first reference value is determined based on a position of the feed device relative to a machine stand.

6. The control method as recited in claim 1 wherein the predetermined threshold value is reached when a position of the feed device relative to a machine stand does not achieve a further advance for a predetermined time period.

7. The control method as recited in claim 1 wherein the predetermined threshold value is a motor current for a feed drive of the feed device.

8. The control method as recited in claim 1 wherein the moving in the second direction occurs before the predetermined tapping mode, the predetermined tapping mode including drilling the mineral material.

9. A feed device for driving a core drill along a machine holding device for performing a control method comprising:

moving the core drill in a first direction and positioning a drill bit of the core drill against a surface of the mineral material to be worked while the core drill is not rotating;

detecting a position of the surface of a mineral material to be worked based on reaching a predetermined threshold value for at least one corresponding, predetermined parameter of the feed device in the form of a first reference value;

after the moving the core drill in a first direction and detecting a position of the surface, moving the core drill in a second direction; and then operating the core drill in a predetermined tapping mode wherein the core drill is rotated with slow speed and high torque; and then moving the core drill in the first direction for a second time;

after the core drill moves in the first direction for the second time, detecting the position of the surface of the mineral material to be worked based on reaching a drilling parameter predetermined threshold value for at least one corresponding, predetermined drilling parameter in the form of a second reference value; activating a water supply; and activating a regulating and control unit for adapting the at least one predetermined drilling parameter as a function of the at least one predetermined parameter of the feed device.

10. A core drill for performing a control method comprising:

moving the core drill in a first direction and positioning a drill bit of the core drill against a surface of the mineral material to be worked while the core drill is not rotating;

detecting a position of the surface of a mineral material to be worked based on reaching a predetermined threshold value for at least one corresponding, predetermined parameter of the feed device in the form of a first reference value;

after the moving the core drill in a first direction and detecting a position of the surface, moving the core drill in a second direction; and then operating the core drill in a predetermined tapping mode wherein the core drill is rotated with slow speed and high torque; and then moving the core drill in the first direction for a second time;

after the core drill moves in the first direction for the second time, detecting the position of the surface of the mineral material to be worked based on reaching a drilling parameter predetermined threshold value for at least one corresponding, predetermined drilling parameter in the form of a second reference value; activating a water supply; and activating a regulating and control unit for adapting the at least one predetermined drilling parameter as a function of the at least one predetermined parameter of the feed device.

11. A core drilling system comprising a core drill and a feed device for driving a core drill along a machine holding device for performing a control method comprising:

moving the core drill in a first direction and positioning a drill bit of the core drill against a surface of the mineral material to be worked while the core drill is not rotating;

detecting a position of the surface of a mineral material to be worked based on reaching a predetermined threshold value for at least one corresponding, predetermined parameter of the feed device in the form of a first reference value;

after the moving the core drill in a first direction and detecting a position of the surface, moving the core drill in a second direction; and then operating the core drill in a predetermined tapping mode wherein the core drill is rotated with slow speed and high torque; and then moving the core drill in the first direction for a second time;

after the core drill moves in the first direction for the second time, detecting the position of the surface of the mineral material to be worked based on reaching a drilling parameter predetermined threshold value for at least one corresponding, predetermined drilling parameter in the form of a second reference value; activating a water supply; and activating a regulating and control unit for adapting the at least one predetermined drilling parameter as a function of the at least one predetermined parameter of the feed device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2019
From: DREXL, TOBIAS; HARTIG, ANDREAS; SCHMALHOLZ, THOMAS; GOLUBOVIC, GORAN; LINK, BERNHARD
To: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 051376/0417 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 15165314 · Apr 28, 2015 · regional
Continuity (1)
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