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Granted Patent B2
US 10,995,603 · App. 15/569,267 · Granted May 4, 2021

Intelligent core-drilling end detection

Inventors: Tobias Drexl (Weil, DE); Andreas Hartig (Augsburg, DE); Thomas Schmalholz (Kaufbeuren, DE); Bernhard Link (Schwabbruck, DE); Goran Golubovic (Buchloe, DE)
Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
E21B44/005B23B49/00B23B51/0406B28D1/041B28D7/005B23B2226/75B23B2260/0482B23B2260/128B23B2270/32B23B2270/483B23B2270/486B23B2270/54
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Patent No.
US 10,995,603
App. No.
15/569,267
Granted
May 4, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control method for using a core drilling system is disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes detecting a predetermined drilling situation on the basis of the attainment of a predetermined threshold value for at least one predetermined corresponding drilling parameter and ending the core drilling operation by selecting a reverse-travel mode for removing the drilling tool from the borehole if the advancing device does not reach a predetermined threshold value for a predetermined corresponding distance value in a direction and the core drilling machine does not reach a predetermined threshold value for at least one predetermined corresponding drilling parameter or continuing the core drilling operation by selecting a predetermined operating mode if the advancing device reaches a predetermined threshold value for a predetermined corresponding distance value in a direction and the core drilling machine reaches a predetermined threshold value for at least one predetermined corresponding drilling parameter.

Claims (7)

1. A control method for using a core drilling system that includes a core drilling machine with a drilling tool for generating a borehole in a material and an advancing device for driving the core drilling machine along a machine-holding device, comprising the steps of:

performing a core drilling operation with the core drilling system and generating the borehole in the material by the core drilling operation;

determining that a breakthrough in the material has not occurred during the core drilling operation when it is detected that an advancing speed of the advancing device is reduced, a motor current strength of a drive of the core drilling machine is increased, a torque generated by the drive and transferred to a drill bit of the drilling tool is increased, and a rotational speed value of the drive is reduced; or

determining that a breakthrough in the material has occurred during the core drilling operation when it is not detected that the advancing speed of the advancing device is reduced, the motor current strength of the drive of the core drilling machine is increased, the torque generated by the drive and transferred to the drill bit of the drilling tool is increased, and the rotational speed value of the drive is reduced.

2. The control method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of continuing the core drilling operation when the breakthrough has not occurred.

3. The control method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of concluding the core drilling operation when the breakthrough has occurred.

4. The control method according to claim 3 further comprising the step of selecting a reverse-travel mode for the core drilling system and removing the drilling tool from the borehole.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2018
From: DREXL, TOBIAS; HARTIG, ANDREAS; SCHMALHOLZ, THOMAS; LINK, BERNHARD; GOLUBOVIC, GORAN
To: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 044603/0152 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 15165312 · Apr 28, 2015 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180119536A1 · May 3, 2018
Cited By (1)
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