Abstract: The invention relates to a device for drilling a bore in the ground, comprising a drive system with a connecting rod assembly that extends from the drive system into the ground. The end of said assembly pointing towards the face or base of the bore is connected to a tool head (40). The device also comprises several tools (41) that are located on the tool head (40) and work on the face or the base of the bore. The inventive device is characterised in that each tool (41) comprises an excavation disc (45) and elements that cause the excavation disc (45) to oscillate during operation.

Abstract: In the drawworks for lowering and withdrawing a load, in particular a drilling or a drilling plugging device, in particular for use on floating drilling platforms, which drawworks has at least one brake arrangement for braking and holding the load, an emergency brake device is provided for producing an additional braking force.

Abstract: A process and an apparatus for sinking drill holes, in particular exploration and extraction drill holes, with a drill pipe, which at its end facing the floor to be mined is provided with a guide point fixed in the longitudinal direction of the drill pipe and a drill head with at least one cutting element. The drill head can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the drill pipe between a top position, in which the guide point projects beyond the at least one cutting element, and a bottom position in which the at least one cutting element is positioned at the same height as the end of the guide point or projects beyond same in the operating direction. When the drill head is in the top position, the drill pipe is moved in the direction of the drill hole to be produced until the guide point by cooperating with the floor fixes it in position. Then the drill head is moved into its bottom position in order to produce the drill hole.

Abstract: The tunnel rock drill (100) for driving a tunnel bore optionally in open or shielded mode comprises a shield tail (33), which is connected to the drill head (10) and which covers optionally the bore wall over a defined length; a bracing device (20), which can be optionally fixed in the tunnel bore; at least one optionally activaatable advancement device (25), which, on the one hand, rests on the bracing device (20) and , on the other hand, acts on the drill head (10); and an optionally activatable force generator (35), which has a variable length and which, on the one hand, rests on a tubbing support (32) and, on the other hand, acts on the drill head (10). To introduce the advancement forces into the drill head in open mode, there is an inner kelly (16), which can be moved in the direction of boring in relation to the bracing device (20) and to which the advancement generator (25) is hinged and whose breast-sided end bears the drill head (10).