Patents by Inventor Pekka ANTTONEN

Pekka ANTTONEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240044359
    Abstract: A rotation apparatus for a boom of a mining vehicle includes a rotation device having an axial central axis. The rotation device has a housing and an inner manifold having a tube-like structure with a space within, wherein the inner manifold is arranged concentrically inside the housing. The housing is arranged to rotate around the axial central axis and the housing includes a housing channel. The inner manifold has a fluid channel having a fluid inlet for receiving fluid from the boom, and the fluid channel is connected to the housing channel for forming a fluid conduit through the rotation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Juha PIIPPONEN, Pekka ANTTONEN, Jussi MAKSIMAINEN, Sirpa LAUNIS, Juho JARKKALA, Risto KALLINEN, Stephen CONNELLY, Kimmo ERONEN
  • Publication number: 20170114594
    Abstract: A rock drilling rig includes a drilling unit that is provided with hydraulically operated actuators, such as an impact device, a rotation device and a feed device. The impact device and the rotation device are connected to dedicated hydraulic circuits provided with dedicated supply and discharge lines and are controlled by means of dedicated control valves being on the a carrier of the rock drilling rig. The feed device is connected to a distributed hydraulic system, wherein several actuators are connected to a common hydraulic circuit (CHC) provided with one common supply line and one common discharge line and are controlled by several distributed valves. The distributed valve of the feed device is located at the drilling unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Pekka ANTTONEN, Jussi PUURA, Samuli VERHO