Patents Assigned to Sandvik Mining & Construction OY
  • Patent number: 9500079
    Abstract: A mining vehicle including a movable carrier, at least one boom having a plurality of boom joints, several boom actuators for moving the boom in different positions, at least one mining work device being arranged at a distal portion of the boom, and at least one control unit for controlling the position of at least one of the boom and the mining work device. The mining vehicle further including observing device for obtaining information indicative of a position of at least one of the boom and the mining work device in which collision to an obstacle can be avoided. The control unit is configured to control the position of at least one of the boom and the mining work device in response to the obtained information to avoid hitting the obstacle when the mining vehicle moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SANDVIK MINING & CONSTRUCTION OY
    Inventor: Mikko Makela
  • Patent number: 9500030
    Abstract: A rock drilling apparatus and method for controlling the orientation of a feed beam of a rock drilling apparatus including a carrier, a drilling boom attached at a first end to the carrier, a feed beam attached turnably to a second end of the drilling boom, a drilling unit attached movably along the feed beam, and a support attached to the feed beam for supporting the drilling boom on the ground. The orientation of the boom and feed beam are adjusted to compensate for the orientation change caused by driving the support onto the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SANDVIK MINING & CONSTRUCTION OY
    Inventors: Juha Pursimo, Sami Hanski, Juha Lassila, Tuomo Pirinen, Jari Talasniemi
  • Patent number: 9095968
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for a breaking hammer, a breaking hammer, and the use of a breaking hammer. The breaking hammer includes a percussion device, the percussion piston of which providing impacts to the tool for breaking rock. An impact surface of the tool has a curved form surface that has a radius of curvature and a center axis on the longitudinal axis of the tool. The direction of the centre axis is transverse to the plane through the longitudinal axis of the boom of a work machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: SANDVIK MINING & CONSTRUCTION OY
    Inventor: Ossi Kahra
  • Patent number: 8594832
    Abstract: A method and a storage device including a software product for designing a drilling pattern, and further a rock drilling rig, in the control unit of which a software product may be executed for designing the drilling pattern. For a group of holes of the drilling pattern, at least one master hole can be determined which comprises at least one dominating factor. The properties of at least one other drill hole are determined on the basis of the dominating properties of the master hole. A master hole may be a hole location master, hole depth master or hole direction master.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining & Construction Oy
    Inventors: Tommi Saleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Ari Junnikkala, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Martti Keskinen
  • Patent number: 8464810
    Abstract: A method and a storage device including a software product for modifying a drilling pattern, and a rock drilling rig. One or more holes whose location is to be changed may be selected from a drilling pattern prior to drilling. The hole is assigned a new location by means of a drilling unit and, subsequently, the drilling pattern is updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining & Construction Oy
    Inventor: Eemeli Haverinen
  • Publication number: 20130151207
    Abstract: A method and a storage device including a software product for designing a drilling pattern, and further a rock drilling rig, in the control unit of which a software product may be executed for designing the drilling pattern. For a group of holes of the drilling pattern, at least one master hole can be determined which comprises at least one dominating factor. The properties of at least one other drill hole are determined on the basis of the dominating properties of the master hole. A master hole may be a hole location master, hole depth master or hole direction master.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: SANDVIK MINING & CONSTRUCTION OY
    Inventor: SANDVIK MINING & CONSTRUCTION OY
  • Patent number: 8418618
    Abstract: A method of small-charge blasting, a rock drilling unit and a front guide to be used therein. By means of a rock drill machine provided in the rock drilling unit, a hole is first drilled into a material to be excavated and, subsequently, a drilling tool is pulled out of the hole. Next, one or more propellants comprising a propellant charge are fed to the bottom of the hole through a propellant feed channel provided in connection with a feed beam. Then, the hole is sealed and the propellant is ignited, whereupon a high gas pressure is generated, which causes fractioning in the material to be excavated. During the feeding and ignition of the propellant, the rock drill machine is kept in a parallel direction with respect to the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining & Construction Oy
    Inventors: Erkki Ahola, Veikko Räisänen
  • Patent number: 8392014
    Abstract: A method and a storage device including a software product for designing a drilling pattern, and further a rock drilling rig, in the control unit of which a software product may be executed for designing the drilling pattern. For a group of holes of the drilling pattern, at least one master hole can be determined which comprises at least one dominating factor. The properties of at least one other drill hole are determined on the basis of the dominating properties of the master hole. A master hole may be a hole location master, hole depth master or hole direction master.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining & Construction Oy
    Inventors: Tommi Säleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Ari Junnikkala, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Martti Keskinen
  • Patent number: 8342261
    Abstract: A method for small-charge blasting, and a rock drilling unit used therein. By means of a rock drilling machine of the rock drilling unit, a drill hole is first drilled into material to be excavated, after which one or more cartridges comprising a propellant charge are fed through a drilling tool onto the bottom of the drill hole. The drilling unit comprises a cartridge feed station, which is separate from the rock drilling machine and from which the cartridges may be fed into a longitudinal channel in the drilling tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining & Construction Oy
    Inventors: Erkki Ahola, Veikko Räisänen
  • Patent number: 7891437
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for breaking rock to be drilled in rock drilling, in which method the rock to be drilled is subjected to successive stress pulses via a tool. The method comprises stress pulses being exerted on the rock at a high frequency, and the load proportion calculated on the basis of the values of the frequency and the length (tp) of the stress wave being at least 0.075.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining & Construction OY
    Inventors: Markku Keskiniva, Jorma Mäki, Erkki Ahola, Mauri Esko, Aimo Helin