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公开(公告)号:US12234728B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-25
申请号:US17604013
申请日:2020-05-12
Applicant: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
Inventor: James Brian Tooley , Jeffrey Dale Langner
Abstract: A horizontal directional drilling machine includes a frame providing a base, a rack movable to different drilling angles with respect to the base, and a carriage having a rotating assembly for engaging a drill rod, the carriage being movable along the rack to drive the drill rod into the ground. The horizontal directional drilling machine further includes an operator lift including an operator area provided alongside the rack and being adjustable for height with respect to the rack to provide access to the carriage for wireline operations. The operator lift is supported by at least one frame element of the frame.
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公开(公告)号:US20220213734A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-07
申请号:US17604013
申请日:2020-05-12
Applicant: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
Inventor: James Brian Tooley , Jeffrey Dale Langner
Abstract: A horizontal directional drilling machine includes a frame providing a base, a rack movable to different drilling angles with respect to the base, and a carriage having a rotating assembly for engaging a drill rod, the carriage being movable along the rack to drive the drill rod into the ground. The horizontal directional drilling machine further includes an operator lift including an operator area provided alongside the rack and being adjustable for height with respect to the rack to provide access to the carriage for wireline operations. The operator lift is supported by at least one frame element of the frame.
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