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down-the-hole drill [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Ground-Drilling Facilities (Mining)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
DEF

A percussive or hammer drill in which the bit-driven mechanism is located immediately behind the drill bit and is small enough in diameter to permit it to enter and follow the bit down into the hole drilled.

OBS

down-the-hole hammer: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Installations de forage minier
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
DEF

Marteau perforateur cylindrique lisse qui creuse un trou de diamètre suffisant pour lui assurer le passage. (Il peut réaliser des trous de grande longueur en s'y enfonçant, grâce à la poussée d'un train de tiges, au fur et à mesure du creusement.) [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

marteau perforateur fond-de-trou : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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