A self-drilling rock anchor assembly includes: a friction fit tubular sleeve extending longitudinally between leading and trailing ends; a rod extending through the sleeve between first and second ends, and projecting from each sleeve end; a drill bit member engaged with the rod's first end having an exterior surface part of which tapers towards a back end of the member; a backstop element engaged with the rod's second end having a first drive surface; a load bearing element on the rod between the sleeve's trailing end and the backstop that has a second drive surface. The rod moves relative to the sleeve between a drill position, wherein the drill bit is spaced from the sleeve's leading end, and an insertion position, wherein the sleeve's leading end abuts the bit. The drill and insertion positions are achieved by applying a force to the first and second drive surfaces, respectively.

A self-drilling rock anchor assembly includes: a friction fit tubular sleeve extending longitudinally between leading and trailing ends; a rod extending through the sleeve between first and second ends, and projecting from each sleeve end; a drill bit member engaged with the rod's first end having an exterior surface part of which tapers towards a back end of the member; a backstop element engaged with the rod's second end having a first drive surface; a load bearing element on the rod between the sleeve's trailing end and the backstop that has a second drive surface. The rod moves relative to the sleeve between a drill position, wherein the drill bit is spaced from the sleeve's leading end, and an insertion position, wherein the sleeve's leading end abuts the bit. The drill and insertion positions are achieved by applying a force to the first and second drive surfaces, respectively.

An integrated drill chuck for installing mine roof bolts includes a single integrated piece, the single integrated piece including a body defining a receiving cavity, where the receiving cavity is configured to receive and secure a bit having a square-shaped end and a bit having a hex-shaped end. A drill for installing mine roof bolts is also disclosed. A method for installing mine roof bolts is also disclosed.

An apparatus for injecting grouting material, mining machine and method of injecting grouting resin into several drilled holes is provided. The apparatus includes an injector head provided with a mixing device, which are both insertable into a drilled hole by a flexible feed hose. The injector head includes a valve assembly mounted inside a distal end portion of the feed hose.

An apparatus for injecting grouting material, mining machine and method of injecting grouting resin into several drilled holes is provided. The apparatus includes an injector head provided with a mixing device, which are both insertable into a drilled hole by a flexible feed hose. The injector head includes a valve assembly mounted inside a distal end portion of the feed hose.

A process for supporting an anchor bolt and an anchor cable on a continuous mining working face is provided. A four-arm top anchor bolt drill carriage serves as a front carriage, a six-arm side anchor bolt and top anchor cable and top anchor cable drill carriage serves as a rear carriage, and the two carriages are arranged in a front-rear direction to work in parallel. Four anchor bolt drill machines of the four-arm top anchor bolt drill carriage face to a top plate. Two drill machines are disposed in front of the six-arm side anchor bolt and the top anchor cable drill carriage. At a distance of four meters away, another two drill machines are disposed. Two top anchor cable drill machines are disposed in a middle of the anchor bolt drill machines and face to the top plate.

Provided are a grouting anchor bolt and a grouting anchor cable for supporting of large deformation and constant resistance and a quantitative roadway supporting method, wherein an anchor bolt comprises a casing, a hollow rod body, an anchor cylinder, a tray, a fastening nut and a clamping pin, a front end of the casing is sealed and a rear end of the casing is opened, a middle position of the casing is provided with a plurality of grouting holes, an inner diameter of the casing from the middle position of the casing to the rear end becomes small gradually, a side surface of a front end of the hollow rod body is sleeved with an anchor cylinder, the anchor cylinder is inserted into the casing and movably connected with the casing, the anchor cylinder is connected with the casing through the clamping pin, a rear end of the hollow rod body is sequentially assembled and connected with the tray and the fastening nut. The beneficial effects herein are as follows: the anchor bolt and the anchor cable simple in structure, easy to process, simplifies operations of supporting and grouting, and therefore particularly suitable for supporting of large deformation for surrounding rocks. The self-bearing capability of surrounding rocks is improved, and the supporting of large deformation of surrounding rocks is provided through constant resistance, thereby realizing organic combination of “yielding-supporting” and “active-passive supporting”; the quantitative roadway supporting method may realize quantitative supporting for a roadway.

A tool to aid in the installation of a rock bolt assembly in a rock hole which includes a drive shaft having a proximal end, which is adapted to engage with a drilling rig, and a distal end which includes a recess which is adapted to receive a trailing end portion of the rock bolt and which has a first seat against which an axially pre-set component of the rock bolt assembly abuts, a tubular sleeve telescopically engaged with the shaft which has a first end, which is adapted to receive an axially moveable component of the rock bolt assembly and which has a second seat against which the axially moveable component abuts, and a second end, wherein the sleeve is reciprocally moveable relatively to the shaft between a biased forward position in which the axially pre-set component and the axially moveable component are spaced, and a retracted second position in which the axially pre-set component engages or connects to the axially moveable component.

A safety plug for use in rock drilling operations. The safety plug includes a base part and one or more expander elements. The base part has a leading end and a trailing end and a generally cylindrical outer surface between the leading and trailing ends, on which one or more external spirals are formed. The external spirals are provided to engage the internal wall of a bore within which the safety plug is inserted to anchor the base part within the bore. The one or more expander elements have an inactive non-expanded condition and an active, laterally expanded condition. The safety plug is operable to absorb load applied to its leading end in two stages, whereby: in a first stage, load applied to the leading end of the one or more expander elements up to a predetermined load is transferred to the base part and the base part is operable to react the load by engagement of the spirals with the internal wall of the bore. In a second stage, load applied to the same leading end beyond the predetermined load causes the one or more expander elements to transition to the active condition in which the expander elements expand laterally to engage the internal wall of the bore to resist shifting movement of the safety plug within the bore in the direction of the applied load.

A rock drilling machine, rock drilling rig and method of reinforcing rock surfaces by means of grouting material is provided. The grouting material is fed through the rock drilling machine to a drilling tool connected to the rock drilling machine. The rock drilling machine include a flushing feed path, which is utilized in the feeding of the grouting material.