Atlas Copco Exploration Products

Diamec U4 – Core drilling rigs

Technical specification

Compact and reliable Safe and ergonomic

Diamec U4 is equipped with: • A newly designed feed frame guard with improved
• A direct acting feed cylinder for improved control and protection on both sides of the rig and more user friendly
decreased service needs. handling.
• A rod holder with long life gas cartridge for wide • The APC control panel is equipped with a joystick and
opening and high clamping force, easy to remove for a rotary encoder combined with a touch screen which
service/replacement and equipped with redundant provides exellent ergonomic control of the rig.
seals for improved safety. • An E-stop on the rig is standard.
• Updated rotation unit design, with more drilling power,
increased reliability and longer service intervals. Enables one man operation
• Hinge mounted rotation unit and rod holder together • The unique positioner design makes setup fast and easy.
with compact design, which makes it perfect to operate • Operation requires no moving of the wireline hoist, from
in confinded spaces. vertical down to vertical up drilling.
• With all necessary drilling parameters the APC computer
takes over control and maintains the penetration rate. It
acts instantly on any change in rock formation that calls
for adjustment in feed force, rotation speed or torque.
Specifications

Rod holder Feed frame

The rod holder is hydraulically Two different feed frames are
opened and closed by gas pressure. available. Equipped with direct
In case of loss of hydraulic pressure working feed cylinder giving the
the rod holder closes instantly. The same force in both directions.
gas pressure can be conveniently
monitored. 800

Max rod size 89 mm* 3.5 inch Feed length 800 mm 30,5 inch

Bore (without jaws) 102 mm 4.0 i Feed force/Pull force 52 kN 11 650 lbf

Bore (without covers) 170 mm 6.7 inch Feed speed 1,0 m/s 3,3 fps

Axial holding force 45 kN 10 120 lbf 1750

Axial holding force TC inserts 90 kN 20 240 lbf Feed length 1 750 mm 69 inch

* Can hold 114 mm (HW Casing) with optional covers.

Feed force/Pull force 52 kN 11 650 lbf
Feed speed 1,0 m/s 3,3 fps

Flush pump alternatives

Control system alternatives
TRIDO flush pumps are designed
for both mud and water flushing. APC CONTROL SYSTEM
The distribution block is prepared A touch screen and a single control
for mounting of accumulator, ad- knob are provided for easy input and
justable steady flow valve and other adjustment of control parameters. A
optional equipment. joystick is provided for manual con-
TRIDO 80H trol of wireline, fast travel, and rota-
tion. The APC have functions such as
Flow 80 l/min 21 gpm
automatic drilling of complete run,
Pressure 63 bar 915 psi automatic rod running controlled
Weight 115 kg 254 lb with foot pedal, automatic wireline
and in-pumping, powerful self-diag-
nostics, screen display of manuals
and parts lists, and remote trouble
Wireline hoist
shooting. The weight of the APC
Mounted on the positioner, not panel is 24 kg (53 lb).
necessary to move when changing
drilling angle. Adjustable level wind
PHC CONTROL SYSTEM
angle.
The pilot hydraulic control system
Capacity (4,75 mm/ wire) 500 m 1640 ft enables high flow and pressure
while maintaining a compact and
Pull min (full drum) 3,9 kN 877 lbf
light design of the control panel.
Pull max (empty drum) 8,1 kN 1821 lbf The PHC control panel contains the
Line speed min (empty drum) 126 m/min 413 fpm valves which control direction and
Line speed max (full drum) 270 m/min 886 fpm speed (continuously variable) of ro-
tation, fast travel and wireline hoist.
Weight (without wire) 100 kg 165 lb
The special design prevents release
of the chuck before the clamp has
fully gripped the rods and vice ver-
Turn table sa. A power float system prevents
By using the turn table, the drilling thread wear when making and
unit can be turned 360° horizontally breaking rods. Gauges are provided
in relation to the skid frame, en- for rotation pressure, bit weight, wa-
abling easy rig set up in confined ter pressure, water flow and an elec-
spaces. tronic tachometer gives continuous
readout of bit rpm. The weight of the
panel together with hoses is 110kg
(243 lb).

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Rotation unit Power unit
The rotation unit consists of a hy- The power unit has two variable flow hydraulic pumps, mounted in
draulic motor, a sealed gear box, a tandem. Supplied complete with a 70 liter (18.5 gal) oil tank, water
hollow spindle and an Atlas Copco type oil cooler and filters. An air type of oil cooler is available as
patented hydraulic chuck. The chuck optional equipment. Length of hoses between rig and power unit is
grips the rod by hydraulic pressure, 6.5 m (256”).
which is adjustable. The chuck jaws
are of quick change type. The rota- ELECTRIC VERSION PU45E
tion speed is adjustable from the
Motor rating (at 1450 rpm) 45 kW 60 hp
control console. The chuck and rod
holder are synchronized. (Due to intermittent drilling cycles, higher power than 45 kW can occur.)
Main pump
60CC A-N Max flow 125 l/min 33.0 gpm
Max rotation 1 870 rpm Max pressure 280 bar 4 061 psi
Max torque 720 Nm 531 ft lbf Service pump
Spindle inner diameter 78 mm 3.1 inch Max flow 40 l/min 10.5 gpm
Chuck axial holding force 100 kN 22 480 lbf Max pressure 240 bar 3 481 psi
Weight 150 kg 330 lb

Electric power unit, dimensions and weight

A 1 604 mm 63 inch
B 1 120 mm 44 inch
C 710 mm 28 inch
Weight 700 kg 1 510 Ib

Torque
(Nm)

1000

B
800

600

400
A C

200
60cc A-N

0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 rpm

Optional eqipment and accessories

Device suitable for use in narrow tunnels and drifts. It

Bracing device allows simple anchoring of the feed frame between the
floor and roof/wall of the gallery, drift or tunnel.
Wheel kits For both rig and power unit.
Wireline sheave For steep up hole drilling.
Air/Oil cooler Air cooled heat exchanger for cooling of the hydraulic oil.
The water collector seals against the rock face and
Water collector
allows collection of flush water and cuttings.
The casing bracket and casing clamps are used to help
Casing bracket
guide the rig on a casing tube.
With the optional 5 m feed extension tubes, the total
Extra feed
length of the feed frame can be increased to 7,5 m.
extension
(Standard length 3,5–4,5 m.)
Keyhole wall
Available for both A-N and B-H size.
bracket

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Measurements & weights A

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800 1 750 B
Dimension mm in mm in
A 3 050 120 3 600 146
B 2 050 81 2 050 81
C 2 260 89 2 260 89
D 1 100 43 1 100 43
C

Weights
A-N Rot
Rig type kg Ib
800 PHC 1 650 3 638
800 APC 1 500 3 307
1 750 PHC 1 750 3 858
1 750 APC 1 600 3 527

Above weights are valid for a complete drill rig including hydraulic hoses.

Drill depth capacity

D
Drill rod m ft
A 900* 2 950
B 700* 2 300
N 550* 1 800

The above drill depth capacities only serve as guidelines and refer to
vertical down drilling. Atlas Copco cannot guarantee that these results
can be achieved in all drilling conditions.
*Note maximum wireline hoist capacity is 500 m with 4,75 mm wire. D E

Working dimensions
800 1 750
Dimension mm in mm in
A 2 285 90 3 330 131
B
B 2 285 90 3 330 131
C 3 265 129 4 215 166 C

D 2 630 104 3 580 141

E 3 525 139 4 475 176

Working positions from –90° to +90°

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