AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT FOR USE WITH DRILLING APPARATUS

摘要

The invention relates to auxiliary working apparatus (10) for use with drilling apparatus for drilling holes into the ground and where the drilling apparatus has a platform supported by a support structure (50) thereof through which a drill bit (30) passes, the platform serving as a barrier between chippings blown from a hole being drilled into the ground and the drill motor and drill bit displacement mechanism of the drilling apparatus. The auxiliary working apparatus includes displacement means in the form of a roller-type brush (20) arrangement that, in its operative configuration, is mounted beneath the platform and that is operable for displacing chippings blown from a hole being drilled into the ground to spaced locations from the hole.