Method and means for adjusting the feed support of a rock drilling unit into a given distance from the drilling location

摘要

The feed support of a rock drilling unit is adjusted to be a given distance from a rock surface wherein holes are to be drilled. A drill bit is moved into abutment with the rock surface. The feed support is moved relative to the bit toward the rock surface. Such movement is stopped when a depth measuring instrument determines that the feed support is at a position spaced the given distance from the rock surface.