HC 170 & 200A FUNCTIONNING

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• SCHEMATIC DESCRIPTION

– DESCRIPTION

– UPWARD PISTON MOVEMENT

– DISTRIBUTOR’S OPERATE HIGH FREQUENCY

– DISTRIBUTOR’S OPERATE LOW FREQUENCY

– DOWNWARD PISTON MOVEMENT

– DISTRIBUTOR OPERATE

– PISTON HIT THE SHANK

– DIAPHRAGM PROTECTION SYSTEM

– BLANK FIRING & BRAKING ZONE

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– DISTRIBUTOR BRAKAGES
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HC 200 DRIFTER DESCRIPTION
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Hydraulic motor

Air flushing Energy

Lining chamber
Rotation (brake)
Air + lub Cylinder

Sequence
valve

Drain
Shank
Tank
Reverse Gear Shank
percussion + thrust Strike
BACK splines nut piston
Hydraulic
Working
NEXT stop
Thrust pressure
Energy piston
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chamber Distributor
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UPWARD PISTON MOVEMENT
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2 6 7 5

3
4

1
Distributor (10) is in its back position.The flow
BACK goes in the drifter in (1), the pressure increase
and open the sequence valve (5). The upper
chamber of the thrust piston (4) is connected to
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the return line. The pressure in the lower 9
chamber (2) pushed up piston and thrust piston .
PREVIOUS The energy chamber is inflated during this
movement. 10
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DISTRIBUTOR OPERATE (HIGH FREQUENCY Standard setting)
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2 6 7 5
12
8

3
4

As standard, (12) is a simple plug, a 1

longitudinal groove on the piston body links a
BACK section of the distributor (10) to the the lower
chamber (2). The high pressure creates a force
on the distributor(10) which pilot it in the lower
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position so as to reverse the piston travel. 9
PREVIOUS The drifter is in high frequency, low energy per
blow. 10
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DISTRIBUTOR OPERATE ( LOW FREQUENCY MODE )
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2 6 7 5
12
8

3
4

1
BACK

If the screw 12 is in place. The order to the

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distributor(10) is delayed, the stroke is total. 9
The drifter is in low frequency, high energy per
PREVIOUS blow.
10
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DOWNWARD PISTON MOVEMENT
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2 6 7 5

3
4

1
BACK The distributor (10) has reverse the movement,
the pressure is applied on the section (6) of the
thrust piston and the piston moves downward.
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The energy chamber (11) inject the accumulated 9
oil. The oil of the lower chamber (2) is also
PREVIOUS injected in the upper chamber (6).
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DISTRIBUTOR OPERATE
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2 6 7 5

3
4

1
BACK

Close to impact position the longitudinal groove

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on the body of the piston links the section of the 9
distributor to the tank.The distributor (10) starts
PREVIOUS is stroke so as to reverse the piston’s movement.
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IMPACT AND ENERGY VALVE OPENING
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2 6 7 5

3
4

1
At the moment of the shock, the piston (3) hits
BACK the shank. If the ground is hard, the piston
bounces back but the circuits of the upper
chamber (6) are closed by the distributor, the
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pressure increases in this chamber and open the 9
valve (9). The flow goes directly to the energy
PREVIOUS chamber.
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DIAPHRAGM PROTECTION SYSTEM
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So as to protect the energy chamber A B

diaphragm, we don’t allow the drifter
to start before a minimum pre-set
pressure.
A) When the drifter is not operating
there is no pressure on the line (17).
The spring (19) pushed up the spool 14
(14) and the annular way (18) is
14
closed.
15 17 15 17
B) When the drifter starts the pressure
increases in the line (17) and is
applied on the section of the chamber
(15). The pressure creates a force 16 16
against the spring (19). As soon as the
force is superior to the spring pre-set
value force, the spool moves down
BACK and open the line (16) to the tank. The 18 18
drifter starts striking.
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The force of the spring is adjusted
with the washers (20) so as to pre-set
PREVIOUS the minimal pressure.
19 19
20 20
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BLANK FIRING AND BRAKING ZONE
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3
12

10

2
Zoom 20
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So as to avoid blank firing (no shank in front of the piston or very soft ground) there is a built in piston braking
zone. (See explanations of different strokes on file reverse percussion)
The piston shape (20) is composed with 4 different diameters which increases gradually (the first one has a smaller
diameter than the last one)
BACK The diameter of the reaming (21) is very close to the forth diameters
In maximal downward position, if there is no shank in front of the piston, we have to brake the piston.

When the zone (20) goes in the closed reaming, the oil cannot escape, the pressure increases depending on which
diameter is in the braking zone.
PREVIOUS (The first piston’s diameter creates a braking pressure, the second a higher braking pressure and so on…)

With the last one the piston is totally stopped

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DISTRIBUTOR BRAKAGES
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BACK
25
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So as to avoid mechanical damages, the distributor spool needs to be slown down at each stoke end. For this purpose
there are 2 chambers (25) into which the spool hydraulic braking is done (pressure brake)
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MENU Braking speed m/s

12

10

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Length mm