Boring or penetrating the earth – Bit or bit element – Plural separable cutter elements
Patent
1978-04-24
1980-04-22
Leppink, James A.
Boring or penetrating the earth
Bit or bit element
Plural separable cutter elements
175413, E21B 1301
Patent
active
041990358
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for rock cutting and drilling. A preferred embodiment of the apparatus is a drill bit comprised of composite compact cutters removably secured or attached to the drill crown. The cutter is preferably comprised of a stud or pin with an abrasive composite compact bonded at one end of the stud. The securing means for the cutter is comprised of a sleeve and a bushing fixed in the recess of the bit crown. The sleeve has a threaded outer wall for engagement with a threaded inner wall of the bushing. The height of the cutter is adjustable by the provision of metal shims between the bottom of the recess and the base of the stud of the cutter.
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Dearing Dennis A.
Feiler William S.
General Electric Company
Leppink James A.
Little Douglas B.
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