Boring or penetrating the earth – With storage means for bit lubricant carried by bit or shaft – With fluid pressure-actuated feed means
Patent
1982-07-19
1984-11-06
Pate, III, William F.
Boring or penetrating the earth
With storage means for bit lubricant carried by bit or shaft
With fluid pressure-actuated feed means
175371, 175347, 175346, E21B 1030
Patent
active
044807040
ABSTRACT:
A reamer used in earth boring by the rotary method includes a body having a plurality of sockets in its outer periphery. Upper and lower blocks are disposed in the socket for supporting a shaft. A roller is rotatably mounted on the shaft with the inner periphery of the roller and the outer periphery of the shaft providing bearings for the roller. The shaft has an upper annular shoulder with a downwardly facing sealing surface disposed above the bearings. Upper and lower seals are disposed above and below the bearings with the upper seals having a facing seal sealingly engaging the roller and the downwardly facing sealing surface on the shoulder of the shaft.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1565788 (1925-12-01), Carlson
patent: 2809015 (1957-10-01), Phipps
patent: 3897837 (1975-08-01), Peterson
patent: 4182425 (1980-01-01), Garrett
Black Billy E.
May James R.
Hovis Timothy David
Pate III William F.
Smith International Inc.
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