Boring or penetrating the earth – Bit or bit element – Plural separable cutter elements
Patent
1985-05-17
1987-04-28
Leppink, James A.
Boring or penetrating the earth
Bit or bit element
Plural separable cutter elements
175413, E21B 1052
Patent
active
046606602
ABSTRACT:
A percussion drill having a rounded and tapered contact surface conformation between the inner ends of hardened insert members closely received by cavities in a drill bit. Each insert has a radiused inner end in contacting relation with the bottom wall of its associated cavity. The radius is such that it compensates for angular deviations in the cavity bottom wall due to manufacturing tolerances from a normal relation relative to the cavity longitudinal axis. The radius of the insert inner end is calculated on the basis of a mathematical formula. The arrangement provides a structure which prevents corner load and stress, and insures contact away from the corner to thereby increase bit life.
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patent: 4150728 (1979-04-01), Garner et al.
patent: 4176725 (1979-12-01), Shields
patent: 4289211 (1981-09-01), Lumen
Leppink James A.
McKee James W.
Preston, Jr. Kenneth G.
Smith Matthew
TRW Inc.
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