Protected cutter mounting for drill bits
Patent
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OSTI ID:6572123
A large diameter earth boring drill bit has a cutter mounting system that protects the cutter mounts from formation damage. The drill bit is of the type having a cutter support plate adapted to be secured to a string of drill pipe. A cutter shell is rotatably mounted on a bearing carrier and supported by a cutter mount that is secured to the cutter support plate. The cutter mount has two legs spaced apart, each leg having a slot for receiving a lug that extends from each end of the bearing carrier. The legs and lugs have apertures, with a wedge connector for insertion through for connecting the bearing carrier to the cutter mount. A protector member extends from at least one end of the bearing carrier, with the lug extending from the protector member into the slot. The protector member has a surface on each side of the lug that extends over and protects the end of the leg on each side of the slot from formation damage.
- Assignee:
- Hughes Tool Co
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4241799
- OSTI ID:
- 6572123
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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