Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotary drill bit
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Application No.: US14652280Application Date: 2012-12-14
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Publication No.: US10024107B2Publication Date: 2018-07-17
- Inventor: Gregory Wayne Peterson , Srinidhi Bangalore Gopalakrishna , James Wilson Langford
- Applicant: EPIROC DRILLING TOOLS LLC
- Applicant Address: US PA Fort Loudon
- Assignee: EPIROC DRILLING TOOLS LLC
- Current Assignee: EPIROC DRILLING TOOLS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Fort Loudon
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Agent Jeffri A. Kaminski
- International Application: PCT/US2012/069722 WO 20121214
- International Announcement: WO2014/092720 WO 20140619
- Main IPC: E21B10/22
- IPC: E21B10/22 ; E21B10/23

Abstract:
An air-cooled earth-boring drill bit including a plurality of lugs. Each lug includes a pin flange. A first roller race is distal to the pin flange. A thrust flange is distal to the first roller race. At least one pin flange vent slot is arranged in a surface of the pin flange opposite the first roller race. The at least one pin flange vent slot opens in a direction of a load side of a bearing. At least one thrust flange vent slot is arranged in a surface of the thrust flange facing the first rollers. The at least one thrust flange vent slot opens in the direction of the load side of the bearing. A plurality of flow passages are arranged within the lug to supply fluid to the at least one pin flange vent slot and the at least one thrust flange vent slot.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150322724A1 ROTARY DRILL BIT Public/Granted day:2015-11-12
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