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Apparatus for cleaning drills

US4650012A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 1, 1985
Grant dateMar 17, 1987
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B12/06
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning, during its extraction without rotation, of a drill formed from a helical surface wound around an axial stem. It comprises a scraper blade capable of being inserted at will between two turns of the helical drill, and that it comprises a motor for causing the scraper blade to revolve around the stem substantially in synchronism with the speed of extraction of the drill.

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