High speed rock bit
US5152353A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B10/25
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A rock bit for drilling subterranean formations has improved dynamic O-ring seals for retaining lubricant around the rock bit bearings during operation at more than 50 meters per minute surface speed on the O-rings. Such a bit has a plurality of journal pins, each having a bearing surface, and a cutter cone mounted on each journal pin and including a bearing surface. A pressure-compensated grease reservoir is in communication with such bearing surfaces for maintaining a grease adjacent to the bearing surfaces. The grease is sealed in with dynamic O-ring seals comprising a perfluorinated terpolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether) and a cure site monomer for introducing crosslinking sites. Preferably the cure site monomer is selected from the group consisting of trifluoroethylene, vinyl perfluoroalkyls and monomers including a perfluoroalkyl ether group.
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