Composite seal for rotary cone rock bits
US5362073A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S277/946
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An elastomeric o-ring rock bit seal is disclosed with two or more integrally bonded elastomers or phenolic type materials joined together to form the seal. The dynamic sealing face adjacent the journal bearing is fabricated from an elastomer/phenolic engineered specifically for wear resistance. The bulk of the seal adjacent the static seal retention cavity typically formed in the rotary cone is molded from an elastomer engineered specifically for precise control of the seal contact force adjacent the dynamic seal face when the seal is compressed against the dynamic face by the seal retention cavity in the cone.
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