Drill bit for impact-assisted directional boring
US6533052B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B7/064
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A drill bit suited for impact-assisted directional boring in rock includes a bit body having a frontwardly facing, circular main cutting surface having a number of main cutting teeth disposed thereon. A gage cutter extends radially outwardly from the main cutting surface, which gage cutter mounts at least one frontwardly facing gage cutting tooth thereon suitable for cutting in a circle during straight boring and over an angle defined by less than a full rotation of the bit in order to steer the bit. A heel on an outer side surface of the bit body at a position opposite to and behind the gage tooth provides a reaction surface for the gage cutter. The bit body and gage cutter have a nearly circular side profile along a front portion thereof such that a maximum radial clearance between the side profile and a side wall of a hole being drilled is not greater than about 10 percent of the radius of a circle cut by the gage tooth.
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