Drill bit and cutting head for drill bit
US9284787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23B2251/44
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cutting head for a drill bit comprises four substantially identically shaped cutting arms extending radially from a common central axial point, each cutting arm comprising a cutting edge extending, outwardly and axially backwards from the common central axial point. The cutting edges are equianguiarly spaced apart from each other about the central axis of the cutting head. Each cutting, arm further comprises a side chamfer extending between its radially outer face and its rotationally trailing side face.
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