Drilling system with teeth driven in opposite directions
OwnerJeffrey Eggersinventor
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Abstract
A drilling system can include a drill bit defining a longitudinal axis between distal and proximal ends. The drill bit can be configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis and to cut material at the distal end. The drill bit can include a plurality of chain assemblies; each chain assembly can comprise a set of cogs and a chain. The chain can be made up of a plurality of links, each link having teeth positioned in rows extending radially around the link, the teeth configured to rotate axially around the chain as the teeth engage a material for cutting. The plurality of chain assemblies can comprise at least a first chain assembly and a second chain assembly which are driven in opposite directions.
Claims12
A drilling system comprising:
- a drill bit, the drill bit defining a longitudinal axis between a distal end and a proximal end, the drill bit configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis and to cut material at the distal end, the drill bit comprising:
- a plurality of chain assemblies, each of the plurality of chain assemblies comprising:
- a chain made up of a plurality of cutters, each cutter having teeth positioned in rows extending radially around the cutter, the teeth configured to rotate axially as the teeth engage a material for cutting;
- a proximal cog with a first set of gear teeth configured to drive the chain;
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- a distal cog configured with a second set of gear teeth configured to engage the chain, the drill bit configured to cut material with each chain at each distal cog;
- wherein the plurality of chain assemblies comprises at least a first chain assembly and a second chain assembly, the proximal cog of the first chain assembly configured to drive the first chain assembly in a direction opposite of the proximal cog of the second chain assembly;
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- wherein in a moment of time, the teeth on longitudinally adjacent cutters of the first chain assembly rotate in opposite directions when they engage a material for cutting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.