Adapter and wear tool comprising same
AssigneeCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
InventorsPeter Graham CLARK, Craig HARBERS
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Abstract
An adapter is provided for presenting a diamond composite, such as a TSDC, which is bonded therein by a metal matrix composite material. The adapter body is suitable to be received in a complimentary mount formed on a wear face of a wear tool. The approach described allows for machining of individual adapters to provide a precise fit within the wear tool mount without the need for challenging machining of the diamond composite or overcoming the difficulties in precisely bonding multiple diamond composites into their complimentary mounts.
Claims24
An adapter for presenting a diamond composite, the adapter comprising:
- (a) a body defining a recess;
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- (b) a diamond composite bonded within the recess by a metal matrix composite material, wherein the adapter body is configured to be directly received within a complimentary mount formed on a wear face of a wear tool.
The adapter of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the adapter body is configured to be releasably received in the complimentary mount of the wear tool.
The adapter of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the adapter body is configured to be received in the complimentary mount of the wear tool by machining an outer surface of the body.
The adapter of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the metal matrix composite material forms a bonding layer between the diamond composite and the recess.
The adapter of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the adapter body is formed from steel.
The adapter of any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of (i) to (iv) following is the case:
- (i) the adapter body is configured to be in direct contact with a wall of the complimentary mount once it is received within the complimentary mount;
- (ii) the adapter body is configured to abut against a wall of the complimentary mount once it is received within the complimentary mount;
- (iii) the adapter body is configured to be frictionally engaged with a wall of the complimentary mount once it is received within the complimentary mount;
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- (iv) the diamond composite presents an outward facing region having at least one angular face.
A wear tool comprising:
- (a) a tool body comprising at least one mount disposed on the tool body;
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- (b) an adapter comprising a body defining a recess and a diamond composite bonded within the recess by a metal matrix composite material, wherein the adapter body is directly received within the at least one mount.
A method of preparing a wear tool including the steps of:
- (a) providing an adapter comprising a body defining a recess, and a diamond composite bonded within the recess by a metal matrix composite material;
- (b) providing a tool including a tool body comprising at least one mount, which is complimentary to the adapter body, disposed on the tool body;
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- (c) locating the adapter body directly within the at least one mount of the tool body, to thereby prepare the wear tool.
A method of breaking rock including the steps of:
- (a) providing a wear tool including a tool body comprising at least one mount disposed within the tool body and an adapter directly received within the at least one mount, the adapter comprising a body defining a recess and a diamond composite bonded within the recess with a matrix metal composite material;
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- (b) contacting the rock with the wear tool, to thereby break the rock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.