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US 7,124,842 B2Granted
Cutting elements of gage row and first inner row of a drill bit
AssigneeSmith International, Inc.
InventorsAlan W. Lockstedt, Gary R. Portwood, Scott D. McDonough
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Abstract
A rolling cone drill bit is provided that has gage inserts on the first row from the bit axis to cut to full gage diameter that have a cutting portion enhanced with a layer of super abrasive material. The gage cutting surface has a center axis that is canted to be more normal to the gave curve such that its point of contact at gage is away from the thinner portion of the layer of super abrasive material.
Claims8
A drill bit, comprising:
- a bit body;
- at least one roller cone rotatably mounted on the bit body and having a plurality of rows of cutting inserts thereon;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of rows includes at least one insert comprising a generally cylindrical base portion defining an insert axis and a cutting portion having a generally convex cutting surface, wherein a center axis of the generally convex cutting surface is canted with respect to the insert axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.