US3945447A
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Boring apparatus
Assignee: Rapidex Inc
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Filing: 1974-09-16
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Granted: 1976-03-23
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Expires: 1994-09-16
Abstract
Abstract In boring apparatus of the type having cutters mounted for rotation about respective cutter axes in a frame which is in turn rotatable about a frame axis, each cutter having a body carrying teeth which in operation sweep a surface which is oblique to the axis of advance of the apparatus, that improvement wherein each cutter has selected tooth regions, preferably of alternating high and low tooth densities, spaced along the respective cutter axis, the tooth regions of the cutters are arranged in an ordered cycle progressing along the frame axis, and regions adjacent each other in the cycle are on different cutters and overlap each other along the frame axis.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl R. Peterson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 09:10
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B10/00; E21B10/46; E21B10/50; E21B10/52; E21B10/08; E21B10/16; E21B10/26; E21B10/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
In boring apparatus of the type having a plurality of cutters mounted for rotation about respective cutter axes in a frame which is in turn rotatable about a frame axis, each said cutter having a body carrying teeth which in operation sweep and cut into a surface which is oblique to the axis of advance of said apparatus, that improvement wherein each said cutter has a plurality of selected tooth regions spaced along the respective said cutter axis, said tooth regions of said plurality of cutters are arranged in an ordered cycle progressing along said frame axis, and regions adjacent each other in said cycle are on different cutters and overlap each other along said frame axis, said regions, taken in order in said cycle, having alternately high and low effective tooth densities to counteract the tendency of teeth of one said region to track the chip spaces left by teeth of the previous said region.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
In boring apparatus of the type having a plurality of cutters mounted for rotation about respective cutter axes in a frame which is in turn rotatable about a frame axis, each said cutter having a body carrying teeth which in operation sweep and cut into a surface which is oblique to the axis of advance of said apparatus, that improvement wherein each said cutter has a plurality of selected tooth regions spaced along the respective said cutter axis, said tooth regions of said plurality of cutters are arranged in an ordered cycle progressing along said frame axis, and regions adjacent each other in said cycle are on different cutters and overlap each other along said frame axis, said regions, taken in order in said cycle, having alternately high and low effective tooth densities to counteract the tendency of teeth of one said region to track the chip spaces left by teeth of the previous said region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein there are three said cutters, and no set of three regions adjacent each other in said cycle contains more than one region from each cutter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein each said region consists of a single row of teeth arranged circumferentially about the respective cutter axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein the extent of each said region in the direction along said surface and in the plane of the axis of the respective cutter is less than the tooth height divided by the tangent of the angle between said surface and said axis of advance.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein said cutter axes are skewed relative to said frame axis and are equally angularly spaced thereabout.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein said frame axis and said axis of advance are coincident.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
138 words
In boring apparatus of the type having at least three cutters mounted in a frame which is rotatable about a frame axis, each said cutter having a body carrying teeth which in operation sweep and cut into a surface which is oblique to the axis of advance of said apparatus, that improvement wherein said apparatus has a plurality of selected tooth regions arranged in an ordered cycle progressing along said frame axis, and said regions, taken in order in said cycle, have alternately high and low effective tooth densities to counteract the tendency of teeth of one said region to track the chip spaces left by teeth of the previous said region, said cycle proceeding from cutter to cutter so that on each said cutter regions of high and low tooth densities alternate along the respective cutter axes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
138 words
In boring apparatus of the type having at least three cutters mounted in a frame which is rotatable about a frame axis, each said cutter having a body carrying teeth which in operation sweep and cut into a surface which is oblique to the axis of advance of said apparatus, that improvement wherein said apparatus has a plurality of selected tooth regions arranged in an ordered cycle progressing along said frame axis, and said regions, taken in order in said cycle, have alternately high and low effective tooth densities to counteract the tendency of teeth of one said region to track the chip spaces left by teeth of the previous said region, said cycle proceeding from cutter to cutter so that on each said cutter regions of high and low tooth densities alternate along the respective cutter axes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The improvement of claim 7 wherein said cutter axes are skewed relative to said frame axis and are equally angularly spaced thereabout.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The improvement of claim 7 wherein said cutter axes slant to cause the overall envelope of said apparatus to taper along said cutters.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
69 words
The improvement of claim 7 wherein each pair of said regions which are adjacent each other in said cycle have respective numbers of teeth in the relation N H/2 < N L < N H , where N H is the number of teeth in the high effective density region of said pair and N L is the number of teeth in the low density region of said pair.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The improvement of claim 10 wherein each N H/1 .9 < N L < N H/1 .1.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The improvement of claim 11 wherein each N H/1 .75 < N L < N H/1 .25.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
The improvement of claim 7 wherein the extent of each said region in the direction along said surface is less than the tooth height divided by the tangent of the angle between said surface and said axis of advance.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The improvement of claim 7 wherein said frame axis and said axis of advance are coincident.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-03-23 | 1979-09-22 | 1980-03-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-03-23 | 1983-09-22 | 1984-03-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-03-23 | 1987-09-22 | 1988-03-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |