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Cutting element with wear resistant crown
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1986-08-22
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Granted: 1987-11-10
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Expires: 2006-08-22
Abstract
Abstract A cutting element adapted to be used in a rotary drill bit is made by positioning in an appropriately shaped die cavity a quantity of a mixture of tungsten carbide and 4 to 11 percent cobalt in the shape of a crown for defining an outer surface for the tip portion of the cutting element using a pressure of less than about 600 pounds per square inch; positioning in the cavity a quantity of a mixture of tungsten carbide and 12 to 17 percent cobalt sufficient to form almost all of a base portion and at least an inner part of the tip portion for the cutting element; pressing the two quantities of the mixtures together and into the die at pressures in the range of about 10 to 15 tons per square inch; and sintering the pressed insert to form the cutting element.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald R. Abrahamson
- 👤 Ernest J. Duwell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 20:31
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22F; B22F5/00; B22F7/00; B22F7/06; B21; B21K; B21K5/00; B21K5/02; E; E21; E21B; E21B10/00; E21B10/46; E21B10/56; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S76/00; Y10S76/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of controlling the motion of a hopper gate actuated by a stepping motor, said method comprising the steps of selecting a mode of opening and closing motion of said hopper gate in terms of positions thereof at selected times, forming a program by determining a sequence of pulses to be applied to said stepping motor so as to execute said mode of motion by said hopper gate, and transmitting pulses to said stepping motor according to said program.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of controlling the motion of a hopper gate actuated by a stepping motor, said method comprising the steps of selecting a mode of opening and closing motion of said hopper gate in terms of positions thereof at selected times, forming a program by determining a sequence of pulses to be applied to said stepping motor so as to execute said mode of motion by said hopper gate, and transmitting pulses to said stepping motor according to said program.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of storing said program in a memory means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said program causes said gate to gradually accelerate to a maximum speed and to gradually decelerate to stop said gate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said program causes said gate to vibrate a predetermined number of times after opening.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
48 words
An apparatus for controlling the motion of a hopper gate comprising control means for sequentially transmitting a series of pulse signals according to a program, and driving means for moving said hopper gate by an angle and in a direction in response to each of said pulse signals.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
48 words
An apparatus for controlling the motion of a hopper gate comprising control means for sequentially transmitting a series of pulse signals according to a program, and driving means for moving said hopper gate by an angle and in a direction in response to each of said pulse signals.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said driving means include a stepping motor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said control means include a computer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said control means include memory means which store said program.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said program causes said gate to gradually accelerate to a maximum speed and to gradually decelerate to stop said gate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said program causes said gate to vibrate a predetermined number of times after opening.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said control means include an input device through which said program can be modified.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
61 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said stepping motor has a shaft with a cam secured thereonto, said driving means further including a cam follower, which is disposed so as to be pushed by said cam, linkage means connected in motion-communicating relationship to said cam follower and to said gate, and spring means applying biasing force to keep said gate closed.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
147 words
In a combinational weighing system comprising a plurality of article batch handling units each serving to receive an article batch, to output a weight value signal indicative of the weight of said article batch, and to discharge said article batch in response to a discharge signal, each article batch handling unit including one or more hoppers with gates, and a control means serving to periodically carryout combinational computation on the basis of inputted weight values, to thereby select at least one combination of article batch handling units and to output discharge signals to said selected article batch handling units, the improvement wherein said control means controls the motion of said gate by sequentially transmitting a series of pulse signals according to a preset program, and wherein each of said gates is moved by an angle and in a direction in response to each of said pulse signals.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
147 words
In a combinational weighing system comprising a plurality of article batch handling units each serving to receive an article batch, to output a weight value signal indicative of the weight of said article batch, and to discharge said article batch in response to a discharge signal, each article batch handling unit including one or more hoppers with gates, and a control means serving to periodically carryout combinational computation on the basis of inputted weight values, to thereby select at least one combination of article batch handling units and to output discharge signals to said selected article batch handling units, the improvement wherein said control means controls the motion of said gate by sequentially transmitting a series of pulse signals according to a preset program, and wherein each of said gates is moved by an angle and in a direction in response to each of said pulse signals.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
The combinational weighing system of claim 13 wherein each of said gates is operated by a stepping motor.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The combinational weighing system of claim 13 wherein said control means include memory means which store said program.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The combinational weighing system of claim 13 wherein said program operates each of said gates individually.
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