US5060739A
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Cutter assemblies for rotary drill bits, and method of manufacturing same
Assignee: Camco Drilling Group Ltd
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Filing: 1990-01-26
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Granted: 1991-10-29
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Expires: 2010-01-26
Abstract
Abstract A cutter assembly, for a rotary drill bit, comprises a stud to be received in a socket in the surface of the bit body, the stud being formed, adjacent one end, with a plane surface inclined to the longitudinal axis of the stud. A preform cutting element comprises a front surface, a peripheral edge surface, and a flat rear surface which is brazed to the surface on the stud, the peripheral edge surface of the cutting element being wholly exposed. The junction between the peripheral edge surface and the rear surface of the cutting element is chamfered. Any external fillet of brazing alloy is preferably removed or is not allowed to form during brazing, and the space between the chamfer and the surface of the stud may also be free of brazing alloy. Removal of the brazing fillet may also be advantageous in the case of a non-chamfered cutter.
Inventors
- 👤 Nigel D. Griffin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 17:47
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B10/00; E21B10/46; E21B10/56; E21B10/567; E21B10/573; B; B23; B23K; B23K33/00; E21B10/5735; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T407/00; Y10T407/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A cutter assembly, for a rotary drill bit, comprising a stud to be received in a socket in the surface of the bit body, the stud being formed, adjacent one end thereof, with a plane surface inclined at an angle of less than 90° to the longitudinal axis of the stud, and a preform cutting element comprising a front surface, a peripheral edge surface, and a flat rear surface which is bonded to said inclined plane surface on the stud, said peripheral edge surface of the cutting element being substantially wholly exposed, and the junction between said peripheral edge surface and said rear surface of the cutting element being chamfered, at least in a region thereof which is furthest from said one end of the stud.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A cutter assembly, for a rotary drill bit, comprising a stud to be received in a socket in the surface of the bit body, the stud being formed, adjacent one end thereof, with a plane surface inclined at an angle of less than 90° to the longitudinal axis of the stud, and a preform cutting element comprising a front surface, a peripheral edge surface, and a flat rear surface which is bonded to said inclined plane surface on the stud, said peripheral edge surface of the cutting element being substantially wholly exposed, and the junction between said peripheral edge surface and said rear surface of the cutting element being chamfered, at least in a region thereof which is furthest from said one end of the stud.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A cutter assembly according to claim 1, wherein the chamfering of the cutting element is in the form of a sloping bevel which is substantially straight as seen in cross-section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A cutter assembly according to claim 1, wherein the chamfering of the cutting element is rounded as seen in cross-section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A cutter assembly according to claim 1, wherein the preform cutting element is bonded to said inclined surface of the stud by brazing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A cutter assembly according to claim 4, wherein there is a space between said chamfer on the cutting element and said inclined surface of the stud, and wherein said space is substantially wholly filled with braze metal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
A cutter assembly according to claim 5, wherein said braze metal is substantially confined to the space between the chamfer on the cutting element and the inclined surface of the stud, and between the rear surface of the cutting element and the surface of the stud, and does not extend beyond the peripheral edge surface of the cutting element.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A cutter assembly according to claim 1, wherein the stud is generally cylindrical and substantially circular in cross-section.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cutter assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cutting element is substantially circular and of substantially constant thickness.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
A cutter assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cutting element comprises front cutting table of superhard material bonded to a substrate of less hard material, the substrate being bonded to said inclined plane surface of the stud.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A cutter assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cutting element comprises thermally stable polycrystalline diamond.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
180 words
A method of manufacturing a cutter assembly for a rotary drill bit, which cutter assembly comprises a stud to be received in a socket in the surface of the bit body, the stud being formed, adjacent one end thereof, with a plane surface inclined at an angle of less than 90° to the longitudinal axis of the stud, and a preform cutting element comprising a front surface, a peripheral edge surface, and a flat rear surface which is bonded to said inclined plane surface on the stud, the method comprising forming the cutting element, before it is brazed to the stud, with a peripheral chamfer along at least a portion of the junction between the peripheral edge surface and the rear surface of the cutting element, and brazing the rear surface of the cutting element to said inclined surface of the stud with the peripheral edge surface of the cutting element substantially wholly exposed, and said chamfered portion of the cutting element being located at least in a region thereof which is furthest from said one end of the stud.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
180 words
A method of manufacturing a cutter assembly for a rotary drill bit, which cutter assembly comprises a stud to be received in a socket in the surface of the bit body, the stud being formed, adjacent one end thereof, with a plane surface inclined at an angle of less than 90° to the longitudinal axis of the stud, and a preform cutting element comprising a front surface, a peripheral edge surface, and a flat rear surface which is bonded to said inclined plane surface on the stud, the method comprising forming the cutting element, before it is brazed to the stud, with a peripheral chamfer along at least a portion of the junction between the peripheral edge surface and the rear surface of the cutting element, and brazing the rear surface of the cutting element to said inclined surface of the stud with the peripheral edge surface of the cutting element substantially wholly exposed, and said chamfered portion of the cutting element being located at least in a region thereof which is furthest from said one end of the stud.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 11, wherein some braze method is allowed to enter the space between said chamfer and the inclined surface of the stud.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 12 wherein some braze metal is allowed substantially to fill the space between said chamfer and the inclined surface of the stud.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 12, including the further step of removing at least some of the braze metal, after it has solidified, from the space between the chamfer and the inclined surface of the stud.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein the braze metal is prevented from extending beyond the peripheral edge surface of the cutting element.
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