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Diamond rock tools for percussive and rotary crushing rock drilling

Assignee: Sandvik AB
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Filing: 1990-04-19
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Granted: 1992-10-13
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Expires: 2010-04-19
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to a rock bit button of cemented carbide for percussive or rotary crushing rock drilling. The button is provided with one or more bodies of polycrystalline diamond in the surface produced at high pressure and high temperature in the diamond stable area. Each diamond body is completely surrounded by cemented carbide except the top surface.

Inventors

  • 👤 Mats G. Waldenstrom
  • 👤 Udo K. R. Fischer
  • 👤 Lars H. Hillert
  • 👤 Mahlon D. Dennis

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 16:11
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B10/00; E21B10/46; E21B10/56; E21B10/567; E21B10/5676

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim 49 words
Cemented carbide rock bit button for percussive and rotary crushing rock drilling provided with at least one polycrystalline diamond body produced at high temperature and pressure, the diamond being compressively prestressed and being disposed within the cemented carbide button and surrounded by cemented carbide except for its top surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 49 words
Cemented carbide rock bit button for percussive and rotary crushing rock drilling provided with at least one polycrystalline diamond body produced at high temperature and pressure, the diamond being compressively prestressed and being disposed within the cemented carbide button and surrounded by cemented carbide except for its top surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 31 words
Rock bit button according to claim 1 provided with one concentric polycrystalline diamond body on top of the button with a surface length of 10-50% of the diameter of the button.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 21 words
Rock bit button according to claim 1 provided with 2-5 polycrystalline bodies covering 10-50% of the surface area of the button.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
Cemented carbide rock bit button of claim 1 for percussive and rotary crushing rock drilling provided with at least one polycrystalline diamond body in which the cemented carbide has an eta-phase containing core.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 23 words
Rock bit button according to claim 1 in which each polycrystalline diamond body has a surface body that is greater than 1 mm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 20 words
Rock bit button according to claim 5 wherein each polycrystalline diamond body has a surface length of from 2-10 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 23 words
Rock bit button according to claim 1 wherein each polycrystalline diamond body has a height above the surface level greater than 0.5 mm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 23 words
Rock bit button according to claim 7 wherein the height of each said polycrystalline diamond body above the surface is from 1-5 mm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 17 words
Rock bit button according to claim 1 wherein said button is a diameter of from 5-30 mm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 19 words
Rock bit button according to claim 9 wherein the diameter of the rock bit button is from 7-15 mm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 17 words
Rock bit button according to claim 1 wherein said button contains less than 15 polycrystalline diamond bodies.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 15 words
Rock bit button according to claim 11 wherein said button contains from 2-5 diamond bodies.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 29 words
Rock bit button according to claim 1 wherein said button contains more than one polycrystalline diamond body and the separation distance between adjacent bodies is at least 1 mm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 20 words
Rock bit button according to claim 13 wherein the separation distance between adjacent polycrystalline diamond bodies is from 1-3 mm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 29 words
Rock bit button according to claim 12 wherein the diamond bodies are located symmetrically on the face of the button with respect to the longitudinal axis of the button.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 29 words
Rock bit button according to claim 12 wherein the diamond bodies are located asymmetrically on the face of the button with respect to the longitudinal axis of the button.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 31 words
Rock bit button according to claim 4 provided with one concentric polycrystalline diamond body on top of the button with a surface length of 10-50% of the diameter of the button.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 23 words
Rock bit button according to claim 17 in which each polycrystalline diamond body has a surface body that is greater than 1 mm.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 23 words
Rock bit button according to claim 18 wherein each polycrystalline diamond body has a height above the surface level greater than 0.5 mm.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 17 words
Rock bit button according to claim 4 wherein said button is a diameter of from 5-30 mm.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 17 words
Rock bit button according to claim 4 wherein said button contains less than 15 polycrystalline diamond bodies.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 29 words
Rock bit button according to claim 4 wherein said button contains more than one polycrystalline diamond body and the separation distance between adjacent bodies is at least 1 mm.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 29 words
Rock bit button according to claim 22 wherein the diamond bodies are located symmetrically on the face of the button with respect to the longitudinal axis of the button.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 29 words
Rock bit button according to claim 22 wherein the diamond bodies are located asymmetrically on the face of the button with respect to the longitudinal axis of the button.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 13 words
Rock bit button according to claim 4 wherein the diamond is compressively prestressed.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1995-10-13 1996-04-13 1996-10-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1999-10-13 2000-04-13 2000-10-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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