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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lars-Gunnar Lundell, Sandviken, SE;
Assignee:
Sandvik AB, Sandviken, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175417 ; 1754202 ; 175426 ;
Abstract
A rock drill bit for percussive drilling includes a steel body in which six gauge buttons and a single front button are mounted. The gauge buttons are arranged symmetrically and equally spaced about a central axis of the bit. The front button is arranged along the central axis. The front button is of larger diameter than the gauge button. At least three of the gauge buttons are diamond-enhanced, and the front button may be diamond-enhanced.