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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
John Matthew Sassatelli, Valley Falls, NY (US);
Mark Edward Burnett, Barton, NY (US);
Jay Waylett, Albany, NY (US);
Roger Dean Eglin, Amsterdam, NY (US);
John Matthew Sassatelli, Valley Falls, NY (US);
Mark Edward Burnett, Barton, NY (US);
Jay Waylett, Albany, NY (US);
Roger Dean Eglin, Amsterdam, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A drilling apparatus capable of having a minimal axial length to permit its use within limited confines. The drilling apparatus includes a housing with a housing bore and a first housing end, a spindle rotatably supported within the housing bore, bearing elements within the housing bore and surrounding the spindle to rotatably support the spindle within the housing, and a drive unit for rotating the spindle. The spindle is configured to secure a shank of a drill bit at a first end thereof exposed at the first housing end, and the drive unit is transversely offset from an axis of rotation of the spindle.