EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SEPARABLE BEARING ASSEMBLIES FOR MOUNTING ROLLER CONES TO SUCH TOOLS

    公开(公告)号:US20190277093A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-12

    申请号:US15915178

    申请日:2018-03-08

    发明人: John Morin

    IPC分类号: E21B10/22 E21B10/14

    摘要: An earth-boring tool for removing subterranean formation material in a borehole comprises a tool body having a central axis defining an axial center thereof and a leg extending in an axial direction from the tool body. A bearing assembly is removably coupled to the leg and includes a bearing shaft and a base member. The base member encircles a portion of the bearing shaft and abuts against a surface of the leg. A roller cone is rotatably coupled to the bearing assembly and has a rotational axis about which the roller cone rotates on the bearing assembly when the roller cone removes subterranean formation material in the borehole. A method of assembling a rotatable cutting structure assembly including the bearing assembly includes coupling the bearing shaft to the leg by disposing a mechanical fastener through an aperture formed through the leg and into a cavity of the bearing shaft.

    Earth-boring tools including separable bearing assemblies for mounting roller cones to such tools

    公开(公告)号:US10829997B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-10

    申请号:US15915178

    申请日:2018-03-08

    发明人: John Morin

    摘要: An earth-boring tool for removing subterranean formation material in a borehole comprises a tool body having a central axis defining an axial center thereof and a leg extending in an axial direction from the tool body. A bearing assembly is removably coupled to the leg and includes a bearing shaft and a base member. The base member encircles a portion of the bearing shaft and abuts against a surface of the leg. A roller cone is rotatably coupled to the bearing assembly and has a rotational axis about which the roller cone rotates on the bearing assembly when the roller cone removes subterranean formation material in the borehole. A method of assembling a rotatable cutting structure assembly including the bearing assembly includes coupling the bearing shaft to the leg by disposing a mechanical fastener through an aperture formed through the leg and into a cavity of the bearing shaft.