CORROSION RESISTANT BEARING ELEMENTS, BEARING ASSEMBLIES, BEARING APPARATUSES, AND MOTOR ASSEMBLIES USING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20250020164A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18753197

    申请日:2024-06-25

    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to bearing assemblies and methods of manufacturing. In an embodiment, a bearing assembly includes a support ring and bearing elements. The bearing elements are mounted to and distributed circumferentially about an axis of the support ring. At least one of the bearing elements includes a polycrystalline diamond table, a substrate bonded to the polycrystalline diamond table, bonding region defined by the substrate and the polycrystalline diamond table, and a corrosion resistant region. The corrosion resistant region includes a corrosion resistant material that covers at least a portion of at least one lateral surface of the bonding region. The corrosion resistant region prevents corrosion of at least some material in the bonding region covered by the corrosion resistant region (e.g., during use). Other embodiments employ one or more sacrificial anodes as an alternative to or in combination with the corrosion resistant region.

    APPARATUS FOR LEACHING A VOLUME OF A SUPERABRASIVE ELEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20250011967A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-09

    申请号:US18893569

    申请日:2024-09-23

    Abstract: Apparatus for leaching a volume of a superabrasive element include a first electrical connection configured to be operably coupled to a superabrasive element, a leaching assembly for electrically connecting a procession solution to the superabrasive element to remove at least a portion of the at least one interstitial constituent from only a portion of the superabrasive element, and a second electrical connection configured to be operably coupled to the leaching assembly.

    METHOD FOR LASER CUTTING POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND STRUCTURES

    公开(公告)号:US20240399540A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-05

    申请号:US18741013

    申请日:2024-06-12

    Abstract: Methods of laser cutting polycrystalline diamond tables and polycrystalline diamond compacts are disclosed. Laser cutting of the polycrystalline diamond table provides an alternative to electrical-discharge machining (“EDM”), grinding with a diamond wheel, or lapping with a diamond wheel. Grinding or lapping with a diamond wheel is relatively slow and expensive, as diamond is used to remove a diamond material. EDM cutting of the polycrystalline diamond table is sometimes impractical or even impossible, particularly when the cobalt or other infiltrant or catalyst concentration within the polycrystalline diamond table is very low (e.g., in the case of a leached polycrystalline diamond table). As such, laser cutting provides a valuable alternative machining method that may be employed in various processes such as laser scribing, laser ablation, and laser lapping.

    Radial bearing
    8.
    外观设计

    公开(公告)号:USD1036518S1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US29734689

    申请日:2020-05-14

    Abstract: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a radial bearing including a bearing element having a plurality of grooves in a bearing surface thereof, according to a first embodiment;
    FIG. 2 is a perspective cutaway view of the radial bearing shown in FIG. 1;
    FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the bearing element shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the bearing element shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and rotated 90° relative to the side elevational view shown in FIG. 3, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a radial bearing including a plurality of bearing elements that each have a plurality of grooves in a bearing surface thereof, according to a second embodiment;
    FIG. 6 is a perspective cutaway view of the radial bearing shown in FIG. 5;
    FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of one of the bearing elements shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of one of the bearing elements shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 and rotated 90° relative to the side elevational view shown in FIG. 7, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a radial bearing including a plurality of bearing elements that each have a plurality of grooves in a bearing surface thereof, according to a third embodiment;
    FIG. 10 is a perspective cutaway view of the radial bearing shown in FIG. 9;
    FIG. 11 is a side elevational view of one of the bearing elements shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 12 is a side elevational view of one of the bearing elements shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 and rotated 90° relative to the side elevational view shown in FIG. 11, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a radial bearing including a plurality of bearing elements that each have a plurality of grooves in a bearing surface thereof, according to an fourth embodiment;
    FIG. 14 is a perspective cutaway view of the radial bearing shown in FIG. 13;
    FIG. 15 is a side elevational view of one of the bearing elements shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 16 is a side elevational view of one of the bearing elements shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 and rotated 90° relative to the side elevational view shown in FIG. 15, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a radial bearing including a plurality of first bearing elements that each have a plurality of grooves in a bearing surface thereof and a second bearing element that does not include any grooves in a bearing surface thereof, according to a fifth embodiment;
    FIG. 18 is a perspective cutaway view of the radial bearing shown in FIG. 17;
    FIG. 19 is a side elevational view of one of the first bearing elements shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 20 is a side elevational view of one of the first bearing elements shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 and rotated 90° relative to the side elevational view shown in FIG. 19, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 21 is a side elevational view of the second bearing element shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 22 is a side elevational view of the second bearing element shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, and rotated 90° relative to the side elevational view shown in FIG. 21, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 23 is a perspective view of a radial bearing including a plurality of first bearing elements that each have a plurality of grooves in a bearing surface thereof and a plurality of second bearing elements that do not include any grooves in a bearing surface thereof, according to a sixth embodiment;
    FIG. 24 is a perspective cutaway view of the radial bearing shown in FIG. 23;
    FIG. 25 is a side elevational view of one of the first bearing elements shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 26 is a side elevational view of one of the first bearing elements shown in FIGS. 23 and 34 and rotated 90° relative to the side elevational view shown in FIG. 25, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 27 is a side elevational view of one of the second bearing elements shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 28 is a side elevational view of one of the second bearing elements shown in FIGS. 23 and 34, and rotated 90° relative to the side elevational view shown in FIG. 27, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 29 is a perspective view of a radial bearing including a plurality of bearing elements that each have a plurality of grooves in a bearing surface thereof, according to an seventh embodiment;
    FIG. 30 is a perspective cutaway view of the radial bearing shown in FIG. 29;
    FIG. 31 is a side elevational view of one of the bearing elements shown in FIGS. 29 and 30, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 32 is a side elevational view of one of the bearing elements shown in FIGS. 29 and 30 and rotated 90° relative to the side elevational view shown in FIG. 31, with the opposing side elevational view being identical;
    FIG. 33 is a perspective view of a radial bearing including a plurality of bearing elements that each have a plurality of grooves in a bearing surface thereof, according to an eighth embodiment;
    FIG. 34 is a perspective cutaway view of the radial bearing shown in FIG. 33;
    FIG. 35 is a side elevational view of one of the bearing elements shown in FIGS. 33 and 34, with the opposing side elevational view being identical; and,
    FIG. 36 is a side elevational view of one of the bearing elements shown in FIGS. 33 and 34 and rotated 90° relative to the side elevational view shown in FIG. 35, with the opposing side elevational view being identical.
    The broken lines shown in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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