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Device for controlling deep boring operations in a rotating object

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-23
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Granted: 1965-11-16
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Expires: 1982-05-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Graffenried Albert L De

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:41
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q11/00; B23Q11/08; B23B; B23B29/00; B23B29/03; B23B29/034; B23B29/03403; B23B29/03432; B23Q15/00; B23Q15/007; B23Q15/013; B23B2260/00; B23B2260/108; B23B2260/128; B23B2270/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S408/00; Y10S408/705; Y10T; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/16; Y10T408/175; Y10T82/00; Y10T82/12; Y10T82/125; Y10T82/128; Y10T82/25; Y10T82/2572

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 136 words
A BORING DEVICE FOR DEEP BORING AN OBJECT ROTATING ABOUT AN AXIS, COMPRISING: A BORING TOOL ADAPTED TO BE ADVANCED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID AXIS AND INCLUDING A CUTTING HEAD FOR CUTTING THE INTERIOR OF SAID ROTATING OBJECT; MEANS FOR ADVANCING SAID BORING TOOL; MEANS ADAPTED TO SENSE THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OF THE RUN-OUT FROM SAID AXIS TO THE CENTER OF A BORED HOLE MADE BY SAID CUTTING HEAD, SAID SENSING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO GENERATE A RUN-OUT SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF SAID MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION, WHEREBY THE POSITION OF THE BORING TOOL RELATIVE TO SAID AXIS MAY BE DETERMINED; FORCE GENERATING MEANS ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A FORCE ACTING ON THE CUTTING HEAD TO CAUSE RADIAL DISPLACEMENT OF SAID CUTTING HEAD RESPONSIVE TO SAID RUN-OUT SIGNAL WHEREBY SAID RUN-OUT MAY BE CONTROLLED IN DIRECTION AND MANGITUDE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 136 words
A BORING DEVICE FOR DEEP BORING AN OBJECT ROTATING ABOUT AN AXIS, COMPRISING: A BORING TOOL ADAPTED TO BE ADVANCED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID AXIS AND INCLUDING A CUTTING HEAD FOR CUTTING THE INTERIOR OF SAID ROTATING OBJECT; MEANS FOR ADVANCING SAID BORING TOOL; MEANS ADAPTED TO SENSE THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OF THE RUN-OUT FROM SAID AXIS TO THE CENTER OF A BORED HOLE MADE BY SAID CUTTING HEAD, SAID SENSING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO GENERATE A RUN-OUT SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF SAID MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION, WHEREBY THE POSITION OF THE BORING TOOL RELATIVE TO SAID AXIS MAY BE DETERMINED; FORCE GENERATING MEANS ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A FORCE ACTING ON THE CUTTING HEAD TO CAUSE RADIAL DISPLACEMENT OF SAID CUTTING HEAD RESPONSIVE TO SAID RUN-OUT SIGNAL WHEREBY SAID RUN-OUT MAY BE CONTROLLED IN DIRECTION AND MANGITUDE.

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