摘要 |
The bearing capacity of a rotary rock bit is increased even though the total number of rollers in the roller bearing system is actually reduced. A multiplicity of individual separator elements and a multiplicity of cylindrical rollers are positioned around the bearing pin of the rotary rock bit, between the bearing pin and the cutter member. The separator elements are alternatively positioned between cylindrical rollers. The separator elements assist in maintaining the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical rollers substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bearing pin and provide a material for the rollers to slide against that is more compatible with the rollers than when the rollers are sliding against each other. |