Axially Spaced Patents (Class 408/224)
  • Patent number: 8122978
    Abstract: The invention is a drilling device for providing a conically shaped cavity in materials primarily used for anchoring systems. The drilling device is comprised of a solid shank for attachment to a drill, a reverse thread section, and a cutting head. The cutting head includes a cutting tip, clean out flutes, extendable cutting blades mounted within an internal chamber of cutting head body, and means for extending the cutting blades. The extendable cutting blades project from the cutting head body radially when the reverse thread section is driven into the internal chamber of the cutting head. The reverse thread section interacts with the means for extending the cutting blades. This may include a pair of cams that are spring biased outwardly. The cams push against the backsides of the extendable cutting blades for driving them from the cutting head body when the drill device is counter rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Inventor: John Clifford
  • Patent number: 8113749
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise an auger bit for use with a power drill including an elongated member including a first end and an opposing second end, a helical surface having a central axis, where the helical surface defines at least one flute, a head portion integrally formed with the first end of the elongated member and including a primary cutting edge adapted to engage and remove material from a workpiece and a secondary cutting edge adapted to engage and remove additional material from the workpiece, a threaded tip integrally formed with the head portion and a shank integrally formed with the second end of the elongated member and adapted to engage the drill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hagen Walter Dost, Javier Ibarra
  • Patent number: 8070399
    Abstract: A drill point (1) for drilling sandwich panels (100), composite materials and similar, comprising a shank (2) for coupling into the chuck a tool apt to drive said point (1) in rotation; a drilling member, integral to the shank, comprising a substantially cylindrical working portion (3), and a cutting head (4), located at the end of the working portion (3), having cutting edges (C); wherein onto the surface of the working portion (3) there are obtained helical flutes (5), spirally arranged about a substantially central longitudinal axis (A-A) of the working portion (3), the flutes (5) ending on a top face (4?) of the cutting head (4), characterized in that the constructive geometry thereof provides a helix angle (?) with respect to the longitudinal axis (A-A), along which there develop the helical flutes (5), substantially comprised in a range of 30° to 35°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Inventor: Natalino Capone
  • Patent number: 8029215
    Abstract: A spiral drill bit for forming holes of a variety of sizes has a main body which provides first and second helical grooves. First and second flutes extend along the length of the main body to provide first and second helical groove segments. Cutting segments are provided between the helical groove segments. The method for forming the spiral drill bit includes turning the helical groove segments onto a round stock. An axial clearance and an initial diametral clearance are provided upon turning the helical grooves. A grinding process is used to form a radial clearance and a final diametral clearance. The reduction to the amount of grinding required to form the spiral drill bit results in a reduction to the cost of production and a reduction in the time necessary to produce the spiral drill bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Greenlee Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Charles L. Gentry, William F. Nordlin
  • Patent number: 8025466
    Abstract: A removable countersink bit comprises a body, a flange, at least one clamp, and a plurality of cutting teeth. The removable countersink bit creates countersink holes for receiving manhole fixtures and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Inventor: Marty D. Hunt
  • Publication number: 20110200404
    Abstract: A spiral tap is disclosed having a thread portion having an external thread, spiral flutes which is fluted in the same direction as a cutting/rotating direction, as seen in a direction away from a shank side, to divide the external thread, and cutting edges formed along the spiral flutes; the thread portion including a full thread portion having a fixed outer diameter, and a chamfer portion decreasing in outer diameter toward a tap end; the chamfer portion being screwed into a prepared hole to cut an internal thread on an inner circumferential wall of the prepared hole and to discharge chips along the spiral flutes toward the shank; the chamfer portion having an external thread with screw threads which is formed such that outer circumferential portions are removed, at a linear line for cutting as seen from a direction perpendicular to a cross-section involving an axis O, from the screw threads having the same dimension as that of the full thread portion; and the linear line intersecting the axis O at an incli
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: OSG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentarou Norimatsu, Takayuki Nakajima
  • Patent number: 7980794
    Abstract: A ring with a cutting edge detachably fixed to a drilling tool, and machines the peripheral edge of a hole bored by the drilling tool can be simply attached to the drilling tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Kawade
  • Publication number: 20110135413
    Abstract: A reamer for the precision machining of a drilled hole, having a plurality of cutting bars which are separated from one another by chip grooves and extend in the longitudinal direction of the tool, wherein a plurality of chip divider grooves which run in the transverse direction of the tool and divide each cutting bar into cutting segments are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Uwe Hobohm
  • Patent number: 7950880
    Abstract: A cutting tool that includes an elongate body that has a forward end and a rearward end. The elongate body has a fluted portion that beginning near and extends in a rearward direction from the forward end. The fluted portion has a flute that defines a cutting edge. The flute presents a concave cutting face wherein the concave cutting face is defined by a first radius. The flute further presents a concave core surface adjacent to the concave cutting face wherein the concave core surface is defined by a second radius. The flute presents a convex heel surface adjacent to the concave core surface wherein the convex heel surface is defined by a fourth radius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignees: Kennametal Inc., Yamawa Manufacturing Limited
    Inventors: Willard E. Henderer, Stephen M. George, Steven R. Burns, Sadayuki Akaki
  • Patent number: 7942616
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new drilling tool useful in machining hydraulic port seals for fluid power ports. The drilling tool drills the port hole to size in a solid material for the minor thread diameter in combination with forming the port in a single operation. The drilling tool has a tool holder having a rotational axis, a first drilling insert having cutting surfaces on a first side and a mounting surface on a second side, at least one second drilling insert having a predetermined cutting surface portion and a mounting portion which is mounted on the holder at a location from the rotational axis of the holder. The at least one second drilling insert has first and second portions which engage and machine a work piece in a drilling operation to form a spot face and a seal form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Allied Machine & Engineering Corp.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Nuzzi, Rolf H. Kraemer
  • Patent number: 7942615
    Abstract: A multi-cartridge cutting tool includes a body with a plurality of cartridge-receiving pockets, and a plurality of insert-receiving cartridges mounted to a respective pocket. A round cutting insert is mounted to each cartridge. The pockets are formed at predetermined distances from a central, longitudinal axis of the body to form a first group and a second group of cutting inserts such that the cutting edges of the first group of cutting inserts and the cutting edges of the second group of cutting inserts are located at different axial and radial distances from the central, longitudinal axis of the body to perform different machining operations. The cutting tool may be used as part of a railway wheel boring assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignees: Kennametal Inc., Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul William Lysobey, Dan Elwyn Chesney, James H. Strickland
  • Publication number: 20110103908
    Abstract: In order to allow high-precision machining of the inner surface of a pipe using little machining time, the draw broach comprises a cutting part (2) having a plurality of cutters (10) extending in the axial draw direction (4). The cutting part (2) is divided into a main part (14) and an insertion part (16) tapering conically in the draw direction. The insertion part (16) in turn is divided into a front region, viewed in the draw direction (4), forming a pre-cutting stage (16A), and a rear region (16B), wherein the conicity of the pre-cutting stage (16A) is less than that of the rear region (16B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventor: Uwe Hobohm
  • Patent number: 7927047
    Abstract: A multi-cartridge cutting tool includes a body with a plurality of cartridge-receiving pockets, and a plurality of insert-receiving cartridges mounted to a respective pocket. A round cutting insert is mounted to each cartridge. The pockets are formed at predetermined distances from a central, longitudinal axis of the body to form a first group and a second group of cutting inserts such that the cutting edges of the first group of cutting inserts and the cutting edges of the second group of cutting inserts are located at different axial and radial distances from the central, longitudinal axis of the body to perform different machining operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Paul William Lysobey, Dan Elwyn Chesney
  • Publication number: 20100329802
    Abstract: A cutting drill includes a shank having a hole and formed to be gripped in a tool holder, and a drill body having a rod shape and locked into the hole of the shank. The shank has an axis around which the drill body rotates. The drill body has a cutting-edge portion forming a tip portion of the drill body and a neck portion having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the cutting-edge portion. The cutting-edge portion has a first cutting-edge portion and a second cutting-edge portion formed between the first cutting-edge portion and the neck portion. The first cutting-edge portion is contiguous to the second cutting-edge portion by a step portion such that the second cutting-edge portion has a diameter which is smaller than a diameter of the first cutting-edge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicants: IBIDEN CO., LTD., IBIDENJUSHI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu WADA, Shunsuke Takeichi, Tomoko Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 7841812
    Abstract: Milling cutter and method of operating same, and other machine tools, and an adjustment mechanism therefor. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Rainer Küchler
  • Patent number: 7832966
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a helical drill configuration that allows substantially flat bottomed holes to be machined. At the cutting end of the body member, there are at least two cutting edges that are symmetrically oriented on opposing sides of the rotational axis of the drill. In an embodiment of the invention, first and second cutting edge portions form a continuous surface which provides strength and tool stability. The height of the second portions of each of the cutting edges remains relatively consistent along the horizontal for formation of a generally flat bottom hole. In the embodiment, a center point is defined by two sloped peak surfaces. A central straight chisel edge is formed by the intersection of the two sloped peak surfaces. The first cutting edge section extends from the chisel edge to the second cutting edge section. The first cutting edge section for both cutting edges is formed by symmetrically thinning the two peak surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Shultz, Stephen M. George, Raymond E. Moring, David L. Ford
  • Publication number: 20100254779
    Abstract: A solid step drill, including a front tip and a rear end between which a center axis extends and around which the drill is rotatable in a predetermined direction. At least two cylindrical sections are concentric with the center axis, a first section extending rearward from the front tip and having a first diameter, and a second section extending behind the first section and having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter, the first section transforming into the second section via a step. The tip includes two primary cutting edges, which individually co-operate with a respective chip flute that is delimited by a concave surface and countersunk in the first section and in the second section, the respective chip flute intersecting the step while forming a secondary cutting edge. Adjacent to the secondary cutting edge, a chip breaking recess is formed between a cutting edge line of the cutting edge and the concave surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventor: Hans Wedner
  • Publication number: 20100221078
    Abstract: A drilling tool extends in a longitudinal direction and has a drill point and first and second major cutting edges, which extend approximately radially outward. The drill point is arranged eccentrically relative to a central axis, which is the same as the axis of rotation. The second major cutting edge is arranged by a cutting-height difference higher than the first major cutting edge. The first major cutting edge has a shorter radial edge length than the second major cutting edge. A method of utilizing the tool is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventor: Bernhard Walter Borschert
  • Publication number: 20100209203
    Abstract: A drill system and cutting insert geometry is provided, with the system comprising a drill body having at least one cutting insert, with the at least one cutting insert is formed with at least one cutting edge, and has a first negative clearance surface and a second positive clearance surface, wherein the first negative clearance surface plastically deforms the surface of a work piece to produce a smooth surface finish and substantially reduce or eliminate chatter during a machining process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: ALLIED MACHINE & ENGINEERING CORP.
    Inventor: Yuan Cao
  • Publication number: 20100202845
    Abstract: One non-limiting aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a multi-piece spade drill head for a spade drill, wherein the spade drill includes an elongate body portion and a cutting portion removably secured to an end of the body portion. The multi-piece spade drill head includes at least two insert pieces, each piece including a cutting edge. The at least two insert pieces are configured to be removably secured to the body portion of the spade drill adjacent one another and with the cutting edges of the insert pieces aligned to together form a cutting edge on an end of the spade drill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: TDY Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: X. Daniel Fang, Jean-Luc Dufour, David J. Wills
  • Publication number: 20100202844
    Abstract: A drill holding tool includes a shaft and a drill-holding portion which has a recess defined axially in an outer periphery thereof so as to receive a flat center drill therein which has one end protrudes out from the distal end of the drill-holding portion. The recess is defined by two sidewalls and a bottom surface, and a threaded hole is defined through the bottom surface. Two semi-circular reception holes are defined in two insides of the two sidewalls and two positioning pieces are received in the reception holes. The center drill includes a positioning hole corresponding to the threaded hole in the recess and two semi-circular positioning notches in which the two positioning pieces are partially received. The center drill is a flat piece which saves material required and the positioning notches allow the center drill to be quickly and precisely positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Hsin-Tien Chang
  • Publication number: 20100172706
    Abstract: A countersink assembly including a countersink sleeve body with a distal cutting edge, a longitudinal bore to receive and secured to a drill bit, and a flute extending from the distal cutting edge. A depth stop collar having a longitudinal bore is disposed on and secured to the countersink sleeve body. In an example embodiment, the longitudinal bore of the depth stop collar includes at least one passage for chip egress. In addition or in the alternative, the flute includes a flat surface and a part cylindrical surface extending from the distal cutting edge along the length of the flute at an angle to the longitudinal bore of the countersink sleeve body so as to present a slight down-cut spiral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: WOODWORKER'S SUPPLY INC.
    Inventors: John Wirth, JR., Jay L. Sanger, Paul Brutsman, Mark K. McCool
  • Publication number: 20100145341
    Abstract: A drill bit comprising a trocar tip on an end of a fluted portion is disclosed. The trocar tip may configured to cut through relatively hard bone. The drill bit may also have a fluted portion for cutting through softer bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Roger S. Ranck, Robert S. Kramer, Anatoli Krivoruk
  • Patent number: 7717651
    Abstract: A tool for the cutting machining of precision bores in workpieces, with a first machining step which has at least one geometrically defined cutting edge, and with a second machining step which has at least one honing strip with geometrically undefined cutting edges, is proposed. This is distinguished in that the first machining step has at least three support regions which are arranged at a distance from one another in the circumferential direction and which are designed and arranged such that they are supported on the wall of the precision bore during the machining of the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Mapal Fabrik Für Präzisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG
    Inventors: Friedrich Häberle, Dieter Kress
  • Patent number: 7682111
    Abstract: First and second bore blade portions are provided on the outer periphery of a rotary shaft at intervals in the circumferential direction with a rotation axis as the center. A first bore blade portion has a continuous blade and a second bore blade portion has a discontinuous blade having protruding blade edges and indented blade edges, which are alternately provided. The distance in the radial direction of the protruding blade edges is set so as to be greater than or equal to the distance in the radial direction of a continuous blade, and the distance in the radial direction of indented blade edges is set so as to be smaller than the distance in the radial direction of the continuous blade. Accordingly, the cutting resistance of the bore cutter can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: OMI Kogyo Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Shohei Omi
  • Publication number: 20100067994
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new drilling tool useful in machining hydraulic port seals for fluid power ports. The drilling tool drills the port hole to size in a solid material for the minor thread diameter in combination with forming the port in a single operation. The drilling tool has a tool holder having a rotational axis, a first drilling insert having cutting surfaces on a first side and a mounting surface on a second side, at least one second drilling insert having a predetermined cutting surface portion and a mounting portion which is mounted on the holder at a location from the rotational axis of the holder. The at least one second drilling insert has first and second portions which engage and machine a work piece in a drilling operation to form a spot face and a seal form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: ALLIED MACHINE & ENGINEERING CORP.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Nuzzi, Rolf H. Kraemer
  • Publication number: 20100034606
    Abstract: An object is to provide an indexable drill which has cutting edges formed of a plurality of indexable inserts and which provides stable performance so that the accuracy of entrance hole diameter and exit hole diameter is improved and generation of burrs at the hole exit can be suppressed. Indexable inserts 5-1 and 5-2 which form a center cutting edge 8 and a peripheral cutting edge 9 are attached to a drill main body 1 at an end thereof. A ratio between a cutting contribution A of the center cutting edge 8 and a cutting contribution B of the peripheral cutting edge 9 is set such that the cutting contribution A of the center cutting edge is larger. The indexable insert 5-2 is disposed so at to project forward in the axial direction from the indexable insert 5-1 so that an outer-end corner 9a of the peripheral cutting edge 9 engages a workpiece first.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Kazuchika Nasu, Atsuhiko Maeta
  • Patent number: 7632050
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new drilling tool useful in machining hydraulic port seals for fluid power ports. The drilling tool drills the port hole to size in a solid material for the minor thread diameter in combination with forming the port in a single operation. The drilling tool has a tool holder having a rotational axis, a first drilling insert having cutting surfaces on a first side and a mounting surface on a second side, at least one second drilling insert having a predetermined cutting surface portion and a mounting portion which is mounted on the holder at a location from the rotational axis of the holder. The at least one second drilling insert has first and second portions which engage and machine a work piece in a drilling operation to form a spot face and a seal form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Allied Machine & Engineering Corp.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Nuzzi, Rolf H. Kraemer
  • Patent number: 7575401
    Abstract: A PCD drill for producing close tolerance holes in multi layer laminates, such as carbon fiber reinforced composites, with minimum fraying of the fibers on both entrance and exit from the hole is provided. The drills provided include a symmetrical cutting point with a self-centering split point and a high shear second cutting lip positioned at the outer diameter of the drill. The drills of the invention may allow for increased cutting speeds and feeds when used with such advanced composite materials, thus increasing tool productivity and providing increased performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Precorp, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard M. Garrick, John A. Bunting
  • Patent number: 7559765
    Abstract: The shank (12) of a disposable rotary cutting tool (10) comprises a pipe section (16) cut from a drawn metal pipe. The tool head (14) is formed from a cut-out (18a, 18b) of a drawn metal sheet or a section of a metal tube by non-cutting machining. The pipe section (16) and the tool head (14) are advantageously attached by force fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Straumann Holding AG
    Inventor: Stephane Courvoisier
  • Publication number: 20090129881
    Abstract: A ring with a cutting edge detachably fixed to a drilling tool, and machines the peripheral edge of a hole bored by the drilling tool can be simply attached to the drilling tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Kawade
  • Publication number: 20090116913
    Abstract: A cutting tool for machining metal workpieces using polycrystalline diamond cutting surfaces with interspersed guide surfaces and chip evacuation surfaces. When machining holes in cast aluminum alloy workpieces it is found that aluminum machining chips adhere to guide surfaces and chip evacuation surfaces and mar the machined surface. It is found that when the guide and chip evacuation surfaces are coated with a diamond-like carbon material, aluminum chips do not mar the machined surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Xingcheng Xiao, Michael J. Lukitsch, Anil K. Sachdev, Leonid C. Lev
  • Publication number: 20090097932
    Abstract: A spade bit includes a shaft defining an axis, and a blade attached to the shaft and having a first blade portion and a second blade portion. The first blade portion defines a first leading face portion, and the second blade portion defines a second leading face portion. The first blade portion defines a first cutting edge portion, and the second blade portion defines a second cutting edge portion. The first cutting edge portion lies on a first border portion of the first leading face portion, and the second cutting edge portion lies on a second border portion of the second leading face portion. The first cutting edge portion and the second cutting edge portion both lie in a plane P1. An area A1 is bound by the plane P1 and the first leading face portion when the first blade portion is viewed in a first cross section taken along a plane P2 which is parallel to and spaced apart from the axis by a distance D1, and the area A1 increases as the distance D1 increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicants: Credo Technology Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hagen Walter Dost, Javier Ibarra Sandoval
  • Publication number: 20090067942
    Abstract: An indexable drill is offered which enables suitable integration of a drill body and cutting insert. The crosshatch angles of clamp receiving faces of a cutting insert which are respectively pressed by clamp faces and of torque receiving faces which cross the clamp receiving faces and are adjacent thereto and to which is transmitted the rotary force of the drill body from the torque transmission faces are formed smaller within a range of 2° or less which is less than the crosshatch angles of clamp faces which clamp and hold the cutting insert of the drill body and torque transmission faces which cross these clamp faces and are adjacent thereto and which transmit the rotary force of the drill body to the cutting insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventor: Shogo Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20090035079
    Abstract: A removable countersink bit comprises a body, a flange, at least one clamp, and a plurality of cutting teeth. The removable countersink bit creates countersink holes for receiving manhole fixtures and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventor: Marty D. Hunt
  • Publication number: 20080304926
    Abstract: Milling cutter and method of operating same, and other machine tools, and an adjustment mechanism therefor. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventor: Rainer Kuchler
  • Patent number: 7451534
    Abstract: A valve seat and valve guide machining tool for the precision machining of valve seats and valve guides in a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine is disclosed, comprising at least two tool parts (3,5) of which a first comprises at least one geometrically defined cutter (11), provided for the valve seat machining and a second comprises at least one geometrically-defined cutter (15), provided for valve guide machining, which are connected to each other by means of a precision interface (17). The precision interface (17) is a squat conical connection, comprising a first plane surface (19) on the first tool part (3) and second plane surface (21) on the second tool part (5), arranged perpendicular to a mid-axis (23) of the tool (1) and, in the assembled state of the tool (1), lie adjacent to each other, said first tool part (3) being made from steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: MAPAL Fabrik fur Prazisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG
    Inventor: Dieter Kress
  • Patent number: 7445411
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool having a cutting insert slidably supported therein. The cutting insert is moveable from a retracted position to an extended position by means of a pressurized fluid which bears directly against the cutting insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Iscar Ltd.
    Inventors: Dmitri Tchorny, Dov Yoffe
  • Publication number: 20080193234
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a drill bit including a drill bit body having a central axis. A first cutting edge is disposed on the drill bit body at a first radial distance from the central axis as measured within a plane normal to the central axis. And a second cutting edge is disposed on the drill bit body at a second radial distance from the central axis as measured from within the plane. The first radial distance is less than the second radial distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Angelica Davancens, Eric Whinnem
  • Publication number: 20080166195
    Abstract: A spiral drill bit for forming holes of a variety of sizes has a main body which provides first and second helical grooves. First and second flutes extend along the length of the main body to provide first and second helical groove segments. Cutting segments are provided between the helical groove segments. The method for forming the spiral drill bit includes turning the helical groove segments onto a round stock. An axial clearance and an initial diametral clearance are provided upon turning the helical grooves. A grinding process is used to form a radial clearance and a final diametral clearance. The reduction to the amount of grinding required to form the spiral drill bit results in a reduction to the cost of production and a reduction in the time necessary to produce the spiral drill bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Charles L. Gentry, William F. Nordlin
  • Patent number: 7384223
    Abstract: A system, apparatuses and methods for anchoring are provided. The system includes two-stage drill bit and a method of anchoring into a two-stage hole drilled by the drill bit. The apparatus of the instant invention includes a two-stage drill bit for drilling a pilot hole for a common nail into a material such as concrete, stone, masonry or cementuous or other materials. The method of the instant invention includes the steps of drilling a first hole within a material to which an object is to be anchored, drilling a second hole concentric with the first hole, and placing an anchor within the holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Inventor: Donald S. Nadler
  • Patent number: 7363692
    Abstract: A tool for fine machining of work pieces involving metal removal is proposed having at least one cutter (13) for preliminary machining with a geometrically defined cutting edge (15) and having at least one cutter (21) for final machining with a geometrically defined cutting edge (23). The characteristic of the tool is that the cutter (13) for preliminary machining is part of a preliminary machining stage (3) and the cutter (23) for final machining is part of a final machining stage (5) and that an interface (9) located between the preliminary machining stage (3) and the final machining stage (5) is provided with a first flat surface (27) and a second flat surface (29) which are located on the preliminary machining stage (3) and the final machining stage (5) and which has a device (11) ensuring the coaxiality of the preliminary machining stage (3) and the final machining stage (5) to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Mapal Fabrik fur Prazisionswerkzeuge
    Inventors: Dieter Kress, Friedrich Häberle
  • Patent number: 7360975
    Abstract: A milling head for a rotary tool, which is preferably utilized to process, prepare, or otherwise impart a desired finish to a workpiece, preferably an end portion of a tube. In a preferred embodiment, the milling head includes at least three different cutting or milling surfaces each capable of performing a distinct operation on a workpiece. In one embodiment, the milling head includes a) a membrane milling and/or outer diameter tube film removal element; b) a beveling element capable of imparting a bevel to the tube end; and c) an inner diameter tube film removal element. In yet a further embodiment, outer diameter tube film removal elements or blades are provided having a curved or rounded cutting or milling edge which can be utilized especially in milling operations having close quarters. In a preferred embodiment, the milling head outer diameter cutting blades are provided with elongated, slotted bores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: H&S Tool, Inc.
    Inventor: J. Randall Hall
  • Patent number: 7305746
    Abstract: A system is disclosed to use a first rotary milling head to break or cut the bond of a heat transfer fin base to a boiler tube, thereby removing the heat transfer fins from the boiler tube, and a second rotary milling head to bevel the exposed end of the boiler tube, thereby facilitating the more efficient repair of the boiler tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Esco Tool
    Inventor: James Moruzzi
  • Patent number: 7273334
    Abstract: The first cutting edge can advantageously remove a large burr from the edge of a drilled hole with high effectiveness, because of the particularly aggressive cutting action of the first cutting edge. The following inclined second cutting edge advantageously allows precise chamfers to be cut, i.e., the surface and the angle of the counter bore can be precisely maintained, independent of the wear on the cutting edges. A control surface located adjacent to the cutting edge in the forward region enables a precise control of the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Heule Werkzeug AG
    Inventor: Heinrich Heule
  • Patent number: 7261498
    Abstract: A deburring tool having an indexable cutting insert having four cutting edges. The cutting insert has a main body portion and a guide groove. The cutting insert is slidably retained in an insert pocket with the main body portion of the insert located in a generally rectangular slot of the insert pocket and with the guide groove located and engaging a guide member portion of the insert pocket. The cutting insert is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position by means of a spring which biases the cutting insert towards the extended position. The sliding movement of the cutting insert is performed by the sliding of the guide member within the guide groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Iscar Ltd.
    Inventors: Gil Hecht, Michael Abramson, Daniel Men
  • Patent number: 7244081
    Abstract: A drill adapter has a resilient insert retaining portion at one end, a drive stem at the second end, and an adapter seating portion between the two. The insert retaining portion includes first and second resilient clamping members which are rotationally 180° apart. The resilient clamping members are separated by a narrow slit which communicates with an internal through bore extending across a diameter of the insert retaining portion. The seating portion includes a pair of planar abutment surfaces which are supported by a lower seating surface formed on the drill adapter seating portion, when the drill is assembled. The drive stem is provided with a pair of longitudinally extending drive slots. When inserted into an end bore formed at the operative end portion of a drill shaft, the drive slots receive complementary guides formed on an inner wall of the end bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company
    Inventors: William Bennett Johnson, John Carlos Lundholm
  • Patent number: 7226250
    Abstract: A single tool that provides multiple machining operations for forming a lug hole through a vehicle wheel hub includes an end portion having a first diameter and a mid-portion having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. A spade drill bit is mounted upon the end portion and a bore cutting tool is mounted upon the mid-portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey L. Gatton, Dave Seiler
  • Patent number: 7217070
    Abstract: A deburring tool having an indexable cutting insert having four cutting edges. The cutting insert has a main body portion and a protruding guide member. The cutting insert is slidably retained in an insert pocket with the main body portion of the insert located in a generally rectangular slot portion of the insert pocket and with the guide member located and engaging a guide groove portion of the insert pocket. The cutting insert is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position by means of a spring which biases the cutting insert towards the extended position. The sliding movement of the cutting insert is performed by the sliding of the guide member within the guide groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Iscar Ltd.
    Inventor: Gil Hecht
  • Patent number: 7214009
    Abstract: A drilling tool consisting of a drill shank having a drill point and of a transition section which adjoins the drill shank in the axial direction and which merges into a clamping shank, the transition section being heat-treated in such a way that it has higher bending elasticity compared with the clamping shank and/or the drill shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Reiner Quanz GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Reiner Quanz