Spiral Channel Patents (Class 408/230)
  • Patent number: 6102636
    Abstract: A machining system and method is provided wherein a hydraulic motor of the gear-type where high RPMs are desired, or a piston or GEROLER-type motor where high torque and lower RPMs are desired is mounted to a spindle forming a spindle assembly mountable to a robotic manipulator or other machine tool. Significantly, cutting tools or bits mounted in the spindle are provided with cutting edges having neutral or negative angles, which have been found to greatly facilitate machining operations in composite and other esoteric aerospace and aeronautical materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Inventor: Samuel C. Geise
  • Patent number: 6102634
    Abstract: A masonry drill bit 1 having an active diameter of D, comprising a shaft 3 and a tip 5 for engaging a workpiece, the tip 5 including a central portion 11 extending ahead of an outer portion 13, wherein the central portion 11 has a width of at least 0.25 D and is shaped to act as a chisel during percussion drilling, and wherein the outer portion 13 is shaped to cut a workpiece as the drill bit rotates. By virtue of the drill bit tip 5 configuration as described and claimed herein, a masonry drill bit 1 having improved performance is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Geoff Turner, Rudi Birk
  • Patent number: 6095725
    Abstract: A drilling tool for machine tools includes a drill shank provided with a radially outwardly projecting feed helix. The drilling tool also includes a drilling head disposed at the end of the drill shank and having two segment sections which are delimited radially outwardly by partially cylindrical peripheral surfaces and separated from each other by axially parallel chip grooves which are adjacent in the peripheral direction. The drilling head also includes at least two cutting plates disposed at different radial spacings from a drilling tool axis and each having a cutting edge projecting beyond the drilling head. The chip grooves are delimited on the side of the cutting plates by at least one axially parallel radial chip-deflection surface and by a chip-guide surface disposed on the adjacent segment section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Komet Praezisionswerkzeuge Robert Breuning GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Stahl
  • Patent number: 6089337
    Abstract: A drilling and/or chiseling tool is formed basically by a shaping without cutting procedure and has a axially extending shaft (1) with at least three helical drilled material removal grooves (2). The shaft (1) has a shank (3) at its trailing end in the drilling direction, and at the opposite end, leading in the drilling direction is a drilling head (6). The drilling head (6) has a recess for holding a hard metal insert (8). Because of the number of removal grooves (2), the course of the grooves is approximately parallel to the shaft axis, whereby in the drilling head (6) region there is adequate material for laterally supporting the hard metal insert (8). Accordingly, an expensive correction of the shape of the removal grooves (2) in the region of the drilling head (6) can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Kleine, Hans-Werner Bongers-Ambrosius
  • Patent number: 6071046
    Abstract: A drilling head has a cylindrical body with a longitudinal axis, tapering towards a leading end thereof. The drilling head comprises at least two chip evacuation flutes and at least two lands therebetween. Each flute has a first side all facing in the direction of rotation of the drilling head and a second side wall diverging outwardly from the first side wall and merging therewith via a web-thinning recessed surface extending towards this leading end. Each land is bound by the first wall of one adjacent flute and the second wall of another adjacent flute and has a generally radially extending and axially inclined front flank face tapering towards the leading end. The front flank face of each land intersects the first wall of one flute at a primary cutting edge, the web-thinning recessed surface of this flute at a secondary cutting edge, and the front flank face of the other land at a chisel edge which is disposed at the leading end of the drilling head and which passes through the longitudinal axis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Iscar, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gil Hecht, Amir Satran
  • Patent number: 6059492
    Abstract: A cutting tool assembly for rotary cutting operations comprising a replaceable cutting head and a tool shank, having a common longitudinal axis and mating peripheral surfaces. The cutting head has a cutting head mounting portion at a trailing end thereof and the tool shank has a cutting head receiving portion at a front face thereof. The cutting head mounting portion and the cutting head receiving portion of the tool shank each have at least two coupling portions bound by associated peripheral surfaces of the cutting head and the tool shank and mating in shape and dimensions. Each coupling portion has a base surface, a torque transmission wall and a fixation wall, the fixation wall of each cutting head coupling portion having an angular extension smaller than a corresponding angular distance between adjacent extremities of the fixation walls of two different tool shank coupling portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Iscar, Ltd.
    Inventor: Gil Hecht
  • Patent number: 6056485
    Abstract: A ramp, plunge and feed milling cutter having a cylindrical body with cutting ribs protruding beyond the length of the cylindrical body to define a cavity. The integral single-piece construction of the milling cutter permits the fabrication of small diameter plunge milling cutters having sufficient strength in the cutting rib adjacent the cavity to withstand the forces of a machining operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Magill, Gary D. Baldwin
  • Patent number: 6056486
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an improved cutting tool point. In the preferred embodiment, the cutting tool is comprised of a marginal end portion (15), adapted to selectively removed material from a work piece when the tool is moved relative to the work piece and having a leading cutting lip (16), a trailing dam (18), a recessed surface (19) extending into the marginal end portion between the cutting lip and the dam, and a coolant hole (20) communicating with the recessed surface, such that the recessed surface forms a reservoir (40) for coolant (36). The present invention also discloses a marginal end portion having an axis of rotation (42), at least one flute (21), and at least one chip-forming notch (31) extending from the flute into the marginal end portion and beyond the axis of rotation. The present invention also discloses a marginal end portion having a chip former (37) and a chip breaker (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Inventor: Kevin F. Colvin
  • Patent number: 6050754
    Abstract: Significantly improved resistance to breaking while drilling in metal can be realized in twist drill bits having a web thickness taper which is about twice the web thickness taper specified in Standards and in common use in the industry. This creates much shallower flutes and flies in the face of conventional wisdom in the art which holds that the web taper rate should be low to maximize the amount of flute volume available to convey chips and sawdust out of the hole. A flute length of about 1/2" less than the flute lengths specified by the Standards makes it possible to have such a large taper rate but still control variations in tolerances for the flute length. It also provides a marking zone for placing size indicia on the drill bit shank outside the portion which is, ripped by the chuck jaws of a power drill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: Rickey J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 6045301
    Abstract: A drill is disclosed with a least one central channel for cooling-lubricant oil feed. The drill has a shaft with at least one flute extending in a spiral around the shaft axis. The oil, fluid, and gas is fed to the point of application of the drill through lateral outlet apertures which are joined to the at least one oil channel by connecting channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Kennametal Hertel AG Werkzeuge +Hartstoffe
    Inventors: Dirk Kammermeier, Bernhard Borschert
  • Patent number: 6045305
    Abstract: A helically fluted twist drill device is disclosed for cutting materials. The device comprises a shank having a first and a second end. A cylindrical core has a first diameter and a first and a second extremity, the core extending coaxially relative to the shank and from the second end of the shank, the second extremity defining a point. At least three portions extend helically outwardly away from the core so that the portions define a second diameter. The arrangement is such that adjacent portions define therebetween a surface of a helical flute. Each of the portions further define a helical bore connected to a source of a cutting fluid for permitting a flow of the cutting fluid through the bore from the shank towards the point. The arrangement is such that in use of the device, the cutting fluid conveys the materials from the vicinity of the point through each flute towards the shank. The first diameter has a dimension within a first range which is 20-35% of a dimension of the second diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Inventor: Jerald D. Plummer
  • Patent number: 6036410
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a drill bit tip portion (3) comprising a drill bit body having an axis of symmetry (1). The drill bit body having lands (2) symmetrically displaced around the symmetry axis (1) has axial clearance faces (6) forming main cutting edges (5) and back edges (7). The main cutting edges (5) are connected with axial rake faces (4). The axial clearance faces (6) are crossed beginning from the axial rake faces (4) throughout the back edges (7) till the drill apex (9) by the oval cross section grooves (10) forming symmetrically central cutting edges (11). The central cutting edges (11), being connected to one another at a drill apex (9), are connected to corresponding main cutting edges (5). The corresponding surfaces of the grooves (10) are smoothly connected with the axial rake faces (4), and the central cutting edges (11) are smoothly connected with the corresponding main cutting edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventor: Evgeny V. Shun'ko
  • Patent number: 6032750
    Abstract: Drilling tool with a drill head with an end face pointing in the feed direction and which has a main bit, which forms a drill point located in the drill axis and the bit is inclined on either side in a substantially roof-shaped manner and the tool has drilling dust grooves. The main bit has a primary cutting edge, which extends radially over at least one side of the main bit, and a secondary cutting edge, which extends radially over substantially the remaining length of the main bit and is axially set back with respect to the primary cutting edge counter to the feed direction by at least the amount of feed in millimeters per revolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Gebrueder Heller Dinklage GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Kersten, Hartmut Precht
  • Patent number: 6030155
    Abstract: The invention concerns a drilling tool for machine tools. The drilling tool comprises a drill body with two chip-conveying grooves which are delimited at their flanks by helically curved ribs. Disposed at the end of the drill body is a drill head which comprises two segment parts, which are separated from each other by opposite axially aligned chip spaces, and two cutting plates which are each disposed in a recess in the segment parts in the region of an axially parallel radial chip-guide surface at different radial spacings from the drill axis with mutually partially overlapping working regions. At a transition point, the chip-guide surfaces merge into the flanks of the adjacent chip-conveying grooves. Disposed at at least one of the transition points is a transition surface which is gradually recessed so that it widens the cross-section of the chip space and merges into a flank of the adjacent chip-conveying groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Komet Praezisonswerkzeuge Robert Breuning GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Scheer, Konstantin Baxivanelis
  • Patent number: 6021857
    Abstract: A masonry drill bit having an active diameter of D, comprising a shaft and a tip 1 for engaging a workpiece, wherein the tip 1 is formed with a plurality of stepped portions shaped to cut a workpiece as the drill bit rotates. By virtue of the drill bit tip 5 configuration as described and claimed herein, a masonry drill bit 1 having improved performance is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignees: Black & Decker Inc., Plansee Tizit
    Inventors: Rudi Birk, Werner Ferstl, Ronald Huber, Walter Lempach
  • Patent number: 6012881
    Abstract: A drilling tool comprises a drill tip, a chip removal part which axially adjoins the drill tip, and a drill shank which is positioned at the end of the chip removal part. Two chip flutes extend in a helical manner over the chip removal part starting at the main cutting edges of the drill tip. The drilling tool is separated into two parts in the region of the chip removal part and consists of a base body which is connected to the drill shank as one part and an exchangeable tip made of a harder material which is connected to the drill tip as another part. The exchangeable tip is connectable to the base body in a form-fitting and/or frictional-fitting manner at an axial separation point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Komet Praezisionswerkzeuge Robert Breuning GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Scheer
  • Patent number: 6007276
    Abstract: An end-mill tool has at least one low helix angle flute, or primary flute) and at least two low helix angle flutes, or secondary flutes. The primary and secondary flutes intersect to define a plurality of compound helical cutting surfaces. Each of the compound cutting surfaces includes a cutting edge having a leading portion formed adjacent one of the primary flutes and a trailing portion formed adjacent one of the secondary flutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Inventor: Lon J. Wardell
  • Patent number: 6000887
    Abstract: A generally cylindrical drill, particularly an insert drill having multiple cutting inserts, helical chip grooves to clear the chips from the hole, and a gripping shank opposite the cutting end of the drill, wherein the drill experiences an unbalanced resultant transverse force upon the cutting tip of the drill, and that resultant is oriented perpendicularly to an axial plane containing the neutral axis of the maximum resistive moment at the grooved section of maximum bending stress adjacent to its juncture with the gripping shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company
    Inventors: Brian D. Hoefler, Sumanth Kumar
  • Patent number: 5993119
    Abstract: A drill for metal chip-removing machining includes a shank which defines a longitudinal axis of rotation and has front and rear ends. The front end carries cutting edges defined by respective inserts. Two chip flutes extend rearwardly from respective cutting edges for conducting chips. A cooling channel includes a main portion extending through the shank between the two chip flutes. At a location spaced from the front end of the shank, the main portion of the cooling channel splits into two branch portions which terminate in the front end of the shank. The main portion of the cooling channel is arranged such that a center axis thereof lies parallel to, and radially offset from, the axis of rotation, and such that the axis of rotation lies within the main portion of the cooling channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Seco Tools AB
    Inventor: Claes Moller
  • Patent number: 5988953
    Abstract: A tool includes a tool body and a cutting portion detachably mounted thereon, the tool being rotatable about a longitudinal center axis. The tool body includes flutes formed in an outer surface thereof, and a pair of forward projections at a front end thereof. The cutting portion includes front flutes formed in an external side thereof, and a pair of recesses extending circumferentially in communication with respective ones of the front flutes. To connect the cutting portion to the tool body, the cutting portion and tool body are converged longitudinally so that the projections enter the front flutes. Then, relative rotation is produced between the cutting portion and tool body to align the front flutes with the rear flutes while causing the projections to enter the recesses and form therewith a bayonet coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Seco Tools AB
    Inventors: Mattias Berglund, Fredrik Lundberg, Ingela Svensson
  • Patent number: 5975813
    Abstract: A wood drill and method for is manufacture are disclosed. A drill body has a single spiral land and a holding shank. The top of the web has an axial hole receiving a projection from a separate lead screw and the top of the spiral land has a notch for receiving a carbide cutting insert. The replaceable lead screw and carbide cutting insert are fixed to the drill body and the inserts and lands are ground to provide the proper hole sizing tips and cutting surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Inventor: Norman H. Schmotzer
  • Patent number: 5971673
    Abstract: A tool includes a tool body and a cutting portion detachably mounted thereon, the tool being rotatable about a longitudinal center axis. The tool body includes flutes formed in an outer surface thereof, and a pair of forward projections at a front end thereof. The cutting portion includes front flutes formed in an external side thereof, and a pair of recesses extending circumferentially in communication with respective ones of the front flutes. To connect the cutting portion to the tool body, the cutting portion and tool body are converged longitudinally so that the projections enter the front flutes. Then, relative rotation is produced between the cutting portion and tool body to align the front flutes with the rear flutes while causing the projections to enter the recesses and form therewith a bayonet coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Seco Tools AB
    Inventors: Mattias Berglund, Fredrik Lundberg, Ingela Svensson
  • Patent number: 5967710
    Abstract: Proposed is a drilling tool for drilling in solid material, having a base body (1) containing chip flutes (5, 5a) and at least two interchangeable inserts (3, 3a) at the face of the base body (1). The inserts are arranged on the base body at different radial distances such that their working ranges partially overlap. The blades (12) of the inserts (3, 3a) are formed by two cutting edges (8, 9) which together form an obtuse angle, that is the point angle (11). The face (13) of the blades (12) has parallel profile ribs (14, 14a) which act as runners and which in the region of the cutting edges (8, 9), aligned in the direction of chip removal, extend radially inwards over a curved course relative to their installed position, toward a flank region (17) of the insert (3, 3a) near the drilling tool axis (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Kennametal Hertel AG Werkzeuge + Hartstoffe
    Inventor: Ulrich Krenzer
  • Patent number: 5967712
    Abstract: A cutting tool such as a drill or reamer for machining a bore in a workpiece is provided with at least one chamfered cutting edge on its distal end having an enlarged radial extent. The chamfered edge is defined between a tapered leading end, and an undercut end, and has a radial extent about 2.5% greater than the radial extent of the shaft of the tool. At least 40% of the length of the chamfered edge is substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the tool shaft. The tapered and radially enlarged geometry of the chamfered cutting edge advantageously allows the drill or reamer to machine a bore in a workpiece formed from materials having significant spring-back characteristics, such as aluminum, titanium, or nickel alloys without sticking or galling during the machining operation, thereby greatly increasing tool life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Magill, Gary D. Baldwin, William B. Tunis
  • Patent number: 5957631
    Abstract: A cutting tool assembly for rotary cutting operations comprising a replaceable cutting head and a tool shank, having a common longitudinal axis and mating peripheral surfaces. The cutting head has a cutting head mounting portion at a trailing end thereof and the tool shank has a cutting head receiving portion at a front face thereof. The cutting head mounting portion and the cutting head receiving portion of the tool shank each have at least two coupling portions bound by assiciated peripheral surfaces of the cutting head and the tool shank and mating in shape and dimensions. Each coupling portion has a base surface, a torque transmission wall and a fixation wall, the fixation wall of each cutting head coupling portion having an angular extension smaller than a corresponding angular distance between adjacent extremities of the fixation walls of two different tool shank coupling portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Iscar Ltd.
    Inventor: Gil Hecht
  • Patent number: 5957635
    Abstract: The invention is directed at a drill tool assembly including a holder having a shank and head portion and having a axial centerline or rotational axis on which said holder is rotated in use. The head portion includes a holder slot at least over a central portion of the head, with the slot being oriented perpendicularly to the axial centerline of the holder. The holder slot also includes a locating boss extending upwardly from the bottom of the slot, which includes first and second surfaces, with at least one of the surfaces being located in a predetermined position with respect to the axial centerline of the holder, and substantially parallel to this centerline. A drill insert having first and second cutting surfaces is selectively positioned within the holder slot, and includes a locating slot adapted to be positioned in a predetermined orientation relative to the boss provided in the holder slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Allied Machine & Engineering Corp.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Nuzzi, Timothy G. Stokey
  • Patent number: 5947653
    Abstract: A helix drill for metal chip removing machining includes a shank which defines a longitudinal rotary axis and has front and rear ends. The front end carries two cutting edges. Two chip flutes are formed in an outer periphery of the shank and extend helically rearwardly from respective cutting edges for conducting chips. Two coolant channels extend within the shank for conducting cooling fluid. A major part of the length of each cooling channel is straight and oriented parallel to the axis. A total helical twist of each of the chip flutes along the length of the shank is about 30.degree..
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Seco Tools AB
    Inventor: Jens Hamberg
  • Patent number: 5947660
    Abstract: A tool for cutting machining comprises a tool body, a cutting member and a fastener for fastening the cutting member to the tool body. The tool body has a shank, a central bore formed therethrough, and a front surface having grooves formed therein. The cutting member includes a cemented carbide body having a cutting edge formed in a front surface thereof, and a rear supporting surface. The supporting surface includes ridges received in the grooves, and a rearwardly open blind hole. The fastener extends through the central bore and is threadedly connected to the blind threadedly connected to the blind bore for pulling the cutting member against the tool body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Seco Tools AB
    Inventors: Ronny Karlsson, Johnny Bruhn
  • Patent number: 5947659
    Abstract: A high speed drill bit is formed of a longitudinal body designed to rotate about a longitudinal axis. Each flute has a leading edge with a positive rake angle and a trailing edge with a neutral or negative rake angle. The bit cutting face is formed by surfaces and cutting edges that are asymmetrical with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Inventor: Ralph C. Mays
  • Patent number: 5931615
    Abstract: A drill is provided with a pair of spiral cutting blades having opposed cutting edges to come together at an angle to form a starting tip. Each of the spiral cutting blades includes a primary and a secondary flute which extends longitudinally thereof and is provided with cutting edge segments thereon, one flute being provided with an outer cutting edge segment and a second flute being provided with an inner cutting edge segment. The outer cutting edge segments of each cutting blade are in axial alignment with each other and the center point of the drill bit and perpendicular to an arcuate segment of the outer periphery of the drill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Credo Tool Company
    Inventor: Juergen Wiker
  • Patent number: 5921728
    Abstract: A finish reamer adapted to finish ream bronze-based valve guides and valve inserts is disclosed. The reamer includes a body section having a plurality of spiral flutes formed therein. The flutes define a plurality of cutting blades. Each cutting blade has an axially extending radial relief formed therein, and a land with a margin having a non-uniform width that is smaller near its leading end and larger near its trailing end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: K-Line Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Kammeraad, James E. Koats
  • Patent number: 5904455
    Abstract: A drill with a drill point part that contains the drill cutter and is made of a solid hard material. The drill point part is replacably attached to the end face of a drill shaft. The drill shaft is penetrated by a shaft groove which extends in an axial direction of the shaft to accomodate the drill point part and can center the drill point part in the groove region. The drill shaft has grooves on its periphery which run in the axial direction and extend into the region of the shaft groove and continue into the region of the drill point part. The drill point part can be clamped on its side faces corresponding to and opposite the groove flanks in a force-locking manner by an insertion-clamping fit in the shaft groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Kennametal Hertel AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Krenzer, Gebhard Mueller, Horst Jager
  • Patent number: 5897274
    Abstract: A rotating boring tool (10) comprises a cylindrical shank (11) and a body (12), both of which are coaxial with each other, said body being provided at its tip end with cutting blades (13a, 13b) which are in point symmetry with respect to an axis of the shank. Provided on the body are two flutes (14a, 14b) continuous from the cutting blades. The both flutes are made to approach each other at the lower half lead portions (designated hereinbelow as f1 portions) of terminal end portions f0 of the flutes and positioned about 35 degrees or more offset from the position of point symmetry. Alternatively, the both flutes are merged at the f1 portions. Accordingly, thickened portions y0 are formed on the f1 portions to increase rigidity of the f1 portions. As a result, it is possible to suppress generation of fatigue failure at the f1 portions whereby a rotating boring tool of long service life which is hard to break is obtained and a product cost and a cost for tool replacement are considerably reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Kanefusa Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norio Ogura, Tetsuro Mantani, Satoru Nishio
  • Patent number: 5893688
    Abstract: A masonry drill bit having an improved insert geometry, insert orientation, and interface clearance for providing improved drill speed and penetration rate. The drill bit is adapted for use in drilling masonry or other hard, brittle material. The drill bit has an axially elongated body with a leading front end portion and a rear end portion. The rear end portion is adapted to be held by a tool holder. The body has at least one spiral groove cast in its exterior surface substantially along its length. The insert is embedded in the leading end of the body, extending generally diametrically across the leading end of the body, and centered about a latitudinal plane of the insert. The geometric design of the insert, the orientation of the insert relative to the drill bit, and the interface clearance between the insert and the grooves, reduces friction and heat; resists wear, fractures, and abrasive actions of the chips; increases design life of the elements; and enhances debris elimination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Credo Tool Company
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Benjamin T. Harris, David H. Byrley
  • Patent number: 5890853
    Abstract: A drill comprising, a central cutting edge tip which is arranged on an axial portion of a distal end of a spindle body, and a peripheral cutting edge tip which is arranged on an outer peripheral portion of the distal end of the spindle body, each of the tips including a tip body, the central cutting edge tip being arranged so that its longitudinal direction is parallel with a radius direction of the spindle body, a long-side cutting edge and a long-side corner cutting edge adjacent to an axial side of the long-side cutting edge being formed as an end cutting edge, and the short-side corner cutting edge adjacent to the long-side corner cutting edge being arranged so as to go beyond the axis of the spindle body, the peripheral cutting edge tip being arranged so that its longitudinal direction is parallel with a radius direction of the spindle body, the short-side cutting edge and the short-side corner cutting edge adjacent to an outer peripheral side of the short-side cutting edge being 9 formed as an end cutti
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Toshiba Tungaloy Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Hiranaka
  • Patent number: 5888036
    Abstract: An improved drill bit for high speed, small diameter drilling of printed circuit boards uses flute/land ratio tapering in combination with the appropriate web thickness and point, cutting or flute angles to obtain high quality, accurately positioned holes. In one embodiment, the web thickness at the tip is 15% of the drill diameter, the flute/land ratio is 2.0, the tip angle is 130.degree., the second cutting angle is 20.degree., the third cutting angle is 30.degree., the flute angle is 32.degree., the relief groove depth is 0.001", body length is 0.256" and the distance between the body end and the flute end is 0.01". Such a bit is used in connection with an air jet cooling/cleaning system and a step feed drilling method wherein the first step is between four-six times drill diameter, the second step is between two-three times the drill diameter, and the third step and subsequent steps are between 1.5-2.5 times the drill diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi Seiko, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Arai, Yasuhiko Kanaya
  • Patent number: 5882161
    Abstract: A self-drilling and thread-forming screw comprises a threaded shank, a drilling section arranged in front of the shank and having a uniform diameter, and a thread-free flow-forming section widening conically between the drilling section and the shank. The drilling section has two chip grooves which run diametrically opposite one another, are bounded by flute edges and cutting edges, and end in a drilling tip with the cutting edges running together at the tip. The diameter formed by the cutting edges is smaller than a minor diameter of the threaded shank, and the largest diameter of the flow-forming section corresponds to the minor diameter of the shank and includes a symmetrical polygonal cross-section with rounded-off corners in a region adjoining the shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: EJOT Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Ralf Birkelbach
  • Patent number: 5876202
    Abstract: The flutes of a drill bit (1) are constituted by helical portions (4) and rectilinear portions (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Jean-Claude Rouiller
    Inventor: Pierre Berlin
  • Patent number: 5873683
    Abstract: A drilling tool, in particular a drill, has replaceable cutting elements that form the cutting edges, and chip-removing flutes. A chip shaping area (22) at least partially made of a more wear-resistant material than the drill body itself is arranged next to the faces (11) of the main cutting edges (5) approximately in the chip flow direction. In another embodiment, the chip shaping area if made of the same material as the drill body and is subjected to a subsequent local hardening process that makes it wear-resistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Kennametal Hertel AG Werkzeuge + Hartstoffe
    Inventor: Ulrich Krenzer
  • Patent number: 5865571
    Abstract: A drill bit is provided with a cylindrical body portion fabricated from a plastic material. The body portion is fastened in concentric, end to end relation to a cylindrical cutter fabricated from a metallic material and having an array of cutting elements disposed thereon. The body portion and cutter are preferably tubular, wherein the cutting elements are disposed in an annular array, to facilitate core or crown drilling operations. The wall thickness of the tubular body portion may be increased relative that of the cutter to compensate for wear during drilling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: Kanishka Tankala, Rakesh Kapoor, Gary E. Johnson, Ronald D. Grieger
  • Patent number: 5863162
    Abstract: A metal cutting tool includes a tool body rotatable about a center axis and a tool tip mounted on a front surface of said tool body for performing a cutting operation. A draw bar mounted axially in the tool body draws a rear surface of the tool tip toward the front surface of the tool body. Those front and rear surfaces include radial projections and radial recesses receiving the projections. The projections are wedgingly connected in the recesses to transmit all axial and rotational forces between the tool body and tool tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Seco Tools AB
    Inventors: Ronny Karlsson, Olle Wagne
  • Patent number: 5855458
    Abstract: A rotary cutter includes an elongate body portion, a shank provided at one end of the body portion; a cutting head provided at the other end of the body portion, the head being fluted in one direction only by at least one flute of relatively short length provided in the cutting head, the flute having same-hand cutting and fluting directions; a relief providing transition surface located at a trailing end, relative to the shank, of a cutting portion of the at least one flute; a first gash face extending inwardly from a terminal end of a leading part of the at least one flute; and the first gash face being extended by a contiguous, secondary gash face on a rear face of the at least one flute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Hydra Tools International PLC
    Inventors: Paul Adrian Reynolds, Philip Halstead
  • Patent number: 5846035
    Abstract: A drill according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises a shank from which the drill is driven; a body connected to the shank, the body having a surface; a flute in the body; a cutting edge at a drill point; and a peripheral relief surface which extends outwardly from the surface of the body to an outer circumference of the drill, wherein the peripheral relief surface, for a cross section of the drill perpendicular to a drill axis, intersects the outer circumference at a peripheral point at an edge of the flute. The drill has an improved capacity to withstand a loss of coolant during drilling without severe overheating of the drill or workpiece and with little damage to the drill and workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Apostolos Pavlos Karafillis, Steven Robert Hayashi
  • Patent number: 5829927
    Abstract: A drill including a substantially columnar tool body having an axis. The tool body includes a pair of chip ejection grooves formed in an outer peripheral surface thereof. The tool body further includes, in a distal end portion thereof, a pair of cutting edges provided at respective distal ends of the pair of chip ejection grooves and a recess communicating with the pair of chip ejection grooves. The pair of cutting edges have radially inner ends located in positions slightly offset from the axis radially outward, and the recess extends along the axis while passing a gap between the radially inner ends of the pair of cutting edges, and has a bottom surface facing a distal end of the tool body. The bottom surface of the recess includes one slope and another slope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Nakamura, Takashi Kubota, Nobuyuki Takagi
  • Patent number: 5823720
    Abstract: Cutting tools in the form of drill bits, lathe knives, and saw teeth are formed with a cutting edge to slice off material from a work piece and with a construction providing a minimal contact of the tool against the side wall of a hole or kerf cut by the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Bitmoore
    Inventor: Richard A. Moore
  • Patent number: 5820319
    Abstract: The present invention is substantially a spiral type auger bit having a first end which is removably attachable to an auger tool and a second end which is of a shape and size to removably receive a replaceable tapered screw type biting tip therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Inventors: Harold L. Hull, Wilbur H. Akley
  • Patent number: 5807041
    Abstract: A drill includes a shank having a tip with two cutting inserts located in a main plane. The cutting inserts have short central cutting edges oriented in a secondary plane. The edges form a pointed center cutting edge for the purpose of entering a workpiece and thereby centering the drill. In the shank two helical flutes are provided, the flutes extending from the tip to the base end. The flutes are located diametrically opposite each other and are separated by two helical lands. The flutes lie in a flute plane that extends at an angle of 90.degree. to the land plane. The secondary plane forms an angle of about 90.degree. to the orientation of the land plane when viewed at the base end of the shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Sandvik AB
    Inventor: Stefan Lindblom
  • Patent number: 5807039
    Abstract: A wood drill with a point, cutting lips at the point, a shank and a body. The body having lands defining between them flutes. The flutes have a high helix reach extending from a distance from the cutting lips toward the shank, an intermediate helix reach extending from the high helix reach toward the shank and a low helix reach extending between the intermediate reach and the shank. The drill has screw threads in a peripheral surface of the lands from a point adjacent the cutting lips a distance toward the shank less than the length of the high helix reach of the flutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Credo Tool Company
    Inventors: Gerald D. Booher, Juergen Wiker, Philip O. McKinney
  • Patent number: 5800101
    Abstract: A drill capable of drilling a deep hole while keeping high chip discharging ability and having a helical flute whose width and helix angle will not change even after the cutting edges have been regenerated by regrinding. The drill has a tip portion formed with a helical flute having a constant width and helix angle, a rear portion formed with a helical flute which are greater in width and smaller in helix angle than the helical flute formed in the tip portion, and a middle portion provided between the tip portion and rear portion and formed with a helical flute smoothly connecting with the helical flutes of the tip portion and rear portion and having a gradually increasing width and a gradually decreasing helix angle from the tip portion toward the rear portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Jindai, Jun Okamoto
  • Patent number: 5800100
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a drilling tool for drilling in solid metal. It comprises a base body with flutes for chip removal and two interchangeable inserts (1) designed especially as reset bits, having the same shape and size and being arranged in a recess at the end of a flute at the front of the base body. The inserts (1) are situated at different radial distances from the drilling tool axis (30) with overlapping work ranges. The blade (4,4a) of the insert (1) is formed by two cutting edges (10, 10a) and (14, 14a) which together form an obtuse point angle (18). The insert (1) is characterized by an extended form in its longitudinal direction L with channel-like troughing of its faces (3) running essentially in the longitudinal direction and by an arrangement of the blades (4,4a) at the channel ends. Furthermore, the channel has a base surface (9) which with its longer parallelogram sides (6,7) forms an acute angle (8) with the longitudinal axis (2) of the insert (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Kennametal Hertel AG Werkzeuge + Hartstoffe
    Inventor: Ulrich Krenzer