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US 8,105,001 B2Granted
Drilling tool
AssigneeKennametal Inc.
InventorsUlrich F. Krenzer, Herbert R. Kauper
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Abstract
This application relates to a twist drill for use in a machine tool with a major cutting edge divided into two partial cutting edges by a chisel edge wherein longitudinal cutting edges extend along the length of the drill such that the first longitudinal cutting edge makes a rough cut and the second longitudinal cutting edge makes a finishing cut during operation.
Claims20
A drill comprising:
- a tip portion comprising a tip;
- a longitudinal, rotational axis;
- a first flute and a second flute;
- a chisel edge being disposed at said tip of said drill;
- a first cutting tooth and a second cutting tooth being disposed between said flutes and being separated by said chisel edge;
- said first cutting tooth being asymmetrical with respect to said second cutting tooth;
- said first cutting tooth being of substantially similar size and comprising a substantially similar amount of material as said second cutting tooth;
- said first cutting tooth having a land which extends over approximately 90 degrees, and said second cutting tooth having a land which extends over approximately 90 degrees;
- said land of said first cutting tooth extends over a greater number of degrees than said land of said second cutting tooth;
- said first cutting tooth comprising:
- a first longitudinal cutting edge being disposed longitudinally along at least a portion of said first flute and being configured to make a rough cut in material in a rotational direction during operation;
- a first tip cutting edge being disposed on said tip portion of said drill and adjacent said first flute and being configured to first cut material during operation;
- a guide margin being disposed adjacent said first longitudinal cutting edge and being configured to follow said first longitudinal cutting edge during rotation;
- said guide margin having a substantially constant radius measured from the rotational axis;
- a support margin being configured to minimize vibration during cutting and being disposed to follow said guide margin during rotation and being disposed separate from and away from said guide margin;
- said support margin having a substantially constant radius being substantially the same as the radius of said guide margin;
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- a region having points with radii being less than the radius of said guide margin and said support margin being disposed between said guide margin and said support margin;
- and
- said second cutting tooth comprising:
- a second longitudinal cutting edge being disposed longitudinally along at least a portion of said second flute and being configured to cut material in the rotational direction during operation;
- a second tip cutting edge being disposed on said tip portion of said drill and adjacent said second flute and being configured to cut material;
- a clearance face being disposed adjacent said second longitudinal cutting edge and said second tip cutting edge and being configured to follow said second longitudinal cutting edge during rotation;
- said second longitudinal cutting edge and said clearance face being configured to make a smoothing and finishing cut to minimize roughness formed by a rough cut by said first longitudinal cutting edge;
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- points on said clearance face being disposed closer to the rotational axis than said second longitudinal cutting edge is disposed to the rotational axis.
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