Tap tool and tapping method
US12427594B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T408/90467
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The tap tool (10) has an axis of rotation (Cr) and machines a pilot hole (6′) so that the same becomes a screw hole (6) in a state where the axis of rotation has been matched to a central axis (C6) of the pilot hole which is provided to a workpiece, wherein the tap tool (10) is characterized by being provided with: a thread section (14) having a blade section (14a) for machining a thread groove of the screw hole; pad sections (15, 16) located behind in a direction of rotation of the blade section, and engaging with the thread groove machined by the blade section during the machining of the thread groove; and a non-engagement section (17) for forming a space (20) between said section and the screw hole in a cross-sectional view where the axis of rotation and the central axis of the screw hole have been matched. The space has a size that enables simultaneous release of the engagement between the thread section and the thread groove and the engagement of the pad sections and the thread groove, in a case where the tap tool has shifted in a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation within the screw hole, such shift being from the state where the axis of rotation and the central axis …
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