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Twist Drill

US6315504A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1999
Grant dateNov 13, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T408/9097
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An improved twist drill is provided which reduces wear or chippings of the major cutting edges (3) and those of the leading edges (7) of land (9) and which has a long service life and stays sharp. A twist drill has a pair of chip discharge flutes (6), a pair of chisel edges (1), a pair of inner cutting edges (2) and a pair of major cutting edges (3) extending from each outer end of the inner cutting edges (2). Further, the drill has a pair of outer cutting edges (4) each receding from each of the major cutting edges (3) at an angle (.alpha.1), and a pair of leading edges (7) of lands (9) each formed by the land (9) and the outer cutting edge (4) and has a linear or curved rake face (8). Wherein, an angle (.alpha.4) of the leading edge (7) of land (9) between the leading edge (7) of the land (9) between the leading edge (7) of the land (9) and the linear or curved rake face (8) is an obtuse angle.

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