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Drill

US7018144B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateDec 22, 2003
Grant dateMar 28, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2024

Classification

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

Abstract

The drill of the present invention has only one cutting discharge groove (11) formed in the outer periphery of a bit (10). A leading edge protruding farthest towards the tip in the axial direction in a tip flank (12) is composed at a single point and located on an axis (O). When bit is viewed from the tip side in the direction of axis, tip flank is in the form of a multilevel surface composed of second through fourth flanks (14B, 14C and 14D) arranged along the peripheral direction, and a reverse side first flank (14E) surrounded by second through fourth flanks and intersecting with axis.

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