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US4116580A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

All cutting edge drill

Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corp
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Filing: 1977-04-08
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Granted: 1978-09-26
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Expires: 1997-04-08
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Abstract

Abstract An all cutting edge drill in which the cutting edges include the cutting edges across the point, at the shoulders between the point cutting edges and the side flute edges, and along the flute edges, all of which avoids local wear areas and gains higher surface speed and a better finish and hole size control. The drill having the all cutting edge configuration will penetrate material faster than conventional drills, can drill material too hard for conventional drills, and can be used with materials that are usually abrasive on conventional drills.

Inventors

  • 👤 Roy F. Hall
  • 👤 Elmer C. Kramer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 17:22
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23B; B23B51/00; B23B51/02; B23B2251/00; B23B2251/18; B23B2251/24; B23B2251/241; B23B2251/40; B23B2251/406; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T407/00; Y10T407/19; Y10T407/1946; Y10T407/1948; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/89; Y10T408/909; Y10T408/9095; Y10T408/9097

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 241 words
In an all cutting edge drill comprising: an elongated generally cylindrical body formed with a cone shaped end and chip clearance flutes in the side of and extending spirally about the cylindrical body, said body having an axis of rotation passing through the apex of the cone shaped end; the improvement in which said cone shaped end includes at least two circumferentially spaced end surfaces and the cylindrical body is formed with side surfaces extending from said end surfaces and directed spirally along the cylindrical body in circumferentially spaced relation to form chip clearance flutes; each of said end surfaces having margins adjacent said apex forming oppositely facing cutting edges starting at said axis of rotation to form a split drill-point, second cutting edges on said end surfaces forming continuations of said split point cutting edges and directed toward the sides of said cylindrical body and third cutting edges continuing from said second cutting edges and curving into said cylindrical body side surfaces; and said side surfaces having side cutting edges which are continuations of said third cutting edges and follow said spiral flutes, said third cutting edges having a radius of curvature of about 12 percent of the diameter of the cylindrical body and blending into said second cutting edges and said side cutting edges, whereby said drill in forming a hole cuts from said axis of rotation at said apex to and including the cylindrical sides of said body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 241 words
In an all cutting edge drill comprising: an elongated generally cylindrical body formed with a cone shaped end and chip clearance flutes in the side of and extending spirally about the cylindrical body, said body having an axis of rotation passing through the apex of the cone shaped end; the improvement in which said cone shaped end includes at least two circumferentially spaced end surfaces and the cylindrical body is formed with side surfaces extending from said end surfaces and directed spirally along the cylindrical body in circumferentially spaced relation to form chip clearance flutes; each of said end surfaces having margins adjacent said apex forming oppositely facing cutting edges starting at said axis of rotation to form a split drill-point, second cutting edges on said end surfaces forming continuations of said split point cutting edges and directed toward the sides of said cylindrical body and third cutting edges continuing from said second cutting edges and curving into said cylindrical body side surfaces; and said side surfaces having side cutting edges which are continuations of said third cutting edges and follow said spiral flutes, said third cutting edges having a radius of curvature of about 12 percent of the diameter of the cylindrical body and blending into said second cutting edges and said side cutting edges, whereby said drill in forming a hole cuts from said axis of rotation at said apex to and including the cylindrical sides of said body.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1981-09-25 1982-03-27 1982-09-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1985-09-25 1986-03-27 1986-09-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1989-09-25 1990-03-27 1990-09-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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