The invention relates to a drilling tool having a single- or multi-edge tool head with at least one cutting body, the cutting body having a central region which is designed in a roof shape with rake faces and flanks, and two outer regions set back relative to the central region in a drilling direction of the drill, one outer region being positioned on either side of the central region in a direction perpendicular to the drilling direction.
Conventional drilling tools and in particular rock drills consist of a drill shank with a clamping end and of a drill head which in side view has a gabel-shaped cutting element which is preferably designed as a carbide tip (see, for example, FIG. 1 of EP 0 452 255 B1).
DE 100 38 039 A1 discloses such a drilling tool. This drilling tool, as cutting element, has a carbide tip which has a centering section lying radially on the inside and sections which lie on the outside and are stepped relative to the centering section lying radially on the inside. Starting from a central chisel edge (see
Furthermore, DE 44 42 266 A1 discloses a carbide cutting tip which, starting from a chisel edge, has two lips which are each formed by a rake face and a flank and, in a region remote from the center longitudinal axis, each have an interruption due to a step, which is formed by an expansion joint.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,102,634 likewise discloses a cutting tip for a drilling tool. This cutting tip has two lips which run so as to start from a chisel edge and are each formed by a rake face and a flank in a central region close to the drill longitudinal axis. In a radially outer region remote from the drill longitudinal axis, the lips, while avoiding the formation of a rake face, are each formed solely by a cutting edge having a flank lying behind it. In plan view, the cutting edges in this case are formed by side edges of the cutting tip.
The object of the invention is to propose a drilling tool and in particular a cutting tip for a drilling tool, in which an improved removing capacity and an increased tool life are achieved by optimizing the geometry of the lips.
The invention is based on the knowledge that the cutting tip is configured in such a way that the drilling or cutting effect of the lips increases continuously or in stages with increasing distance from the center longitudinal axis of the tool in order to ensure optimum cutting, and that, on the other hand, it is necessary for the chiseling or percussion effect of the lips to increase toward the center longitudinal axis of the tool in order to achieve an optimum percussive capacity. This means that, in each region of the lip, there is a conflict of goals between the percussive capacity and the cutting capacity of the lips. Therefore the lips may be specifically designed in each region but not unilaterally for cutting or percussion. On the contrary, the tool must also be suitable for percussive use in the radially outer region of the lips and for cutting use in the radially inner region of the lips. According to the invention, such optimization of the tool is realized by a design of a pyramidal point in the central region of the tool. The advantages of such shaping or lip geometry are that the cutting edges run up to or approximately up to the tool longitudinal axis and thus an optimum cutting effect of the tool is maintained right into the region of the tool longitudinal axis. According to the invention, the required optimization of the tool is brought about in the outer region by a design of the cutting edges as bevels. The cutting edges are stabilized by the bevel-like design of the cutting edges running in the two outer regions. This also permits effective percussive use of the cutting edges despite optimum adaptation of the lips to the drilling effect or cutting effect. The central region is therefore optimally designed for the chiseling or percussion, which mainly takes place there, without losing cutting properties which are possibly required. The outer regions are also optimized for the drilling or cutting, and percussive use of the outer regions is ensured in such a way that no premature wear or fracture of the cutting edges occurs. That is to say that the design of the cutting edge as a bevel stabilizes the same for use as a drilling tool. Consequently, in order to stabilize the cutting edges or to avoid chipping of the same, chamfering of the sharp cutting edges is achieved by making a planar bevel or a rounded-off bevel (rounded-off portion) along the cutting edge. A bevel running in a planar or flat manner refers to an outer edge or inner edge which has a flat or planar chamfered surface or edge surface. An outer edge or inner edge which has a rounded portion in an elongated region approaching a line is to be understood as a rounded-off bevel within the scope of the invention. The flat beveling or chamfering or rounding-off of a region approaching a line results in a narrow effective area having the properties of a cutting edge.
According to an advantageous design of the subject matter of the invention, the bevel forming the cutting edge in the outer region has a measurable width as viewed in the direction of the course of the tool longitudinal axis (plan view of the drilling tool). This width strengthens the cutting edge without forming an otherwise conventional negative rake face. According to the invention, for drilling tools having an effective diameter of up to 25 mm, a bevel width of up to 0.5 mm, preferably 0.1 to 0.5 mm, is provided. Tools having an effective diameter of 25 mm to 50 mm are provided according to the invention with a bevel which has a width of up to 1 mm; widths of 0.5 mm to 1.0 mm are preferably provided here. For drilling tools having an effective diameter of over 50 mm, the invention provides bevel widths of up to 2 mm, bevel widths of 1 mm to 2 mm preferably being used. With regard to the width, the cutting edge designed according to the invention by a flat or rounded-off bevel therefore depends on the effective diameter of the drilling tool.
Furthermore, the invention provides for the bevel, in cross section, to be given a planar and/or concave and/or convex profile and/or a profile following a polyline. This enables the stability and the properties of the cutting edge formed by the bevel to be matched in a precise manner to the tool and the workpiece not only by the width of the effective area but also by its shaping.
According to a special embodiment of the subject matter of the invention, provision is made for the central region and the outer regions to be provided with different point angles, the point angle of the central region corresponding to the apex angle of the gable formed in side view by the central region. Likewise, the point angle which the outer regions form with one another corresponds to an apex angle of the gable which the outer regions define with one another in side view. Due to the different design of the point angles, the tool is likewise adapted to the different stresses in the central region and in the outer regions. A flatter position of the cutting edges of the outer regions leads to shortening of the cutting edges and thus, via an increased pressure on the cutting edge—the existing pressure is now distributed over a short cutting edge—to increased removal capacity. Furthermore, a point angle <180° in the outer region additionally assists the centering of the drilling tool. In the central region, a steeper orientation of the cutting edges leads to the formation of a more pointed pyramid or to the steeper position of the side surfaces of the pyramid and thus to easier penetration of the central region into the workpiece during percussive or hammering use. In particular, improved centering of the tool is achieved.
According to the invention, a difference of about 15 to 30 degrees is provided between the point angle of the central region and the point angle of the outer regions, in which case a concave and/or convex profile, or a profile approximated by a polyline, of the lips or of the legs of the point angles is also provided.
A further advantageous design of the subject matter of the invention provides for the pyramidal point to be designed in a dome shape in a top region. As a result, it is possible to specifically prevent randomly determined wear of the pyramidal point by shaping which is suitable for high percussive loads. In particular, provision is made for the point to be rounded off spherically or in an egg shape.
Furthermore, the invention provides for the bevel to be designed with a constant width. In this way, simple production of the bevel from the technical point of view, for example by shaping by a sintering process or by subsequent machining, is possible. By the bevel having a width which increases radially outward, it is possible to produce tools which can tolerate high percussion loads in particular even in the free end regions of the lips. A bevel having a width which decreases radially outward helps to obtain a tool which is optimally adapted to the percussion load, decreasing radially outward, in accordance with the materials to be worked. The specific design of the lip for the cutting operation consequently increases with increasing distance from the longitudinal center axis of the tool.
It is advantageous if the pyramidal point has an effective diameter which corresponds to at least 0.2 times an effective diameter D of the cutting tip. This provides for a drill point of stable design even in the case of relatively small drill diameters or cutting-tip diameters.
Carbide cutting tips having a beveled cutting edge can be produced in an especially simple and cost-effective manner from the technical point of view by appropriate shaping of the sintering tool. With regard to the forming of the bevels, a cutting tip produced in such a way requires no complicated mechanical rework.
According to an embodiment variant, the invention also provides for secondary lips to be assigned to a main lip. These secondary lips, for example as described in DE 44 07 119 A1, are arranged in a drill head having an essentially square or rectangular cross section, the main cutting body passing diagonally through the drill head, and the secondary lips, in plan view, being at an obtuse angle to the cutting faces of the main cutting body. The secondary lips assist the main lip in particular in the outer regions, in which the cutting and the percussion are of considerable importance. A specific design is possible between the main lip and the secondary lip. For example, the main lip can be optimized more for the cutting capacity, and the secondary lip can better meet the requirements with regard to percussive capacity. In this case, however, the main lip and the secondary lip are readily suitable for both types of load.
Further details and advantages of the invention follow from the description below of exemplary embodiments of the invention which are explained in more detail with reference to the drawings.
In the drawings:
a shows a side view of a carbide cutting tip,
b shows a plan view of the cutting tip shown in
c shows a view of the cutting tip shown in
a shows a side view of a second carbide cutting tip,
b shows a plan view of the cutting tip shown in
c shows a view of the cutting tip shown in
a shows a side view of a third carbide cutting tip,
b shows a plan view of the cutting tip shown in
c shows a view of the cutting tip shown in
a shows a side view of a fourth carbide cutting tip,
b shows a plan view of the cutting tip shown in
c shows a side view of the cutting tip shown in
d shows a detail view of the detail designated by A in
a shows a side view of a fifth carbide cutting tip,
b shows a plan view of the cutting tip shown in
c shows a view of the cutting tip shown in
d shows a view of the detail designated by B in
a shows a side view of a sixth carbide cutting tip,
b shows a plan view of the cutting tip shown in
c shows a view of the cutting tip shown in
d shows a view of the detail designated by C in
a shows a side view of a point region of a hammer drill having a cutting tip according to the invention,
b shows a plan view of the hammer drill shown in
c shows a view rotated by 90 degrees of the hammer drill shown in
a shows a side view of a point region of a hammer drill having a cross lip,
b shows a representation rotated by about 90° of the hammer drill shown in
c shows a plan view from arrow direction VIIIc of the hammer drill shown in
The drilling tool according to the invention is designated below as “tool”. The carbide cutting tips shown in
A cutting tip 1 is shown in side view in
A plan view of the cutting tip 1 shown in
A side view of the cutting tip 1 shown in
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A point region 39 of a hammer drill 40 is shown in
A plan view of the hammer drill 40 shown in
The partial view of the hammer drill 40 shown in
The cutting tip 1 is embedded deep into the slot 43, which runs through the head region 42.
A point region 39 of a further hammer drill 40 is depicted in
The hammer drill 40 shown in
A plan view of the hammer drill 40 shown in
The invention is not restricted to the exemplary embodiments shown and described. On the contrary, it comprises developments of the invention within the scope of the patent claims; in particular, provision is also made for the cutting tip to be designed in a cross shape in plan view. As modifications of the cross-shaped cutting tip, three-blade or multi-blade cutting tips are also provided according to the invention, the cross-shaped cutting tip corresponding to a four-blade cutting tip. Furthermore, the features according to the invention may also be applied to a solid carbide head without any problems.
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102 08 630 | Feb 2002 | DE | national |
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