Rotary tool, in particular a drill, and a cutting head for said rotary tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10213845-B2
Application number	US-201515302443-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2015
Priority date	Apr 8, 2014
Publication date	Feb 26, 2019
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019

Abstract

A rotary tool designed as a modular drill, extending in an axial direction along an axis of rotation. It comprises two coupling parts: a carrier; and a cutting head that is attached to the carrier so as to be exchangeable. The carrier includes pin receiving means, into which a coupling pin of the cutting head is introduced in a clamping manner and so as to be reversibly exchangeable. The pin receiving means and the coupling pin have torque sections and clamping sections that correspond to one another and are oriented parallel to the axis of rotation. In addition, to prevent axial pull-out, stop surfaces are provided on the pin receiving means and on the coupling pin, the stop surfaces being effective in an axial direction and corresponding to one another. These stop surfaces preferably extend horizontally and therefore perpendicular to the axis of rotation.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A rotary tool which extends in an axial direction along an axis of rotation, the rotary tool comprising:
two coupling parts, comprising a carrier and a cutting head;
the cutting head comprising a coupling pin and being exchangeably attached to the carrier;
the carrier comprising:
an end surface and fastening webs disposed at the end surface, wherein the fastening webs comprise inner shell surfaces; and
a pin receiver delimited by the fastening webs;

the coupling pin comprising outer shell surfaces;
wherein the coupling pin is clamped into the pin receiver via turning the cutting head relative to the carrier;
each of the inner shell surfaces and outer shell surfaces comprising torque sections and clamping sections formed thereon;
the torque sections of the inner shell surfaces and the torque sections of the outer shell surfaces abutting against one another pairwise, for transmitting a torque;
the clamping sections of the inner shell surfaces and the clamping sections of the outer shell surfaces abutting against one another pairwise, for transmitting a radial clamping force;
wherein the clamping sections and the torque sections of the inner shell surfaces and of the outer shell surfaces are oriented at the same angle with respect to the axis of rotation; and
the pin receiver and the coupling pin each comprising stop surfaces for preventing axial pull-out of the cutting head, wherein the stop surfaces are configured and disposed to act in a generally axial direction with respect to one another.

2. The rotary tool according to claim 1 , wherein the stop surfaces extend horizontally and, with respect to an axial direction, are each disposed adjacent to one of the torque sections or clamping sections.

3. The rotary tool according to claim 1 , wherein an interference fit is formed between at least one stop surface of the pin receiver and at least one stop surface of the coupling pin.

4. The rotary tool according to claim 1 , wherein the stop surfaces are formed on the coupling pin via a web extending in a circumferential direction.

5. The rotary tool according to claim 1 , wherein the stop surfaces are formed on the pin receiver via a web extending in a circumferential direction.

6. The rotary tool according to claim 5 , wherein the stop surfaces each extend, in a circumferential direction, over an entirety of the inner shell surfaces and the outer shell surfaces.

7. The rotary tool according to claim 5 , wherein the stop surfaces each extend, in a circumferential direction, over a partial area of the inner shell surfaces and outer shell surfaces.

8. The rotary tool according to claim 1 , wherein the clamping sections and the torque sections of the cutting head comprise a formation resulting from an undercut.

9. The rotary tool according to claim 1 , wherein:
the coupling pin is substantially cuboid; and
the clamping sections and the torque sections of the coupling pin are formed at peripheral sides of the coupling pin.

10. The rotary tool according to claim 1 , wherein the clamping sections are arranged at the same axial position with respect to the torque sections.

11. The rotary tool according to claim 1 , wherein the clamping sections and the torque sections of the inner shell surfaces and of the outer shell surfaces extend in parallel to the axis of rotation.

12. The rotary tool according to claim 1 , wherein the rotary tool comprises a drill.

13. A cutting head for a rotary tool, wherein the cutting head extends in an axial direction along an axis of rotation, the cutting head comprising:
a coupling pin comprising outer shell surfaces;
the outer shell surfaces comprising torque sections and clamping sections formed thereon;
wherein the clamping sections and the torque sections are oriented at the same angle with respect to the axis of rotation; and
the pin receiver comprising stop surfaces for preventing axial pull-out of the cutting head, wherein the stop surfaces are configured and disposed to act in a generally axial direction.

14. The cutting head according to claim 13 , wherein the stop surfaces extend horizontally and, with respect to an axial direction, are each disposed adjacent to one of the torque sections or clamping sections.

15. The cutting head according to claim 13 , wherein the stop surfaces are formed on the coupling pin via a web extending in a circumferential direction.

16. The cutting head according to claim 13 , wherein:
the coupling pin is substantially cuboid; and
the clamping sections and the torque sections are formed at peripheral sides of the coupling pin.

17. The cutting head according to claim 13 , wherein the clamping sections comprise a formation resulting from an undercut.

18. The cutting head according to claim 13 , wherein the torque sections comprise a formation resulting from an undercut.

19. The cutting head according to claim 13 , wherein the stop surfaces comprise a formation resulting from an undercut.

20. The cutting head according to claim 19 , wherein the stop surfaces comprise horizontally extending boundary surfaces resulting from the undercut.

Assignees

• Kennametal Inc

Inventors

• Schwägerl Jürgen
• Zeug Berthold Heinrich
• Jäger Horst Manfred
• Kauper Herbert Rudolf
• Tempelmeier Julia
• Guter Tim

Classifications

• B23B2240/04

  Bayonet connections · CPC title

• B23B51/06

  Drills with lubricating or cooling equipment {(B23B51/042 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B23B51/12 Primary

  Adapters for drills or chucks; Tapered sleeves · CPC title

• B23B2231/04

  Adapters · CPC title

• B23B2240/32

  Press fits · CPC title