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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2022
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Alan J. Bookheimer, Greensburg, PA (US);
KENNAMETAL INC., Latrobe, PA (US);
Abstract
A modular drill is disclosed. The modular drill includes a tool shank extending from a shank top end to a shank bottom end along a rotational axis and includes a cam slot extending at least partially through a width of the tool shank. The modular drill also includes a cutting head centered on the rotational axis including a cutting head top surface, a cutting head bottom surface, a draw pin extending from the cutting head bottom surface along the rotational axis, and a draw pin groove around at least a partial length of a circumference of the draw pin comprising a cam follower surface. The modular drill includes a double sided cam received within the cam slot of the tool shank and includes at least one cam surface contacting the cam follower surface.