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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tommy Tukala, Sandviken, SE;
Assignee:
Sandvik AB, Sandviken, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
408 59 ; 408223 ; 761086 ;
Abstract
A spiral drill includes a rear shank portion; a front tip; and a spiral (helical) middle portion extending therebetween. Spiral ribs are formed in the middle portion, and coolant channels extend through the drill to the tip for conducting coolant fluid. The coolant channels form exit openings in the tip which are spaced at different radial distances from a centerline of the drill. Each coolant channel extends spirally through a respective rib, and the portion of each coolant channel disposed in the shank is straight. Those straight portions are spaced by different radial distances from the centerline.