Drilling Tool

Abstract

A drilling tool, in particular a rock drilling tool, for a portable machine tool includes a drill head, a drill shaft connected to the drill head, and a rotational axis. The drill head in one embodiment is a hard metal drill head, and the drill shaft in one embodiment is connected integrally with the drill head. The drill shaft is configured as one piece, has a guide section with guide groove winding in a spiral-shaped about the drill shaft for transporting away drilling dust, and has a securing section that is configured to detachably secure the drilling tool to a machine tool. The guide section has a diameter reinforcement at a drill head support region of the guide section neighboring the drill head.

Claims

1. A drilling tool for a portable power tool, comprising: a drill head; a drill shank that is connected to the drill head; and a rotation axis, wherein the drill shank is configured so as to be integral and has (i) a conveying portion with a conveying groove that winds in a helical manner about the shank so as to convey away drilling dust and (ii) a fastening portion that is configured to releasably fasten the drilling tool to a power tool, and wherein the conveying portion on a drill head support region of the conveying portion that neighbors the drill head has a diameter reinforcement.

2. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the conveying portion on the drill head support region of the conveying portion that neighbors the drill head has a first maximum diameter, the conveying portion on a conveying groove run-out region of the conveying portion that neighbors the fastening portion has a second maximum diameter, and the first diameter is larger than the second diameter.

3. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 2, wherein the drill head has at least one secondary cutting element, and wherein the drilling tool has a secondary cutting diameter which delimits the at least one secondary cutting element of the drill head and which at least substantially corresponds to the first diameter of the conveying portion.

4. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 2, wherein the drill head has at least one primary cutting element, and wherein the drilling tool has a primary cutting diameter which delimits the at least one primary cutting element of the drill head and which exceeds the first diameter of the conveying portion.

5. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 4, wherein the drill head has two primary cutting elements such that no secondary cutting elements are provided.

6. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drill head support region of the conveying portion in the axial direction along the rotation axis extends up to 3 times the first diameter, and wherein the drill head support region of the conveying portion in the axial direction along from the drill head extends up to 50 mm.

7. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein a maximum third diameter of the drill head support region in the axial direction of the rotation axis from the drill head to the drill shank decreases in such a manner that the third diameter of the drill head support region decreases from the first diameter of the drill head support region of the conveying portion to the second diameter of the conveying groove run-out region of the conveying portion.

8. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first diameter in relation to the second diameter is larger by up to 10%.

9. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drill head has a drill head conveying groove that adjoins the conveying groove of the conveying portion, wherein the drill head conveying groove in the axial direction of the rotation axis transitions to the conveying groove of the conveying portion, and wherein the drill shank is connected in a materially integral manner to the drill head such that the drill head conveying groove is at least in part sheathed by a connection material that connects the drill head to the drill shank, so that a seamless transition between the drill head conveying groove and the conveying groove is performed.

10. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conveying groove is incorporated in the drill shank by subtractive machining.

11. A method for producing a drilling tool, the method comprising: heating at least in portions a drill head and a drill shank of the drilling tool, the drill shank configured so as to be integral and having (i) a conveying portion with a conveying groove that winds in a helical manner about the shank so as to convey away drilling dust and (ii) a fastening portion that is configured to releasably fasten the drilling tool to a power tool, the conveying portion on a drill head support region of the conveying portion that neighbors the drill head has a diameter reinforcement; axially placing the drill shank and the drill head so as to connect the drill shank to the drill head; and joining the drill head and the drill shank.

12. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drill head support region is contiguous to the drill head.

13. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 2, wherein the drill head support region is contiguous to the drill head, and wherein the conveying groove run-out region is contiguous to the fastening portion.

14. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 6, wherein the drill head support region of the conveying portion in the axial direction along the rotation axis extends up to 1 times the first diameter, and wherein the drill head support region of the conveying portion in the axial direction along from the drill head extends up to 20 mm.

15. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 7, wherein the maximum third diameter of the drill head support region in the axial direction of the rotation axis from the drill head to the drill shank decreases in a continuous manner.

16. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first diameter in relation to the second diameter is larger by up to 3%.

17. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 10, wherein the conveying groove is incorporated in the drill shank by turning.

18. The drilling tool as claimed in claim 11, wherein the drill head is configured as a hard metal drill head.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0044] Further advantages are derived from the following description of the drawing. Exemplary embodiments of the invention are presented in the drawing. The drawings, the description, and the claims include numerous features in combination. A person skilled in the art will expediently also consider the features individually and combine them to form meaningful further combinations. In the drawing:

[0045] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a hand-held power tool having a drilling tool;

[0046] FIG. 2 shows a view onto a first embodiment of drilling tool according to the invention;

[0047] FIG. 3 shows a further view onto the drilling tool from FIG. 2;

[0048] FIG. 4 shows a further view onto the drilling tool from FIG. 2;

[0049] FIG. 5 shows an end-side view onto a drill head of the drilling tool from FIG. 2; and

[0050] FIG. 5 shows an end-side view onto a drill head of a second embodiment of the drilling tool.

[0051] Identical components are provided with the same reference signs in the following figures.

[0052] The following figures relate in each case to a drilling tool 1, in particular for receiving in a receptacle device 105 of a power tool, preferably a hand-held power tool 101, for machining by drilling and/or impacting in particular mineral materials such as, for example, rock, concrete and/or reinforced concrete. The drilling tool according to the invention can also be provided for machining other materials such as timber, plastics material, or a composite, as considered expedient by a person skilled in the art.

[0053] The drilling tool is provided for applying a rotary and/or translatory working movement to a workpiece to be machined. A translatory advancement herein is introduced into the workpiece in that the operator of the hand-held power tool applies a force to the hand-held power tool, in particular the hand-held power tool housing 103.

[0054] The drilling tool according to the invention herein is provided for being received in commercially available SDS receptacle devices of hand-held power tools.

[0055] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view onto a hand-held power tool 101 having a drilling tool 11 chucked in the receptacle device 105. The hand-held power tool 101 herein has a hand-held power tool housing 103 having at least one handle region 109 for encompassing by at least one hand of an operator. The receptacle device 105 corresponds to an SDS receptacle such as, for example, SDS-max, SDS-plus, SDS-top, SDS-plus, or even SDS-quick, which are already known to a person skilled in the art and commercially available such that the receptacle is not discussed in more detail.

[0056] A stationary power tool such as, for example, an industrial power tool, as well as a non-stationary power tool such as, for example, a hand-held power tool in the form of an impact drill or in the form of a drill hammer are suitable herein as a power tool.

[0057] The drilling tool in this embodiment is configured as a rock drilling tool and is provided for machining workpieces from rock, concrete, reinforced concrete and/or similar materials.

[0058] FIG. 2 shows the drilling tool 1 from FIG. 1. The drilling tool 11 is configured so as to be substantially cylindrical and extends axially along a tool axis a. The drilling tool 11 has at least one drill head 13 and a drill shank 15 that is connected to the drill head 13. The drill head 13 and the drill shank 15 in the production are embodied in one piece and mutually separated, and in the production of the drilling tool 11 are joined in a materially integral manner such that the joined drilling tool is integrally configured.

[0059] The drill head 13 can preferably be configured from a hard metal material so as to withstand highest stresses in terms of wear. The drill head 13 herein is in particular embodied as a solid hard-metal head such that the drill head 13 delimits the axial extent of the drill shank 15 in the axial direction of the rotation axis a. The drill head 13 comprises a plurality of cutting elements which are configured for subtracting, cutting, scraping and/or shattering the workpiece to be machined. The cutting elements, depending on the embodiment of the drill head 13, can be subdivided into primary cutting elements 71 and/or secondary cutting elements 75.

[0060] The drill shank 15 herein can preferably be configured from a steel material. The drill shank 15 along the rotation axis a has a drill shank 15 that is contiguous to the drill head 13. The drill shank 15 herein is connected in a materially integral manner, in particular with the aid of an additive or without the aid of any additive, to the drill head 13.

[0061] The drill shank has a drill head support region 19 and a fastening portion 21 that is contiguous to the conveying portion 19. The fastening portion 21 herein is disposed on a side of the conveying portion 19 that faces away from the drill head 13.

[0062] The conveying portion 19 has four conveying grooves 17 which wind in a helical manner about the rotation axis a and which are provided for conveying drilling dust that arises when drilling, for example when drilling a drilled hole into a workpiece, out of the drilled hole from a direction that faces away from the drill head 13 along an axial direction of the rotation axis a. Alternatively or additionally, fewer than four such as, for example, a single, two or three, conveying grooves 17 or more than four such as, for example, five, six or more, conveying grooves 17 can also be configured.

[0063] The helical conveying grooves 17 in the circumferential direction about the rotation axis a are separated by webs 18 which wind in a helical manner about the rotation axis a. The webs 18 run so as to be parallel with the conveying grooves 17 and are correspondingly configured so as to be helical. A maximum extent in the radial direction of the rotation axis a of the webs 18 herein delimits the maximum extent of the drilling tool 11 in the radial direction of the rotation axis a. The webs 18 have in each case one web circumferential face 18 which delimits the webs 18 in the radial direction of the rotation axis a and which defines a diameter of the drill shank 15, or of the conveying portion 19, respectively, about the rotation axis a that delimits the conveying portion 19 of the drill shank 15. The web circumferential face 81 is provided, for example, for sliding along a drilled hole wall (not illustrated in more detail) and for delimiting radial movement of the drilling tool 11 in a drilled hole.

[0064] According to the invention the diameter of the conveying portion 19 of the drill shank 13 at least in portions varies along the rotation axis a and forms a diameter reinforcement, or a diameter increase, that neighbors the drill head 13, in particular is contiguous to the latter.

[0065] The conveying portion 19 has a drill head support region 23 which is disposed so as to neighbor the drill head 13, in particular to be contiguous to the latter, and which is provided for supporting the drill head 13 in the axial direction of the rotation axis a and for transmitting a movement, in particular at translatory impact movement in the axial direction of the rotation axis a, and/or a rotary cutting movement or subtracting movement, respectively, about the rotation axis a, to the drill head 13 and correspondingly also to the workpiece to be drilled.

[0066] The conveying portion 19 on the drill head support region 23 of the conveying portion 19 that is contiguous to the drill head 13 has a first maximum diameter D1, and on a conveying groove run-out region of the conveying portion 19 that in the axial direction of the rotation axis a is contiguous to the fastening portion 21 has a second maximum diameter D2. The first diameter D1 herein is larger than the second diameter D2. The first diameter D1 in relation to the second diameter D2 is larger by up to 8%, such that a moderately larger diameter is provided on a region of the conveying portion that is contiguous to the drill head 13. On account thereof, an optimum flow of force is enabled through an entire cross section of the drill shank 15. The conveying groove run-out region 25 is in particular provided for conveying drilling dust from the drilled hole such that the drill head support region 23 of the conveying portion 19 is disposed between the drill head 13 and the conveying groove run-out region 25.

[0067] The drill head support region 23 of the conveying portion 19 in the axial direction extends along the rotation axis a up to 3 times the first diameter D1.

[0068] The drill head support region 23 of the conveying portion 19 in the axial direction along the rotation axis a can extend by up to 25 mm from a drill head 13, in particular of a connection region of the drill head and of the drill shank.

[0069] The drill head 13 has a further drill head conveying groove 23 that adjoins the conveying groove 17 of the conveying portion 19, wherein the drill head conveying groove 31 in the axial direction of the rotation axis a transitions to the conveying groove 17 of the conveying portion 19.

[0070] The drill shank 15 is connected in a materially integral manner to the drill head 13 such that the drill head conveying groove 23 is at least in part sheathed by a connection material that connects the drill head 13 to the drill shank 15. On account thereof, an in particular edge-free transition between the drill head conveying groove 31 and the conveying groove 17 can be embodied such that subtracted drilling dust is conveyed out of the drilled hole in a particularly simple and rapid manner. The connection material herein can in particular comprise the steel material of the drill shank and/or at least in proportions the hard-metal material of the drill head and/or an auxiliary material, for example for a welded or soldered/brazed connection that connects the drill head and the drill shank.

[0071] The auxiliary material can preferably be embodied for connecting the drill head and the drill shank by means of a welded and/or a soldered/brazed connection, for example. Auxiliary materials such as, for example, aluminum, silicon, nickel and/or tin can be used herein.

[0072] The drill shank can be embodied as a turned blank. Alternatively, the drill shank can be embodied as an extruded blank.

[0073] The drill shank 15 furthermore has a fastening portion 21 which in the axial direction of the rotation axis a is contiguous to the conveying portion 19 and which is provided for releasably fastening the drilling tool 11 by way of a power tool 101.

[0074] FIGS. 3 to 6 show a plurality of views of the drill head 13 having two primary cutting elements 71, or two primary cutting edges 73, respectively, and/or two secondary cutting elements 75, or two secondary cutting edges 77, respectively.

[0075] The drill head 13 from FIG. 4 herein has a primary cutting diameter D_primary which delimits the at least one primary cutting element 71, or the primary cutting edge 73, respectively, of the drill head 13 and which exceeds the first diameter D1 of the conveying portion 19 in the radial direction of the rotation axis a.

[0076] The drill head 13 from FIG. 3 furthermore has a secondary cutting diameter D secondary which delimits the at least one secondary cutting element 75, or the secondary cutting edge 77, respectively, of the drill head 13 and which in particular at least substantially corresponds to the first diameter D1 of the conveying portion 19.

[0077] FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment of the drilling tool, wherein the drill head 13 is composed of two primary cutting elements 71 such that no secondary cutting elements 75 are provided.

[0078] The fastening portion 21 has a plurality of radial clearances which are provided for forming a form-fitting and/or force-fitting connection of the drilling tool, in particular of the fastening portion 21 of the drilling tool, to the hand-held power tool 101. The clearances 81a, 81b are configured so as to be at least in part analogous to, in particular similar to, preferably identical to, clearances of an SDS receptacle of a drilling tool. The fastening portion 21 of the drilling tool 11 herein can be configured so as to be identical to conventional commercially available fastening portions such as, for example, SDS, SDS-max, or SDS-plus. SDS fastening portions of this type are known to a person skilled in the art and commercially available such that a detailed description of the arrangement and design embodiment of said clearances 81a, 81b is dispensed with.

[0079] The drill head 13 and the drill shank 15 are connected to one another by means of the joining method and form a connection region 55 of the drilling tool 11. The connection region 55 herein comprises a first connection face 51 of the drill head 13 and a second connection face 57 of the drill shank 15. The first connection face 51 and the second connection face 57 herein form an at least substantially mutually identical connection faces which are connected to one another such that the first connection face 51 covers the second connection face 52 in particular in a fully planar manner.