tool

Abstract

The present invention relates to a tool (1) for machining a bore (3). The tool (1) comprises a tool body (7) having a central axis (M) and a tool end face (9). At least two secondary cutting edges (11) are formed on the tool body (7), and each of the at least two secondary cutting edges (11) begins at a cutting corner (13) assigned to the secondary cutting edge (11) on the tool end face (9) and extends helically in the direction of the central axis (M) with a specific helix pitch toward a shank end (15) of the tool (1). A support collar (17) is connected to each of the secondary cutting edges (11) at a distance (Ab) from its assigned cutting corner (13) that is at least 0.18 times and at most 0.28 times the specific helix pitch, measured in the direction of the central axis (M), and the support collar (17) extends circumferentially to at least 170° relative to its assigned cutting corner (13).

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a tool for machining a bore. [Background technology]

[0002] Such a tool has a tool body having a central axis and a tool end face, and at least two secondary cutting edges formed on the tool body, each of which begins at a cutting corner assigned to the secondary cutting edge on the tool end face and extends in a helical shape, i.e., spiral, with a specific helix pitch toward the end of the tool shaft, in the direction of the central axis. Such a tool may be configured, for example, as a drilling tool, particularly as a twist drill, but may also be configured as a reamer or in another suitable manner. The objective of the bore-making process is to create a circular, non-offset bore with as little deviation from an ideal cylindrical shape as possible. This proves particularly difficult when the tool is offset from the imaginary center of the bore, especially because it is subjected to forces asymmetric with respect to the central axis. This is particularly difficult when the tool must drill a cavity, such as a transverse hole, or when the tool exits the workpiece at an angle relative to the bore axis. Under these circumstances, large unilateral forces can arise that offset the tool from the imaginary bore axis. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In principle, such tools can be equipped with guide chamfers in the region of the secondary cutting edges, which have a stabilizing effect against such misalignment. However, even guide chamfers can only prevent misalignment to a limited extent. For example, twist drills typically have two guide chamfers that laterally limit the side cutting edges. These are able to effectively absorb lateral forces acting parallel to the tool's main cutting edges. However, the main forces acting perpendicular to the main cutting edges cannot be absorbed by the guide chamfers. Some twist drills, especially when the drilling depth is greater than five times the drill diameter, have more guide chamfers than the number of secondary cutting edges—for example, four or even six. Such drills can improve hole accuracy, and in particular, these additional guide chamfers can improve the roundness and straightness of the hole. However, if the tool exits the bore on an inclined surface, even these additional guide chamfers cannot improve the situation. This is because the cutting is interrupted at the angled outer surface, leaving insufficient bore wall for support. Instead, the guide chamfer continues to guide the drill through the bore it's already in, and the additional guide chamfer blocks the trailing cutting edge until it can at least partially offset the misalignment of the leading cutting edge. As a result, each additional revolution increases the eccentricity. The drill then begins to jam in the hole. There is significant friction on the guide chamfer and bore wall, which causes greater torque and wear on the guide chamfer. A loaded guide chamfer and cutting corner can ultimately lead to tool failure.

[0004] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to create a tool for machining bores, in which at least some of the above-mentioned disadvantages are at least partially avoided, preferably eliminated.

[0005] This object is solved by providing the presented technical teachings, in particular the teachings of the independent claims as well as the dependent claims and the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0006] This object is particularly achieved by further configuring a tool for machining bores, in which a support collar is connected to each secondary cutting edge at a distance from the assigned cutting corner, measured in the direction of the central axis, of at least 0.18 to at most 0.28 times the specific helix pitch, and the support collar extends circumferentially to at least 170°, preferably at least 180°, relative to the assigned cutting corner. This advantageously forms a guide that is axially recessed from the tool end face, thereby improving and stabilizing the guiding characteristics. Additionally, since the tool is supported by the support collar within a range of at least 170° relative to the assigned cutting corner, the support collar can also support, in particular, a resultant force essentially determined by the main cutting force and, if applicable, a passive force acting on the tool perpendicularly thereto. The axially recessed arrangement of the support collar is particularly advantageous. This is because there is support outside the at least partially interrupted cut even when the tool exits obliquely, i.e., it supports the cutting edge of the tool even during the interrupted cutting phase, which is particularly effective in completely cylindrical, uninterrupted parts of the bore. At the same time, however, this type of guide also allows the tool tip to spring back onto the axis of rotation when a cutting edge disengages from the material being machined, especially before another cutting edge engages.

[0007] In a preferred embodiment, a bore is understood here to be a bore that has been or will be made in the solid material of the workpiece, i.e., a complete bore. However, making a bore is also understood to mean completing the bore. Thus, the tool can be configured, on the one hand, to create a new bore from the solid material of the workpiece, and, on the other hand, to finish a bore that may have been previously made with another tool or in another way, for example, to ream it to size.

[0008] Tool end face is understood to mean in particular the front face of the tool body intended to face the workpiece to be machined. Shaft end is understood to mean in particular the end of the tool intended to face the opposite side of the workpiece to be machined, this end being opposite the tool end face along the central axis. In a preferred embodiment, the shaft end is configured to be connected to a machine tool, an adapter or the like. In particular, the shaft end may be the clamping end or shaft of the tool. "Extension in the direction of the shaft end" in particular means that the element thus designated extends in the direction of the shaft end. The element does not necessarily have to reach the shaft end, but rather can end at a distance from the shaft end.

[0009] Preferably, the at least two secondary cutting edges are formed on the circumference of the tool body, particularly on the peripheral surface of the tool body.

[0010] The cutting corners are preferably formed as intersections of the respective secondary cutting edges formed on the tool end face with the main cutting edges assigned to them.

[0011] In particular, the support collar is circumferentially connected to the assigned secondary cutting edge and is arranged at said distance from the cutting corner measured in the direction of the central axis, preferably directly connected to the assigned secondary cutting edge.

[0012] The support collar is in particular a support surface, in particular having a particular extension, on the one hand in the direction of the central axis and on the other hand in the circumferential direction, in particular providing an enlarged guide area for the tool.

[0013] The support collar preferably has a radial position in the direction of the central axis that corresponds to the radial position of the secondary cutting edge at the position of the support collar. This allows the tool to be supported within the support collar area on the machined workpiece wall. In particular, the support collar is not a recessed surface area relative to the radial position of the secondary cutting edge. To reduce friction within the bore, the tool has a specific taper from the orbital circle defined by the cutting corner along the secondary cutting edge in the direction of the central axis toward the end of the shaft, which is typically about 0.2 to 0.4 mm for a length of 100 mm along the central axis. The radius in the support collar area is preferably only slightly smaller than the value defined by this specific taper, i.e., the radius of the orbital circle.

[0014] In a preferred embodiment, the support collar can be cylindrical, i.e., it does not have a taper itself. According to another preferred embodiment, the support collar has a slight taper (tapered shape) towards the end of the shaft, which preferably corresponds at most to the above-mentioned taper or, in a particularly preferred embodiment, is smaller than the above-mentioned taper, in particular less than or at most equal to 0.2 mm per 100 mm length.

[0015] Such a configuration of the support collar advantageously provides efficient support for the tool, allowing the tool to have a larger taper (outside the support collar) than corresponds to the conventional values ​​mentioned above, and thus friction of the tool within the outer bore of the support collar is advantageously reduced compared to conventional tools.

[0016] In particular, the tool is preferably manufactured by forming a tool blank produced by cylindrical grinding into a tool by form grinding, whereby in particular the cutting edge shape is formed in the tool blank by form grinding. In particular, the circumferential grooves and recesses behind the guide chamfer of the tool are also preferably produced by form grinding, whereby material is removed from the tool blank during form grinding. The support collar is preferably a surface or shape that remains unchanged during form grinding, i.e., a surface portion or shape that is produced in particular by cylindrical grinding and is already present on the tool blank.

[0017] Axial direction here and below refers to the direction along the central axis, radial direction is perpendicular to the axial direction, i.e. to the central axis, and circumferential direction includes the central axis, i.e. the axial direction, concentrically.

[0018] According to a preferred embodiment, the support collar begins at a distance from the assigned cutting corner that is at least 0.18 times and at most 0.28 times, preferably at least 0.22 times and at most 0.25 times, the specific helix pitch, so that the area closer to the tool end is free of support collars.

[0019] In particular, a particular twist pitch is given in units of length per revolution, so that applying a simple factor to it gives the length.

[0020] According to an alternative definition, the distance from the cutting corner to the support collar in the direction of the central axis is preferably at least the diameter of the orbital circle (hereinafter abbreviated as orbital diameter) to a maximum of 1.8 times the orbital diameter, preferably at least the diameter of the orbital circle to a maximum of 1.5 times the orbital diameter, preferably at least 1.2 times the orbital diameter to a maximum of 1.4 times the orbital diameter.

[0021] According to a preferred embodiment, the support collar extends in the direction of the central axis, i.e., axially, from a first location on the central axis to a second location on the central axis. The first location on the central axis is located a first distance from the cutting corner, which corresponds to 0.18 times the specific helix pitch, preferably 0.22 times the specific helix pitch, and the second location is located a second distance from the cutting corner, which corresponds to at least 0.25 times the specific helix pitch, preferably at least 0.28 times the specific helix pitch, preferably at least 0.3 times the specific helix pitch. Alternatively, the first distance of the first location from the cutting corner corresponds to at least the orbital diameter, preferably 1.2 times the orbital diameter, whereby the second distance of the second location from the cutting corner corresponds to at least 1.4 times the orbital diameter, preferably at least 1.5 times the orbital diameter, preferably at least 1.8 times the orbital diameter, preferably at least 1.9 times the orbital diameter. The support collar can also extend in the direction of the central axis at least substantially to the end of the tool's chip groove facing the shank end, particularly as described in more detail below, and the second position is located at the end of the chip groove facing the shank end.

[0022] The values ​​stated here in relation to the distance between the first and second positions, as well as the values ​​stated above in relation to the distance of the support collar from the cutting corner, and the values ​​relating to the orbital diameter, apply in the preferred embodiment, in particular to a tool having a secondary cutting edge helix angle of 30°.

[0023] According to a further development of the invention, the support collar is connected to the assigned secondary cutting edge at a distance, measured in the direction of the central axis, from the assigned cutting corner to at least 0.22 and at most 0.25 times the specific helix pitch, in which range the advantages already explained above arise in a special way.

[0024] In particular, the support collar starts at a starting angle of at least 65°, preferably at least 80°, and at most 120°, preferably at most 100°, from the assigned cutting corner, measured in a plan view of the tool face and relative to the intended direction of rotation of the tool relative to the machined workpiece. Starting from this starting angle, the support collar extends therefrom at an ending angle of at least 170°, preferably at least 180°, preferably at least 185°, and preferably at most 240°, preferably at most 190° (if the support collar does not rotate (possibly multiple times)), also measured in the manner described above. In particular, in this way, it is ensured that the resultant force acting, in particular on the main cutting edge of the tool, which is preferably formed vectorially from the main cutting force on the one hand and the radial passive force on the other hand, is supported on the side diametrically opposite the point of application of the force, but at an axial distance from the tool face.

[0025] According to a further embodiment of the invention, the support collar begins at a start angle of at least 65°, preferably at least 80°, and up to 120°, preferably up to 100°, measured circumferentially from the assigned cutting corner. Alternatively or additionally, the support collar ends at an end angle of at least 170°, preferably at least 180°, and preferably up to 240°, preferably up to 190° (if the support collar does not orbit (possibly multiple times)), measured circumferentially from the assigned cutting corner. Within these angle ranges, the aforementioned advantages are realized in a special way. In this case, the angle is measured from the cutting corner in the direction of the central axis, also toward the tool end face, relative to the intended direction of rotation of the tool relative to the machined workpiece.

[0026] According to a further embodiment of the present invention, a guide chamfer is assigned to each secondary cutting edge, extending from the assigned cutting corner to the assigned support collar. In this way, the tool combines the advantages of the guide chamfer with those of the support collar in a particularly advantageous manner. However, in a preferred embodiment, since the support collar essentially supports the tool, the guide chamfer can be very narrow, particularly narrower than in conventional tools. This advantageously reduces friction of the tool in the bore, and therefore its wear and heating. At the same time, this also reduces the risk of tool breakage, especially when creating deep bores.

[0027] In particular, the guide chamfer preferably ends in the direction of the central axis where the support collar begins.

[0028] According to a preferred embodiment, the tool has as many guide chamfers as secondary cutting edges. In particular, each secondary cutting edge is uniquely assigned to a guide chamfer, and vice versa. In particular, the tool advantageously has no additional guide chamfers, thereby providing excellent support while also resulting in low friction in the machined bore.

[0029] According to a further embodiment of the invention, the support collars, in particular each support collar of the tool, have a length measured in the direction of the central axis that is at least 0.2 times the diameter of the orbital circle, and preferably at most 1. This range of support collar lengths in particular provides very good support and at the same time low friction on the tool.

[0030] Preferably, the support collar has a length, in particular measured along the central axis, of at least 20%, preferably at least 50%, of the orbital diameter, if the support collar does not extend to the end of the chip groove facing the shaft end, preferably at most 100%, preferably at most 60%, preferably 50%.

[0031] According to a further embodiment of the invention, each of the at least two secondary cutting edges is assigned to a chip flute that extends spirally from the tool end face in the direction of the central axis toward the shank end, thereby enabling chips removed in the bore to be efficiently carried away.

[0032] According to a further embodiment of the invention, the support collar extends in the direction of the central axis at least substantially to the end of the chip groove facing the shank end. In this embodiment, the support collar has a particularly long length, preferably starting from the axial distance from the cutting corner defined above and extending spirally from this distance along the assigned secondary cutting edge, and thus along the simultaneously assigned chip groove, substantially to its end facing the shank end. The support collar preferably extends to the end of the assigned chip groove facing the shank end. In this way, particularly at large axial distances from the cutting edge, a particularly wide and stable guidance of the tool in the bore is achieved. Compared to a shorter support collar, the support is improved, but at the same time, friction in the bore is increased.

[0033] According to a further embodiment of the present invention, at least one lubrication groove is formed in the support collar. The lubrication groove serves, in particular, to guide coolant and / or lubricant, thereby cooling and lubricating the tool, particularly during the machining process. Preferably, the tool has an internal coolant / lubricant supply, in particular at least one coolant / lubricant supply channel, which passes through the tool body from the shank end to the tool end face and preferably opens into an outlet bore at the tool end face, through which the coolant / lubricant leaves the tool body. From there, the coolant / lubricant is deflected, in particular at the bottom of the machined bore, and flows back along the outer periphery of the tool body toward the shank end. In particular, the coolant / lubricant enters the lubrication groove formed in the support collar. The lubrication groove can also advantageously simultaneously function as a kind of hydraulic pocket, in which hydraulic pressure, which stabilizes the tool's travel and its position within the bore, is dynamically built up, in particular by the tool's rotational movement relative to the workpiece on the one hand and the flow of lubricant on the other hand.

[0034] According to a preferred embodiment, the lubrication grooves preferably extend in the circumferential direction without a helix pitch of the lubrication grooves, in which case the lubrication grooves extend concentrically, in particular annularly, around the central axis.

[0035] According to another preferred embodiment, at least one lubrication groove extends into the support collar with a lubrication groove helix pitch that differs from the specific helix pitch. In particular, in this way, an efficient hydraulic pocket for stabilizing the tool can be provided. This is particularly true when, in a particularly preferred embodiment, the at least one lubrication groove extends with a lubrication groove helix pitch that is opposite to the specific helix pitch. Rotational movement of the tool relative to the workpiece subsequently causes lubricant pressure to build up in the lubrication groove, stabilizing and guiding the tool particularly efficiently within the bore.

[0036] According to a further embodiment, it is preferably provided that at least one lubrication groove extends into the support collar with a specific helix pitch, so that the lubricant can be guided particularly efficiently in the lubrication groove and transported in the direction of the shaft end, thereby ensuring efficient heat dissipation.

[0037] According to a further development of the invention, the guide chamfer has a width, in particular measured perpendicular to the central axis, of at most 5%, preferably at most 3%, of the orbital diameter. In this way, the guide chamfer is advantageously very narrow, in particular as a so-called visible chamfer, and only slightly influences the friction of the tool in the bore.

[0038] According to a further embodiment of the invention, the support collar is divided into a plurality of support collar regions in the circumferential direction by at least one lubrication groove extending therein. In this case, the sum of the widths of the support collar regions of the support collar, particularly measured perpendicular to the central axis, is preferably at least twice, and preferably three times, the width of the guide chamfer assigned to the support collar, also measured perpendicular to the central axis. In this way, the support collar can provide excellent support for the tool despite the interruption caused by the at least one lubrication groove.

[0039] According to a further embodiment of the invention, the tool has exactly two secondary cutting edges. Alternatively, it is preferred that the tool has exactly three secondary cutting edges. In particular, the tool can be configured as a two-blade cutter or as a three-blade cutter.

[0040] According to a further embodiment of the invention, the tool can be designed as a drilling tool, in particular as a twist drill. In this case, the advantages already mentioned are realized in a very special way. These advantages are realized in particular when the tool is configured as a deep-hole drill, in particular for drilling depths of more than five times the orbital diameter.

[0041] Finally, according to a further embodiment of the invention, it is provided that each of the at least two secondary cutting edges on the tool face is assigned a major cutting edge, and the major cutting edges meet the assigned secondary cutting edge at the respective cutting corner. In particular, the major cutting edges intersect with the secondary cutting edges at the respective cutting corner. In particular, the tool preferably has exactly two major cutting edges or exactly three major cutting edges, and each major cutting edge is assigned to exactly one secondary cutting edge. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0042] The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings. [Figure 1] 1 shows a schematic view of a first embodiment of a tool used for machining a bore; [Figure 2] The principle of operation of the tool is shown. [Figure 3] 2 shows another view of the tool according to FIG. 1; [Figure 4] 1 shows a view of a second embodiment of the tool; [Figure 5] 10 shows a view of a third embodiment of the tool. [Figure 6] 10 shows a view of a fourth embodiment of the tool; [Figure 7] 10 shows a view of a fifth embodiment of the tool. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0043] 1 shows a representation of a first embodiment of a tool 1 for machining a bore 3 in a workpiece 5. The tool 1 comprises a tool body 7 having a central axis M and a tool end face 9. In the first example embodiment shown here, exactly two secondary cutting edges 11 are formed on the tool body 7, in particular on its outer periphery. Since the secondary cutting edges 11 and all the elements further assigned to them are formed identically in the tool 1 shown here, for the sake of brevity, only one of the secondary cutting edges 11 and the elements assigned to it will be discussed in more detail below.

[0044] The secondary cutting edges 11 extend helically from the cutting corner 13 assigned to each secondary cutting edge 11 on the tool end face 9 in the direction of the central axis M, particularly toward the axial end 15 of the tool 1 shown in FIG. 4 , with a specific helix pitch. The specific helix pitch is particularly expressed in units of “axial length per revolution of the helical secondary cutting edge 11.” Circumferentially connected to each secondary cutting edge 11 at a distance Ab measured in the direction of the central axis M from the assigned cutting corner 13 is a support collar 17, which extends circumferentially at an angle of at least 170°, preferably up to 180°, measured from the assigned cutting corner 13.

[0045] The distance Ab is at least 0.18 times and at most 0.28 times the specified helix pitch. In particular, the support collar 17 begins at this distance Ab from the cutting corner 13.

[0046] Alternatively, the distance from the cutting corner 13 to the support collar 17 is preferably at least 1 to at most 1.8 times the orbital diameter D of the tool 1 defined by the cutting corner 13, preferably at least 1 to at most 1.5 times the orbital diameter D, and preferably at least 1.2 to at most 1.4 times the orbital diameter D. This applies in particular to tools 1 in which the secondary cutting edge 11 has a helix angle of 30°.

[0047] Preferably, the distance Ab is at least 0.22 times and at most 0.25 times the specified twist pitch.

[0048] The support collar 17, which is axially recessed from the cutting corner 13, advantageously forms a guide that provides particularly stable guidance for the tool 1 within the bore 3. This applies in particular to particularly deep bores, with a bore depth exceeding five times the orbital diameter D. This applies in particular to the machining of bores 3, in which the tool 1 emerges from the workpiece 5 on an inclined surface 19, as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 1. As can be seen from FIG. 1, the tool 1 loses its guidance in the region of the cutting corner 13 and, at the same time, the secondary cutting edge 11 (shown here with the lower cutting corner 13 and the associated secondary cutting edge 11), and is therefore loaded to one side and thus deviates from its axis of rotation. This is, in turn, effectively counteracted by the support collar 17, which, due to its axial offset, supports the bore 3 in the region where material is still available, even on the side where there is no further material in the bore exit area. Therefore, eccentricity of the tool 1 within the bore 3, particularly jamming, is avoided. The bore 3 is provided with excellent roundness and straightness, and the risk of tool breakage for the tool 1 is significantly reduced.

[0049] Each secondary cutting edge 11 is assigned to a main cutting edge 21 on the tool face 9 , which meets the assigned secondary cutting edge 11 at a respective cutting corner 13 .

[0050] In particular, the forces relevant to the machining of the workpiece 5 are shown here, in particular perpendicular to the image plane in the viewer's direction of view: the main cutting force Fc acting on one of the main cutting edges 21, the passive force Fp acting in the radial direction, and the support force FSt acting on the support collar 17. The function of the tool 1 and the significance of these forces will be explained in more detail with reference to FIG.

[0051] Each secondary cutting edge 11 is assigned a guide chamfer 23 which extends from the assigned cutting corner 13 to the assigned support collar 17. In particular, the guide chamfer 23 ends in the direction of the central axis M, where the support collar 17 begins.

[0052] The tool 1 preferably has the same number of guide chamfers 23 as the number of secondary cutting edges 11 .

[0053] Each secondary cutting edge 11 is assigned to a chip flute 25 that extends spirally from the tool end face 9 in the direction of the central axis M towards the shaft end 15 .

[0054] The guide chamfers 23 each preferably have a width of at most 5% of the orbital diameter D, preferably at most 3%.

[0055] In a preferred embodiment, as shown here, the tool 1 is configured as a drilling tool, in particular as a twist drill, but it is also possible, for example, to configure the tool 1 as a reamer or in another suitable manner.

[0056] FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of the action of the tool 1 in relation to the machining of the bore 3 shown in FIG. 1 when the tool 1 comes into the area of ​​the inclined surface 19 .

[0057] Identical and functionally identical elements are provided with the same reference numerals in all figures, and reference is made in each case to the previous description.

[0058] In a) a top view of the tool face 9 is shown, whereby the forces acting on the main cutting edge 21, which is still engaged with the material of the workpiece 5, are again shown diagrammatically. The main cutting force Fc acts perpendicularly to the main cutting edge 21, and the passive force Fp acts radially to the central axis M, which result from vector addition in a resultant force Fres, the arrows shown are not to scale. The other main cutting edge 21, which has already emerged from the inclined surface 19, is no longer subjected to any force. The resultant force Fres therefore tends to push the tool 1 away from the axis of rotation.

[0059] In Fig. 1b, a cross-section of the tool 1 at the axial height of the support collar 17 is shown. It is clear that the support collar 17 provides support for the tool 1 in the bore 3, directly opposite the resultant force Fres, represented here by the resulting support force FSt-res. Also shown is the support force FSt, which acts directly opposite the main cutting force Fc. In the axially recessed area of ​​the support collar 17, the workpiece 5 material is still present on all sides of the bore 3, against which the tool 1 can effectively support itself on the support collar 17. This prevents the tool from being pushed off the axis of rotation and thus prevents eccentricity of the bore 3. Consequently, the support collar 17 has the advantage of displacing the support of the tool 1 in the bore 3 axially backward from the area of ​​the cutting corner 13 toward the axial end 15. This has an overall positive effect on the support and guidance of the tool 1, but is particularly advantageous in the case of deep bores and, as shown here, in the case of oblique bore exits.

[0060] Figure 3 shows a further representation of the first embodiment of the tool 1 according to Figure 1. Here, in a) a side view is reproduced again with certain points highlighted. A' is a point offset by 180° relative to the central axis from point A shown in Figure 3b), point A being assigned to the cutting corner 13, which is assigned to the support collar 17 visible to the observer in Figure 3a). B is the point where the support collar 17 begins in the circumferential direction. C is the point where the support collar 17 ends in the circumferential direction. In a) point A', which is similar to point A, is only shown because point A is not visible to the observer in the view according to a).

[0061] Also shown is the length L that the support collar 17 has in the direction of the central axis M.

[0062] The length L is preferably at least 0.2 times the orbital diameter D, preferably 0.5 times, and preferably in particular up to a single value of the orbital diameter D.

[0063] In b) the top view of the tool end face 9 is again shown, again depicting points A, B and C as defined above.

[0064] The support collar 17 extends circumferentially over an angular range that preferably starts at at least 65°, preferably at least 80°, and ends at at least 170°, preferably at most 240°, measured from the assigned cutting corner 13, i.e., from point A. That is, point B measured from point A is at least 65°, preferably at least 80°, whereby point C measured from point A is at least 170°, preferably at most 240°, whereby all angular indications refer to a complete circle of 360°.

[0065] In particular, the support collar 17 preferably starts at an angle of at least 65°, preferably at least 80° and at most 120°, measured circumferentially from the assigned cutting corner 13. Point B, measured in particular from point A, therefore lies at an angle α of at least 65° and at most 120°.

[0066] Alternatively or additionally, the support collar 17 terminates at an angle of at least 170° and at most 240°, measured circumferentially from the assigned cutting corner 13. Thus, point C lies at an angle β, measured from point A, in particular of at least 170° and at most 240°.

[0067] 4 shows a representation of a second embodiment of the tool 1, in which the support collar 17, starting from a distance Ab measured from the assigned cutting corner 13, extends in the direction of the central axis M at least substantially to the end 27 of the chip groove 25 facing the shank end 15, preferably to the end 27.

[0068] 5 shows a representation of a third embodiment of the tool 1, in which at least one lubrication groove 29, in particular exactly one lubrication groove 29, is formed in the support collar 17. Here, the lubrication groove 29 extends along the assigned secondary cutting edge 11 with a lubrication groove helix pitch identical to the specific helix pitch of the secondary cutting edge 11.

[0069] 6 shows a representation of a fourth embodiment of the tool 1, in which a plurality of lubrication grooves 29 are formed in the support collar 17. These lubrication grooves 29 extend at a helix pitch that is different from, and here in particular opposite to, the specific helix pitch of the secondary cutting edge 11. In this way, hydraulic pockets can be advantageously provided in the form of the lubrication grooves 29, in which the pressurized or flowing coolant / lubricant serves to stabilize the tool 1 within the bore 3.

[0070] 5 and 6 also show that the support collar 17 can be divided circumferentially into several support collar regions 31, in the simpler case of FIG. 5 into two support collar regions 31, by at least one lubrication groove 29. The sum of the widths of the support collar regions 31 of the support collar 17 is therefore preferably at least twice, preferably three times, the width of the guide chamfer 23 assigned to the support collar 17.

[0071] It is also possible, in a manner not shown here, for the lubrication grooves 29 to extend circumferentially without a helix pitch of the lubrication grooves.

[0072] 7 shows a representation of a fifth embodiment of the tool 1, which has exactly three secondary cutting edges 11 and correspondingly exactly three main cutting edges 21 assigned to each of these secondary cutting edges 11. This tool 1 is also configured as a drilling tool, in particular as a twist drill, here in particular as a three-blade cutter.

Claims

1. A tool (1) for machining a bore (3), comprising: A tool body (7) having a central axis (M) and a tool end face (9), At least two secondary cutting edges (11) are formed on the tool body (7), and each of the at least two secondary cutting edges (11) starts from a cutting corner (13) assigned to the secondary cutting edge (11) on the tool end face (9) and extends in a spiral manner with a specific helix pitch in the direction of the central axis (M) toward an axial end (15) of the tool (1); a support collar (17) is connected to each of the secondary cutting edges (11) at a distance (Ab) from the assigned cutting corner (13) that is at least 0.18 times and at most 0.28 times the specific helix pitch, measured in the direction of the central axis (M), and the support collar (17) extends circumferentially to at least 170° relative to the assigned cutting corner (13).

2. 2. The tool (1) according to claim 1, wherein the support collar (17) is connected to the assigned secondary cutting edge (11) at a distance (Ab) from the assigned cutting corner (13) that is at least 0.22 times and at most 0.25 times the specific helix pitch, measured in the direction of the central axis (M).

3. 3. The tool (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support collar (17) starts at an angle of at least 65° and at most 100° and / or ends at an angle of at least 170° and at most 240°, measured circumferentially from the assigned cutting corner (13).

4. 4. The tool (1) according to claim 1, wherein each of the secondary cutting edges (11) is assigned a guide chamfer (23) extending from the assigned cutting corner (13) to the assigned support collar (17).

5. 5. The tool (1) according to claim 4, wherein the support collar (17) has a length (L) measured in the direction of the central axis (M) that is at least 0.2 times and preferably at most 1 time the diameter (D) of the orbital circle of the tool (1) defined by the cutting corner (13).

6. 6. The tool (1) according to claim 1, wherein each secondary cutting edge (11) of the at least two secondary cutting edges (11) is assigned to a chip groove (25) that extends spirally from the tool end face (9) in the direction of the central axis (M) towards the shank end (15).

7. 7. The tool (1) according to claim 6, wherein the support collar (17) extends in the direction of the central axis (M) at least substantially to an end (27) of the chip groove (25) facing the axial end (15).

8. At least one lubrication groove (29) is formed in the support collar (17), and the at least one lubrication groove (29) comprises: The lubrication groove has no helix pitch and is circumferentially or with a helix pitch of the lubrication groove different from said specified helix pitch, in particular opposite to said specified helix pitch, or The helix pitch of the lubrication groove is the same as the specific helix pitch. The tool (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the tool (1) is elongated.

9. 6. The tool (1) according to claim 5, wherein the guide chamfer (23) has a width of at most 5%, preferably at most 3%, of the diameter (D) of the orbital circle defined by the cutting corner (13).

10. 10. The tool (1) according to claim 4, 5 or 9, wherein the support collar (17) is divided circumferentially into a plurality of support collar regions (31) by at least one lubrication groove (29), and the sum of the widths of the support collar regions (31) of the support collar (17) is at least twice, preferably three times, the width of the guide chamfer (23) assigned to the support collar (17).

11. The tool (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tool (1) has exactly two secondary cutting edges (11) or exactly three secondary cutting edges (11).

12. The tool (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tool (1) is configured as a drilling tool, in particular as a twist drill.

13. 13. The tool (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein a main cutting edge (21) is assigned to each of the at least two secondary cutting edges (11) on the tool end face (9), and the main cutting edge (21) meets the assigned secondary cutting edge (11) at each of the cutting corners (13).

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