Hole-Drilling Device with Movable Sleeve and Cam Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing hole-drilling devices for expanding diameter holes in drilling objects like concrete are complex and require multiple components, including a cam, hammering transmission rods, and a fixed drill bit body that cannot be replaced, leading to increased manufacturing costs and reduced efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A simplified hole-drilling device with a movable sleeve, a replaceable drill bit body, and a cam mechanism that allows the expanded diameter hole forming member to move laterally from the drill bit body, reducing the number of components and enabling easy replacement of the drill bit body, while incorporating a dust collection system to manage debris.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If a conventional hole-drilling device with cam and hammering transmission rods is used, then the expanded diameter hole portion can be formed by cutting, but the device structure becomes complex and manufacturing costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveexpanded diameter hole portion formationVSAvoiddevice structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent removes the complex cam and hammering transmission rods from the device structure. Instead, it uses a simple movable sleeve that directly contacts the drilling object surface to trigger the expanded diameter hole portion forming member to protrude laterally, thereby achieving the cutting function with a much simpler structure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The drill bit body is designed as a replaceable component that can be detached from the main body. This segmentation allows the drill bit body to be replaced when worn, simplifying maintenance and reducing overall device complexity while maintaining the expanded diameter hole portion formation capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Device complexity

If the drill bit body is fixed to the base, then the device structure is simplified, but the drill bit body cannot be replaced when worn

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice structureVSAvoiddrill bit body replacement
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of repair

Solution Approach 1:

The drill bit body is designed as a separate, replaceable component that can be detached from the main body through a locking member. This segmentation maintains relatively simple device structure while enabling easy replacement of the wear-prone drill bit body, thus resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and repairability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Manufacturing precision

If drilling is performed in concrete, then holes with expanded diameter hole portions can be formed, but dust scattering occurs and cleanup is required

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehole with expanded diameter hole portionVSAvoiddust scattering
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent converts the harmful dust generated during drilling into a collectible material by incorporating a dust collection bag. The dust that would normally scatter and require cleanup is instead captured and stored in the dust collection bag, transforming a harmful byproduct into a manageable resource

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution simplifies the device structure, reduces manufacturing costs, allows for easy replacement of drill bit bodies, and improves the drilling process by minimizing dust scattering and post-drilling cleanup through efficient dust collection.

Implementation Method 1

a first urging unit that urges the sleeve forward relative to the body

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Implementation Method 2

a second urging unit that urges the expanded diameter hole portion forming member rearward relative to the drill bit body

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Implementation Method 3

forms an expanded diameter hole portion in the inner part of the drilled hole by cutting

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAbrasion: Abrasion

Data Source

PatentEP3037231B1Device for drilling hole with extended-diameter hole portion
Publication Date: 2020.01.01 MIYANAGA KK
  • EP3037231B1 patent drawingFigure 1
  • EP3037231B1 patent drawingFigure 2A~2B
  • EP3037231B1 patent drawingFigure 3A~3B

AI summary

Provided is a hole-drilling device for drilling a hole with an expanded diameter hole portion, the hole-drilling device realizing a simplified structure. One example of the hole-drilling device for drilling a hole with an expanded diameter hole portion according to the present invention includes: a body (1) including a shank; a sleeve (3) attached to the body such that the sleeve is movable in a front-rear direction; a compression spring (6), which urges the sleeve forward relative to the body; a drill bit body (4) configured such that a proximal end portion of the drill bit body is inserted in a bottomed insertion hole (11) of the body, the drill bit body being attached to the sleeve such that the drill bit body is movable in the front-rear direction; an expanded diameter hole portion forming member (5) attached to a side surface of the drill bit body and configured such that a cutting bit (5a) protrudes laterally from the drill bit body when the expanded diameter hole portion forming member moves forward on the side surface; a compression spring (7), which urges the expanded diameter hole portion forming member rearward relative to the drill bit body; and a cam (8), which is rotatably supported by the body and whose both ends are contacted by an inner wall of the sleeve and the expanded diameter hole portion forming member. The expanded diameter hole portion forming member is configured to move forward on the side surface of the drill bit body owing to rotation of the cam (8) when the body moves forward relative to the sleeve.