U.S. patent application number 10/272034 was filed with the patent office on 2003-11-27 for drill bit grinding device.
Invention is credited to Lin, Cheng-Fu.
Application Number | 20030220057 10/272034 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 29547262 |
Filed Date | 2003-11-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030220057 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lin, Cheng-Fu |
November 27, 2003 |
DRILL BIT GRINDING DEVICE
Abstract
A grinding device includes a rotary grinding wheel having an
annular grinding surface, a first grinding seat located in front of
the grinding wheel, a sleeve disposed rotatably within a through
hole in the first grinding seat, an abrasion measuring device for
measuring amount of flank portions of a drill bit to be ground, and
a tubular holding unit for holding releaseably the drill bit
therein. The holding unit is sleeved on the drill bit, is disposed
initially in the abrasion measuring device so as to fix position of
the drill bit within the holding unit, and is then transferred into
the first grinding seat for grinding the flank portions of the
drill bit.
Inventors: |
Lin, Cheng-Fu; (Taichung
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW, LLP
TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER
EIGHTH FLOOR
SAN FRANCISCO
CA
94111-3834
US
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Family ID: |
29547262 |
Appl. No.: |
10/272034 |
Filed: |
October 15, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
451/210 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B24B 3/24 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
451/210 |
International
Class: |
B24B 007/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
May 21, 2002 |
TW |
091207283 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A grinding device adapted for grinding a drill bit, the drill
bit having a tip portion that is formed with an apex, two cutting
edges that define a tip angle therebetween, two diametrically
opposed lip portions, and two diametrically opposed flank portions,
each of which is formed between a respective one of the cutting
edges and a respective one of the lip portions, said grinding
device comprising: a horizontal base plate; a rotary grinding wheel
disposed rotatably on said base plate and having an annular
grinding surface that is rotatable about a horizontal Y-axis; a
first grinding seat disposed adjustably on said base plate and
formed with a through hole that extends along a horizontal X-axis
which is perpendicular to said Y-axis, said first grinding seat
being located in front of said grinding wheel and being adjustable
on said base plate so as to be adapted to vary the tip angle of the
drill bit to be formed; a sleeve disposed rotatably within said
through hole in said first grinding seat so as to permit rotation
of said sleeve relative to said first grinding seat by a
predetermined angle, said sleeve having a front end surface, an
engagement portion, and an eccentric hole, which is formed in said
front end surface of said sleeve and which extends in a direction
that is inclined with respect to said X-axis; an abrasion measuring
device for measuring amount of the flank portions of the drill bit
to be ground; and a tubular holding unit for holding the drill bit
releaseably therein, said holding unit having a rear end surface
and two diametrically opposed engagement portions, and being
insertable into said eccentric hole in said sleeve so as to engage
said engagement portion of said sleeve with a selected one of said
engagement portions of said holding unit such that said holding
unit can rotate synchronously with said sleeve, and such that an
assembly of the drill bit and said holding unit can move within
said sleeve in a rearward direction toward said grinding wheel for
grinding of the drill bit until said rear end surface of said
holding unit abuts against said front end surface of said sleeve;
wherein said holding unit is sleeved on the drill bit, and is
disposed initially in said abrasion measuring device so as to fix
position of the drill bit within said holding unit based on the
amount of the flank portions of the drill bit to be ground, and is
then transferred and inserted into said eccentric hole in said
sleeve such that the drill bit is in an inclined position within
said through hole in said first grinding seat, so that the flank
portions of the drill bit can be ground on said grinding wheel by
engaging said engagement portion of said sleeve with said
engagement portions of said holding unit consecutively and by
rotating and moving the assembly of the drill bit and said holding
unit rearwardly toward said grinding wheel.
2. The grinding device of claim 1, wherein said first grinding seat
includes a vertical plate, which has a front surface that is formed
with a limiting projection, said sleeve further having a rear end
surface that is formed with a peripheral notch, within which said
limiting projection can rotate by turning the assembly of the drill
bit and said holding unit relative to said first grinding seat,
whereby, rotation range of said sleeve relative to said first
grinding seat is limited.
3. The grinding device of claim 2, wherein said sleeve further has
an annular outer surface that is formed with an annular retention
groove, said first grinding seat further including a limiting screw
that is fixed to said vertical plate of said first grinding seat
and that engages said retention groove in said sleeve so as to
limit rotation of said sleeve within said through hole in said
vertical plate.
4. The grinding device of claim 2, wherein said first grinding seat
further includes: a horizontal bottom plate extending integrally
and forwardly from a lower end of said vertical plate and formed
with a curved slot that extends therethrough along a vertical
direction, and a first bolt extending through said slot in said
bottom plate and connected threadedly to said base plate so as to
lock said bottom plate releasably on said base plate, thereby
permitting adjustment of the tip angle of the drill bit to be
formed.
5. The grinding device of claim 1, wherein said holding unit
includes: a coupling seat having a large-diameter front seat
portion and a small-diameter rear seat portion that has an outer
diameter smaller than that of said front seat portion, said front
seat portion having an internally threaded front end, said rear
seat portion having a rear end that is formed with a tapered hole,
which converges rearwardly and which has a maximum diameter smaller
than an inner diameter of said internally threaded front end; a
clamp member including a tapered peripheral wall, which is inserted
into said tapered hole in said coupling seat, which defines a
central hole, and which is formed with a plurality of open-ended
slits, each of which extends along the length of said peripheral
wall and has an open front end so as to define a plurality of
clamping arms, said clamping arms having front end portions, which
are formed respectively with circumferentially extending grooves in
outer surfaces thereof that constitute cooperatively an annular
groove unit at a front end portion of said clamp member; and a
tubular locking member having an externally threaded rear end,
which engages threadedly said internally threaded front end of said
coupling seat, which is sleeved around said front end portion of
said clamp member, and which is formed with an inward flange that
extends integrally, radially, and inwardly therefrom and that
engages said annular groove unit in said clamp member so that said
clamping arms of said clamp member are pressed radially and
inwardly against the drill bit, thereby locking the drill bit
within said clamp member.
6. The grinding device of claim 5, wherein said engagement portion
of said sleeve is a frontwardly protruding rib extending in a
direction parallel to said Y-axis, said front seat portion of said
coupling seat further having a rear end surface that is formed with
an upper peripheral notch and a lower peripheral notch, which
constitute said engagement portions of said holding unit.
7. The grinding device of claim 6, further comprising a second
grinding seat mounted fixedly on said base plate and located over
said grinding wheel, said second grinding seat being formed with a
through hole for extension of said holding unit there through, and
a horizontal top surface with a limiting piece that protrudes
integrally and upwardly therefrom and that engages a selected one
of said upper and lower peripheral notches in said coupling seat
when the assembly of the drill bit and said holding unit is
inserted downwardly into said through hole in said second grinding
seat for grinding of the drill bit, said limiting piece of said
second grinding seat being rotatable within each of said upper and
lower peripheral notches in said coupling seat by turning the
assembly of the drill bit and said holding unit relative to said
second grinding seat so as to limit rotation range of said holding
unit within said through hole in said second grinding seat,
whereby, the assembly of the drill bit and said holding unit can be
disposed on said first grinding seat for grinding of the flank
portions, and on said second grinding seat for grinding of the lip
portions.
8. The grinding device of claim 1, wherein said abrasion measuring
device includes: a base seat having a through hole for extension of
said holding unit there through; a positioning piece disposed
adjustably on said base seat and having a horizontal top surface,
which is formed with a threaded hole that extends along a vertical
direction, and a post that extends integrally and upwardly from
said horizontal top surface and that has a rectangular
cross-section; two reference plates arranged one above another and
formed respectively with a left-hand threaded hole and a right-hand
threaded hole, each of said reference plates further having a
horizontal abutment face, an inclined abutment face connected to
said horizontal abutment face, and a rectangular guide hole for
extension of said post therethrough, one of said reference plates
further including an integral vertical stop plate portion that is
adapted to be disposed behind the drill bit so as to define a rear
limit position of the drill bit immediately in front of said stop
plate portion when the assembly of the drill bit and said holding
unit is inserted into said through hole in said base seat; and a
second bolt having a left-hand threaded portion and a right-hand
threaded portion, which engage respectively said left-hand threaded
hole and said right-hand threaded hole in said reference plates,
said second bolt being rotatable relative to said positioning piece
to move said reference plates toward each other when the assembly
of the drill bit and said holding unit is inserted into said
through hole in said base seat, when the drill bit is released from
said holding unit, and when the apex of the drill bit is brought
into contact with a junction line between said inclined abutment
faces of said reference plates, so as to rotate the drill bit until
the cutting edges of the drill bit abut respectively against said
horizontal abutment faces of said reference plates, after which the
drill bit can be locked within said holding unit.
9. The grinding device of claim 8, wherein said base seat includes:
a vertical plate formed with said through hole in said base seat, a
bolt hole, and a front surface, which is formed with an engaging
protrusion for engagement with a selected one of said engagement
portions of said holding unit to fix angular position of said
holding unit relative to said base seat; a bottom plate extending
integrally and rearwardly from a lower end of said vertical plate;
two spaced-a part parallel sliding rails fixed on said bottom plate
behind said vertical plate of said base seat and extending in a
direction parallel to said X-axis; and a scale indicated on one of
said sliding rails for indicating the amount of the flank portions
of the drill bit to be ground by said grinding wheel; said abrasion
measuring device further including an adjustment bolt, which is
journalled within said bolt hole in said vertical plate of said
base seat and which is connected threadedly to said positioning
piece so that said adjustment bolt can be rotated relative to said
base seat to move said positioning piece along said sliding rails
to a predetermined position according to the amount of the flank
portions of the drill bit to be ground.
10. The grinding device of claim 1, wherein said grinding surface
of said grinding wheel has an inclination angle of about 60.degree.
with respect to said Y-axis.
11. The grinding device of claim 10, wherein said front end surface
of said sleeve is inclined with respect to a vertical line, and
said eccentric hole in said sleeve extends along a straight path
that is perpendicular to said front end surface of said sleeve and
that is inclined rearwardly and upwardly.
12. The grinding device of claim 11, wherein said front end surface
of said sleeve forms an angle of about 5.degree. with respect to
the vertical line.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to a grinding device, more
particularly to a drill bit grinding device.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a commonly used drill bit 10 is
shown to include a shank portion 11, a tip portion 13 opposite to
the shank portion 11, and a body portion 12 between the shank and
tip portions 11, 13. The tip portion 13 is formed with an apex 134,
two cutting edges 133 defining a tip angle (A) (see FIG. 15)
therebetween, two diametrically opposed lip portions 132, and two
diametrically opposed flank portions 131, each of which is formed
between a respective one of the cutting edges 133 and a respective
one of the lip portions 132.The body portion 12 is formed with a
pair of twisted flutes 121. Grinding swarfs are discharged via the
flutes 121.
[0005] When the tip portion 13 of the drill bit 10 is worn out
during the drilling operation, the apex 134 of the drill bit 10
becomes dull such that the drilling effect of the drill bit 10 is
diminished and that resistance during a subsequent drilling
operation is increased. As such, the flank and lip portions 131,
132 of the drill bit 10 have to be ground by a grinder (not shown)
to sharpen the apex 134. However, the flank portions 131 are ground
to form a sharpened tip angle (A) (see FIG. 15) based on a worker's
experience such that it is difficult to grind the drill bit 10 to
form accurately a standardized tip angle (A) (see FIG. 15), e.g.,
at 90 .degree., 118 .degree., 150.degree., etc.
[0006] To overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks, many kinds of
positioning devices for the drill bit 10 have been proposed
heretofore, the main purpose of which is to position the drill bit
10 adjustably with respect to a grinding surface. However, control
of the amount of the drill bit 10 to be ground is neglected by
these devices. Furthermore, the structures of these positioning
devices are somewhat complicated such that corresponding operations
of holding and positioning the drill bit 10 are difficult to
conduct. Moreover, since the flank and lip portions 131, 132 of the
drill bit 10 have to be ground individually, and since the angles
between the axis of the drill bit 10 and the surfaces of the flank
portions 131 are different from those between the axis of the drill
bit 10 and the surfaces of the lip portions 132, the position of
the drill bit 10 has to be changed four times to complete the
grinding operation. Each position change of the drill bit 10
includes the steps of unlocking and locking of the drill bit 10
with respect to a grinding seat (not shown), thereby resulting in a
complex grinding operation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to
provide a drill bit grinding device that is easy to operate and
that can measure the amount of the drill bit to be ground.
[0008] According to this invention, a grinding device includes a
rotary grinding wheel having an annular grinding surface, a first
grinding seat located in front of the grinding wheel, a sleeve
disposed rotatably within a through hole in the first grinding
seat, an abrasion measuring device for measuring amount of flank
portions of a drill bit to be ground, and a tubular holding unit
for holding releaseably the drill bit therein. The holding unit is
sleeved on the drill bit, is disposed initially in the abrasion
measuring device so as to fix position of the drill bit within the
holding unit, and is then transferred into the first grinding seat
for grinding the flank and lip portions of the drill bit.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] Other features and advantages of the present invention will
become apparent in the following detailed description of the
preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings,
of which:
[0010] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a commonly used drill
bit;
[0011] FIG. 2 is a schematic top view illustrating a tip portion of
the drill bit;
[0012] FIG. 3 is a partly exploded perspective view of a grinding
wheel, a first grinding seat, a sleeve, a second grinding seat, and
an abrasion measuring device of the preferred embodiment of a drill
bit grinding device according to the present invention;
[0013] FIG. 3A illustrates how the first grinding seat is locked on
a base plate;
[0014] FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a holding
unit of the preferred embodiment;
[0015] FIG. 5 is a partly exploded perspective view of the abrasion
measuring device of the preferred embodiment;
[0016] FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the abrasion measuring device,
illustrating how the assembly of the holding unit and the drill bit
is positioned in the abrasion measuring device;
[0017] FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate how the drill bit is clamped
between reference plates of the abrasion measuring device;
[0018] FIG. 9 illustrates a flank portion of the drill bit abutting
against a grinding surface of the grinding wheel;
[0019] FIG. 10 illustrates how an engagement portion of the sleeve
engages a limiting projection of the first grinding seat;
[0020] FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken from line XI-XI of FIG.
10;
[0021] FIG. 12 is a schematic top view illustrating the position of
the assembly of the drill bit and the holding unit on the first
grinding seat for grinding one flank portion of the drill bit;
[0022] FIG. 13 illustrates another position of the assembly of the
drill bit and the holding unit on the first grinding seat for
grinding the other flank portion of the drill bit;
[0023] FIG. 14 illustrates the position of the assembly of the
drill bit and the holding unit on the second grinding seat for
grinding lip portions of the drill bit;
[0024] FIG. 15 illustrates angular relationship of the first
grinding seat relative to the grinding wheel;
[0025] FIGS. 16A and 16B illustrate angular adjustment of the drill
bit relative to the grinding wheel; and
[0026] FIG. 17 illustrates a cover and a swarf-receiving drawer of
the preferred embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0027] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the preferred embodiment of a
grinding device according to the present invention is shown to be
adapted for grinding a drill bit 10. The drill bit 10 includes a
shank portion 11, a tip portion 13 opposite to the shank portion
11, and a body portion 12 between the shank and tip portions 11,
13. The tip portion 13 is formed with an apex 134, two cutting
edges 133 that define a tip angle (A) (see FIG. 15) therebetween,
two diametrically opposed lip portions 132, and two diametrically
opposed flank portions 131, each of which is formed between a
respective one of the cutting edges 133 and a respective one of the
lip portions 132. The grinding device comprises a horizontal base
plate 80, a rotary grinding wheel 20, a first grinding seat 30, a
sleeve 40, a second grinding seat 50, an abrasion measuring device
60, and a tubular holding unit 70 (see FIGS. 4 and 6).
[0028] The rotary grinding wheel 20 is disposed rotatably on the
base plate 80, and has an annular grinding surface 21 that is
rotatable about a horizontal Y-axis. The grinding surface 21 has an
inclination angle of about 60.degree. with respect to the Y-axis,
as best illustrated in FIG. 15.
[0029] The first grinding seat 30 is disposed adjustably on the
base plate 80, is located in front of the grinding wheel 20, and is
adjustable so as to vary the tip angle (A) (see FIG. 15) of the
drill bit 10 to be formed. The tip angle (A) is measured from one
of the cutting edges 133 to the other cutting edge 133 of the drill
bit 10, as shown in FIG. 15. The first grinding seat 30 is formed
with a through hole 313 that extends along a horizontal X-axis
which is perpendicular to the Y-axis, and includes a vertical plate
31, a horizontal bottom plate 32, and a first bolt 35. The vertical
plate 31 is formed with the through hole 313 in the first grinding
seat 30, and has a front surface 312 that is formed with a curved
limiting projection 311. The horizontal bottom plate 32 extends
integrally and forwardly from a lower end of the vertical plate 31,
and is formed with a curved slot 321 that extends therethrough
along a vertical direction. The first bolt 35 extends through the
slot 321 in the bottom plate 32, and is connected threadedly to the
base plate 80, as shown in FIG. 3A, so as to lock the bottom plate
32 releasably on the base plate 80, thereby permitting adjustment
of the tip angle (A) (see FIG. 15) of the drill bit 10 to be
formed. The first grinding seat 30 further includes a limiting
screw 36 that is fixed to the vertical plate 31.
[0030] The sleeve 40 is disposed rotatably within the through hole
313 in the first grinding seat 30 so as to permit rotation of the
sleeve 40 relative to the first grinding seat 30 by a predetermined
angle. The sleeve 40 includes a rear flange 41 disposed at a rear
end of the sleeve 40, a front flange 42 disposed at a front end of
the sleeve 40 and having a front end surface 421 and a rear end
surface 422, and an eccentric hole 43. The front end surface 421 of
the front flange 42 is inclined, and forms an angle of about
5.degree. with respect to a vertical line, as shown in FIG. 9. An
engagement portion 4211 is formed on the front end surface 421 of
the front flange 42, and is configured as a frontwardly protruding
rib extending in a direction parallel to the Y-axis. The rear end
surface 422 of the front flange 42 is formed with a peripheral
notch 4221. The eccentric hole 43 is formed through the rear and
front flanges 41, 42, extends in a direction that is inclined with
respect to the X-axis, and extends along a straight path that is
perpendicular to the front end surface 421 of the front flange 42
and that is inclined rearwardly and upwardly, as shown in FIGS. 9
and 10. The sleeve 40 further has an outer surface formed with an
annular retention groove 46, which is defined between the rear and
front flanges 41, 42 and which engages the limiting screw 36 of the
first grinding seat 30 so as to limit rotation of the sleeve 40
within the through hole 313 in the vertical plate 31.
[0031] The second grinding seat 50 is mounted fixedly on the base
plate 80, is located over the grinding wheel 20, and is formed with
a through hole 51, and a horizontal top surface with a limiting
piece 52 that protrudes integrally and upwardly therefrom.
[0032] Referring to FIGS. l, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8, the abrasion
measuring device 60 is provided for measuring the amount of the
flank portions 131 of the drill bit 10 to be ground, and includes a
base seat 61, a positioning piece 62, two reference plates 67, 68,
and a second bolt 69. The base seat 61 is formed with a through
hole 613, and includes a vertical plate 611, a bottom plate 612,
two spaced-apart parallel sliding rails 614, and a scale 617. The
vertical plate 611 is formed with the through hole 613, a bolt hole
616 (see FIG. 6), and a front surface, which is formed with an
engaging protrusion 615. The bottom plate 612 extends integrally
and rearwardly from a lower end of the vertical plate 611. The two
sliding rails 614 are fixed on the bottom plate 612 behind the
vertical plate 611 of the base seat 61, and extends in a direction
parallel to the X-axis. The scale 617 is marked on one of the
sliding rails 614 for indicating the amount of the flank portions
131 of the drill bit 10 to be ground by the grinding wheel 20. The
positioning piece 62 is disposed adjustably on the base seat 61,
and has a horizontal top surface 621, which is formed with a
threaded hole 624 that extends along a vertical direction, and a
post 625 that extends integrally and upwardly from the horizontal
top surface 621 and that has a rectangular cross-section. The two
reference plates 67, 68 are arranged one above another, and are
formed respectively with a left-hand threaded hole 671 and a
right-hand threaded hole 681. Each of the reference plates 67, 68
has a horizontal abutment face 673, 683, an inclined abutment face
672, 682 connected to the horizontal abutment face 673, 683 and
having a lateral side 6721, 6821, and a rectangular guide hole 674,
684 for extension of the post 625 there through. The lateral sides
6721, 6821 of the inclined abutment faces 672, 682 are aligned with
each other, and form a junction line (J) between the inclined
abutment faces 672, 682 when the reference plates 67, 68 are moved
toward each other, as best illustrated in FIG. 7. The second bolt
69 has a left-hand threaded portion 691 and a right-hand threaded
portion 692, which engage respectively the left-hand threaded hole
671 and the right-hand threaded hole 681 in the reference plates
67, 68.
[0033] The abrasion measuring device 60 further includes an
adjustment bolt 63, which is journalled within the bolt hole 616
(see FIG. 6) in the vertical plate 611 of the base seat 61 and
which is connected threadedly to the positioning piece 62 so that
the adjustment bolt 63 can be rotated relative to the base seat 61
to move the positioning piece 62 along the sliding rails 614 to a
predetermined position according to the amount of the flank
portions 131 of the drill bit 10 to be ground, as best illustrated
in FIG. 6.
[0034] Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, the tubular holding
unit 70 is sleeved on the drill bit 10, and holds the drill bit 10
releaseably therein. The holding unit 70 has a rear end surface 714
and two diametrically opposed engagement portions 715 (only one is
visible in FIG. 4), and is insertable into the eccentric hole 43 in
the sleeve 40 so as to engage the engagement portion 4211 of the
sleeve 40 with a selected one of the engagement portions 715 of the
holding unit 70 such that the holding unit 70 can rotate
synchronously with the sleeve 40, and such that an assembly of the
drill bit 10 and the holding unit 70 can move within the sleeve 40
in a rearward direction toward the grinding wheel 20 for grinding
of the drill bit 10 until the rear end surface 714 of the holding
unit 70 abuts against the front end surface 421 of the front flange
42 of the sleeve 40. The holding unit 70 includes a coupling seat
71, a clamp member 72, and a tubular locking member 73. The
coupling seat 71 has a large-diameter front seat portion (71F) with
an internally threaded front end 712, and a small-diameter rear
seat portion (71R) with a rear end that is formed with a tapered
hole 711, which converges rearwardly and which has a maximum
diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the internally threaded
front end 712. The large-diameter front seat portion (71F) has an
outer diameter which is larger than that of the small-diameter rear
seat portion (71R), and a rear end surface 714 that is formed with
an upper peripheral notch and a lower peripheral notch, which
constitute the engagement portions 715 of the holding unit 70 and
which are defined by notch-defining faces (715F). The engaging
protrusion 615 on the vertical plate 611 of the abrasion measuring
device 60 engages a selected one of the engagement portions 715 of
the holding unit 70 to fix angular position of the holding unit 70
relative to the base seat 61 of the abrasion measuring device 60.
The clamp member 72 includes a tapered peripheral wall 722, which
is inserted into the tapered hole 711 in the coupling seat 71,
which defines a central hole 721, and which is formed with a
plurality of open-ended slits 724, each of which extends along the
length of the peripheral wall 722 and has an open front end so as
to define a plurality of clamping arms 725. The clamping arms 725
have front end portions, which are formed respectively with
circumferentially extending grooves 7251 in outer surfaces thereof
that constitute cooperatively an annular groove unit 723 at a front
end portion 726 of the clamp member 72. The tubular locking member
73 has a through hole 731, and an externally threaded rear end 732,
which engages threadedly the internally threaded front end 712 of
the coupling seat 71, which is sleeved around the front end portion
726 of the clamp member 72, and which is formed with an inward
flange 733 (see FIG. 6) that extends integrally, radially, and
inwardly therefrom and that engages the annular groove unit 723 in
the clamp member 72 so that the clamping arms 725 of the clamp
member 72 are pressed radially and inwardly against the drill bit
10, thereby locking the drill bit 10 within the clamp member
72.
[0035] The holding unit 70 is sleeved on the drill bit 10, and is
disposed initially in the abrasion measuring device 60 so as to fix
position of the drill bit 10 within the holding unit 70 based on
the amount of the flank portions 131 of the drill bit 10 to be
ground, and is then transferred and inserted into the eccentric
hole 43 in the sleeve 40 such that the drill bit 10 is in an
inclined position within the through hole 313 in the first grinding
seat 30, so that the flank portions 131 of the drill bit 10 can be
ground on the grinding wheel 20 by engaging the engagement portion
4211 of the sleeve 40 with the engagement portions 715 of the
holding unit 70 consecutively and by rotating and moving the
assembly of the drill bit 10 and the holding unit 70 rearwardly
relative to the grinding wheel 20.
[0036] The limiting projection 311 (see FIGS. 10 and 11) on the
first grinding seat 30 can rotate within the peripheral notch 4221
in the rear end surface 422 of the sleeve 40 by turning the
assembly of the drill bit 10 and the holding unit 70 relative to
the first grinding seat 30, such that the rotation range of the
sleeve 40 relative to the first grinding seat 30 is limited, as
best illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11. As such, only the flank
portions 131 of the drill bit 10 can be ground at this time.
[0037] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 8, the reference plate 68 further
includes an integral vertical stop plate portion 685 (see FIG. 5)
that is adapted to be disposed behind the drill bit 10 so as to
define a rear limit position of the drill bit 10 immediately in
front of the stop plate portion 685 when the assembly of the drill
bit 10 and the holding unit 70 is inserted into the through hole
613 in the base seat 61 of the abrasion measuring device 60.
[0038] The second bolt 69 is rotatable relative to the positioning
piece 62 to move the reference plates 67, 68 toward each other when
the assembly of the drill bit 10 and the holding unit 70 is
inserted into the through hole 613 in the base seat 61, when the
drill bit 10 is released from the holding unit 70 by loosening the
locking member 73 from the coupling seat 71, and when the apex 134
of the drill bit 10 is brought into contact with the junction line
(J) between the inclined abutment faces 672, 682 of the reference
plates 67, 68, as best illustrated in FIG. 8, so as to rotate the
drill bit 10 until the cutting edges 133 of the drill bit 10 abut
respectively against the horizontal abutment faces 673, 683 of the
reference plates 67, 68, after which the locking member 73 is
tightened relative to the coupling seat 71 so as to lock the drill
bit 10 within the holding unit 70.
[0039] The limiting piece 52 of the second grinding seat 50 engages
a selected one of the upper and lower peripheral notches 715 in the
coupling seat 71 when the assembly of the drill bit 10 and the
holding unit 70 is inserted downwardly into the through hole 51 in
the second grinding seat 50 for grinding of the drill bit 10, and
is rotatable within each of the upper and lower peripheral notches
715 in the coupling seat 71 when the assembly of the drill bit 10
and the holding unit 70 is rotated relative to the second grinding
seat 50 so as to limit the rotation range of the holding unit 70
within the through hole 51 in the second grinding seat 50. As such,
only the lip portions 132 of the drill bit 10 can be ground at this
time.
[0040] Therefore, the assembly of the drill bit 10 and the holding
unit 70 can be disposed on the first grinding seat 30 for grinding
of the flank portions 131 of the drill bit 10, and on the second
grinding seat 50 for grinding of the lip portions 132 of the drill
bit 10.
[0041] Referring back to FIG. 6, to prepare the drill bit 10 for a
grinding operation, the body portion 12 of the drill bit 10 is
inserted into the central hole 721 in the clamp member 72 and the
tapered hole 711 in the coupling seat 71 of the holding unit 70,
after which the locking member 73 is brought to engage the coupling
seat 71 such that the shank and tip portions 11, 13 of the drill
bit 10 extend out of the tapered hole 711 in the coupling seat 71
and the through hole 731 in the locking member 73.
[0042] The assembly of the holding unit 70 and the drill bit 10 is
then inserted into the through hole 613 in the abrasion measuring
device 60. At this time, the assembly of the holding unit 70 and
the drill bit 10 is in a loosened state so as to permit rotation of
the drill bit 10 relative to the holding unit 70, and the engaging
protrusion 615 on the vertical plate 611 engages a selected one of
the engagement portions 715 of the holding unit 70 so that the
notch-defining faces (715F) of the holding unit 70, the horizontal
abutment faces 673, 683 of the reference plates 67, 68, and the
Y-axis are maintained in a parallel state. Then, the adjustment
bolt 63 is rotated so as to move the positioning piece 62 to a
predetermined position, the second bolt 69 is rotated so as to move
the reference plates 67, 68 toward each other, and the drill bit 10
is rotated at the same time until the cutting edges 133 of the
drill bit 10 abut respectively against the horizontal abutment
faces 673, 683 of the reference plates 67, 68. The drill bit 10 is
moved rearwardly within the holding unit 70 until the apex 134 of
the drill bit 10 is in contact with the junction line (J).
Afterwards, the locking member 73 of the holding unit 70 is
tightened such that the position of the drill bit 10 within the
holding unit 70 is fixed.
[0043] After the drill bit 10 is fixed within the holding unit 70
in the abrasion measuring device 60, the assembly of the drill bit
10 and the holding unit 70 is then transferred and inserted into
the eccentric hole 43 in the sleeve 40. The engagement portion 4211
(see FIG. 9) of the sleeve 40 engages one of the engagement
portions 715 of the holding unit 70 at this time. The grinding
wheel 20 is activated after abutting one of the flank portions 131
against the grinding surface 21, as shown in FIG. 12, and the drill
bit 10 is pushed rearwardly toward the grinding wheel 20 until the
rear end surface 714 of the holding unit 70 abuts against the front
end surface 421 of the sleeve 40. Afterwards, the position of the
assembly of the drill bit 10 and the holding unit 70 is altered, as
best illustrated in FIG. 13, so that the other engagement portion
715 of the holding unit 70 engages the engagement portion 4211 of
the sleeve 40, thereby permitting grinding of the other flank
portion 131 of the drill bit 10. Since the distance between the
grinding wheel 20 and the first grinding seat 30 is fixed, the
amount of the drill bit 10 to be ground is measured by the
difference between the reading on the scale 617 and the distance
between the grinding wheel 20 and the first grinding seat 30.
[0044] The assembly of the drill bit 10 and the holding unit 70 is
then transferred and inserted into the through hole 51 in the
second grinding seat 50 after the flank portions 131 of the drill
bit 10 are ground to a desired angle. The limiting piece 52 (see
FIG. 14) engages one of the engagement portions 715 of the holding
unit 70 at this moment so as to limit rotation range of the holding
unit 70 within the through hole 51. The grinding wheel 20 is
activated after abutting one of the lip portions 132 (see FIG. 14)
against the grinding surface 21, and the drill bit 10 is pushed
downwardly toward the grinding wheel 20 until the rear end surface
714 of the holding unit 70 abuts against the horizontal top surface
of the second grinding seat 50. Afterwards, the position of the
assembly of the drill bit 10 and the holding unit 70 is altered so
that the other engagement portion 715 of the holding unit 70
engages the limiting piece 52, thereby permitting grinding of the
other lip portion 132 of the drill bit 10.
[0045] Since there are three different standard tip angles of drill
bit 10 used in a drilling operation, that is, 90.degree. for
materials having low degree of hardness such as brass, 150.degree.
for materials having high degree of hardness such as steel, and
118.degree. for materials having medium degree of hardness such as
aluminum, it is necessary toad just the orientation of the first
grinding seat 30 relative to the grinding wheel 20 prior to the
grinding operation so as to form the desired tip angle (A) (see
FIG. 15) of the drill bit 10.
[0046] FIGS. 15, 16A and 16B illustrate how to obtain the
118.degree. tip angle (A) of the drill bit 10 to be ground. Since
the grinding surface 21 of the grinding wheel 20 has an inclination
angle of 6020 (see FIG. 16A) with respect to the Y-axis, when the
drill bit 10 is moved toward the grinding wheel 20 in a direction
perpendicular to the Y-axis, the resulting tip angle (A) of the
drill bit 10 is 120.degree., as shown in FIG. 16A. Thus, when the
first grinding seat 30 is turned by 1.degree. (see FIG. 16B)
relative to the Y-axis in a clockwise direction so as to turn
correspondingly the drill bit 10 from the position shown in FIG.
16A by 1.degree., the desired 118.degree. (see FIG. 15) tip angle
(A) of the drill bit 10 is obtained.
[0047] Referring to FIG. 17, the preferred embodiment further
includes a handheld cover 80 and a swarf-receiving drawer 90. The
handheld cover 80 does not only cover the grinding device of the
present invention, but also enhances the appearance of the same.
The swarf-receiving drawer 90 is disposed under the grinding wheel
20, and is used to facilitate collection and disposal of the
grinding swarfs produced during the grinding operation.
[0048] The advantages of the grinding device of the present
invention can be summarized as follows:
[0049] 1. Elements of the grinding device of the present invention
are simple in construction. The amount of the drill bit 10 to be
ground can be preset via the abrasion measuring device 60 and
through the use of the holding unit 70, after which the assembly of
the drill bit 10 and the holding unit 70 is inserted into the first
and second grinding seats 30, 50 for grinding the flank and lip
portions 131, 132 of the drill bit 10. Thus, the elements of the
grinding device of the present invention are not only simple, but
are also easy to operate.
[0050] 2. The abrasion measuring device 60 can easily position the
drill bit 10 relative to the holding unit 70 prior to interlocking
thereof, and can set the amount of the drill bit 10 to be ground
such that the grinding operation of the drill bit 10 is easy and
convenient to conduct.
[0051] 3. Locking of the drill bit 10 on the holding unit 70 is
done only once, and positioning of the assembly of the drill bit 10
and the holding unit 70 during the entire grinding operation is
done four times, that is, in the first and second grinding seats
30, 50 for grinding the flank and lip portions 131, 132 of the
drill bit 10.
[0052] While the present invention has been described in connection
with what is considered the most practical and preferred
embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to
the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various
arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest
interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and
equivalent arrangements.
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