Pointed countersink drill
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a countersink portion having at least one ridge, the at least one ridge tapering to at least one inflection, the at least one ridge further extending from the at least one inflection toward a drilling portion, thereby forming at least one transition surface; the drilling portion having an elongated pin and a tip; wherein the drilling portion extends from the countersink portion and the at least one transition surface extends between the countersink portion and the tip.
1 . A drill bit comprising:
a countersink portion having at least one flute and at least one ridge, the at least one ridge tapering to at least one inflection, the at least one ridge further extending from the at least one inflection toward a drilling portion, thereby forming at least one smooth and continuous transition surface;
the drilling portion having an elongated pin and a tip, wherein the at least one smooth and continuous transition surface continuously tapers from the at least one ridge to the tip of the drilling portion;
wherein the drilling portion extends from the countersink portion, and wherein a radial offset is provided between the at least one flute and the tip of the drilling portion.
2 . The drill bit of claim 1 , further comprising a shaft engaging the countersink portion, the shaft comprising a shank.
3 . The drill bit of claim 2 , wherein the shaft comprises a drill-side end, a shank-side end, and at least one groove proximate the drill-side end.
4 . The drill bit of claim 1 , wherein the radial offset is between 0 degrees and 20 degrees.
5 . The drill bit of claim 1 , wherein the countersink portion is operable to form a countersink diameter between approximately 6 mm and 10 mm.
6 . The drill bit of claim 1 , wherein the countersink portion comprises a countersink angle between approximately 80 and 100 degrees.
7 . The drill bit of claim 1 , wherein the drilling portion comprises a drill point angle between approximately 10 degrees and 30 degrees.
8 . A drill bit comprising:
a countersink portion having at least one flute and at least one ridge tapering to at least one inflection, the at least one ridge further extending from the at least one inflection toward a drilling portion thereby forming at least one smooth and continuous transition surface;
the drilling portion having a tip at a distal end of the drill bit, and a base proximate the countersink portion, and wherein a radial offset is provided between the at least one flute and the tip of the drilling portion;
wherein the drilling portion extends from the countersink portion, the drilling portion tapers from the drilling portion base to the tip of the drilling portion, the at least one smooth and continuous transition surface continuously tapers and extends between the countersink portion and the tip of the drilling portion, and a ratio of a length of the countersink portion to a length of the drilling portion is between 1 and 5.
9 . The drill bit of claim 8 , wherein the drilling portion taper comprises a drill point angle between approximately 10 and 30 degrees.
10 . The drill bit of claim 8 , further comprising:
a countersink portion base engaging a shaft, the countersink portion base having a countersink portion base width; and
a drilling portion base width;
wherein a ratio between the countersink portion base width and the drilling portion base width is between approximately 1 and 10.
11 . The drill bit of claim 8 , wherein the at least one flute comprises a plurality of flutes.
12 . The drill bit of claim 8 , wherein the countersink portion is operable to form a countersink diameter between approximately 6 mm and 10 mm.
13 . The drill bit of claim 8 , wherein the at least one smooth and continuous transition surface forms part of the drilling portion.
14 . The drill bit of claim 8 , wherein the drilling portion taper comprises a substantially linear portion.
15 . A drill bit comprising:
a countersink portion having at least one flute, a plurality of ridges, and a countersink portion base, the plurality of ridges taper to a plurality of inflections, the plurality of ridges further extend from the plurality of inflections toward a drilling portion thereby forming a plurality of smooth, continuous, and concave transition surfaces, wherein the smooth, continuous, and concave transition surfaces continuously taper from the plurality of ridges to a tip of the drilling portion;
the drilling portion extending from the countersink portion, the drilling portion tapering from a drilling portion base tangent the countersink portion to the tip at a distal end of the drill bit, and wherein a radial offset is provided between the at least one flute and the tip of the drilling portion; and
a shaft extending from the countersink portion, the shaft having a shank.
16 . The drill bit of claim 15 , wherein the at least one flute further comprises at least three flutes.
17 . The drill bit of claim 15 , wherein the drilling portion taper comprises a substantially linear portion.
18 . The drill bit of claim 17 , wherein the drilling portion taper comprises a drill point angle between approximately 10 and 30 degrees.
19 . The drill bit of claim 15 , wherein a ratio of a width of the countersink portion base to a width of the drilling portion base is between 1 and 5.
20 . The drill bit of claim 15 , wherein the countersink portion is operable to form a countersink diameter between approximately 6 mm and 10 mm.