- Patent Title: Hybrid threading tap with reamer portion and thread cutting portion
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Application No.: US17181438Application Date: 2021-02-22
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Publication No.: US11597023B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Lokesh Choudhary , Tiruttani Munikamal , Qigui Wang , David A. Wulbrecht
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Lorenz & Kopf LLP
- Main IPC: B23G5/20
- IPC: B23G5/20

Abstract:
A hybrid threading tap includes a reamer portion and a thread cutting portion having a plurality of cutting teeth. The thread cutting portion is arranged with the reamer portion along the longitudinal axis. The reamer portion is configured to be advanced within a hole of a workpiece to plastically deform and expand the hole to an expanded hole and provide the expanded hole with a zone of residual compressive stress. The plurality of cutting teeth is configured to cut a threading into the expanded hole within the zone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220266366A1 HYBRID THREADING TAP WITH REAMER PORTION AND THREAD CUTTING PORTION Public/Granted day:2022-08-25
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