Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting insert for clamping into a disc-type or strip-shaped tool body, in particular, for milling crankshafts, whereby the insert is substantially cuboid-shaped and has two front faces, two side faces, serving as cutting faces as well as an upper and a lower side face, whereby a convex face is arranged between the front faces and the upper and lower side faces, so that the upper and lower side faces and the convex face form cutting edges each with a side face. According to invention, the cutting insert has an inwardly-tapered face adjoining the convex face, which allows the cutting edge to protrude and tapered chamfers are provided between the inwardly-tapered faces of the front face on both sides of a planar supporting surface to the outer edge.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutter support (11) for fastening to a cutter head, comprising a shaft-like pin (11) and a head, having a soldered-in cutter (12) with a minor cutting edge formed by a face (27) and a free surface (28). According to the invention the minor cutting edge has a rounded area (25), the radius of which continuously increases from a minor cutting edge end (25a) at least to the cutting edge center, or to the other minor cutting edge end (25b).

Abstract: The invention relates to an internal milling cutter including an annular tool support (11) equipped on the inner casing thereof with cutting inserts. The tool support (11) is fastened in a machine holder (10). According to the invention, a bayonet-type connection is provided between the tool support (11) and the machine holder (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the precision machining of crankshafts or camshafts to final size tolerances Rz<10 ?m, preferably ?5 ?m and concentricity tolerances ?30 ?M, preferably 6 ?m. The crankshafts or camshafts has been machined by a cutting operation and at least partly subjected to hardening. According to the invention, after an initial cutting operation and subsequent hardening to 45 to 60 HRC, preferably 50 to 53 HRC, a final cutting operation is carried out using cutting inserts fitted with CBN or PCD inlets. The device used for this purpose has cutting inserts which are fitted with CBN or PCD inlets, wherein cutting inserts clamped in place laterally, radially and tangentially follow each other alternately.

Abstract: A device for attaching a ring-shaped milling tool carrier (10) by means of a threaded connection to the machine receiver (11) is disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tool coupling for connecting a tool carrier which can be driven in a rotating manner, in particular a milling tool with a machine spindle or an adapter connected to a spindle, wherein four drivers in a crosswise formation are provided for transmitting torque between the said parts and in the clamping state engage in four recesses. To allow the tool coupling to be easily operated and to be of a simple construction, and also to counteract undesired jamming, it is proposed that the drivers respectively have on the side transmitting the torque a planar face which lies with full surface-area contact against a wall of a groove-shaped recess in the clamping state, that on the opposite side the driver has a smaller positively or frictionally engaging contact with the wall there of the groove-shaped recess and that a quick-acting clamping device is providing for the axial clamping of the tool carrier and the spindle or an adapter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a milling cutter head having a number of blade supports (11) which are inserted in recesses of a base body (10) and have blades (12), wherein each blade support can be axially displaced by a wedge and fixed in the milling cutter head by clamping elements. According to the invention, the blade supports each have a shank which is arranged in a receiving bore of the base body and can be fixed via a centrally (13) located clamping piece (18).

Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for turning/turn broaching or external milling of work pieces rotating about longitudinal axes during machining, comprising a disc-shaped tool support having cassettes (20) disposed peripherally thereon, each of said cassettes containing a cutting insert (12, 13, 14), said cassettes being fastenable to a circular, partially circular or segmented removable support (11) that is fastened either directly to a machine spindle or indirectly to a machine spindle by way of an adapter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tool coupling for connecting a tool carrier which can be driven in a rotating manner, in particular a milling tool with a machine spindle or an adapter connected to a spindle, wherein four drivers in a crosswise formation are provided for transmitting torque between the said parts and in the clamping state engage in four recesses. To allow the tool coupling to be easily operated and to be of a simple construction, and also to counteract undesired jamming, it is proposed that the drivers respectively have on the side transmitting the torque a planar face which lies with full surface-area contact against a wall of a groove-shaped recess in the clamping state, that on the opposite side the driver has a smaller positively or frictionally engaging contact with the wall there of the groove-shaped recess and that a quick-acting clamping device is provided for the axial clamping of the tool carrier and the spindle or an adapter.

Abstract: A milling cutter head has a base body rotatable about a longitudinal axis and formed with axially extending seats, respective blade holders axially shiftable in the seats, respective blades welded to the blade holders and each having a cutting edge, and respective wedges shiftable in the base body and engaging the blade holders, whereby the wedges can adjust axial positions of the respective blades. A clamp can fix the blade holders in the body. The cutting edge of at least one of the blades is angled and has relative to the axis a long radially outer part and a short radially inner part angled relative to the respective outer part by 3° to 7° so that the two parts form an angle of 177° to 173°.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutter support for fixing in a cutter head, comprising a shaft-like bar and a head with integrated cutters with minor cutters formed from a cutting surface and a free surface. According to the invention, a chamfer adjacent to the minor cutter is arranged on the free surface with a chamfer width decreasing outwardly to 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting insert (10) with a base, having a supporting surface, a covering surface, at a distance therefrom and side faces (101, 102), connecting said surfaces, whereby two or several adjacent surfaces form cutting edges (103, 104, 105). According to said invention, the supporting surface is connected in a non-detachable manner to a supporting surface of a cutting plate (11), the geometry of which is different from the cutting insert (10) and suitable for another metal cutting operation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutter support (11) for fastening to a cutter head, comprising a shaft-like pin (11) and a head, having a soldered-in cutter (12) with a minor cutting edge formed by a face (27) and a free surface (28). According to the invention the minor cutting edge has a rounded area (25), the radius of which continuously increases from a minor cutting edge end (25a) at least to the cutting edge center, or to the other minor cutting edge end (25b).

Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for the outside milling or for the rotary broaching of tools that rotate about the longitudinal axis thereof during machining, comprising a disk-shaped tool carrier comprising peripherally arranged cutting inserts (15) or cartridges having cutting inserts. According to the invention, the cutting inserts or the cartridges are arranged on a ring-shaped or partially ring-shaped, segment-shaped carrier (11) that is removably fastened to a machine spindle either directly or indirectly via an adapter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for machining crankshafts during which the machining of the bearing width and of the oil collar should be carried out simultaneously. To this end, a disk-shaped outer milling cutter having a number of cutting tools (10, 14) is used of which a portion serves to machine a bearing base of the crankshaft and the other portion serves to machine an oil collar adjacent to the bearing base. According to the invention, a set angle (?) for the cutting tools for machining the oil collar is selected according to the actual dimension, during which the effective depth of cut hmax for each cutting insert is limited to a predeterminable maximum value. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out this method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting insert, in particular for machining crankshafts, having two base surfaces (10, 11) which are arranged parallel to one another and through which a respective hole (12) passes for receiving a clamping screw and which merge at their shorter edges into rounded end faces which are each defined laterally by cutting edges. According to the invention, at least one pair of the cutting edges is of stepped design and has two convex sections (13, 14) and a concave section (15) lying in between, wherein the outer convex section (13) extends over an angle of 180°.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting insert for clamping into a disc-type or strip-shaped tool body, in particular, for milling crankshafts, whereby said insert is substantially cuboid-shaped and has two front faces, the distance between which defines the width (4) of the cutting insert, two side faces, serving as cutting faces (6) and the distance between which determines the thickness (3) of the cutting insert as well as an upper and a lower side face (5), whereby a convex face (1) is arranged between the front faces and the upper and lower side faces, so that the upper and lower side faces and the convex face form cutting edges (7) each with a side face, which terminate laterally in cutting corners.

Abstract: The invention relates to a milling cutter head having a number of blade supports (11) which are inserted in recesses of a base body (10) and have blades (12), wherein each blade support can be axially displaced by means of a wedge (14) and be fixed in the milling cutter head by means of clamping elements. According to the invention, the blade supports each have a shank which is arranged in a receiving bore of the base body and can be fixed via a centrally (13) located clamping piece (18).

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutter support for fixing in a cutter head, comprising a shaft-like bar and a head with integrated cutters with minor cutters formed from a cutting surface and a free surface. According to the invention, a chamfer adjacent to the minor cutter is arranged on the free surface with a chamfer width decreasing outwardly to 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to a disc-shaped or strip-shaped tool for machining, particularly, for cutting profiles on a workpiece such as a crankshaft that is rotated during machining, comprising a number of tangentially and radially mounted indexable inserts (21). According to the invention, at least a part of the tangentially mounted indexable inserts (21) has a recess (31) that, in the tangentially mounted indexable insert (21), extends into a portion of the supporting surface (27, 28) and into a portion of the radially situated face (23, 24), and into which an upper rear section of a radially mounted indexable insert projects whose upper front section (32) radially protrudes with regard to said face (23).