Patents by Inventor Ralf Lehto

Ralf Lehto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20080118314
    Abstract: An indexable milling insert includes opposite top and bottom sides between which a peripheral clearance surface extends, and two opposite cutting edges formed in the transition between the top side and the clearance surface. Each of the cutting edges includes a substantially straight portion connected with a straight section of the clearance surface, and further includes a curved portion connected with a convexly arched section of the clearance surface. A coupling including one or more male- and/or female-like engagement members is located along said clearance surface. Furthermore, the milling insert may be used with a shim plate for attachment to a milling tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Ralf Lehto, Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom, Goran Pantzar, Per Blomstedt
  • Publication number: 20070248421
    Abstract: A cutting tool, and a loose top therefore, includes two parts detachably connected to each other via a threaded joint in which co-operating male and female threads are included in the form of helicoidal ridges. The profile shape of each helicoidal ridge is defined by a top and two flanks, which delimit a helicoidal groove having a bottom. The first flank is inclined in relation to a center axis of the tool at a first angle that is smaller than a second angle of the second flank in relation to the center axis. Accordingly, the thread ridge is reinforced in comparison with thread ridges having a symmetrical profile shape, whereby larger tensile forces than compressive forces can be applied to the threaded joint while avoiding damage to the thread ridges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Isak Kakai, Ralf Lehto, Kenneth Larsson, Magnus Ortlund
  • Publication number: 20070081873
    Abstract: A milling cutter head in the form of a body, which has an external envelope surface having a rotationally symmetrical basic shape in respect of a central axis, and includes a plurality of peripherally spaced-apart cutting edges and chip flutes. The cutter head includes two axially spaced-apart ends in which hollow spaces open, which are arranged to receive male elements included in a basic body, and are spaced-apart by a partition wall in which a through hole is formed. The through hole mouths in bottom surfaces in the hollow spaces. The cross-section area of each individual hollow space, in a plane perpendicular to the center axis, amounts to at least 25% of the total cross-section area of the body, as defined by the greatest diameter of the envelope surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Per Blomstedt, Ralf Lehto
  • Publication number: 20070081872
    Abstract: A replaceable milling cutter head, which has an external envelope surface having a rotationally symmetrical basic shape in respect of a central axis. The cutter head includes a plurality of peripherally spaced-apart cutting edges and chip flutes, and two axially spaced-apart, front and rear ends. An axial hole extends all the way through a frame of the cutter head. The milling cutter head has a flat, pulley-like basic shape, such that the axial distance between the two ends thereof is at most half as large as the greatest outer diameter thereof. A hollow space for receiving a male element of a basic body is recessed in the rear end of the milling cutter head. The cross-section area of the hollow space, in a plane perpendicular to the center axis, amounts to at least 25% of the total cross-section area of the milling cutter head, as determined by the outer diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Per Blomstedt, Ralf Lehto
  • Publication number: 20060275088
    Abstract: An indexable milling insert includes opposite top and bottom sides between which a peripheral clearance surface extends, and two opposite cutting edges formed in the transition between the top side and the clearance surface. Each of the cutting edges includes a substantially straight portion connected with a straight section of the clearance surface, and further includes a curved portion connected with a convexly arched section of the clearance surface. A coupling including one or more male- and/or female-like engagement members is located along said clearance surface. Furthermore, the milling insert may be used with a shim plate for attachment to a milling tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Ralf Lehto, Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom, Goran Pantzar, Per Blomstedt
  • Patent number: 6945740
    Abstract: A rotatable cutting tool for chip-removing machining includes a basic body which defines a center axis of rotation. Cutting inserts are detachably mounted in respective cutting seats that are formed in the basic body. Each insert has a square shape and includes first and second pairs of mutually parallel major cutting edges, four corners, and four wiper edges. Each wiper edge is situated between a major cutting edge and a respective corner. The wiper edges are shorter than the major cutting edges and are inclined relative thereto, wherein an imaginary extension line of the wiper edge forms a first acute angle with the respective major cutting edge as the insert is viewed in a direction perpendicular to the top surface. The cutting seats are arranged to orient the inserts wherein an axially forwardmost wiper edge of each insert lies in a plane oriented perpendicular to the axis, and wherein a radially outermost wiper edge of each insert is oriented parallel to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Inge Svenningsson, Ralf Lehto, Lars-Gunnar Wallström
  • Publication number: 20050111925
    Abstract: A rotatable cutting tool for chip-removing machining includes a basic body which defines a center axis of rotation. Cutting inserts are detachably mounted in respective cutting seats that are formed in the basic body. Each insert has a square shape and includes first and second pairs of mutually parallel major cutting edges, four corners, and four wiper edges. Each wiper edge is situated between a major cutting edge and a respective corner. The wiper edges are shorter than the major cutting edges and are inclined relative thereto, wherein an imaginary extension line of the wiper edge forms a first acute angle with the respective major cutting edge as the insert is viewed in a direction perpendicular to the top surface. The cutting seats are arranged to orient the inserts wherein an axially forwardmost wiper edge of each insert lies in a plane oriented perpendicular to the axis, and wherein a radially outermost wiper edge of each insert is oriented parallel to the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: SANDVIK AB
    Inventors: Inge Svenningsson, Ralf Lehto, Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom