Patents by Inventor Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom

Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom 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).

  • Patent number: 7819610
    Abstract: A tool intended for chip removing machining is disclosed. The tool is of the type that has a basic body and an indexable cutting insert that can be connected to the basic body via an interface including a primary connecting surface in the basic body and a secondary connecting surface in the cutting insert. Among two cooperating support flanks included in the connecting surface of the basic body, one is situated on a level above the other in order to form a lateral support for the cutting insert. In the connecting surface of the cutting insert, contact flanks are included that, together with the clearance surface of the cutting insert, form a V-shapedly converging wedge part that can be applied in a seat delimited by the support flanks, the contact flank being urged against the low-positioned support flank of the basic body, while an upper part of the clearance surface of the cutting insert is urged against the high-positioned support flank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Lars-Gunnar Wallström, Åke Johansson, Ove Lund
  • Patent number: 7794182
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Ralf Lehto, Lars-Gunnar Wallström, Göran Pantzar, Per Blomstedt
  • Patent number: 7419336
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Ralf Lehto, Lars-Gunnar Wallström, Göran Pantzar, Per Blomstedt
  • Publication number: 20080181731
    Abstract: A tool intended for chip removing machining is disclosed. The tool is of the type that has a basic body and an indexable cutting insert that can be connected to the basic body via an interface including a primary connecting surface in the basic body and a secondary connecting surface in the cutting insert. Among two cooperating support flanks included in the connecting surface of the basic body, one is situated on a level above the other in order to form a lateral support for the cutting insert. In the connecting surface of the cutting insert, contact flanks are included that, together with the clearance surface of the cutting insert, form a V-shapedly converging wedge part that can be applied in a seat delimited by the support flanks, the contact flank being urged against the low-positioned support flank of the basic body, while an upper part of the clearance surface of the cutting insert is urged against the high-positioned support flank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom, Ake Johansson, Ove Lund
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7255518
    Abstract: A tool body includes an insert seat for receiving a cutting insert for chip-removing machining. The insert seat includes a bottom surface and support surfaces upstanding from the bottom surface. Each support surface comprises at least three ridges separated by grooves. Each groove has a depth greater than zero and no greater than 0.015 mm. An insert mounted in the seat by a screw has a center hole whose axis is offset from the axis of a threaded hole of the body in which the screw is connected. That offset distance creates a prestress of the insert toward the ridges. The depth of the grooves (i.e., the height of the ridges) is substantially less than the distance of the offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Lars-Gunnar Wallström, Lennart Wihlborg
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20060088390
    Abstract: A tool body includes an insert seat for receiving a cutting insert for chip-removing machining. The insert seat includes a bottom surface and support surfaces upstanding from the bottom surface. Each support surface comprises at least three ridges separated by grooves. Each groove has a depth greater than zero and no greater than 0.015 mm. An insert mounted in the seat by a screw has a center hole whose axis is offset from the axis of a threaded hole of the body in which the screw is connected. That offset distance creates a prestress of the insert toward the ridges. The depth of the grooves (i.e., the height of the ridges) is substantially less than the distance of the offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB
    Inventors: Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom, Lennart Wihlborg
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20030210963
    Abstract: A rotary tool for chip removing machining, for example a milling cutter or a drill, includes a shaft, a holder, and a cutting part. The shaft has a conical seating arranged in its front end. The holder has a slightly conical recess, whose cross-sectional dimension decreases toward the open end of the recess. The cutting part has a slightly conical pin designed to be received in the recess and has a cross-sectional dimension which increases in the direction of the free end of the pin. The recess is formed by a wall which is elastically flexible in a radial direction. When the holder is drawn axially into the seating, the wall is flexed radially inwardly, causing the conical surface of the recess to tightly grip the conical surface of the pin and create an interference fit of the pin in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: SANDVIK AB
    Inventors: Isak Kakai, Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom
  • Patent number: 6503028
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes a body formed of sintered powder, with a center hole extending through the body for receiving a fastening screw. The center hole includes a cylindrical portion. The body includes two side surfaces extending downwardly from respective main cutting edges of the insert. A recess is formed in each side surface and extends to the bottom of the body. Each recess has a length longer than the diameter of the center hole. Preferably, the length of the recess is 120% of the diameter of the center hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Sandvik Aktiebolag
    Inventor: Lars-Gunnar Wallström
  • Publication number: 20020192041
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes a body formed of sintered powder, with a center hole extending through the body for receiving a fastening screw. The center hole includes a cylindrical portion. The body includes two side surfaces extending downwardly from respective main cutting edges of the insert. A recess is formed in each side surface and extends to the bottom of the body. Each recess has a length longer than the diameter of the center hole. Preferably, the length of the recess is 120% of the diameter of the center hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom
  • Patent number: 5466097
    Abstract: A cutting insert for chip forming machining tools is formed with a chip surface whose chip or rake angle increases with increasing cutting depth. In this manner the cutting edge becomes stronger closer to the operative cutting insert comer, where the work load is the largest. Simultaneously, the rake angle increases and the cutting forces diminish towards increasing cutting depth, where the specific work load is smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Sandvik AB
    Inventor: Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom
  • Patent number: D348891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Sandvik AB
    Inventors: Lars Markusson, Hans Lindberg, Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom
  • Patent number: D351606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Sandvik AB
    Inventors: Lars Markusson, Hans Lindberg, Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom
  • Patent number: D363076
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Sandvik AB
    Inventors: Lars-Ola Hansson, Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom, Goran Pantzer
  • Patent number: D364178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Sandvik AB
    Inventors: Lars-Ola Hansson, Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom, Goran Pantzar
  • Patent number: D367866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignee: Sandvik AB
    Inventors: Goran Pantzar, Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom
  • Patent number: D369362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Sandvik AB
    Inventors: Goran Pantzar, Lars-Gunnar Wallstrom