Plural Simultaneously Usable Separable Tools In Common Seat Or Common Clamp Actuator For Plural Simultaneously Usable Tools Patents (Class 407/43)
  • Patent number: 9821385
    Abstract: A cartridge for a cutting insert has a carrier, a rocker, which is attached to the carrier so as to be pivotable and has a seat for a cutting insert, and an adjusting element for adjusting the rocker relative to the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Hans Woerner, Rudolf Ehrmann
  • Patent number: 9511467
    Abstract: A cutting tool. The cutting tool includes a cylindrical body and one or more axial rows of cutting elements, which project outwardly from and are situated radially to the circumference of the cylindrical body. Each cutting element of each row includes one or more pocket cutting elements and one or more groove cutting elements. Each pocket cutting element includes a cutting surface. Each groove cutting element includes a cutting surface having groove cutting teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rodney G. Whitbeck, David Alan Stephenson, Keith Raymond Bartle, David Garrett Coffman
  • Patent number: 8905682
    Abstract: A cutting portion of an integral cutting tool or of a cutting insert adapted for mounting onto a cutting tool holder to form a cutting tool, which comprises a plurality n of cutting edges. The cutting portion extends along a cutting path about a central axis. The cutting path (CP) passes through a point of each of the cutting edges which is at a maximal radial space R from the central axis, such that (formula I), where D=2R and ? is the angular extension of the cutting path about the central axis (X). At any given point along the cutting portion, (formula II), where L is one of the following: i. the extension of the cutting portion in a direction perpendicular to the cutting path; and ii. the extension of the cutting edges in a direction perpendicular to the cutting path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Simatate Ltd.
    Inventor: Gershon Harif
  • Patent number: 8827601
    Abstract: An end mill comprising: an odd number of five or more outer peripheral cutting edges formed around a front end portion of the end mill body, the outer peripheral cutting edges being twisted about the axis to a rearward side of a rotational direction of the end mill from a front end of the end mill body toward a rear end side thereof and being arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction; and bottom cutting edges which are formed at the front end of the end mill body so as to respectively extend from tips of the outer peripheral cutting edges toward the axis, and wherein the outer peripheral cutting edges have different helix angles with respect to the axis between the outer peripheral cutting edges adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventor: Kazunori Haraguchi
  • Patent number: 8690491
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool has a main body with one or more segments exchangeably fastened to its circumference or internally thereof. The main body and the segment have fitting elements with mutually contacting faces. The exchangeable fastening is effected by a clamping piece, which is dovetailed on two sides and is additionally configured with a taper that wedges in the axial direction. The first dovetail-shaped part of the clamping piece engages in a corresponding recess of the main body and the second dovetail-shaped part of the clamping piece engages in a corresponding recess of the segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Ceratizit Austria Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Andreas Hosp
  • Patent number: 8388269
    Abstract: A throw-away tip is mounted on a first tip mounting seat of a pin mirror cutter. In the throw-away tip, cutting edges are formed at intersecting ridgeline parts between a pair of oppositely disposed long side faces of a substantially trapezoidal flat-plate-shaped tip body, and upper and lower faces of the tip body. A thickness direction of the tip body is approximately aligned with a radial direction of the cutter body to provide curved edges formed in acute corner parts of the tip body for cutting. The tip is mounted on a second tip mounting seat of the pin mirror cutter such that the thickness direction of the tip body is approximately aligned with an axial direction of the cutter body to provide curved edges formed in obtuse corner parts of the tip body for cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Syoji Takiguchi, Motoshi Shirai, Toshiyoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120014758
    Abstract: An indexable cutting insert (1) for a side milling cutter (11) includes two insert surfaces facing away from each other. Both insert surfaces include a relief-like profile (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventor: Arndt Hall
  • Patent number: 7963729
    Abstract: A cutting insert for use in chipforming and material removal from a workpiece wherein coolant is supplied to the cutting insert from a coolant source. The cutting insert includes at least one discrete cutting location and at least one distinct internal channel that corresponds to the cutting location. The internal channel has an inlet to receive coolant and an outlet to exit coolant. The outlet is proximate to the cutting location, and the inlet is radial inward of the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Prichard, Linn R. Andras
  • Patent number: 7938599
    Abstract: A throw-away tip is mounted on a first tip mounting seat of a pin mirror cutter. In the throw-away tip, cutting edges are formed at intersecting ridgeline parts between a pair of oppositely disposed long side faces of a substantially trapezoidal flat-plate-shaped tip body, and upper and lower faces of the tip body. A thickness direction of the tip body is approximately aligned with a radial direction of the cutter body to provide curved edges formed in acute corner parts of the tip body for cutting. The tip is mounted on a second tip mounting seat of the pin mirror cutter such that the thickness direction of the tip body is approximately aligned with an axial direction of the cutter body to provide curved edges formed in obtuse corner parts of the tip body for cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Syoji Takiguchi, Motoshi Shirai, Toshiyoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7527696
    Abstract: A debris removal tool is generally provided with a head unit having a base plate, at least one cutting tooth and a drive unit for rotating the base plate. A flex plate may be provided for biasing the base plate with respect to an axis of rotation. The cutting teeth may be removably and pivotably coupled with the base plate. An elongated handle may be provided for use with the head unit and may be pivotably secured there too. Rechargeable and disposable power sources may be used with the drive unit. Various embodiments that incorporate functional grips and brushes are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: CMK Engineering Inc.
    Inventor: Alvin A. Aus
  • Patent number: 7484541
    Abstract: A cutting tooth for use with a stump cutting apparatus wherein the cutting tooth has a removable and replaceable cutting bit. The cutting bit is removably and nonrotatably secured to a head of an elongated shank with the shank secured to a mounting block or pocket of a stump cutting tool. A support member having an indexing surface is also removably and nonrotatably secured to the head of the elongated shank. Accordingly, the support member enables indexing the cutting bit to expose and use a plurality of cutting edges located on the periphery of the cutting bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Inventor: Kevin J. Green
  • Patent number: 7410330
    Abstract: The cutter assembly contains an axle having a number of parallel, equally spaced troughs along the axial direction, and a number of circular blade discs, each having a center hole threaded through by the axle. Each blade disc has a number of teeth along the circumference of the center hole corresponding and matching to the troughs of the axle. The blade disc has fewer blades than the teeth and the blade discs therefore can be mounted on the axle in different orientations so that their blades are spirally arranged. The axle of the cutter assembly has a fixed end and the blade discs can be sequentially installed to or removed from the other free end. The bearing at the free end has a smaller diameter so that the blade discs can be removed or installed directly passing through the bearing without removing it first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Inventor: Shi-Ling Tsai
  • Patent number: 7155789
    Abstract: An improvement for a cartridge case trimmer which indexes on the shoulder of the case as established by the resizing die and permits a rotating cutter assembly to trim the neck of cases from the inside at a controllable angle. The cutter assembly includes a notched cutter with a cutting edge for length, a cutting edge for inside chamber, and a notched support plate with a guide which also serves as an outside deburring edge. The rotating cutter assembly has a flywheel mounted to it so as to stabilize the cutter while rotating to reduce the tendency to wobble. Set screws fit within the notches of the notched cutter and notched support plate to both hold them in place and to adjust them independently for the desired shape of the trimmed cartridge case neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Inventor: Doyle D. Gracey
  • Patent number: 7104739
    Abstract: A milling disk for a floor machining appliance has a plurality of mounts for holding interchangeable plate-like milling tips, the milling disk being driven for rotation by the floor machining appliance and being held substantially parallel to the substructure to be machined so that the milling tips may bite into the substructure and remove matter from the surface thereof. The milling tips are constituted by ceramic cutting tips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Eugen Laegler GmbH
    Inventor: Karleugen Lagler
  • Patent number: 6997650
    Abstract: The helical rotary cutter includes a cylinder with a plurality of grooves that extend from one cylinder end to the other end. Each groove has a leading groove wall and a trailing groove wall. The leading groove is in a first wall plane that extends outwardly away from the rotor axis in the direction of rotation and intersects the rotor axis. The trailing groove wall is in a second wall plane that extends outwardly away from the rotor axis in the direction of rotation and intersects the rotor axis. A plurality of first base support surfaces are each in a base support plane, perpendicular to the first wall plane and intersect each other. A plurality of second base support surfaces are each in a base support plane, perpendicular to the second wall plane and intersect each other. A rectangular flat cutter blade is clamped to each base support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventors: William R. Voigt, Dennis F. Sauer
  • Patent number: 6899493
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool (10) having a plurality of removable cutting inserts (16) is provided. The rotary cutting tool (10) comprises a rotary tool body (12) for rotation about a central shaft. The tool body includes an outer profile peripheral surface (18). A plurality of slots (24) extend radially inwardly from the outer peripheral edge of the tool body. A plurality of cutting inserts (16) are placed in the slots (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Russell
  • Patent number: 6712562
    Abstract: A milling tool includes a holder rotatable about an axis and carrying a plurality of cutting inserts at a forward end thereof. Each insert includes a plurality of main cutting edges, and secondary cutting edges disposed on protruding corners of the insert. Each main cutting insert has a clearance surface located therebehind considered with reference to a direction of rotation of the holder. Each clearance surface has surface portion defining a convex profile, the convex profile forming a crest or transition. During a cutting operation, one of the main cutting edges constitutes an axially forwardmost inactive cutting edge. The transition of the clearance surface associated with that inactive edge is disposed axially forwardly with respect to the inactive cutting edge to prevent the inactive cutting edge from impacting against a workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Seco Tools AB
    Inventor: Mikael Svensson
  • Patent number: 6702525
    Abstract: A tool for removing material from a workpiece includes a tool body equipped with at least one roughing head and at least one finishing head. The finishing head includes a holder containing at least first and second finishing inserts. The first finishing insert has a cutting edge which extends a distance F1 from the tool body. The second finishing insert has a cutting edge which extends a distance F2 from the tool body. The distance F1 is less than the distance F2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Woodward
  • Patent number: 6695548
    Abstract: A surface milling or angular milling cutter, comprising a carrier body which circumferentially, at uniformly or non-uniformly spread spacings, has disposed pockets which extend in parallel with the axis of rotation of the carrier body for the accommodation of cassettes which, in turn, have seating surfaces for the accommodation of tool tips, a mounting device for the tool tips in the cassette, a bolt mounting to locate the cassettes in the pockets, and an adjusting pin for each cassette for a limited axial displacement of the cassettes in two directions in the pockets, characterized in that the radially outer portion of the cassette is divided by a gap extending approximately in the radial plane, and the gap receives a setting wedge the position of which can be adjusted by means of an adjusting screw in the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Wilhelm Fette GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Focken, Klaus Oppelt
  • Patent number: 6676338
    Abstract: A tool for machining bore surfaces having at least four cutting edges in respective pairs, one pair of cutting edges are arranged so as to be offset from one another as viewed in the axial direction of the tool, one pair may be diametrically opposed and another pair may be diametrically offset and not diametrically opposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Mapal Fabrik fur Prazisionswerkzeug Dr. Kress KG
    Inventors: Dieter Kress, Friedrich Häberle
  • Patent number: 6626613
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool having a plurality of removable cutting inserts is provided. The rotary cutting tool comprises a rotary tool body for rotation about a central shaft. A plurality of slots extend radially inwardly from the outer peripheral edge of the tool body for supplying a plurality of cutting inserts. Each of the cutting inserts has a geometrical configuration. The geometrical configuration is for engagement with an annular rib on an attachment ring. A pair of attachment rings entrap the tool body and cutting inserts therebetween. The ribs on the attachment rings contact only the insert by way of an interference fit with the geometrical configuration on the tool insert and the geometry of the groove in the tool body thereby locking the tool insert with respect to the tool body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Russell
  • Patent number: 6619891
    Abstract: A rotatable milling tool includes a body, and at least one set of circumferentially spaced cutting members that are intersected by a common plane oriented perpendicularly to a longitudinal center axis of the body. The set of cutting members includes at least three cutting members mounted in an envelope surface of the body. Each cutting member includes a flank surface and a cutting edge disposed adjacent to the flank surface. Each cutting edge has axially spaced apart ends. The flanked surface of each cutting member forms a clearance angle with a tangent extending through the respective cutting edge. The flank surface of the insert has a larger clearance angle than the flank surfaces of at least two other inserts in the same set. During a milling operation, the cutting members with smaller clearance angles tend to produce stability and vibration-free rotation, while the cutting member having the larger clearance angle ensures a high precision (smooth) machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Sandvik Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Lars-Ola Hansson, Göran Pantzar, Inge Svenningsson
  • Patent number: 6604894
    Abstract: A rotatable cutting tool has a shank portion for coupling to a tool driving device and a cutting portion in which are retained plural replaceable cutting inserts, each insert having at least one cutting edge. The shank portion includes a mounting face for removeably supporting an insert mounting disk having plural recesses at the periphery thereof for receiving the replaceable inserts. Each recess provides at least one seating surface for an insert, and includes opposing face portions between which an insert is releasably retained. The disk includes a central bore and radial grooves, at least one radial groove connecting the central bore and each insert receiving recess. The disk includes a concave central portion surrounding the central bore. A clamping means secures the disk to the shank and is used to elastically deform the concavity of the disk, whereby clamping forces are built and relaxed on all inserts placed in the disk concurrently by adjustment of the clamping means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Valenite Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Noggle
  • Patent number: 6595727
    Abstract: A milling tool includes a rotary cutting head having an end surface in which grooves are formed. The grooves communicate with a duct extending coaxially completely through the center of the cutting head to conduct cooling/lubricating fluid to cutting inserts mounted at outer ends of the grooves. The grooves induce a flow of fluid from inner ends of the grooves to the outer ends in response to rotation of the cutting head. A removable deflector can be attached to the end surface to deflect fluid from the main duct to the grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Sandvik Aktiebolag
    Inventor: Peder Arvidsson
  • Patent number: 6579043
    Abstract: A cutting insert has an insert body with at least one pair of cutting regions. Each cutting region is comprised of a cutting edge and the cutting edges in a pair are diametrically opposed to one another about a pair axis. Each cutting edge of a pair faces a single rotary direction along a pair circle, and for each pair of cutting regions the cutting edges have cutting profiles that are not identical to one another. In a toolholder assembly utilizing this arrangement, the cutting edges of a pair protrude beyond the perimeter of the toolholder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Erickson, John G. Hale
  • Patent number: 6579042
    Abstract: Cutting inserts are assembled around the periphery of a holder of a tool by respective fastening screws. Each insert is seated against a support surface, and its respective fastening screw passes through a center hole in the insert and is threaded into a mounting hole formed in the support surface. The mounting hole is oriented non-perpendicularly to the support surface, whereby the fastening screw forms an angle with the axis of the insert's through-hole and is more accessible to a screwdriver. The through-hole has a conical or spherical portion which supports a spherical head of the fastening screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Sandvik Inc.
    Inventor: Akio Shiraiwa
  • Patent number: 6540448
    Abstract: A cutting tool with a cutting tool holder and a plurality of replaceable indexable cutting inserts releasably attached to the holder. The holder has seats located about the circumference of one end of the holder for mounting of the cutting inserts. The seats are oriented with respect to the central axis of the tool holder such that not all seats have the same orientation, and this change in orientation allows greater use of the cutting edge of each insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company
    Inventor: William B. Johnson
  • Patent number: 6520722
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cutting tool with an asymmetric tooth form, and a method for making the same. Such tooth forms are useful for cutting tools such as band saw blades, circular saws, hacksaws and other saw type products. The tooth form of this invention can improve precision over prior art tooth forms by reducing manufacturing variability. The improved precision provides more consistent performance and a better quality of the cut surface. The non-symmetrical form ground tooth profiles cut designated chip profiles and thereby cut specific portions of the kerf much like a broaching application. This non-symmetrical ground tooth profile can alter the distribution of the downfeed cutting force allowing for more aggressive cutting or conversely, cutting at the desired rate with less downfeed pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Simonds Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter B. Hopper, David Gamache
  • Patent number: 6511264
    Abstract: Disclosed is a “nest” or seating element for tangentially-mounted “on-edge” cutting inserts for face mills which shares a peripheral pocket of the face mill with the cutting insert, and which facilitates the adjustment of the cutting insert it supports by virtue of its resilience in the axial direction of the face mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company
    Inventor: Frank R. Ripley
  • Patent number: 6508612
    Abstract: A milling cutter includes a generally cylindrical body whose outer periphery is formed with angularly spaced pockets capable of accepting indexable cutting inserts of various cutting geometrical shapes, such as inserts having octagonal, square or round cutting geometry's and a different seating geometry, such as a generally round seating geometry. This is accomplished by each insert including a generally frustconical transition face extending between the clearance or faceted faces and the rear face of the insert. This transition face provides a transition area between the various cutting geometry's and the generally round seating geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: John J. Baca
  • Patent number: 6506000
    Abstract: The cutter holder (1) has, on the one hand, parallel fixed fingers (7) equipped with a groove (15) and, on the other hand, moving locking fingers (10) of which the end (16) is preferably conical. The milling cutter (6) has at least one flat annular part pierced, on the one hand, with fixing holes and, on the other hand, with locking holes which are slightly angularly offset with respect to the locking fingers in a direction which is the opposite to the direction of rotation of the cutter. Once the cutter has been fitted over the fixed fingers and engaged in the grooves (15), engaging the locking fingers in the locking holes has the effect of locking the cutter on the fixing fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: PreciMed S.A.
    Inventor: André Lechot
  • Publication number: 20030007841
    Abstract: A cutting insert has an insert body with at least one pair of cutting regions. Each cutting region is comprised of a cutting edge and the cutting edges in a pair are diametrically opposed to one another about a pair axis. Each cutting edge of a pair faces a single rotary direction along a pair circle, and for each pair of cutting regions the cutting edges have cutting profiles that are not identical to one another. In a toolholder assembly utilizing this arrangement, the cutting edges of a pair protrude beyond the perimeter of the toolholder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Robert A. Erickson, John G. Hale
  • 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: 6488450
    Abstract: The T-slot milling cutter disclosed employs an indexable insert having two alternative edge surfaces which serve alternatively as the rake face and rear abutting face of the insert which transfers the cutting force to the rear wall of the insert pocket of the cutter. The alternative edge surfaces comprise three facets, once central to the surface and the other two receding from the central facet at equal angles thereto. They serve primarily to wedge the insert into mating angular surfaces in the rear wall of the insert pocket to secure the insert against dislodgement when held in the pocket by the customary attaching screw and, by their obliquity to the cutting direction, improve the cutting action when serving as the rake face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company
    Inventor: David Norris
  • Publication number: 20020172567
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool with a holder body rotating about a central axis on which at least two cutting blades are mountable which have at least one cutting edge each and successively get in a metal-cutting engagement with a workpiece when the holder body rotates while simultaneously undergoing a linear forward feed, wherein the cutting blades are adapted to be advanced to a predetermined milling depth wherein the cutting edge of one cutting blade is disposed in an offset relationship from the cutting edge of the other cutting blade so that different areas of the cutting edges get into engagement with the workpiece and each cutting edge makes a partial contribution to the predetermined milling depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventor: Herbert Popke
  • Publication number: 20020168235
    Abstract: A cutting tool with a cutting tool holder and a plurality of replaceable indexable cutting inserts releasably attached to the holder. The holder has seats located about the circumference of one end of the holder for mounting of the cutting inserts. The seats are oriented with respect to the central axis of the tool holder such that not all seats have the same orientation, and this change in orientation allows greater use of the cutting edge of each insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: INGERSOLL CUTTING TOOL COMPANY
    Inventor: William B. Johnson
  • Patent number: 6450738
    Abstract: The cutting fluid distribution system disclosed is one in which the cutting fluid passages which carry the cutting fluid from a pressurized source to the cutting bits of a rotary milling cutter are incorporated into the cutter in a way to be formed in large part by the mere assembly of the constituent elements of the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company
    Inventor: Frank R. Ripley
  • Publication number: 20020119016
    Abstract: A tool for removing material from a workpiece includes a tool body equipped with at least one roughing head and at least one finishing head. The finishing head includes a holder containing at least first and second finishing inserts. The first finishing insert has a cutting edge which extends a distance F1 from the tool body. The second finishing insert has a cutting edge which extends a distance F2 from the tool body. The distance F1 is less than the distance F2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventor: Bruce C. Woodward
  • Publication number: 20020106251
    Abstract: The cutting fluid distribution system disclosed is one in which the cutting fluid passages which carry the cutting fluid from a pressurized source to the cutting bits of a rotary milling cutter are incorporated into the cutter in a way to be formed in large part by the mere assembly of the constituent elements of the cutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company
    Inventor: Frank R. Ripley
  • Publication number: 20020102139
    Abstract: A milling tool includes a holder rotatable about an axis and carrying a plurality of cutting inserts at a forward end thereof. Each insert includes a plurality of main cutting edges, and secondary cutting edges disposed on protruding corners of the insert. Each main cutting insert has a clearance surface located therebehind considered with reference to a direction of rotation of the holder. Each clearance surface has surface portion defining a convex profile, the convex profile forming a crest or transition. During a cutting operation, one of the main cutting edges constitutes an axially forwardmost inactive cutting edge. The transition of the clearance surface associated with that inactive edge is disposed axially forwardly with respect to the inactive cutting edge to prevent the inactive cutting edge from impacting against a workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventor: Mikael Svensson
  • Publication number: 20020102137
    Abstract: Disclosed is a “nest” or seating element for tangentially-mounted “on-edge” cutting inserts for face mills which shares a peripheral pocket of the face mill with the cutting insert, and which facilitates the adjustment of the cutting insert it supports by virtue of its resilience in the axial direction of the face mill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Applicant: Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company
    Inventor: Frank R. Ripley
  • Patent number: 6413021
    Abstract: A cutting tool for high-speed machining has at least one cutting insert that is interchangeably mounted to a main body of the tool. At least parts of the supporting surface of the cutting insert and of the receiving surface of the main body of the tool, when viewed in cross section perpendicular to the axis of rotation, are of an approximately V-shaped configuration and are engaged with each other. The crown region and also at least one of the end regions of the V-shaped supporting surface and receiving surface are mutually relieved. A bearing surface on the main body of the tool, in order to radially support the cutting insert, is arranged in such a way that a mounted cutting insert is tilted such that the supporting surface of the main body and the receiving surface come into mutual contact at only two points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Plansee Tizit Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Koch, Christian Ertl
  • Publication number: 20020076283
    Abstract: A tool for machining bore surfaces having at least four cutting edges in respective pairs, one pair of cutting edges are arranged so as to be offset from one another as viewed in the axial direction of the tool, one pair may be diametrically opposed and another pair may be diametrically offset and not diametrically opposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: MAPAL Fabrik fur Prazisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG
    Inventors: Dieter Kress, Friedrich Haberle
  • Publication number: 20020028115
    Abstract: The helical rotary cutter includes a cylinder with a plurality of grooves that extend from one cylinder end to the other end. Each groove has a leading groove wall and a trailing groove wall. The leading groove is in a first wall plane that extends outwardly away from the rotor axis in the direction of rotation and intersects the rotor axis. The trailing groove wall is in a second wall plane that extends outwardly away from the rotor axis in the direction of rotation and intersects the rotor axis. A plurality of first base support surfaces are each in a base support plane, perpendicular to the first wall plane and intersect each other. A plurality of second base support surfaces are each in a base support plane, perpendicular to the second wall plane and intersect each other. A rectangular flat cutter blade is clamped to each base support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: William R. Voigt, Dennis F. Sauer
  • Publication number: 20020009339
    Abstract: A milling tool includes a rotary cutting head having an end surface in which grooves are formed. The grooves communicate with a duct extending coaxially completely through the center of the cutting head to conduct cooling/lubricating fluid to cutting inserts mounted at outer ends of the grooves. The grooves induce a flow of fluid from inner ends of the grooves to the outer ends in response to rotation of the cutting head. A removable deflector can be attached to the end surface to deflect fluid from the main duct to the grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventor: Peder Arvidsson
  • Publication number: 20010051075
    Abstract: A surface milling or angular milling cutter, comprising a carrier body which circumferentially, at uniformly or non-uniformly spread spacings, has disposed pockets which extend in parallel with the axis of rotation of the carrier body for the accommodation of cassettes which, in turn, have seating surfaces for the accommodation of tool tips, a mounting device for the tool tips in the cassette, a bolt mounting to locate the cassettes in the pockets, and an adjusting pin for each cassette for a limited axial displacement of the cassettes in two directions in the pockets, characterized in that the radially outer portion of the cassette is divided by a gap extending approximately in the radial plane, and the gap receives a setting wedge the position of which can be adjusted by means of an adjusting screw in the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: Andreas Focken, Klaus Oppelt
  • Patent number: 6325574
    Abstract: A cartridge just large enough to hold a cutter tooth and a setscrew. The cartridge has an open-sided tap for the setscrew, exposing part of a side of the setscrew. A cutter body has a slot to receive the cartridge. The slot has a leading side with a generally cylindrical smooth wall portion that surrounds the exposed side of the setscrew. The cylindrical concave portion is uniquely angled to wedge the setscrew firmly against the cylindrical concave portion as the setscrew is tightened, and to force the cartridge against the bottom and trailing side of the slot. The cartridge and slot have parallel interlocking interfaces on both their leading and trailing sides. These are slidable interlocks, allowing the cartridge to slide into the slot while engaging both the leading and trailing interlocks. The setscrew can easily be manually tightened while the interlocks hold the cartridge steady in the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Inventor: Peter J. Treige
  • Patent number: 6322296
    Abstract: A machining tool (1) has a tool body (2) with tip seats (6, 7, 8, 9), to which cutting tips (11, 12, 13, 14) are assigned fixedly and individually. The cutting tips (11, 12, 13, 14) belong to a set of cutting tips. The machining tool (1) includes further sets of cutting tips, again with cutting tips (11, 12, 13, 14) individually assigned to the tip seats (6, 7, 8, 9). In order to assure that each cutting tip (11, 12, 13, 14) will be mounted on the tip seat (6, 6a, 7, 7a, 8, 8a, 9, 9a) on which it was ground, both the tip seats (6, 7, 8, 9, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a) and cutting tips (11a through 14a) are provided with markings (34, 35), which allow an unequivocal, unmistakable association.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Walter AG
    Inventors: Markus Wetli, Rolf Huber
  • Publication number: 20010041105
    Abstract: A rotatable milling tool includes a body, and at least one set of circumferentially spaced cutting members that are intersected by a common plane oriented perpendicularly to a longitudinal center axis of the body. The set of cutting members includes at least three cutting members mounted in an envelope surface of the body. Each cutting member includes a flank surface and a cutting edge disposed adjacent to the flank surface. Each cutting edge has axially spaced apart ends. The flanked surface of each cutting member forms a clearance angle with a tangent extending through the respective cutting edge. The flank surface of the insert has a larger clearance angle than the flank surfaces of at least two other inserts in the same set. During a milling operation, the cutting members with smaller clearance angles tend to produce stability and vibration-free rotation, while the cutting member having the larger clearance angle ensures a high precision (smooth) machining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: Lars-Ola Hansson, Goran Pantzar, Inge Svenningsson