Including Holder Having Seat For Inserted Tool Patents (Class 407/66)
  • Publication number: 20120210833
    Abstract: A test kit for unevenly worn sheave grooves, a tool for regrooving sheave grooves that are found to be unevenly worn, and a method for testing for and maintaining the sheave grooves utilizing the test kit and tool. The test kit includes magnetic standards which adhere to a sheave beneath the portion of the sheave touched by the ropes, facilitating testing without having to unrope the sheave. Unevenly worn sheave grooves are visually ascertained by holding a straightedge adjacent to the magnetic standards. The regrooving tool includes a shank that can be received by a stand set up next to the sheave, a body attached to the shank, and an interchangeable cutting insert received by the body that is inserted in the sheave groove. When the sheave is rotated, the sheave groove is ground by the cutting insert, with each groove being ground sequentially until all grooves are again uniform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Robert David Wilson, JR., Christian E. Thomsen, James Watson, Keegan Carriveau, Max Wilson
  • Publication number: 20120207869
    Abstract: A cutting tool including a cutting blade, a shank section, and a supporting member for supporting and fixing the cutting blade, the cutting blade being fixed on one end of the supporting member, and the other end of the supporting member being fixed to the shank section, wherein a void formed among the shank section, the cutting blade, and the supporting member is filled with a filling agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Imai, Shigeru Hosoe, Toshiya Takitani, Hiroyuki Matsuda, Tomoyuki Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20120170983
    Abstract: A cutting tool assembly includes a cutting head having a coupling face provided with a multilateral recess, a shank having a coupling face provided with a multilateral recess corresponding to that of the cutting head, and a multilateral coupling plate which fits complementarily into the interior space created by the multilateral recesses. The cutting tool assembly provides a more stable coupling structure, since rotational torque is transmitted through the multilateral coupling plate from the shank to the cutting head, whereas in the prior art coupling screws are used to directly bear the torque force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: TAEGUTEC, LTD
    Inventor: Hong Sik Park
  • Patent number: 8210777
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a cutting insert suitably usable even in a cutting. A cutting insert of the invention is formed in a substantially plate shape, wherein a groove part (6) is formed in a flank face (4), a main cutting edge (5) is composed of a plurality of main cutting edge divisions (5a) divided by the groove part (6), and a concave part (7) depressed in a rake face (2) is formed in a vicinity corresponding to each of the main cutting edge divisions (5) in the rake face (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Takuya Ishida
  • Publication number: 20120163929
    Abstract: The present invention relates to embodiments of a cutting tool holder having at least one insert pocket, wherein at least one insert pocket comprises a side surface and at least one antirotation stop protruding from the side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: TDY INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Dufour, X. Daniel Fang, David J. Wills
  • Publication number: 20120155976
    Abstract: A cutting insert of the present invention includes an upper surface; a lower surface; a side surface which is connected to the upper surface and the lower surface and has a first side surface and a second side surface in order; and a cutting edge includes a first flat cutting edge and a first major cutting edge in order in an intersection region of the first side surface and the upper surface, and has a second flat cutting edge and a second major cutting edge in order in an intersection region of the second side surface and the upper surface. The first side surface includes a first chamfered side surface with a curved shape, a first corner side surface with a planar shape, and a first major side surface in order. The second side surface includes a second chamfered side surface with a curved shape, a second corner side surface with a planar shape, and a second major side surface in order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Hirohisa Ishi
  • Publication number: 20120121349
    Abstract: The present invention provides an appliance for chip removal applications comprising a vibration-damping material wherein the vibration-damping material is a material arranged by nano-dimensional cluster form. The present invention additionally provides a method for manufacturing said appliance. The present invention provides also an appliance obtainable by said method. Additionally the present invention provides an article or work piece for use in an appliance for chip removal applications. Also a computer program is provided for controlling the above method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Ragnhild Mihic, Peter Mihic
  • Patent number: 8177460
    Abstract: A cutting insert has a trigonal shape. The cutting insert has a peripheral surface that extends between two opposing identical end surfaces. A median plane (M) bisects the cutting insert between the end surfaces. A through bore extends between the end surfaces. A cutting edge, formed at the intersection of each end surface with the peripheral surface, is divided into three identical cutting sections. Each cutting section is located between two vertexes of the trigonal shape. Each cutting section has a convex primary cutting edge and a concave secondary cutting edge that merge together. An insert tangential abutment surface is located between the cutting edge and the through bore. A primary relief surface forms an insert internal obtuse angle with a first reference plane (P1). A secondary relief surface forms an insert internal acute angle with a second reference plane (P2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Iscar, Ltd.
    Inventors: Amir Satran, Yuri Men, Alexander Passov
  • Patent number: 8147170
    Abstract: A cutting insert used for cutting metal, especially for milling camshafts. The insert comprises at least one cutting edge that is formed by the intersection of a face with a flank. The cutting edges extend at an angle deviating from 90° relative to the cutting direction of the cutting insert in order to reduce the noise level during machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventor: Günter Wermeister
  • Patent number: 8142113
    Abstract: A throwaway insert enabling the use of a holder for a long period and having excellent chip evacuation is provided. The throwaway insert is formed in a substantially polygonal plate shape and includes a rake face formed on an upper surface thereof, a relief face formed on a side surface thereof, a main cutting edge formed along a ridge representing an intersection of the rake face and the relief face, which is divided into a plurality of main cutting edge divisions by at least one groove formed on the relief face, and a projection formed so as to protrude from the rake face in correspondence with each of the main cutting edge divisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Takuya Ishida
  • Publication number: 20120045289
    Abstract: A cutting insert having excellent chip discharge performance is provided. The cutting insert (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an upper surface (2), a lower surface (3), a side surface (4) connected to the upper surface (2) and the lower surface (3), and a cutting edge (5) which is located at an intersection of the upper surface (2) and the side surface (4), and includes a major cutting edge (51) and a flat cutting edge (52). The major cutting edge (51) includes a major cutting section (512) which has a concave shape and is inclined downward as a straight line connecting both ends thereof is away from the flat cutting edge (52) in a side view. A cutting tool (11) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the cutting insert (1) and a holder (10) configured to attach the cutting insert (1) thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventor: Hirohisa Ishi
  • Patent number: 8087852
    Abstract: A shank has a mount reference surface formed with a mount seat having a mount seat surface inclined at a given inclined angle ?. A diamond raw material is held on the shank in an attitude such that a first bottom surface thereof is in tight contact with the mount seat surface, and a first apex is protruded forward nearly along a centerline of the shank. A portion of the first apex, protruding from the mount reference surface, is ground and removed as a given inclined angle ?. This causes a surface or its vicinity (in a value less thank approximately ±1°) to be formed as a raked face. The first bottom surface of the diamond raw material is held intact in tight contact with the mount seat surface to be integrally bonded thereto by active metal brazing, easily ensuring an increased bonding surface area to easily obtain increased bonding strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignees: OSG Corporation, Nissin Diamond Tool Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harukazu Muraki, Youichiro Shimoda
  • Patent number: 8061937
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a cutting insert and a toolholder including at least one insert supporting surface. A first clamp is adapted to apply a clamping force in a first direction to clamp the insert to the insert supporting surface, and a second clamp is adapted to limit rotation of the insert about an axis extending substantially in the first direction. The toolholder includes a second insert supporting surface. The second clamp applies a clamping force to the insert in a second direction to clamp the insert to the second insert supporting surface, and the second insert supporting surface is disposed on an opposite side of the insert from the second clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Seco Tools AB
    Inventors: Jorma Koskinen, Lars-Martin Hessleryd
  • Patent number: 8047105
    Abstract: A machining tool of the present invention is used for finishing an end face having an arcuate cross section on a machined portion of a workpiece. A machining tool 30 has a tool body 31 and a cutting portion 32 provided integrally on a tip of the tool body 31. The cutting portion 32 is formed in substantially semispherical shape, and has a substantially spherical flank 33 and a substantially flat rake 35 joined to the flank 33 via an arcuate cutting edge 34. In the state that the cutting edge 34 abuts the arcuate end face of the rotated workpiece, the arcuate end face is finished using the machining tool 30 by varying the position of the cutting edge 34 abutting the arcuate end face in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Koganei Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Komatsu, Kazuto Ohyama
  • Publication number: 20110255926
    Abstract: A cutting tool used for grooving and turning operations, where a cutting insert is removably securable in a blade-shaped insert holder. The insert holder includes an insert receiving slot having a longitudinally extending upper receiving slot surface with longitudinally separated single pairs of ridge type V-shaped lateral stopping and upper clamping surfaces, the planar surface components of which form different internal angles. The cutting insert includes an upper surface with a single pair of groove type V-shaped upper abutment surfaces longitudinally separated from two pairs of groove type V-shaped lateral abutment surfaces. Clamping contact occurs between the pairs of upper abutment and upper clamping surfaces, and lateral contact only occurs between one surface component of one of the two pairs of lateral abutment surfaces and one surface component of the pair of lateral stopping surfaces for cases of a sufficiently large side load on the cutting insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Iscar, Ltd.
    Inventor: Gil Hecht
  • Publication number: 20110103902
    Abstract: A coolant coupling system for coupling a toolholder to a toolholder support member, wherein the shank of the toolholder is secured within the bore of the toolholder support member with an interference fit and a coolant channel extends through the toolholder support member to the toolholder passing through the region of the interference fit to provide a high pressure seal for the coolant passageway between the toolholder and the toolholder support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Alfred Erickson, William Michael Long, Carla Erickson
  • Publication number: 20110081212
    Abstract: A tool interface (5) that is easy to produce but also precise for coupling a tool head (2) to a tool shank (3) in a centered manner in respect of a shank axis (4), comprises a first interface part (6) that is connected to the tool shank (3) or to the tool head (2), and a second interface part (7) that is connected to the respectively other tool part, namely, to the tool head (2) or to the tool shank (3). The two interface parts (6, 7) have interface surfaces (9, 10) that substantially complement each other and are intended to bear flatly on each other. The interface surface (9) of the first interface part (6) comprises an inner cone surface (21) and an outer cone surface (22), which surrounds the latter on the outside and coaxially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: XAVER FRANZ SPICHTINGER, ULLRICH KIRCHHOF, CHRISTIAN ANTON SPACHTHOLZ, HEINRICH GEORG MANNER, ARMIN JOSEF ZIMMERMANN, VOLKER FRITSCHE
  • Publication number: 20110052336
    Abstract: An interface element between a first tool element and a second tool element includes a projection on one of the first and second tool elements and a cavity that receives the projection on the other of the first and second tool element. The cavity comprises inner contours which are designed to receive polygonal and/or stellate projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: Dieter Kress
  • Publication number: 20100296889
    Abstract: Device and method for milling of materials including a milling cutter body including a first end portion and an opposite second end portion. The first end portion is connected to a rotatable spindle and the second end portion is provided with at least one cutting edge. The milling cutter body defines a longitudinal axis and is provided with an axial recess, wherein at least one mass element is arranged in the recess. The axial position of the mass element in relation to the milling cutter body is tuned by use of tuning members included in the device for the tuning of the natural frequency of the device. The mass element is axially locked in relation to the milling cutter body by use of lock members included in the device, in order to optimize the natural frequency of the device for the milling operation in question.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB
    Inventors: Mikael Lundblad, Anders Liljerehn
  • Patent number: 7832964
    Abstract: A turning tool including a basic body having an insert seat, an indexable turning insert having a triangular basic shape, and a tightening element fixing the turning insert in the insert seat. The insert includes an upperside and an underside between which three side surfaces extend that are situated in a first imaginary, equilateral triangle and therefore converge in pairs at an angle of 60° toward corners in which cutting edges are included. The turning insert is engaged with the insert seat via an interface that includes elongate and straight, female-like and male-like engagement members, which are in engagement with each other in order to prevent turning of the turning insert. The insert seat includes a supporting surface having a corner section against which an active corner of the turning insert is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Claes Andersson, Gunnar Jansson
  • Publication number: 20100247252
    Abstract: A cutting edge is formed at a ridge between an upper surface and a side surface. In the side surface, a plurality of grooves are formed so as to extend from the side surface to the upper surface to divide the cutting edge, and the clearance angles within these grooves are formed so as to increase from one end of the cutting edge toward the other end of the cutting edge. This achieves a cutting insert having small cutting force and excellent cutting performance. Among the plurality of grooves, the groove nearest to the one end of the cutting edge has preferably a width increasing from the upper surface of the cutting insert toward the lower surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kaoru Hatta
  • Publication number: 20100247263
    Abstract: An exchangeable cutting head that is inserted into a mounting hole formed on a tool body, screwed on a mounting screw section provided on a bottom portion of the mounting hole, and is attached removably to the tool body, the exchangeable cutting head includes: a cutting head body including: a cutting portion provided at a front-end section; a mounting portion provided at a rear-end section and inserted into the mounting hole; and an engaging hole having an inner-peripheral face on which a recessed portion is formed, the cutting head body being made of a hard material; and a connection member including: a shaft portion that is inserted into the engaging hole, includes an outer periphery attached firmly to the inner-peripheral face of the engaging hole, and is engaged with the inner-peripheral face; a head screw section screwed with the mounting screw section; and a hole section formed inside of the head screw section and the shaft portion and along a center line of the shaft portion, the connection member bein
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Azegami, Yoshihiko Kimura
  • Patent number: 7802944
    Abstract: A tool for chip removing machining, including a basic body having a connecting surface included in an insert seat, and an indexable cutting insert mounted in the basic body and having a connecting surface in mechanical engagement with the connecting surface of the basic body, and fixed by a tightening element. The connecting surface of the basic body includes a solitary, polygonal elevation that protrudes from a bottom surrounding the elevation from all sides. The elevation includes two external side support surfaces orientated at an angle to each other. The connecting surface of the cutting insert includes a solitary depression that is wider and deeper than the elevation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Tord Engström, Göran Pantzar, Patrik Svedberg, Magnus Åström
  • Patent number: 7802946
    Abstract: A throwaway insert enabling the use of a holder for a long period and having excellent chip evacuation is provided. The throwaway insert is formed in a substantially polygonal plate shape and includes a rake face formed on an upper surface thereof, a relief face formed on a side surface thereof, a main cutting edge formed along a ridge representing an intersection of the rake face and the relief face, which is divided into a plurality of main cutting edge divisions by at least one groove formed on the relief face, and a projection formed so as to protrude from the rake face in correspondence with each of the main cutting edge divisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Takuya Ishida
  • Patent number: 7780381
    Abstract: A slot milling cutter, which comprises a cutting head as well as a fastener integrated with the cutting head, which fastener is intended to be received in a tool coupling, the cutting head being provided with at least two insert seats, and cutting inserts being mounted in the insert seats. The invention also relates to a cutting insert separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Sture Sjöö, Helena Olsson, Per Forssell
  • Patent number: 7775142
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method and a device for processing calcinated carbon bodies such as anodes or cathodes for use in connection with electrolytic production of aluminum. The carbon bodies are processed using a rotating processing tool that includes a mainly circular disc with cutting edges mounted at its periphery. The cutting edges may be made of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) or an equivalent material. Thus, it is possible to create slots in calcinated carbon bodies in an efficient manner with low tool wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignees: Norsk Hydro ASA, Lyng Drilling AS
    Inventors: Oddvin Nesse, Jan Egil Pallin, Hans Seehuus, Jens Bugge Hatlevoll
  • Patent number: 7736099
    Abstract: A cutting tool assembly adapted to be coupled to a cutter head for manufacture of a gear. The cutting tool assembly includes a cutting insert and a holder adapted to couple the cutting insert to the cutting head. The holder includes a pocket defined by a back surface and at least one lip member that provides a force directed against the cutting insert toward the back surface to thereby retain the cutting insert within the pocket during cutting operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Cole Carbide Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Cole, Robert D. Kranker
  • Patent number: 7722297
    Abstract: The present invention relates to embodiments of a cutting tool holder having at least one insert pocket, wherein at least one insert pocket comprises a side surface and at least one antirotation stop protruding from the side surface. The antirotation stop may comprise at least two substantially planar surfaces. In certain embodiments, the cutting tool holder may have a pocket which comprises a bottom surface and an antirotation stop having three substantially planar surfaces that are substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: TDY Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Dufour, X. Daniel Fang, David J. Wills
  • Patent number: 7713005
    Abstract: The invention relates to a milling head for milling chamfers, especially for a mobile chamfer miller, comprising successive seats for blanking dies, said seats having a position in which the blanking dies with a leading edge angle of between 40 and 75° operate respectively on average with a positive effective cutting angle of at least 6° and a clearance angle of at least 6°, and are provided for a border comprising blanking dies with a staggered arrangement of the cutting edges, such that respectively only one cutting edge length of 15 mm, preferably 12 mm, at the most, is active. Said measures increase the cutting performance of the milling head. The reduced cutting edge length can be formed on a long blanking die instead of using a shorter blanking die, in such a way that the cutting edge is interrupted by cavities or other e.g. flat triangular recesses on the surface of the blanking die. The staggered arrangement is then comparatively small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Inventor: Stephan Rieth
  • Publication number: 20100061820
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tool holder (1) that either has a modular design, and the modules of which are centered via interfaces, or/and in which a centered interface (9) is provided between the tool (5) and the tool receiver (4) such that high concentricity, and thus a high processing accuracy are achieved. The present invention further relates to a system comprising a tool holder (1) and a tool (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: FRANZ HAIMER MASCHINENBAU KG
    Inventor: Franz Haimer
  • Patent number: 7670088
    Abstract: A tool for chip removing machining, including a basic body, and a cutting insert fixed in an insert seat in the basic body by a tightening element, and which, via at least one shoulder surface, is held pressed against a stop surface in the insert seat. An elastically deformable spring is arranged in the insert seat, which provides, by elastic deformation as a result of tightening of the tightening element, the pressing of the shoulder surface against the stop surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Claes Andersson, Kjell Englund, Gorän Pantzar
  • Publication number: 20100014930
    Abstract: One aspect of this titanium carbonitride-based cermet insert has a microstructure including 75 to 90 area % of a hard phase and the balance as a binding phase, wherein the hard phase includes a first hard phase in which a core-having structure includes a TiCN phase and a peripheral portion includes a (Ti,W,Ta/Nb)CN phase, a second hard phase including a (Ti,W,Ta/Nb)CN phase, and a third hard phase including a TiCN phase, and the binding phase contains 18 to 33% of Co, 20 to 35% of Ni, 5% or less of Ti and Ta and/or Nb, and 40 to 60 mass % of W.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Taniuchi, Masafumi Fukumura, Kei Takahashi, Tomoaki Shindo, Atsushi Komura, Hiroaki Takashima
  • Patent number: 7645100
    Abstract: A turning tool including a basic body having an insert seat, an indexable turning insert having a triangular basic shape, and a tightening element fixing the turning insert in the insert seat. The insert includes an upperside and an underside between which three side surfaces extend that are situated in a first imaginary, equilateral triangle and therefore converge in pairs at an angle of 60° toward corners in which cutting edges are included. The turning insert is engaged with the insert seat via an interface that includes elongate and straight, female-like and male-like engagement members, which are in engagement with each other in order to prevent turning of the turning insert. The insert seat includes a supporting surface having a corner section against which an active corner of the turning insert is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Claes Andersson, Gunnar Jansson
  • Patent number: 7645099
    Abstract: A machining apparatus includes at least one tool holder (1) and at least one cutting tool (2) that are detachably interconnected. At least one first marking (7a) is provided on the tool holder (1) and at least one further marking (7b) is provided on the cutting tool (2). When connecting the tool holder (1) to the cutting tool (2), they can be aligned with each other with the aid of the markings (7a, 7b). The machining apparatus is preferably used for machining spectacle lenses, especially progressive lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
    Inventor: Norbert Blum
  • Patent number: 7641423
    Abstract: A device for chip removing machining includes first and second parts coupled together, wherein one of the parts includes a cutting edge. A coupling between the first and second parts includes two interacting surfaces and a clamp for forcing the surfaces together. The surfaces are profiled with male and female members, respectively, that are intercoupled to establish a form locking of the first and second parts against each other. The first and second parts are provided with central holes for receiving the clamp. The male and female members are configured to define only a single position of intercoupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Seco Tools AB
    Inventors: Mats Blücher, Jonas Boman, Thomas Eriksson, Jan-Olf Lundeqvist, Kaj Virtanen
  • Patent number: 7637700
    Abstract: A milling tool includes a cutting tool insert, roughly plate-shaped and having a rake face on an upper face and a flank on a side face and a main cutting edge at an intersection ridge line part at the intersection of the rake face and the flank, fitted in the periphery of a substantially cylindrical holder removably and so that an axial rake angle of the cutting edge ridge line of the main cutting edge is positive. When the cutting tool insert is rotated about the axis of rotation of the holder, the shape of the locus of rotation of the main cutting edge in a section parallel to the axis of rotation is made an approximate circular arc shape swelling outward with progress from the ends to the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Nishio, Kaoru Hatta, Yoshihide Kojima
  • Patent number: 7632046
    Abstract: A turning tool including a basic body having a pocket, a shim plate mounted in the pocket, and an indexable turning insert mounted in the pocket. The pocket opens in a front surface and in a side surface of the basic body, and accommodates two spaces spaced-apart level-wise, a lower space housing the shim plate and delimited by a bottom surface and two side support surfaces, which form an acute angle with each other, one of which is a primary side support surface and the other one a secondary side support surface, and an upper space housing the turning insert. The shim plate includes an upperside and an underside between which a pair of primary and secondary contact surfaces extend, which form an acute angle with each other and are urged against the primary and secondary side support surfaces in the pocket, as well as a pair of inactive surfaces extend in the form of an outer end surface and an outer side limiting surface, which together delimit a supporting corner section of the shim plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Claes Andersson, Gunnar Jansson
  • Patent number: 7625157
    Abstract: A cutting insert assembly for use in chipforming and material removal wherein the cutting insert assembly is received in a pocket of a cutter body wherein coolant can flow out of a pocket opening contained in the pocket. The cutting insert assembly includes a cutting insert body that presents at least two discrete cutting locations. The cutting insert body contains a coolant entry passage aligned with the pocket opening for coolant to flow through the coolant entry passage. The cutting insert body has a rake surface that contains at least two of the discrete depressions wherein each one of the discrete depressions corresponds to one of the cutting locations. Each one of the discrete depressions extends toward its corresponding cutting location. The assembly includes a diverter that is positioned adjacent to the cutting insert body wherein the diverter has a receiving opening aligned with the coolant entry passage to receive coolant through the coolant entry passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Prichard, Linn R. Andras
  • Patent number: 7607867
    Abstract: A tool holding system has a tool holder including a seat and a clamping device having a clamping end aligned with a surface of the seat, a shim mounted in the seat of the tool holder and including a receiving surface oriented to open toward the clamping end of the clamping device, and a cutting insert mounted in contact with the receiving surface. The cutting insert has a plurality of cutting edges arranged around a periphery of a first face and a plurality of radially oriented features on a mating face in contact with the receiving surface. The receiving surface has corresponding features to that of the mating face of the cutting insert. A radius containing one of the plurality of radially oriented features forms an acute angle, an obtuse angle or a right angle to a radius containing a second of the plurality of radially oriented features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventor: Lloyd Ray Benson
  • Patent number: 7607374
    Abstract: Tube ends such as those of boiler tube banks, are prepared utilizing any of various combinations of processes which include a step of micro-diameter tube film removal from a portion of a tube end, including an area below a beveled segment, or segment to be beveled. The micro-diameter film removal step provides the tube with an exposed, clean metal surface which is conducive to a subsequent welding or bonding operation performed on the tube. Preferably, the process is performed with a tube milling tool having interchangeable milling or cutting heads. A specialized milling head is also disclosed and, in one embodiment, is at least used to perform the micro-diameter tube film removal step. Advantageously, the tube film removal milling head also removes a weld overlay on one or both sides of a tube in one embodiment. The tube film removal milling head includes an attached blade having a planar face configuration which enables tube film removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: H&S Tool, Inc.
    Inventor: J. Randall Hall
  • Patent number: 7607868
    Abstract: An indexable insert has one or more recesses formed in a frontside or backside surface which receives a surface of the head of a locking screw. When mounted, the insert is forced against respective support surfaces of an insert pocket. The locking screw is threaded into a counterbored tap hole to engage the insert and provide side locating forces and clamping forces to secure the indexable insert in the insert pocket. More particularly, the indexable insert has a shaped surface recess that mates to a complimentarily-shaped surface on the head of a locking screw and secures the indexable insert in multiple dimensions to a seating surface. A material removal tool and a method of mounting the indexable insert are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Valenite LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Noggle
  • Patent number: 7591614
    Abstract: A cutting insert has four quadrants defined by vertical and horizontal axes that pass through a centerline axis of the insert. The cutting insert further includes a top surface; a bottom surface; a plurality of clearance side surfaces extending between the top and bottom surfaces. A cutting edge is formed at an intersection between the top surface and the clearance side surfaces. A serration is formed in each clearance side surface such that two of the four quadrants that are diagonally opposite each other do not have serrations, and the other two of the four quadrants that are diagonally opposite each other include a pair of serrations. The cutting insert can be mounted to a milling cutter in a variety of patterns by rotating one cutting insert relative to another cutting insert in the same flute or in a different flute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Karen Anne Craig
  • Patent number: 7585137
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting tool of the type that comprises, on one hand, a basic body (1) having an insert seat, and on the other hand a cutting insert (2), which is detachably connected in the insert seat and rigidly secured in the same by means of connecting surfaces (3, 5) of serration type, one (3) of which forms said insert seat and comprises first and second ridges (18, 19), which extends perpendicularly to each other. According to the invention, at least the connecting surface that forms the insert seat (3) is formed with, on one hand, two spaced-apart surface fields or sets of a plurality of mutually parallel, first ridges (18A, 18B), which are arranged in extension of each other, and on the other hand one or more second, transverse ridges (19), which are located between the two sets of first ridges (18A, 18B). Furthermore, the invention also relates to a basic body of a cutting tool, as well as a cutting insert as such.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventor: Göran Pantzar
  • Patent number: 7578641
    Abstract: A tool for chip removing machining, including a basic body and a cutting insert detachably connected to the basic body via an interface. The interface includes a first connecting surface formed in the basic body in which a chute is formed that has two side-flank surfaces diverging from a bottom. The interface also includes a second connecting surface formed in the cutting insert in which there are formed a number of male members having converging side-flank surfaces that abut against the side-flank surfaces of the chute, and at least one transverse shoulder surface that abuts against a transverse stop surface in the connecting surface of the basic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Claes Andersson, Kjell Englund
  • Patent number: 7553112
    Abstract: A cutting insert has two opposing end surfaces, a peripheral side surface extending therebetween and a peripheral edge formed at an intersection of each end surface with the peripheral side surface. The peripheral edge includes two minor edges and a cutting edge extending therebetween, a first section of each minor edge extending from the cutting edge generally towards the opposing end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Iscar, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gil Hecht, Ilan Vaserman, Benjamyn Cohen
  • Patent number: 7549358
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes first and second parts interconnected by respective connecting surfaces. Each connecting surface includes a serrated connecting surface having alternating ridges and grooves. Each groove is formed by two flanks of respective adjacent ridges and has a cross-sectional shape which becomes narrower toward a bottom of the groove. At least one of the groove flanks of the first part includes a plurality of contact surfaces spaced apart by a clearance surface, wherein a ridge of the second part is in contact with the contact surfaces and is out of contact with the clearance surface. The contact surfaces could be spaced apart along a length of the groove flank and/or along a height of the groove flank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property Aktiebolag
    Inventor: Göran Pantzar
  • Patent number: 7549825
    Abstract: A cutting insert used for cutting metal, especially for milling camshafts. The insert comprises at least one cutting edge that is formed by the intersection of a face with a flank. The cutting edges extend at an angle deviating from 90 degrees relative to the cutting direction of the cutting insert in order to reduce the noise level during machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property Aktiebolag
    Inventor: Günter Wermeister
  • Patent number: 7547164
    Abstract: A face-milling insert, including a chip-removing main cutting edge adjacent to a first clearance surface, and a surface-wiping secondary edge adjacent to a second clearance surface, the main cutting edge forming an angle of 45° with an imaginary straight line in the extension of the secondary edge. Adjacent to a third clearance surface, an intermediate cutting edge is formed between the main cutting edge and the secondary edge, the intermediate cutting edge being shorter than the main cutting edge and forming an angle within a range of 20-40° with the extension line. The intermediate cutting edge transforms into the adjacent edges via arched part edges adjacent to convex clearance surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventor: Ingemar Hessman
  • Patent number: 7544022
    Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a milling cutter which includes a cutting insert (120), which has a hexahedral shape and is provided with first and second cutting blade parts on opposite ends thereof, and a cutter body (110) provided with a plurality of insert seats (112) which the cutting insert (120) is seated in and fastened to in either of two directions. The cutting insert (120) is fastened to the associated insert seat (112) in a selected direction, thus all corner blades or main blades, provided on the first and second cutting blade parts of the cutting insert, can be used for machining workpieces. Therefore, the present invention extends the lifetime of the cutting insert (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Korloy Inc.
    Inventors: Byeong Han Jang, Kee Hun Kim, Dong Ryoung Ji, Moon Sung Cho, Hak Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 7537419
    Abstract: In a first aspect, the invention relates to a cutting tool that comprises a part (1) having an insert seat as well as a cutting insert (2) detachably connected in the same, which insert comprises a first serration connecting surface (3), which is formed of ridges spaced-apart by grooves, which ridges are arranged to engage grooves situated between ridges in a second serration connecting surface (4) serving as insert seat in said tool part (1). According to the invention, in one (3) of said serration connecting surfaces (3, 4), at least one enlarged ridge (18) is arranged between two spaced-apart fields (20a, 20b), which separately comprises a plurality of ordinary ridges of a certain size, which enlarged ridge is arranged to engage a correspondingly enlarged groove (19) in the second serration connecting surface (4). In additional aspects, the invention also relates to a cutting insert and a tool part as such.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Tomas Sjöberg, Gunnar Jansson