Whirling tool

A whirling tool for machining a workpiece comprising:

• a first cutting plate comprising a first cutting edge;
• a second cutting plate comprising a second cutting edge;
• a third cutting plate comprising a third cutting edge;
• a fourth cutting plate comprising a fourth cutting edge;
• a fifth cutting plate comprising a fifth cutting edge;
• a sixth cutting plate comprising a sixth cutting edge;
• and
• a cutting plate holder having six cutting plate receptacles which are distributed in a circumferential direction across the cutting plate holder,
• wherein each of the six cutting plates is arranged in one of the six cutting plate receptacles, the six cutting plates being arranged in an order from the first to the sixth cutting plate in the circumferential direction next to one another on the cutting plate holder, wherein the second cutting plate, the third cutting plate, the fifth cutting plate, and the sixth cutting plate are cutting plates of a first kind, and wherein the first cutting plate and the fourth cutting plate are cutting plates of a second kind, the cutting plates of the first kind being different from the cutting plates of the second kind in geometry and by a shape of their cutting edges, wherein the cutting plate holder has a central through hole, wherein each of the six cutting plates projects into the through hole, wherein the through hole is symmetrical with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the whirling tool, and wherein each of the second cutting plate, the third cutting plate, the fifth cutting plate, and the sixth cutting plate projects farther into the through hole and has a smaller distance from the central longitudinal axis than each of the first cutting plate and the fourth cutting plate.

A whirling tool for machining a workpiece comprising:

• a first cutting plate comprising a first cutting edge;
• a second cutting plate comprising a second cutting edge;
• a third cutting plate comprising a third cutting edge;
• a fourth cutting plate comprising a fourth cutting edge;
• a fifth cutting plate comprising a fifth cutting edge;
• a sixth cutting plate comprising a sixth cutting edge;
• a cutting plate holder having six cutting plate receptacles which are distributed in a circumferential direction across the cutting plate holder,
• wherein each of the six cutting plates is arranged in one of the six cutting plate receptacles, the six cutting plates being arranged in an order from the first to the sixth cutting plate in the circumferential direction next to one another on the cutting plate holder,
• wherein the second cutting plate, the third cutting plate, the fifth cutting plate, and the sixth cutting plate are cutting plates of a first kind, and wherein the first cutting plate and the fourth cutting plate are cutting plates of a second kind, the cutting plates of the first kind being different from the cutting plates of the second kind in geometry and by a shape of their cutting edges, wherein each of the second cutting edge, the third cutting edge, the fifth cutting edge, and the sixth cutting edge has a first contour, and wherein each of the first cutting edge and the fourth cutting edge has a second contour that is more multifaceted than the first contour.

A whirling tool for machining a workpiece comprising:

• precisely three cutting plates, namely a first cutting plate comprising a first cutting edge, a second cutting plate comprising a second cutting edge, and a third cutting plate comprising a third cutting edge;
• a cutting plate holder having three cutting plate receptacles which are distributed in a circumferential direction across the cutting plate holder, wherein the cutting plate holder comprises three threads, wherein each of the three threads is arranged in one of the three cutting plate receptacles, respectively, the three threads being arranged equidistant from a central longitudinal axis of the whirling tool;
• and three fastening elements, wherein each of the first to the third cutting plate is fastened in one of the three cutting plate receptacles by one of the three fastening elements,
• wherein each of the three cutting plates is arranged in one of the three cutting plate receptacles, the three cutting plates being arranged in an order from the first to the third cutting plate in the circumferential direction next to one another on the cutting plate holder,
• wherein the second cutting plate and the third cutting plate are cutting plates of a first kind, and wherein the first cutting plate is cutting plate of a second kind, the cutting plate of the first kind being different from the cutting plates of the second kind in geometry and by a shape of their cutting edges.

A whirling tool for machining a workpiece comprising:

• precisely three cutting plates, namely a first cutting plate comprising a first cutting edge, a second cutting plate comprising a second cutting edge, and a third cutting plate comprising a third cutting edge;
• and
• a cutting plate holder having three cutting plate receptacles which are distributed in a circumferential direction across the cutting plate holder,
• wherein each of the three cutting plates is arranged in one of the three cutting plate receptacles, the three cutting plates being arranged in an order from the first to the third cutting plate in the circumferential direction next to one another on the cutting plate holder,
• wherein the second cutting plate and the third cutting plate are cutting plates of a first kind, and wherein the first cutting plate is cutting plate of a second kind, the cutting plate of the first kind being different from the cutting plates of the second kind in geometry and by a shape of their cutting edges, wherein the cutting plate holder has a central through hole, wherein each of the three cutting plates projects into the through hole, wherein the through hole is symmetrical with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the whirling tool, and wherein each of the second cutting plate and the third cutting plate projects farther into the through hole and has a smaller distance from the central longitudinal axis than the first cutting plate.

A whirling tool for machining a workpiece comprising:

• precisely three cutting plates, namely a first cutting plate comprising a first cutting edge, a second cutting plate comprising a second cutting edge, and a third cutting plate comprising a third cutting edge;
• and
• a cutting plate holder having three cutting plate receptacles which are distributed in a circumferential direction across the cutting plate holder,
• wherein each of the three cutting plates is arranged in one of three cutting plate receptacles, the three cutting plates being arranged in an order from the first to the third cutting plate in the circumferential direction next to one another on the cutting plate holder,
• wherein the second cutting plate and the third cutting plate are cutting plates of a first kind, and wherein the first cutting plate is cutting plate of a second kind, the cutting plate of the first kind being different from the cutting plates of the second kind in geometry and by a shape of their cutting edges, wherein each of the second cutting edge and the third cutting edge has a first contour, and wherein the first cutting edge has a second contour that is more multifaceted than the first contour.