Rotary cutting tool
AssigneeA.L.M.T. Corp.
InventorsTakeshi Kawabata, Shuichi Kawano
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Abstract
A rotary cutting tool includes a tool body and a cutting edge tip provided at the tool body. At least one first groove is provided in a rake face of the cutting edge tip, the first groove has a portion inclined with respect to a rotation axis, and a front end of the first groove is provided at a front cutting edge. A rear end of the first groove is provided on an inner side with respect to an outer peripheral cutting edge, and an irregularity of the outer peripheral cutting edge is 30 μm or less.
Claims6
A reamer comprising a tool body and a cutting edge tip provided at the tool body, wherein
- at least one first groove is provided in a rake face of the cutting edge tip, wherein the rake face is defined by the tool body and the cutting edge tip,
- the first groove has a portion inclined with respect to a rotation axis,
- a front end of the first groove is disposed on a front cutting edge or a corner chamfering cutting edge, the front end of the first groove being configured to cut off a chip,
- a rear end of the first groove is provided on an inner side with respect to an outer peripheral cutting edge, and an irregularity of the outer peripheral cutting edge at a ridgeline portion thereof in a direction parallel to the rake face is 30 μm or less, and
- at least one second groove is provided in the rake face of the cutting edge tip, a front end of the second groove is provided at the front cutting edge or the corner chamfering cutting edge, a rear end of the second groove is provided on an inner side with respect to an outer periphery, and the first groove and the second groove intersect with each other,
- wherein a depth of the first groove is 0.01 mm or more and 0.8 mm or less, and
- wherein a width of the first groove is 0.01 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less,
- wherein the irregularity results from:
- chipping caused at the ridgeline portion of the outer peripheral cutting edge,
- detachment in a vicinity of a ridgeline on the rake face side, or
- the first or second groove being formed to extend to the outer peripheral cutting edge portion.
A reamer comprising a tool body and a cutting edge tip provided at the tool body, wherein
- at least one first groove is provided in a rake face of the cutting edge tip, wherein the rake face is defined by the tool body and the cutting edge tip,
- the first groove has a portion inclined with respect to a rotation axis,
- a front end of the first groove is disposed on a front cutting edge or a corner chamfering cutting edge, the front end of the first groove being configured to cut off a chip,
- a rear end of the first groove is provided on an inner side with respect to an outer peripheral cutting edge, and an irregularity of the outer peripheral cutting edge at a ridgeline portion thereof in a direction parallel to the rake face is 30 μm or less, and
- the first groove is inclined toward an inner peripheral side in a direction from the front end toward the rear end of the first groove, and a wall surface intersecting an extending direction of each of the rake face and the first groove is provided in a vicinity of the rear end of the first groove,
- wherein the first groove is in a form of a straight line, and has an angle of 5° or more and 85° or less with respect to the rotation axis,
- wherein a plurality of the first grooves are provided, and an interval between the plurality of first grooves is 0.1 mm or more and 2 mm or less,
- wherein a depth of the first groove is 0.01 mm or more and 0.8 mm or less, and
- wherein a width of the first groove is 0.01 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less,
- wherein the irregularity results from
- chipping caused at the ridgeline portion of the outer peripheral cutting edge,
- detachment in a vicinity of a ridgeline on the rake face side, or
- the first or second groove being formed to extend to the outer peripheral cutting edge portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.