End mill grooved chip breaker flute

Abstract

A new chip breaking end mill is disclosed having an elongate cylindrically shaped body with opposing shank and cutter ends wherein at least one flute is spirally formed around the center axis of the cylindrically shaped body and the flute extends axially from the shank end to the cutting end. A cutting edge is formed by the intersection of the flute with the outer diameter of the cylindrically shaped body and extends longitudinally of the cylindrically shaped body. A concave, facing outwardly, chip breaker groove is formed in the flute and located adjacent to the cutting edge and the groove extends axially along with the cutting edge on the cylindrically shaped body. A chip guide channel is located adjacent to, and on the other side of the chip breaker groove than the cutting edge and it also extends axially along the length of the body. A longitudinally extending raised intersection is formed between the adjacent chip breaker and chip guide. Two radial lines, one drawn from the centerline of said cylindrically shaped body through the cutting edge and the other drawn from the centerline through a point on the raised intersection, have an acute included angle of from 2 to 20 degrees. The cutting end of the end mill has a radially extending cutting edge thereon which is substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the cylindrically shaped body.

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