Cylindrical Surface Profile Cutting Tool and Process
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRodney G. Whitbeck, David Alan Stephenson, Keith Raymond Bartle, David Garrett Coffman
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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.
Claims20
A cutting tool comprising:
- a cylindrical body;
- and
- one or more axial rows of cutting elements projecting outwardly from and situated radially to the circumference of the cylindrical body, each cutting element of each row including one or more pocket cutting elements and one or more groove cutting elements, each pocket cutting element including a cutting surface, and each groove cutting element including a cutting surface having groove cutting teeth.
A cutting element of a cutting tool and comprising:
- a body having a cutting surface and a tapered surface extending away from the cutting edge, the cutting edge including a series of rectangular cutting teeth, the body formed of a tool material suitable for machining aluminum or magnesium alloy, and the series of rectangular cutting teeth cutting grooves in the aluminum or magnesium alloy.
A cylinder bore comprising:
- an inner surface including an axial travel area and an axial non-travel area;
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- a plurality of annular grooves formed in the axial non-travel area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.