Method and apparatuses related to hole cutting
AssigneeSandvik Intellectual Property AB
InventorEleanor MERSON
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Abstract
A method for hole cutting in a workpiece made of CFRP with a cutting tool including at least one cutting edge is provided. Further, a hole cutting assisting apparatus and an apparatus for hole cutting includes a cutting tool, a drive for rotating the cutting tool, and a heating element configured for heating at least a portion of the cutting edge of the cutting tool.
Claims15
A method for hole cutting in a workpiece of CFRP with a cutting tool having at least one cutting edge, the method comprising steps of:
- heating at least one portion of the cutting edge;
- rotating a cutting tool including a cutting edge;
- and thereafter
- feeding the cutting tool into the workpiece for cutting material from the workpiece whereby a hole is formed in the workpiece.
A hole cutting assisting apparatus for guiding a rotating cutting tool including at least one cutting edge into a workpiece of CFRP, wherein the hole cutting assisting apparatus includes a heating element configured for heating at least a portion of the cutting edge of the cutting tool, and a bushing for guiding the cutting tool into the workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.