Thermoset body countersink
AssigneeAB Sandvik Coromant
InventorsJason DODDS, Aaron HOWCROFT
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Abstract
A cutting tool having a thermoset molded body and a method of manufacturing the same is provided. The tool includes a tool body having opposed first and second ends. The tool body includes a cutting portion formed at the first end and a mounting portion formed between the cutting portion and the second end. A thermoset molded body is disposed on the tool body at the mounting portion. The thermoset body has a larger diameter than a diameter of the tool body. A cutting insert is positioned within and extends from the thermoset body.
Claims14
A cutting tool comprising:
- a tool body having opposed first and second ends, the tool body including a cutting portion formed at the first end and a mounting portion formed between the cutting portion and the second end;
- a thermoset molded body disposed on the tool body at the mounting portion, the thermoset body having a larger diameter than a diameter of the tool body;
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- a cutting insert at least partly extending from the thermoset body.
A method of manufacturing a cutting tool comprising the steps of:
- providing a tool body having opposed first and second ends, the tool body including a cutting portion formed at the first end and a mounting portion formed between the cutting portion and the second end;
- providing a mold having a plurality of mold sections;
- positioning a cutting insert on the mounting portion of the tool body or secured within one of the sections of the mold;
- positioning the mold sections about the mounting portion of the tool body;
- introducing thermoset material to the interior space of the mold to form a thermoset molded body around the cutting insert and the mounting portion of the tool body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.