US 2026/0061497 A1 · CUTTING TOOL AND RELATED METHODS

Abstract

A cutting tool includes a body have a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end can have one or more cutting elements positioned thereon adjacent to one or more fluid apertures (e.g. holes) positioned to facilitate injection of fluid out of the body and adjacent to the cutting elements. The second end can have a chamber defined therein that is in fluid communication with the one or more apertures via one or more conduits defined to extend from the chamber to the one or more apertures. In some embodiments, the first end can have flutes defined therein and cutting elements can be positioned on edges of the flutes. In some embodiments, the body of the cutting tool can be made via an additive layer manufacturing process to form the body having the aperture(s), conduit(s), and chamber.

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Dependent claims

A cutting tool comprising:

a body having an outer surface, a first end and a second end;
a portion of the outer surface adjacent the first end having one or more recesses defined therein to receive one or more cutting elements, at least one hole being defined in the outer surface adjacent the one or more recesses;
the second end having a chamber defined therein to receive a coolant fluid, the second end also having a mouth in fluid communication with the chamber;
the body having at least one conduit defined therein to fluidly connect the chamber to the at least one hole so that coolant fluid fed into the chamber is passable to the at least one hole for being emitted onto the outer surface via the at least one hole.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cutting tool and related methods

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Cutting tool and related methods

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Abstract

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