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US 6,050,751 AGranted
Indexing of cutting inserts
AssigneeSandvik AB
InventorLars Hellstrom
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AssigneeSandvik AB
InventorLars Hellstrom
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A cutting insert for chip-breaking metal machining includes an upper chip surface, a lower bottom surface, which is substantially plane parallel with the chip surface, one or several side surfaces that extend between said chip and bottom surfaces, and a through hole (12) for the accomodation of a locking screw (11). The hole (12) includes a rotation-asymmetrical portion (16) including a plurality of radially bulging portions (17) extending in the direction of the hole, the transitions (18) extending substantially in the direction of the hole between adjacent bulging portions being intended to pairwise abutting against the locking screw (11) and guiding the insert towards the right positioning in an insert seat, before the insert is clamped. In this way, it becomes considerably easier to position the cutting insert, particularly when it has a larger number of cutting edges, e.g. six or eight.
A tool for chip-breaking metal machining comprising a tool holder with an insert seat, a cutting insert with a through hole for the accommodation of a clamping screw which is arranged to clamp the cutting insert against a base surface and at least two abutment surfaces, said clamping screw having a head and a shank, said through hole having a rotation asymmetrical portion and means for contacting said screw shank along two vertical contact lines when the clamping screw is partially inserted in the through hole and means for contacting the screw head along a one point or one-line contact when the clamping screw is completely and tightly inserted into the through hole.
A cutting insert for chip-breaking metal machining comprising an upper chip surface, a lower bottom surface, which is subs antially plane parallel with the chip surface, one or several side surfaces extending between said chip and bottom surfaces, and a through hole for the accommodation of a clamping screw, said hole having a rotation asymmetrical portion, the rotation-asymmetrical portion comprises a plurality of vertical concave segments for positioning the cutting insert, and between the vertical concave segments are vertical, transition ridges extending along a major part of the inner surface of the hole, the rotation-asymmetrical portion is spaced from the chip surface, the cutting insert further comprising a rotation symmetrical portion arranged between the chip surface and the rotation-asymmetrical portion.
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