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US 9,731,360 B2Granted
End milling apparatus, CAM apparatus, and NC program
AssigneeNational University Corporation Nagoya University
InventorEiji Shamoto
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Abstract
An end milling apparatus has an end mill and a support member. The end mill has a cutting portion and a non-cutting portion. The support member supports the non-cutting portion in at least one direction toward the periphery of the end mill. The width of the support member as measured in the direction orthogonal to the direction of the center axis of the end mill and to the direction in which the support member is located as viewed from the end mill is smaller than the outer diameter of the end mill.
Claims19
An end milling apparatus comprising:
- an end mill comprising a cutting portion and a non-cutting portion;
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- at least one support member which supports the non-cutting portion of the end mill in at least one direction toward a periphery of the end mill,
- wherein a width of the support member as measured in a direction orthogonal to a direction of a center axis of the end mill and to a direction in which the support member is located as viewed from the end mill is smaller than an outer diameter of the end mill.
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