Two-piece rotary metal-cutting tool and method for interconnecting the pieces
US5971673A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T408/9098
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool includes a tool body and a cutting portion detachably mounted thereon, the tool being rotatable about a longitudinal center axis. The tool body includes flutes formed in an outer surface thereof, and a pair of forward projections at a front end thereof. The cutting portion includes front flutes formed in an external side thereof, and a pair of recesses extending circumferentially in communication with respective ones of the front flutes. To connect the cutting portion to the tool body, the cutting portion and tool body are converged longitudinally so that the projections enter the front flutes. Then, relative rotation is produced between the cutting portion and tool body to align the front flutes with the rear flutes while causing the projections to enter the recesses and form therewith a bayonet coupling.
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