Patent · US Expired

Cutting tool

US7189030B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims
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Filing dateMay 9, 2003
Grant dateMar 13, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T407/1908
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cutting tool comprises a tool body having a pocket for supporting an insert. The tool body may have a flute for evacuating chips from a workpiece during a cutting operation. The tool body and the insert may have complimentary shapes to cooperatively form an uninterrupted flute. The tool body may comprise a axial clearance face. The tool body may also comprise a radial clearance face.

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