Surfacing and contouring cutter for high-speed machining of composite material parts
US7780379B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/303808
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A surfacing and contouring cutter for high-speed machining of parts made of composite material, the cutter having a cut end portion with teeth (20) that are regularly spaced apart around the axis (14) of the cutter and that are separated from one another by swarf grooves, the main cutting edge of each tooth being connected to the secondary cutting edge (S2) of the tooth via a corner (24) of convex rounded shape with a radius of curvature greater than about 1.5 mm, and the secondary cutting angle lying in the range about 5° to 15°.
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