Patent · US Active

Rotary tool and method of producing

US9180530B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

8References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

KENNAMETAL INC. · US

Inventors

Christoph Gey · Zirndorf, DE
Armin Zimmermann · Konstanz, DE
Xavier Spichtinger · Oberviechtach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 26, 2012
Grant date	Nov 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 6, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T407/27
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Rotary tool, such as a drill or milling cutter, having a main tool body, which extends along a center longitudinal axis, which has a flute and which, at a distance from the center longitudinal axis, has an insert seat which is introduced into the flute wall and in which a cutting insert, in particular made of a superhard material such as PCD or PCBN, is fastened integrally, wherein, for fixing both a radial and also an axial position of the cutting insert, the insert seat has an abutment wall which has a contour for positioning the cutting insert in a rotationally locked manner.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.