Cutting insert

Claim 2

A molded indexable cutting insert formed of a hard wear resistant material and comprising a polygonal body having top and bottom faces wherein at least one of said faces comprises: at least two cutting edges defining a plane and formed by the juncture of said peripheral wall with said one of said faces; a land area extending inwardly toward the center of said polygonal body from said cutting edge; a fillet radius extending downwardly from the innermost edge of said land area; a first substantially planar wall portion extending from the bottom of said fillet and inclined downwardly from the plane of said cutting edges toward the center of said polygonal body in the range of from 5° to 15°; a second substantially planar wall portion extending from the inner edge of said first planar wall toward the center of said body and inclined upwardly toward the plane of said cutting edges in the range of from 5° to 30°, said second planar wall terminating in a central face area formed on the center portion of said polygonal body.

Claim 3

A cutting insert according to claim 1 in which said cutting edges are angularly related one to another and extend around said juncture.

Claim 4

A cutting insert according to claim 2 in which said peripheral wall forms an acute angle of less than 90° with the plane defined by said cutting edges.

Claim 5

A cutting insert according to claim 2 in which said central face is substantially parallel with the plane defined by said cutting edges.

Claim 6

A cutting insert according to claim 4 in which the perpendicular distance from the plane of said central face to the plane of said cutting edges is from 0.000 to 0.010 inches.

Claim 7

A cutting insert according to claim 5 in which the perpendicular distance from the plane of said central face to the lowermost point of the juncture joining said first and second substantially planar portions is from 0.005 to 0.020 inches.

Claim 8

A cutting insert according to claim 6 in which said land area is from 0.005 to 0.060 inches in width.

Claim 9

A cutting insert according to claim 7 in which said insert is formed of a cemented hard metal carbide material.

Claim 10

A cutting insert according to claim 8 in which said cemented hard metal carbide material comprises tungsten carbide.

Claim 11

A cutting insert according to claim 9 in which said fillet radius is approximately from 0.002 to 0.004 R inches.

Claim 12

A cutting insert according to claim 7 in which said land area width narrows as said land area extends around the corners of said polygonal body.

Claim 13

A cutting tool comprising a polygonal body having top and bottom faces and a peripheral wall joining said top and bottom faces, at least one of said faces comprising: cutting edges defining a plane and formed by the juncture of said peripheral wall with said one of said faces; said peripheral wall joining said top face at an acute angle less than 90° with the plane of said cutting edges; a land area extending inwardly toward the center of said polygonal body from said cutting edges; a fillet radius extending downwardly from the innermost edge of said land area; a first substantially planar wall portion extending from the bottom of said fillet and inclined downwardly from the plane of said cutting edges toward the center of said polygonal body in the range of from 5° to 15°; and a second substantially planar wall portion extending toward the center of said body from the inner edge of said first planar wall and inclined upwardly toward the plane of said cutting edges in the range of from 5° to 30°, said second planar wall terminating in a face area formed on a portion of said polygonal body.

Claim 14

A cutting tool comprising a polygonal body having top and bottom faces and a peripheral wall joining said top and bottom faces, at least one of said faces comprising: cutting edges defining a plane and formed by the juncture of said peripheral wall with said one of said faces; said peripheral wall joining said top face at an acute angle less than 90° with the plane of said cutting edges; a land area extending inwardly toward the center of said polygonal body from said cutting edges; a fillet radius extending downwardly from the innermost edge of said land area; a first substantially planar wall portion extending from the bottom of said fillet and inclined downwardly from the plane of said cutting edges toward the center of said polygonal body in the range of from 5° to 15°; and a second substantially planar wall portion extending toward the center of said body from the inner edge of said first planar wall and inclined upwardly toward the plane of said cutting edges in the range of from 5° to 30°, said second planar wall terminating in a face area formed on a portion of said polygonal body.

Claim 15

A cutting tool according to claim 12 in which said face area is substantially parallel with the plane defined by said cutting edges.

Claim 16

A cutting tool according to claim 13 in which the perpendicular distance from the plane of said face area and the plane of said cutting edges is from 0.000 to 0.010 inches.

Claim 17

A cutting tool according to claim 14 in which the perpendicular distance from the plane of said face area to the lowermost point of the juncture between said first and second substantially planar portions is from 0.005 to 0.020 inches.

Claim 18

A cutting tool according to claim 15 in which said land area is from 0.005 to 0.060 inches in width.

Claim 19

A cutting tool according to claim 12 in which said fillet radius is approximately 0.002 R to 0.004 R inches.