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Chip breaking insert for metal cutting tools

Assignee: Valenite LLC
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Filing: 1982-09-07
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Granted: 1984-08-14
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Expires: 2002-09-07
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Abstract

Abstract The disclosure relates to an insert for a metal cutting tool having a chip breaking groove in the top face thereof of truncated conical lateral cross section defined by spaced angularly related straight side walls joined by a straight bottom portion extending parallel to the top face of the insert.

Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond T. Zweekly

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 06:06
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23B; B23B27/00; B23B27/14; B23B27/141; B23B27/143; B23B2200/00; B23B2200/32; B23B2200/323; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T407/00; Y10T407/23; Y10T407/235; Y10T407/24; Y10T407/245

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 135 words
A chip breaking insert for a metal cutting tool, said insert comprising a cutting corner at the juncture of a top face and intersecting edge faces thereof, a chip breaking groove in the top face of said insert extending across said corner and intersecting said edge faces, characterized by said chip breaking groove being of spaced truncated conical surface segments with lateral symmetrical cross section (IV--IV) taken normal to said top face (40) and at right angles to a bisecting line (III--III) of said cutting corner (23) defined by spaced angularly related straight sides (24) joined by a straight bottom line (28), and said bottom line extending substantially parallel to the top face of said insert and at right angles to the edge face (56) section lines of said insert formed by said cross section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 135 words
A chip breaking insert for a metal cutting tool, said insert comprising a cutting corner at the juncture of a top face and intersecting edge faces thereof, a chip breaking groove in the top face of said insert extending across said corner and intersecting said edge faces, characterized by said chip breaking groove being of spaced truncated conical surface segments with lateral symmetrical cross section (IV--IV) taken normal to said top face (40) and at right angles to a bisecting line (III--III) of said cutting corner (23) defined by spaced angularly related straight sides (24) joined by a straight bottom line (28), and said bottom line extending substantially parallel to the top face of said insert and at right angles to the edge face (56) section lines of said insert formed by said cross section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 61 words
The insert of claim 1 wherein the bottom portion of said chip breaking groove comprises a segment of a right circular cylinder and the side portions of said groove comprise segments of oppositely directed cones, the axis of said cylinder being common with the axis of said cones and lying in a plane parallel to the top face of said insert.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
A chip breaking insert in accordance with claim 2 wherein said chip breaking groove extends at like angles to intersecting edge faces of said insert.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 34 words
The insert of claim 3 wherein the bottom portion of said chip breaking groove intersects the top face of said insert at the junction of the edge faces thereof to define a cutting nose.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 11 words
The insert of claim 4 wherein said cutting nose is arcuate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 38 words
A chip breaking insert in accordance with claim 1 further characterized by a second chip breaking groove in the top face of said insert extending parallel to the edge face thereof and intersecting said first chip breaking groove.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 54 words
A chip breaking insert in accordance with claim 6 wherein said second groove is of spaced truncated conical surface segments with lateral cross section defined by spaced angularly related straight sides joined by a straight bottom line, said bottom line extending at a right angle to the edge face section line of said insert.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 32 words
The insert of claim 6 including a third chip breaking groove contiguous with said second groove, said third groove having a flat bottom extending parallel to the top face of said insert.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 41 words
A chip breaking insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein the spaced angularly related section sides of said groove extend at oppositely directed like angles with respect to the top face of said insert within the range of 12° to 25°.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 43 words
The insert of claim 1 wherein the bottom portion of said chip breaking groove comprises a segment of a right circular cylinder that intersects the top face of said insert to define a cutting nose having positive rake relative to said top face.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1987-08-14 1988-02-13 1988-08-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1991-08-14 1992-02-13 1992-08-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1995-08-14 1996-02-13 1996-08-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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