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Cutting insert having means for detecting wear

Assignee: Santrade Ltd
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Filing: 1986-11-06
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Granted: 1989-04-04
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Expires: 2006-11-06
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Abstract

Abstract Cutting insert for chip-removing machining comprising an upper face (11), a lower face (12) and, connecting those, edge surfaces (13). Lines of intersection between the edge surfaces and the upper face form cutting edges. The insert (10) has a substrate (14) comprising a metal and a photon-emitting material. The substrate (14) is covered by a photon-tight layer (15). During wear of the layer (15) the substrate (14) is exposed, and therefore the intensity and direction fo the photons can be detected for determination of the size and type of the wear damage.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ingemar H. Strandell
  • 👤 Ingemar S. L. Svensson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 21:02
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23B; B23B27/00; B23Q; B23Q17/00; B23Q17/09; B23Q17/0952; B23Q17/0957; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T407/00; Y10T407/23; Y10T407/26; Y10T407/27; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/78

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 52 words
A cutting insert with at least one cutting edge for chip-removing machining comprising a substrate (14;14') and at least one first layer (15;15') at least partly covering the substrate, characterized in that said cutting insert includes a fluorescent material which is provided to be exposed during wear of the first layer (15;15').
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 52 words
A cutting insert with at least one cutting edge for chip-removing machining comprising a substrate (14;14') and at least one first layer (15;15') at least partly covering the substrate, characterized in that said cutting insert includes a fluorescent material which is provided to be exposed during wear of the first layer (15;15').
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 17 words
Cutting insert according to claim 1, characterized in that the material is mixed with the substrate (14).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
Cutting insert according to claim 2, characterized in that the material is homogeneously mixed with the substrate (14).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
Cutting insert according to claim 2, characterized in that the substrate mainly consists of sintered hard metal or ceramics.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
Cutting insert according to claim 2, characterized in that the substrate mainly consists of a metal alloy, such as tool steel, carbon steel or speed steel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 27 words
Cutting insert according to claim 1, characterized in that the material is arranged as a second layer (14") between the substrate (14') and the first layer (15').
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
Cutting insert according to claim 1, characterized in that the substrate (14;14') mainly consists of sintered hard metal or ceramics.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 27 words
Cutting insert according to claim 1, characterized in that the substrate (14;14') mainly consists of a metal alloy, such as tool steel, carbon steel or speed steel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 23 words
Cutting insert according to claim 1, characterized in that the first layer (15;15') mainly consists of metal oxide, metal nitride, ceramics or diamond.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 20 words
Cutting insert according to claim 9, characterized in that the substrate (14) consists of ceramics doped with the fluorescent material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 47 words
Cutting insert according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a polygonal basic shape comprising an upper face (11;11') and a lower face (12;12') which are connected by edge surfaces (13;13'), lines of intersection between said edge surfaces and at least one face forming cutting edges.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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