The present invention relates to tool holders having insert receiving pockets for use in metal cutting processes in general, and for rotary machining operations in particular.
Within the field of cutting tools used in rotary machining operations, there are many examples of tool holders having insert receiving pockets with stress relief surfaces. Stress relief surfaces are typically located between a support surface and an abutment surface of the insert receiving pocket to reduce the tensile and compressive stresses exerted on the tool holder, via a removably secured cutting insert, during machining operations.
Reference can be made to FIGS. 8 to 10 of U.S. Pat. No. 6,929,427 and FIGS. 1 and 7 of U.S. Pat. No. 8,506,208 for prior art examples of tool holders having insert receiving pockets with stress relief surfaces.
Finite element analysis (FEA) of the tensile stresses exerted on insert receiving pockets having stress relief surfaces, has shown that peak stress values occur at or adjacent the corner intersection of the stress relief surfaces and adjacent pocket peripheral surfaces, and this also applies for insert receiving pockets configured with corner intersection surfaces having a chamfer or a concave shape when viewed in cross-section.
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In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a tool holder comprising a
tool body having at least one pocket for receiving at least one cutting insert, the at least one pocket comprising a support surface and an abutment surface transverse thereto, and
a first stress relief surface located between the support surface and the abutment surface, the first stress relief surface extending along a first axis towards a pocket peripheral surface,
Also in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing the tool holder described above, wherein the second stress relief surface is formed by non-abrasive machining.
For a better understanding, the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which chain-dash lines represent cut-off boundaries for partial views of a member and in which:
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In some embodiments of the present invention, the tool body 22 may be manufactured from machined steel.
Also in some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one cutting insert may be removably secured in its associated pocket 24.
According to the present invention, as shown in
In some embodiments of the present invention, the first stress relief surface 30 may intersect the support surface 26 and the abutment surface 28.
Also in some embodiments of the present invention the tool body 22 may have a plurality of pockets 24.
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In some embodiments of the present invention, the support surface 26 and the abutment surface 28 may intersect the first pocket peripheral surface 32.
Also in some embodiments of the present invention, the abutment surface 28 may be planar, and the first axis A1 may be parallel to the abutment surface 28.
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In some embodiments of the present invention, the first pocket peripheral surface 32 may be substantially planar.
Also in some embodiments of the present invention, the first pocket peripheral surface 32 may be perpendicular to the axis of rotation AR.
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In some embodiments of the present invention, the first plane P1 may intersect the bottom support surface 26 and the abutment surface 28.
Also in some embodiments of the present invention, the support surface 26 may intersect a second pocket peripheral surface 38.
Further in some embodiments of the present invention, the support surface 26 may be planar.
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In some embodiments of the present invention, the second stress relief surface 34 may be non-honed, i.e., not formed by edge honing. Edge honing is an abrasive machining process in which material is removed from the edge of a cutting tool to achieve a rounded shape having a radius of between 0.01 mm to 0.20 mm, examples of which include, vibratory honing, media honing and brush honing.
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The peak tensile stress value of 23 Kgf/mm2 occurring at the second stress relief surface 34 of the present invention, shown in
The provision of the second stress relief surface 34 having a convex cross-sectional shape ensures a smooth transition with the adjoining surfaces, namely, the first stress relief surface 30 and the first pocket peripheral surface 32, advantageously reducing the peak tensile stress values exerted on the pocket 24.
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Also in some embodiments of the present invention, the second stress relief surface 34 may have a convex shape in cross-sectional views (not shown) taken along its course between the second and fourth planes P2, P4.
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In some embodiments of the present invention, the second relief surface radius R2 may be greater than 0.3 mm.
Also in some embodiments of the present invention, the second relief surface radius R2 may be equal to or less than the first relief surface radius R1.
Further in some embodiments of the present invention, the fifth plane P5 may intersect the second plane P2 to form an acute first pocket angle α1 having a value of less than or equal to 60 degrees.
The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing the tool holder 20, where the second stress relief surface 34 may be formed by a non-abrasive machining process, and therefore differs from edge honing.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the second stress relief surface 34 may be machined using a rotary cutting tool 42, e.g. a milling cutter.
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In some embodiments of the present invention, the concave cutting edge 44 of the rotary cutting tool 42 may have a radius greater than 0.3 mm, in a side view thereof.
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Configuring the first stress relief surface 30 to be tangential to the second stress relief surface 34 ensures a smooth transition (e.g., devoid of a discontinuity) between these surfaces, thus resulting in improved stress reduction.
In other embodiments of the present invention (not shown), the second and fifth planes P2, P5 may be coplanar, and the first pocket peripheral surface 32 may be tangential to the second stress relief surface 34 at a second end point of the second stress relief surface 34.
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In some embodiments of the present invention, the second pocket angle α2 may have a value between 20 and 120 degrees.
Also in some embodiments of the present invention, a concave surface portion 46 of the first stress relief surface 30 may be undercut with respect to at least one of:
a first direction D1 parallel to the first imaginary straight line L1, and
a second direction D2 parallel to the second imaginary straight line L2.
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It should be appreciated that use of the term “undercut” throughout the description and claims refers to a recess or passage, where a straight line extending in a certain direction away from a given sub-surface of the recess or passage intersects another sub-surface of the same recess or passage.
Although the present invention has been described to a certain degree of particularity, it should be understood that various alterations and modifications could be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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