CUTTING TOOL WITH INTERCONNECTED ARMS FOR INCREASED STIFFNESS TO WEIGHT RATIO

A cutting tool with interconnected arms that increases the stiffness to weight ratio of the cutting tool is described. The principles of the invention can be applied to any cutting tool, such as a reamer, a milling cutter, a slotting cutter, and the like. In one example, a cutting ring includes a cu...

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Main Authors Bookheimer, Alan J, Semnisky, Logan M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.06.2022
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MACHINE TOOLS
METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
MILLING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A cutting tool with interconnected arms that increases the stiffness to weight ratio of the cutting tool is described. The principles of the invention can be applied to any cutting tool, such as a reamer, a milling cutter, a slotting cutter, and the like. In one example, a cutting ring includes a cutting head assembly with a leading arm, a trailing arm, and a cutting head supported by the leading arm and the trailing arm. The trailing arm interconnects with the leading arm of an adjacent cutting head assembly, and the leading arm interconnects with a trailing arm of another adjacent cutting head assembly. As a result of this interconnection of arms, the axial, radial and tangential stiffness to weight ratio of the cutting tool is increased. A support member may be included to further increase the stiffness to weight ratio.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202017115997