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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Schuffenhauer, Fuerth, DE;
Assignee:
KENNAMETAL INC., Latrobe, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 51/0004 (2022.01); B23B 2260/124 (2013.01);
Abstract
The described rotary cutting tool comprises a tool body extending along a rotational axis and a cutting insert comprising at least one cutting edge. The tool body is mounted in a mounting pocket delimited by two clamping fingers. A clamping finger bore is provided on each of the clamping fingers. The cutting insert also has a through bore. A holding element is arranged in the clamping finger bores and in the through bore to couple the cutting insert to the tool body. A section of the holding element located within the through bore is crowned. A holding element for such a rotary cutting tool is also presented.