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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stig Lagerberg, Sandviken, SE;
Assignee:
Sandvik Aktiebolag, Sandviken, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 2/700 ; B23B 2/722 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 2/700 ; B23B 2/722 ;
Abstract
A metal workpiece is cut by rotating the workpiece while pressing the cutting edge of a cutting insert thereagainst for removing a chip from the workpiece. A first liquid jet is directed from a first nozzle toward an upper surface of the cutting insert for creating an hydraulic wedge between the cutting insert and the chip, and a second liquid jet is directed from a second nozzle toward a target point disposed above the upper surface of the cutting insert to engage and deflect the chip upwards and backwards.