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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2012
Applicants:
Gilles Festeau, Ferney Voltaire, FR;
Jean-luc Dufour, Franklin, TN (US);
X. Daniel Fang, Brentwood, TN (US);
David J. Wills, Franklin, TN (US);
Inventors:
Gilles Festeau, Ferney Voltaire, FR;
Jean-Luc Dufour, Franklin, TN (US);
X. Daniel Fang, Brentwood, TN (US);
David J. Wills, Franklin, TN (US);
Assignee:
TDY Industries, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 27/16 (2006.01); B23B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cutting insert for milling operations, such as, face milling, slot milling, plunge milling, and ramping operations. The cutting insert exhibits a combination of favorable cutting edge strength, and unique cutting edge geometry, allowing milling operations at relatively high feed rates. The cutting insert includes at least four cutting edges, wherein at least one of the cutting edges is a convex cutting edge.