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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2013
Walter Ag, Tubingen, DE;
Kevin Nedzlek, Jefferson, WI (US);
Kenneth Baertson, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Walter AG, Tübingen, DE;
Abstract
Tool and method for generating microstructures within cylindrical surfaces with a higher degree of efficiency, thereby allowing to provide cylindrical surfaces with a corresponding microstructure in much shorter cycle time. Cutting elements of the tool are arranged within seats to be radially displaceable in said seats during rotation of said tool body. The cutting elements are radially displaceable at least between two different radial positions, namely a radially retracted and a radially extended position. The cutting elements can be evenly distributed about the circumference of the tool at the same radial distance such that the tips of the cutting teeth and also the seats define a common cylindrical envelope surface the axis of which coincides with the axis of the tool body.