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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2013
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
X. Daniel Fang, Brentwood, TN (US);
Jean-Luc Dufour, Franklin, TN (US);
David J. Wills, Franklin, TN (US);
KENNAMETAL INC., Latrobe, PA (US);
Abstract
A double-sided cutting insert may generally comprise: a top surface; a bottom surface; at least one side surface interconnecting the top surface and the bottom surface and forming at least one cutting edge; a through hole extending between the top surface and bottom surface; and wherein each of the top surface and bottom surface comprise an anti-rotation element comprising a single recess comprising a generally cyclic conical periphery. Each of the top surface and bottom surface may comprise at least one cyclic conical face. The recess may comprise a geometry that is complementary to the at least one cyclic conical face of the projection in an insert receiving pocket in a tool holder. A cutting tool incorporating one or more of the cutting inserts, and methods of making and using the cutting inserts are also described.