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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
May. 23, 2013
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Jeffrey Francis Kovac, Loyalhanna, PA (US);
Jeremy Joseph Verellen, Jeannette, PA (US);
Konrad Spitzenberger, Fuerth, DE;
KENNAMETAL INC., Latrobe, PA (US);
Abstract
An indexable cutting insert having a triangular shape includes three sides and three cutting corners. A first planar surface and a second, parallel planar surface connects the three sides. In one embodiment, three major cutting edges are formed at an intersection between a respective side and the first planar surface. In another aspect, six major cutting edges are formed at an intersection between a respective side and the planar surfaces. In another aspect six major right-handed cutting edges and six major left-handed cutting edges are formed at an intersection between the sides and the first and second planar surfaces.