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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2014
Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shinjiroh Sakai, Yasu, JP;
Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A multi-flute ball end mill comprising a shank portion, a cutting edge portion having a ball-shaped tip portion, and 3 or more cutting edges formed in the cutting edge portion; each cutting edge being constituted by a peripheral cutting edge having a twist angle η of 35-45°, and a ball-end cutting edge having a twist angle μ at the outermost peripheral point, the twist angle η and the twist angle μ meeting the relation of η−μ≤7°, such that the ball-end cutting edge is smoothly connected to the peripheral cutting edge; the ball-end cutting edge having a radial rake angle of −37° to −11°; the peripheral cutting edge having a radial rake angle of 2-8°; and a center-lowered, inclined cutting edge integrally extending from a tip end of each ball-end cutting edge to a rotation center point, in a tip end portion of the ball portion near the rotation center point.