Patent ID: 11911835
Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A rotary cutting tool, comprising:
a disc-like central body having an outer peripheral surface;
a peripheral support member extending along the peripheral outer surface of the disc-like central body,
wherein the peripheral support member comprises a continuous surface extending on both sides of an insert pocket with a leading portion with respect to a direction of rotation, R, of the rotary cutting tool and a trailing portion with respect to a direction of rotation, R, of the rotary cutting tool, and
a radial support member extending radially along the disc-like central body to the peripheral support member for providing additional support for the insert pocket against centrifugal and cutting forces exerted on the insert pocket during a cutting operation,
wherein the radial support member structurally interacts with the peripheral support member to provide additional support for the insert pocket against centrifugal and cutting forces exerted on the insert pocket during a cutting operation,
wherein the peripheral support member has a three-dimensional topology.