Patent ID: 9352401
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B23C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A four-flute indexable ball end mill comprising first to third inserts having arcuate cutting edges detachably attached with first to third screws to first to third seats in a semispherical tip end portion of a tool body, said first seat being constituted by a slit extending in a diametrical direction with a rotation center axis of said semispherical tip end portion as a center, a chip pocket being located in front of said slit in a rotation direction, and said slit dividing said semispherical tip end portion to two half bodies; each of said second and third seats being a notch formed in each half body, each notch comprising a seating surface provided in a front surface of each half body in a rotation direction, and a chip pocket located in front of said seating surface in a rotation direction; a first threaded hole for said first screw slantingly penetrating said slit from one half body to the other half body in said semispherical tip end portion, said first threaded hole being inclined to a straight line perpendicular to the centerline of said first seat in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of said tool body, and second and third threaded holes for said second and third screws being open on the seating surfaces of said second and third seats, thereby avoiding interference between said first screw and said second and third screws; said first insert having an inclined hole which is aligned with said first threaded hole when said first insert is attached to said first seat; and at least part of the hole of said first insert having a finished surface, said first screw having a finished surface at least partially between its head and its threaded portion, and the finished surface of the hole of said first insert tightly engaging the finished surface of said first screw when said first screw penetrates said first insert attached to said first seat, thereby precisely positioning said first insert.