Patent ID: 9573200
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B23B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A support pad for a rotating cutting tool configured to rotate around an axis of rotation in a rotary direction, the support pad defining a central longitudinal axis and comprising: a first longitudinal edge side; an opposite second longitudinal edge side; a first transversal edge side; an opposite second transversal edge side; at least a first support surface, which is convexly curved as viewed in a plane perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis; and at least one first recess, which extends into the first support surface in a direction from the first longitudinal edge side towards the second longitudinal edge side, wherein said at least one first recess extends to a final position on the first support surface, said at least one first recess having a flow area which decreases towards the final position.