Patent ID: 9737938
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B23C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A face milling tool configured for chip-removing machining comprising: a tool body including a front end and a rear end, between which a central rotation axis extends around which the tool is rotatable in a direction of rotation, and at least one insert seat formed in a transition between the front end and an envelope surface extending between the front end and the rear end of the tool body, the at least one insert seat having a bottom support surface, wherein a chip pocket is provided in front of the at least one insert seat in the direction of rotation of the tool; and at least one cutting insert securely mounted in the at least one insert seat, the at least one cutting insert including an upper side defining an upper extension plane, a cutting edge extending around a circumference of the upper side, a lower side defining a lower extension plane parallel to the upper extension plane, the lower side having a support face directed towards the bottom support surface of the insert seat, wherein a center axis extends perpendicularly through the upper extension plane and the lower extension plane, wherein a main cutting edge portion is at an entering angle κ smaller than 80°, the upper extension plane is at a radial tipping-in angle γ