Patent ID: 6902357
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: B23B,B23C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rotatable cutting tool, comprising a receiving region ( 3 ); a tubular-shaped support region ( 1 ) having an end surface ( 2 ) remote from the receiving region ( 3 ) and a plurality of circumferentially spaced from each other, recesses ( 4 ) formed in the support region and extending from the end surface ( 2 ) in a direction toward the receiving region ( 3 ); a plurality of cutting elements ( 5 ) arranged in respective recesses ( 4 ); and a plurality of locking elements displaceable in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal extent of the recesses ( 4 ) for securing respective cutting elements ( 5 ) in the respective recesses ( 4 ), wherein each recess (