Patent ID: 6074138
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B23B,Y10T

Abstract:
A cutting insert formed of a hard material and adapted for cutting-off and grooving operations, the insert comprising a body adapted to be mounted in a holder, the body including a pair of side surfaces spaced apart to define a thickness of the body, the body further including a bottom surface, a rear surface, a top surface and a front surface each extending transversely from one of the side surfaces to the other side surface, and a one-piece wall oriented substantially parallel to the side surfaces and situated midway therebetween, the wall including a pair of side faces spaced by equal distance from respective ones of the side surfaces, the wall including a front side extending upwardly from the front surface, and a top side extending forwardly from the top surface, the front side and top side intersecting one another to define a cutting edge formed of the same material as the front and top sides, the front side extending upwardly substantially to the level of the top surface, and the top side extending forwardly from the top surface to a point in general vertical alignment with the front surface, the bottom surface including a bottom groove formed therein and extending from the front surface to the rear surface, the bottom groove spaced downwardly from the wall, the top surface including a top groove extending from the rear surface and stopping short of the wall.