Patent ID: 7118311
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: B23C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Slotting cutter, comprising a circular disc along an outer periphery of which a plurality of tangentially spaced chip channels are formed, which channels house respective seats for indexable cutting inserts; each insert having a width which is larger than a thickness of the disc in order that the inserts can mill a groove delimited by two parallel side surfaces and a bottom during the milling of a workpiece; each cutting insert having means for dividing material which is separated from the bottom of the cutting groove into two or more partial chips; each cutting insert having a generally plane bottom side; one of the seat and the bottom side having a male portion, and the other side of the seat and the bottom side having a female locator portion receiving the male locator portion to define therewith an insert-locating structure; the male and female locator portions being offset laterally from a center plane of the insert oriented perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the disc; alternating ones of the insert-locating structures being disposed on respective opposite sides of the center plane.