Patent ID: 6902357

Claim:
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 ( 4 ) has a rigid stop surface ( 7 ) for a cutting element ( 5 ) and which is formed by the support region ( 1 ) and faces in a rotational direction (R) of the tool, and a gripping surface ( 8 ) facing in a direction opposite the tool rotational direction (R) and cooperating with the cutting element, the gripping surface ( 8 ) forming part of a segment-shaped section ( 9 ) of the support region and being displaceable by a respective locking element in the direction opposite the tool rotational direction (R).