IP Library Granted Patent US 12,325,078
Granted Patent B2
US 12,325,078 · App. 17/913,434 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Cutting insert, cutting tool, and method for manufacturing machined product

Inventor: Hironori Nishikoori (Yasu, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
B23C5/109B23C5/202B23C2200/0411B23C2200/28
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Patent No.
US 12,325,078
App. No.
17/913,434
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cutting insert has an upper surface having a long side, a short side, a lower surface, a lateral surface and a through hole. The lateral surface has a first lateral surface. The first lateral surface has a first plane that is overlapped with a central axis of the through hole in a front view and is parallel to the central axis, a second plane that is located closer to the short side than the first plane and is parallel to the central axis, a third plane that is located more away from the short side than the first plane and is parallel to the central axis, and a first inclined surface that is located between the second plane and the upper surface and comes closer to the central axis as coming closer to the long side. The first inclined surface is located away from the first plane.

Claims (91)

1. A cutting insert, comprising:

an upper surface having a polygonal shape comprising a long side and a short side;

a lower surface located on a side opposite to the upper surface;

a lateral surface located between the upper surface and the lower surface;

a through hole that opens into a center of the upper surface and a center of the lower surface; and

a cutting edge located on the short side, wherein

the lateral surface comprises a first lateral surface that is located along the long side and has an outwardly protruded shape in a top view,

the first lateral surface comprises

a first surface that is overlapped with a central axis of the through hole in a side view of the first lateral surface and is parallel to the central axis,

a second surface that is located closer to the short side than the first surface and is parallel to the central axis,

a third surface that is located more away from the short side than the first surface and is parallel to the central axis, and

a first inclined surface that is located between the second surface and the upper surface, and is inclined toward the central axis as the first inclined surface extending toward the long side,

the first inclined surface is spaced from the first surface, and

the first inclined surface comprises a region having an inclination angle relative to the central axis, the inclination angle becoming smaller as the first inclined surface extending toward the first surface.

2. The cutting insert according to claim 1 , wherein

the first inclined surface comprises a further region having a width in a direction along the central axis, the width becoming smaller as the first inclined surface extending toward the first surface.

3. The cutting insert according to claim 1 , wherein,

in a transparent plan view of the first lateral surface,

a length from the first inclined surface to the short side is a first length, and

a length from the first inclined surface to the through hole is a second length, and

the first length is smaller than the second length.

4. The cutting insert according to claim 1 , wherein

the first lateral surface further comprises a second inclined surface that is located between the third surface and the lower surface, and is inclined away from the central axis as the second inclined surface extending toward the long side, and

the second inclined surface is spaced from the first surface.

5. The cutting insert according to claim 1 , wherein

the second surface connects to the lower surface.

6. The cutting insert according to claim 1 , wherein

the third surface connects to the upper surface.

7. The cutting insert according to claim 1 , wherein

a first boundary between the first surface and the second surface is parallel to the central axis in a front view of the first lateral surface.

8. A cutting tool, comprising:

a holder having a columnar shape extended along a rotation axis from a first end to a second end and comprises a pocket located on a side of the first end; and

the cutting insert according to claim 1 , the cutting insert being located in the pocket.

9. A method for manufacturing a machined product, comprising:

rotating the cutting tool according to claim 8 ;

bringing the cutting tool being rotated into contact with a workpiece; and

moving the cutting tool away from the workpiece.

10. A cutting insert, comprising:

an upper surface having a polygonal shape comprising a long side and a short side;

a lower surface located on a side opposite to the upper surface;

a lateral surface located between the upper surface and the lower surface;

a through hole that opens into a center of the upper surface and a center of the lower surface; and

a cutting edge located on the short side, wherein

the lateral surface comprises a first lateral surface that is located along the long side and has an outwardly protruded shape in a top view,

the first lateral surface comprises

a first surface that is overlapped with a central axis of the through hole in a side view of the first lateral surface and is parallel to the central axis,

a second surface that is located closer to the short side than the first surface and is parallel to the central axis,

a third surface that is located more away from the short side than the first surface and is parallel to the central axis, and

a first inclined surface that is located between the second surface and the upper surface, and is inclined toward the central axis as the first inclined surface extending toward the long side,

the first inclined surface is spaced from the first surface, and

the first inclined surface comprises a region having a width in a direction along the central axis, the width becoming smaller as the first inclined surface extending toward the first surface.

11. The cutting insert according to claim 10 , wherein,

in a transparent plan view of the first lateral surface,

a length from the first inclined surface to the short side is a first length, and

a length from the first inclined surface to the through hole is a second length, and

the first length is smaller than the second length.

12. The cutting insert according to claim 10 , wherein

the first lateral surface further comprises a second inclined surface that is located between the third surface and the lower surface, and is inclined away from the central axis as the second inclined surface extending toward the long side, and

the second inclined surface is spaced from the first surface.

13. The cutting insert according to claim 10 , wherein

the second surface connects to the lower surface.

14. The cutting insert according to claim 10 , wherein

the third surface connects to the upper surface.

15. The cutting insert according to claim 10 , wherein

a first boundary between the first surface and the second surface is parallel to the central axis in a front view of the first lateral surface.

16. A cutting tool, comprising:

a holder having a columnar shape extended along a rotation axis from a first end to a second end and comprises a pocket located on a side of the first end; and

the cutting insert according to claim 10 , the cutting insert being located in the pocket.

17. A method for manufacturing a machined product, comprising:

rotating the cutting tool according to claim 16 ;

bringing the cutting tool being rotated into contact with a workpiece; and

moving the cutting tool away from the workpiece.

18. A cutting insert, comprising:

an upper surface having a polygonal shape comprising a long side and a short side;

a lower surface located on a side opposite to the upper surface;

a lateral surface located between the upper surface and the lower surface;

a through hole that opens into a center of the upper surface and a center of the lower surface; and

a cutting edge located on the short side, wherein

the lateral surface comprises a first lateral surface that is located along the long side and has an outwardly protruded shape in a top view,

the first lateral surface comprises

a first surface that is overlapped with a central axis of the through hole in a side view of the first lateral surface and is parallel to the central axis,

a second surface that is located closer to the short side than the first surface and is parallel to the central axis,

a third surface that is located more away from the short side than the first surface and is parallel to the central axis, and

a first inclined surface that is located between the second surface and the upper surface, and is inclined toward the central axis as the first inclined surface extending toward the long side,

the first inclined surface is spaced from the first surface, and

the second surface connects to the lower surface.

19. The cutting insert according to claim 18 , wherein

a first boundary between the first surface and the second surface is parallel to the central axis in a front view of the first lateral surface.

20. A cutting tool, comprising:

a holder having a columnar shape extended along a rotation axis from a first end to a second end and comprises a pocket located on a side of the first end; and

the cutting insert according to claim 18 , the cutting insert being located in the pocket.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2022
From: NISHIKOORI, HIRONORI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-054422 · Mar 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230132425A1 · May 4, 2023
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