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Granted Patent B2
US 10,661,361 · App. 15/923,409 · Granted May 26, 2020

Milling/cutting tool and processing apparatus

Inventor: Daisuke Uenishi (Yamanashi, JP)
Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
B23C5/2243B23B29/24B23C5/22B23C2200/045B23C2200/20B23C2200/367B23C2210/205B23C2210/285
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Patent No.
US 10,661,361
App. No.
15/923,409
Granted
May 26, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a milling/cutting tool including: a tool main unit that is rotated about an axis; and a plurality of tips that are disposed at one end surface of the tool main unit with spacings therebetween in a circumferential direction about the axis of the tool main unit, wherein the individual tips are disposed so that turning rake surfaces thereof are inclined in the axial directions.

Claims (22)

1. A milling/cutting tool comprising:

a tool main unit that is rotated about an axis;

a plurality of tips that are disposed with spacings therebetween in a circumferential direction about the axis of the tool main unit;

wherein all of the plurality of tips are disposed so that turning rake surfaces thereof face an axial direction;

wherein the milling/cutting tool is configured to perform turning and milling; and

wherein all of the plurality of tips are circular tips, the plurality of circular tips being disposed at a distal-end surface of the tool main unit, and wherein each circular tip of the plurality of circular tips has a truncated-conical shape having a large-diameter surface on a distal-end side and a small-diameter surface on a proximal-end side, the large-diameter surface of each of the circular tips disposed facing a center axis of the tool main unit.

2. The milling/cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein:

the plurality of tips comprise at least two first tips and at least two second tips that are disposed in the circumferential direction about the axis in an alternating manner; and

the first tips are disposed at positions that are retracted in radial directions and the axial directions with respect to the second tips.

3. A processing apparatus comprising:

a milling/cutting tool comprising:

a tool main unit that is rotated about an axis;

a plurality of tips that are disposed with spacings therebetween in a circumferential direction about the axis of the tool main unit;

wherein all of the plurality of tips are disposed so that turning rake surfaces thereof face an axial direction; and

wherein the milling/cutting tool is configured to perform turning and milling;

wherein all of the plurality of tips are circular tips, the plurality of circular tips being disposed at a distal-end surface of the tool main unit, and wherein each circular tip of the plurality of circular tips has a truncated-conical shape having a large-diameter surface on a distal-end side and a small-diameter surface on a proximal-end side, the large-diameter surface of each of the circular tips disposed facing a center axis of the tool main unit.

4. The processing apparatus according to claim 3 , comprising:

a motor that rotates the milling/cutting tool about the axis;

a main shaft that rotates a processing subject to be processed about an axis disposed at a skew position with respect to the axis of the milling/cutting tool; and

wherein the milling/cutting tool and the processing subject are moved relative to each other.

5. The milling/cutting tool according to claim 2 , wherein:

the large-diameter surface of each circular tip of the plurality of circular tips constitutes a rake surface for performing turning, and an outer circumferential surface of each of the circular tips constitutes a rake surface for performing milling.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2018
From: UENISHI, DAISUKE
To: FANUC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045255/0185 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-077775 · Apr 10, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180290220A1 · Oct 11, 2018
Cited By (1)
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