Method for manufacturing a cutting tool with lubrication orifices of complex shapes and cutting tool with lubrication orifices of complex shapes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12269102-B2
Application number	US-202117644860-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2021
Priority date	Feb 22, 2021
Publication date	Apr 8, 2025
Grant date	Apr 8, 2025

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a cutting tool ( 10 ) with lubrication orifices of complex shapes, including the steps of: producing a polymer insert ( 20 ), overmoulding a body of the cutting tool ( 10 ) with the polymer insert ( 20 ) by injecting into a mould, removing the polymer insert ( 20 ), so as to form in the body of the cutting tool ( 10 ) lubrication orifices, the shape whereof is complementary with that of a part of the insert ( 20 ), machining the body of the cutting tool ( 10 ) on an active part thereof, and depositing an abrasive coating on a surface of the active part of the body of the cutting tool ( 10 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing a cutting tool with lubrication orifices, comprising the following steps:
producing a polymer insert made of plasticised polyvinyl butyral, plasticised cellulose acetate butyrate, or polybutyl methacrylate acrylic resin,
overmoulding a body of the cutting tool with the polymer insert by injecting into a mould,
forming cutting tool lubrication orifices in the body of the cutting tool by removing the polymer insert, the shape of the body and the cutting tool lubrication orifices are complementary with that of a part of the insert, the cutting tool lubrication orifices comprising a central hollow, discharge openings, radial channels extended from intake openings inside of the body at the central hollow and to first ones of the discharge openings at an outside of the body, and peripheral grooves extended along the outside of the body and to a free end of the body, the free end of the body being a longitudinal end of the body, and a second one of the discharge openings is open, at a center of a concave portion of the free end, from the central hollow to the outside of the body,
sintering the body of the cutting tool,
machining the body of the cutting tool on an active part of the body, and
depositing an abrasive coating on a surface of the active part of the body of the cutting tool.

2. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of removing the insert is implemented by introducing the insert into a bath.

3. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the insert is produced by an additive manufacturing method.

4. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the peripheral grooves are spiraled around the central hollow, at the outside of the body, and radially along a direction from a second longitudinal end of the body to the longitudinal end of the body.

5. The manufacturing method according to claim 4 , wherein, at the longitudinal end of the body, the body comprises the concave portion,
wherein first longitudinal ends of the peripheral grooves, along a longitudinal length of the body, are terminated at the longitudinal end,
wherein an innermost portion of the concave portion comprises the second one of the discharge openings.

6. The manufacturing method according to claim 5 , wherein the longitudinal end of the body comprises end grooves extended from the concave portion and towards the peripheral grooves.

7. The manufacturing method according to claim 6 , wherein the polymer insert comprises a lip having a shape complementary to a portion of the body from the central hollow to the concave portion, the portion, along the longitudinal length of the body, is narrowed from the central hollow towards an outermost portion of the concave portion, and is expanded from an innermost portion of the concave portion to the outermost portion of the concave portion.

Assignees

• Comadur Sa

Inventors

• Bubendorf Denis
• Vuille Pierry
• Thionnet Eric
• Arede Paulo

Classifications

• B22F2999/00

  Aspects linked to processes or compositions used in powder metallurgy · CPC title

• B24B55/02

  Equipment for cooling the grinding surfaces, e.g. devices for feeding coolant (cooling or lubricating during dressing operation B24B53/095; incorporated in grinding wheels B24D) · CPC title

• B22F5/00

  Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the special shape of the product · CPC title

• B22F3/225 Primary

  by injection molding · CPC title

• B33Y10/00

  Processes of additive manufacturing · CPC title