Head replacement-type cutting tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9827620-B2
Application number	US-201114352174-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2011
Priority date	Sep 29, 2010
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

A head replacement-type cutting tool having a holder provided at the attachment hole with the fitting part formed in a tapered shape, and the leading end face is perpendicular to the central axis. The attachment part formed in a tapered shape protrudes on the cutting head from the rear end face perpendicular to the central axis of the cutting part. The cutting head is attached to the holder in such a manner that the attachment part is fitted into the fitting part by screwing the female thread part with the male thread part and the leading end face is in contact with the rear end face. The inner diameter to outer diameter ratio d/D 1 which is a ratio of the inner diameter d of the fitting part before being fitted in relation to the outer diameter D 1 of the leading end part of the holder is from 0.5 to 0.8.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A head replacement-type cutting tool, comprising:
a cutting head having a cutting part; and
a holder which has a cylindrical leading end part and in which the cutting head is to be attached in a detachable manner to an attachment hole formed on the leading end part of the holder; wherein
a fitting part is formed on the attachment hole so as to be in a tapered shape which gradually increases in the inner diameter as close to an opening part of the attachment hole,
a peripheral border of the opening part on a leading end face of the holder is perpendicular to a central axis of the attachment hole,
at least the leading end face and the fitting part of the holder are made of a cemented carbide,
a taper-shaped attachment part fitted to the fitting part is formed on the cutting head so as to protrude from a rear end face of the cutting part and to be coaxial with the central axis,
the rear end face of the cutting part is perpendicular to the central axis,
at least the attachment part of the cutting head and the rear end face of the cutting part are made of the cemented carbide,
the cutting head is attached to the holder in such a manner that a male thread part and a female thread part installed respectively are engaged with each other at the center of the central axis thereby the attachment part is fitted into the fitting part, and the leading end face is in contact with the rear end face,
an inner diameter to outer diameter ratio d/D 1 which is a ratio of an inner diameter d of the fitting part at the opening part of the attachment hole in a state before the attachment part is fitted into the fitting part in relation to an outer diameter D 1 of the leading end part of the holder is in a range of 0.5 to 0.8, and
an outer diameter expansion percentage of the leading end part of the holder (D 2 −D 1 )/D 1 ×100 (%) satisfies,

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wherein D 1 is the outer diameter of the leading end part of the holder before the attachment part is fitted into the fitting part, and
D 2 is the outer diameter of the leading end part of the holder in a state where the attachment part is fitted into the fitting part and the cutting head is attached to the holder.

2. The head replacement-type cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the cemented carbide which forms at least the leading end face and the fitting part of the holder is a WC—Co based cemented carbide with an average particle size of 1 μm to 5 μm, and a binder phase quantity of Co as a major component is from 8 wt % to 20 wt %.

3. The head replacement-type cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein an inner circumferential face of the attachment hole at the fitting part of the holder is 3.2 μm or less in maximum height roughness Rz,
the peripheral border of the opening part on the leading end face of the holder has a maximum height roughness Rz of equal to or greater than the maximum height roughness of the inner circumferential face of the attachment hole and 6.3 μm or less.

4. The head replacement-type cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment part of the cutting head is made hollow, in which housed is a member made of a metal material lower in hardness than cemented carbide which forms the attachment part of the cutting head.

5. The head replacement-type cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the fitting part and the attachment hole, each of which is formed in a tapered shape, are tapered at a taper rate of lower than 1/10.

6. The head replacement-type cutting tool according to claim 2 , wherein an inner circumferential face of the attachment hole at the fitting part of the holder is 3.2 μm or less in maximum height roughness Rz,
the peripheral border of the opening part on the leading end face of the holder has a maximum height roughness Rz of equal to or greater than the maximum height roughness of the inner circumferential face of the attachment hole and 6.3 μm or less.

7. The head replacement-type cutting tool according to claim 2 , wherein the attachment part of the cutting head is made hollow, in which housed is a member made of a metal material lower in hardness than cemented carbide which forms the attachment part of the cutting head.

8. The head replacement-type cutting tool according to claim 3 , wherein the attachment part of the cutting head is made hollow, in which housed is a member made of a metal material lower in hardness than cemented carbide which forms the attachment part of the cutting head.

9. The head replacement-type cutting tool according to claim 6 , wherein the attachment part of the cutting head is made hollow, in which housed is a member made of a metal material lower in hardness than cemented carbide which forms the attachment part of the cutting head.

10. The head replacement-type cutting tool according to claim 2 , wherein the fitting part and the attachment hole, each of which is formed in a tapered shape, are tapered at a taper rate of lower than 1/10.

11. The head replacement-type cutting tool according to claim 3 , wherein the fitting part and the attachment hole, each of which is formed in a tapered shape, are tapered at a taper rate of lower than 1/10.

12. The head replacement-type cutting tool according to claim 4 , wherein the fitting part and the attachment hole, each of which is formed in a tapered shape, are tapered at a taper rate of lower than 1/10.

Assignees

• Abe Taro
• Kimura Yoshihiko
• Azegami Takayuki
• Mitsubishi Materials Corp

Inventors

• Abe Taro
• Kimura Yoshihiko
• Azegami Takayuki

Classifications

• B23C2210/03

  Cutting heads comprised of different material than the shank irrespective of whether the head is detachable from the shank · CPC title

• B23C2240/32

  Connections using screw threads · CPC title

• B23C5/10 Primary

  Shank-type cutters, i.e. with an integral shaft · CPC title

• B23B31/1122

  using cylindrical threads · CPC title

• Y10T407/1914

  Radially · CPC title