Rotary Cutting Tool Layout to Reduce Vibration and Machining Marks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional machining tools face challenges in minimizing machining marks and machining time due to limited space for cutting edges, leading to a long machining time and vibrations, which result in inefficient cutting performance and noise.

Innovation Solution

The machining tool employs cutting edges with reference points spaced at angular distances that are integer multiples of values within a specific angular range, including the golden angle, to achieve an ideal distribution and reduce vibrations, allowing for more cutting bodies on the tool surface, thereby increasing cutting performance and minimizing machining time.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If cutting edges are arranged with standard angular spacing (5° to 10°) to allow independent erosion/grinding, then cutting edges can be maintained independently, but the number of teeth is limited and machining time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveIndependent erosion/grinding of cutting edgesVSAvoidMachining time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the angular spacing parameter from conventional values (5° to 10°) to specific irrational angle values (120°, 135°, 150°, 165°, 180°, 200°, 225°, 240°, 270°, 300°, 315°, 330°). This parameter change allows cutting edges to be spaced such that their projection paths do not overlap on the workpiece surface, enabling both independent maintenance and increased number of teeth (at least 12) for reduced machining time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Manufacturing precision

If cutting edges overlap to ensure continuous cutting line without gaps, then cutting coverage is improved, but machining marks appear on the workpiece and cutting performance decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveContinuity of cutting lineVSAvoidCutting performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs asymmetric angular spacing between cutting edges using irrational angle values that are not uniform intervals. This asymmetric arrangement ensures that while cutting edges overlap to provide continuous coverage, their projection paths are staggered in a non-repetitive pattern, preventing the formation of regular machining marks and maintaining high cutting performance with at least 12 teeth.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #4Asymmetry

Data Source

PatentEP4234138B1Machining tool
Publication Date: 2024.04.24 LEDERMANN GMBH & CO KG
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AI summary

The invention relates to a machining tool for the machining of materials, which is provided for rotary drive about a rotary axis (50), wherein the machining tool (1) has a base body (2) through which the rotary axis (50) passes. Several cutting elements (3, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 103, 113, 123, 133, 203, 213, 223, 303, 313, 323, 353) with a cutting edge (4, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 104, 114, 124, 134, 204, 214, 224, 304, 314, 324, 354) are arranged on the base body (2). The machining tool (1) is designed so that the multiple cutting bodies (3, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 103, 113, 123, 133, 203, 213, 223, 303, 313, 323, 353) rotate in a direction (49) around the axis of rotation (50) during operation.Each cutting edge (4, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 104, 114, 124, 134, 204, 214, 224, 304, 314, 324, 354) of the multiple cutting bodies (3, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 103, 113, 123, 133, 203, 213, 223, 303, 313, 323, 353) has exactly one reference point (5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 105, 115, 125, 135, 205, 215, 225, 305, 315, 325, 355), which is located in particular in the direction perpendicular to the direction of rotation (49) in the middle of the cutting edge (4, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 104, 114, 124, 134, 204, 214, 224, 304, 314, 324, 354). The reference points (5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 105, 115, 125, 135, 205, 215, 225, 305, 315, 325, 355) are spaced apart from each other in the direction perpendicular to the direction of rotation (49).Reference points (5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 105, 115, 125, 135, 205, 215, 225, 305, 315, 325, 355) of the cutting edges (4, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 104, 114, 124, 134, 204, 214, 224, 304, 314, 324, 354) of the multiple cutting bodies (3, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 103, 113, 123, 133, 203, 213, 223, 303) immediately adjacent to the direction of rotation (49). 313, 323, 353) are arranged at angular intervals (Φ1, Φ2) relative to the axis of rotation (50). These angular intervals (Φ1, Φ2) are integer multiples of angle values ​​that lie within a range of +/- 5° with respect to the golden angle. The sum of the golden angle and an opposite angle yields the full angle, and the ratio of the golden angle to the opposite angle is equal to the ratio of the opposite angle to the full angle.