A cutting insert and a gear milling cutter is disclosed. A first major side portion of an insert body of the cutting insert is provided with a first recess having a first bottom surface (24a) and a second major side portion is provided with a second recess having a second bottom surface. The first and second bottom surfaces extend substantially in parallel with a longitudinal axis of the insert body. A first minor side portion is provided with a third recess having a third bottom surface and a second minor side portion is provided with a fourth recess having a fourth bottom surface, the third and fourth bottom surfaces extending across the longitudinal axis. Thus, the cutting insert may be supported in a relevant gear milling cutter against one of the first and second bottom surfaces and against one of the third or fourth bottom surfaces.

A double-sided cutting insert includes two end surfaces that each includes major rake surfaces adjacent major cutting edges that form first angles with planes of major side surfaces of the insert, and a central support surface forming a second angle with the planes of the major side surfaces. Each end surface further includes major intermediate surfaces between the major rake surfaces and the central support surface. The major intermediate surfaces form third angles with the planes of the major side surfaces that are greater than the first angles and smaller than the second armies when measured in a central plane that extends along a central axis of the hole and is generally perpendicular to the planes of the major side surfaces and planes of the central support surfaces.

A cutting tool of an aspect is provided with a holder and a cutting insert attached to an insert pocket of the holder. The cutting insert includes a front end surface, a rear end surface, a front side surface, a rear side surface, an outer side surface, and an inner side surface. The cutting edge is disposed along a ridge line at an intersection between the front side surface and the front end surface, and a ridge line at an intersection between the front side surface and the outer side surface. The insert pocket includes a restraining surface that is in contact with the rear side surface, in a front end view, the restraining surface includes a projecting portion having a curved line shape projecting toward the front in the rotational direction, and the rear side surface includes a recessed portion that is in contact with the projecting portion.

A tangential cutting insert for a milling tool includes a cutting face that extends along a longitudinal axis and along a transversal axis, and a cutting edge that extends at the periphery of the cutting face. The cutting face has a central portion including first and second central cutting edges extending along the longitudinal axis and on opposite sides of the cutting face, and an outwardly extending end portion having at least three end cutting edges. A first of the at least two cutting edges is inclined relative to the longitudinal axis and a second of the at least two end cutting edges is inclined relative to the transversal axis at an angle from 10 to 35 respectively, for example, 20 to 30 or 25.

A double-sided tangential cutting insert comprising a pair of cutting rake faces, a pair of major side surfaces and a pair of opposing minor side faces each having a twisted convex shape. Each of the cutting rake faces is defined between a pair of main cutting edges, a pair of full nose cutting edges, and a pair of opposing convex minor cutting edges. Each of the minor side faces is defined between one of the convex minor cutting edges at one of the rake faces and one of the convex minor cutting edges at the other one of the rake faces wherein, at each minor side face, a ridge line interconnects an apex of the convex minor edge at the one of the rake faces and an apex of the convex minor cutting edge at the other one of the rake faces. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.

A double-sided tangential cutting insert, as well as a tool holder system that carries a plurality of the double-sided tangential cutting inserts, that has a peripheral side shape, as viewed from one of said cutting rake faces, that includes a pair of generally identical opposing main cutting edges wherein each of the main cutting edge comprises a substantially straight main cutting edge portion and an adjoining convex main cutting edge portion. The convex main cutting edge portion is truncated by an adjacent convex minor side face so as to define a generally sharp edge and a point of truncation. The peripheral side shape further includes a pair of opposing full nose cutting edges with a nose cutting radius; and a pair of opposing convex minor cutting edges with a minor cutting edge radius. The minor cutting edge radius is at least about four times greater than the nose cutting radius.

A cutting tool comprising a cutting tool holder and a cutting insert adapted to be mounted thereon. The tool holder comprises an insert seat defined by a base and at least one side wall extending from the base to define an insert seat space adapted to receive therein the insert. The seat comprises a support element extending into the insert seat from the base, and a fastening member engageable with the seat. The fastening member is displaceable with respect thereto between a mounting position adapted to allow the insert to be mounted onto the seat and a securing position adapted for securing the insert within the seat. The insert is formed with a securing cavity and when the insert is mounted onto the tool holder and is in the securing position, a portion of the support element and the fastening member is received within the cavity of the insert.

A cutting insert having two opposing end surfaces, two identical opposing major side surfaces and two identical opposing minor side surfaces. Each end surface of the insert has a concave-shaped seating surface for contacting the insert pocket the insert pocket along an entire length of the cutting insert. The minor side surfaces are convex-shaped. The concave-shaped seating surface and the convex-shaped minor side surfaces enable the cutting insert to be accurately tangentially mounted in the insert pocket.

A cutting insert for a tool for machining a workpiece, wherein the cutting insert has a 180 rotational symmetry about a bore axis extending perpendicularly and centrally through two opposing, identical base surfaces of the cutting insert, and has two identical parts which are connected along a center plane, wherein said center plane extends orthogonally to the bore axis and has the same distance from each of the two base surfaces, wherein each part has two identical mutually opposite main sides and two identical mutually opposite secondary sides, wherein each main side has a rectilinear main cutting edge extending parallel to the center plane, and each secondary side has a planar bearing surface extending orthogonally to the center plane, wherein the two main cutting edges of each part extend parallel to one another and transversely to the two main cutting edges of the respective other part, and wherein the two main cutting edges of each part extend parallel to the two bearing surfaces of the respective other part, wherein each main cutting edge transitions at its respective first end into a first segmental cutting edge which is arranged on a first protrusion provided on an adjacent secondary side of the respective part, and wherein each main cutting edge transitions into a second segmental cutting edge at its respective second end, opposite the first end, which is arranged on a second protrusion provided on the respective other adjacent secondary side of the respective part, wherein the first and the second protrusions each adjoin the bearing surface arranged on the respective same secondary side and project with respect to the respective bearing surface.

A double-sided tangential cutting insert includes two identical opposing end surfaces and a peripheral side surface extending between the end surfaces. The peripheral side surface has two opposing identical major side surfaces, two opposing identical minor side surfaces and four corner surfaces. Each of the end surfaces include two spaced major cutting edges formed at an intersection between the end surface and one of the major side surfaces, two spaced minor cutting edges formed at an intersection between the end surface and one of the minor side surfaces, two diagonally opposite raised corners, each with a corner cutting edge, two diagonally opposite lowered corners, each having a corner non-cutting edge, major rake surfaces adjacent the major cutting edges, minor rake surfaces adjacent the minor cutting edges, cutting corner rake surfaces adjacent the corner cutting edges, and non-cutting corner rake surfaces adjacent the non-cutting edges.