Gear milling tool with replaceable cutting inserts

摘要

A cutting tool assembly to be coupled to a cutter head for manufacture of a gear, is disclosed. The cutting tool assembly comprises a cutting insert and a holder to couple the cutting insert to the cutter head. The cutting insert includes a pocket defined by a back surface and at least one lip member that provides a force directed against the cutting insert toward the back surface to retain the cutting insert within the pocket during cutting operations.