B - Operations – Transporting – 23 – C
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
23
C
B23C 5/26 (2006.01) B23B 29/04 (2006.01) B23B 31/107 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2143655
A quick-change tool holder (10) includes a tool support member (12) which is adapted to be mounted on a lathe turret or mounting block of a machine, a cutting head (14) formed with a seat (36) for receiving a cutting tool (38), and a clamping mechanism (16) for clamping the cut- ting head (14) to the support member (12). The tool support member (12) includes an axial bore (28) which receives a tubular shank (32) of the cut- ting unit (14). The clamping mechanism (16) is disposed within the axial bore (28) and includes a pair of radially expandable locking elements (94) to engage the tubular shank (32) of the cutting unit (14). The clamp- ing mechanism (16) includes a key (82) which engages with a correspond- ing keyway (48) on the tubular shank (32) for angularly locating the cut- ting unit (14). Means are provided for rotating the clamping means (16) about a longitudinal axis of the support member (12) to change the angu- lar location of the cutting unit (14).
Erickson Robert A.
Oshnock James A.
Kennametal Inc.
Smart & Biggar
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