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US 10,618,116 B2Granted
Lathe error-correcting collet chuck
OwnerMark Woodmaninventor
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Abstract
An adjustable collet holder for use with a lathe is provided. The adjustable collet holder may include a set of hold down screws to hold it in place once adjusted. Adjustment may be achieved by adjusting multiple set screws to change both angular and concentricity orientations of a collet receiver relative to a body of the collet holder.
Claims18
An adjustable collet holder for a lathe comprising:
- a body connectable to the lathe;
- a collet receiver, the collet receiver adjustably attached to the body allowing for both lateral and angular adjustments to align a collet of the collet receiver with a spindle of the lathe;
- and
- wherein the body defines a sidewall, a plurality of radial protrusions on at least one of the collet receiver and the sidewall engaged with a plurality of radial slots of the other of the collet receiver and the sidewall.
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A lathe having an adjustable collet holder comprising:
- a spindle;
- the adjustable collet holder aligned with the spindle and comprising:
- a body connected to the lathe;
- a collet receiver, the collet receiver adjustably attached to the body allowing for both lateral and angular adjustments to align a collet of the collet receiver with a spindle of the lathe;
- and
- wherein the body of the collet holder defines a sidewall, a plurality of protrusion on at least one of the collet receiver and the sidewall engaged with a plurality of slots of the other of the collet receiver and the sidewall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.