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US 11,491,594 B2Granted
Tooling assembly with internal coolant passages for machines
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsDavid Stephenson, Timothy G. Beyer, Michael A. Kopmanis, David Ozog, William E. Dowling, Jr.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed toward a tooling assembly for a machine having an automatic tool changing system. The tooling assembly includes a holder, a tool body, and an internal passage defined within and extending through the holder and the tool body. The holder includes a machine interface configured to engage with a spindle of the machine. The internal passage is operable to have a coolant fluid flow within, and has a stem channel and a curved channel extending from the stem channel.
Claims12
A tooling assembly for a machine having an automatic tool changing system, the tooling assembly comprising:
- a holder disposed about a rotational axis and including a machine interface at one end, wherein the machine interface is configured to engage with a spindle of the machine to be rotated about the rotational axis by the spindle;
- a tool body disposed at the other end of the holder, the tool body defining a first internal passage and a second internal passage,
- wherein the first internal passage includes a first straight channel and a first curved channel, one end of the first straight channel defining an inlet of the first internal passage, the inlet of the first internal passage being open through an end of the tool body that is proximate the holder to receive a coolant fluid from the holder, an opposite end of the first straight channel being open to the first curved channel to provide the coolant fluid to the first curved channel,
- wherein the first curved channel curves outward from the first straight channel to an outlet of the first internal passage such that the outlet of the first internal passage is a greater distance from the rotational axis than the first straight channel is, the outlet of the first internal passage being open to an exterior of the tool body,
- wherein the second internal passage includes a second straight channel and a second curved channel, one end of the second straight channel defining an inlet of the second internal passage, the inlet of the second internal passage being open through the end of the tool body that is proximate the holder to receive the coolant fluid from the holder, an opposite end of the second straight channel being open to the second curved channel to provide the coolant fluid to the second curved channel,
- wherein the second curved channel curves outward from the second straight channel to an outlet of the second internal passage such that the outlet of the second internal passage is a greater distance from the rotational axis than the second straight channel is, the outlet of the second internal passage being open to the exterior of the tool body,
- wherein the outlet of the second internal passage is located between the outlet of the first internal passage and the end of the tool body that is proximate the holder.
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A tooling assembly comprising:
- a tool disposed about a rotational axis and including a machine interface at one end and defining multiple outlets at the other end, the multiple outlets including a first outlet, a second outlet, and a third outlet, wherein the machine interface is configured to engage with a machine spindle to be rotated by the spindle about the rotational axis;
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- multiple internal passages defined within the tool, the multiple internal passages including a first stem channel, a second stem channel, a third stem channel, a first curved channel, a second curved channel, and a third curved channel, wherein the first stem channel is connected to a first inlet, the second stem channel is connected to a second inlet, and the third stem channel is connected to a third inlet, and wherein the first curved channel extends outward from the first stem channel to the first outlet such that the first outlet is a greater distance from the rotational axis than the first stem channel is, the second curved channel extends outward from the second stem channel to the second outlet such that the second outlet is a greater distance from the rotational axis than the second stem channel is, and the third curved channel extends outward from the third stem channel to the third outlet such that the third outlet is a greater distance from the rotational axis than the third stem channel is,
- wherein the first inlet is open through an exterior surface of the machine interface, the second inlet is open through the exterior surface of the machine interface, and the third inlet is open through the exterior surface of the machine interface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.