Collet and assembly for mounting a workpiece to a milling machine
OwnerDrew Boersmainventor
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Abstract
A milling machine can include a chuck and at least one tool. The chuck is rotatable about a first rotational axis and has clamping jaws. The at least one tool is movable relative to the first rotational axis. An assembly for the milling machine includes a workpiece and a collet. The collet includes fingers affixing the collet to the workpiece. The collet also includes a chuck mount receivable within the chuck. The chuck is rotatable about a first rotational axis and has clamping jaws. The at least one tool is movable relative to the first rotational axis. An assembly for the milling machine includes a workpiece and a collet. The collet includes fingers affixing the collet to the workpiece. The collet also includes a chuck mount receivable within the chuck.
Claims5
A collet for mounting to a workpiece and receivable within a milling machine chuck having clamping jaws, the collet comprising:
- a
- clamp assembly comprising multiple fingers arranged in spaced relation to define a gap, said multiple fingers being deflectable from a
- clamping position to a non-clamping position;
- and a piston assembly having a mandrel movable between a retracted position to an
- extended position to move said fingers from the clamping position to a non-clamping position;
- said piston assembly being removeable from said clamp assembly prior to receipt of said collet within said chuck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.