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US 12,544,839 B2Granted
Tool assembly configured for Swiss machining
AssigneeIscar, Ltd.
InventorsGil Hecht, David Ben Harouche
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Abstract
A grooving or part-off tool assembly for Swiss-style machining includes a holder. The holder includes a resilient normally-closed holder clamp. In a preferred embodiment the holder clamp biases a blade holding a cutting insert against a pocket side abutment surface of a holder pocket.
Claims8
A holder comprising:
- opposing holder first and second sides defining a first side direction from the holder second side towards the holder first side, and a second side direction opposite to the first side direction;
- opposing holder front and rear ends defining a forward direction from the holder rear end towards the holder front end, and a rearward direction opposite to the forward direction side direction;
- opposing holder top and bottom sides defining an upward direction from the holder bottom side towards the holder top side, and a downward direction opposite to the upward direction;
- a holder pocket located at an intersection of the holder first side, holder front end and holder top side, the holder pocket comprising:
- a pocket side abutment surface extending along the holder first side and facing the first side direction;
- a pocket bottom abutment surface located downward of the pocket side abutment surface and facing the upward direction;
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- a pocket rear abutment surface located rearward of the pocket side abutment surface and facing the forward direction;
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- a holder clamp located at the holder top side, the holder clamp extending over the pocket side abutment surface and comprising:
- a resilient hinge portion;
- a clamp portion comprising a clamp top abutment surface facing in the downward direction;
- and
- an intermediary portion extending from the resilient hinge portion to the clamp portion;
- wherein:
- the resilient hinge portion being normally-closed such that the resilient hinge portion is configured to resiliently bias the clamp portion downwardly.
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