Multi-tool cutting assembly
AssigneeKennametal Inc.
InventorsBrandon J. Kenno, Thomas J. Long, II, Eric P. Helsel, James R. Geyer, Glenn J. Fowler, Arkadiusz Dlugosz
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Abstract
A cutting system includes a rotatable transport member, a plurality of tool holders, and a plurality of cutting tools. A plurality of tool holders is attached to the rotatable transport member. The plurality of tool holders is spaced apart along the rotatable transport member and configured to passively rotate relative to the rotatable transport member. The plurality of cutting tools is rotatably attached to each tool holder. Each of the cutting tools is configured to passively rotate around different axis than an axis around which the tool holder passively rotates.
Claims21
A cutting system comprising:
- a rotatable transport member comprising a driven endless member;
- a plurality of tool holders attached to the rotatable transport member, the plurality of tool holders spaced apart along the rotatable transport member and configured to passively rotate relative to the rotatable transport member;
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- a plurality of cutting tools rotatably attached to each tool holder, each of the cutting tools configured to passively rotate around a different respective axis than an axis around which the tool holder passively rotates, each of the plurality of cutting tools being passively rotatably attached around multiple axis.
A cutting assembly comprising:
- a tool holder comprising a drum and an outwardly extending curved member disposed at an end of the drum, an end of the outwardly extending curved member comprising a plurality of pockets spaced apart around the end of the outwardly extending curved member, the tool holder configured to rotate around an axis;
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- a plurality of cutting tools, each cutting tool comprising a cutting insert, a tool body, and a retaining member;
- wherein each cutting insert is disposed in a bore of a respective tool body, each tool body is disposed in a respective pocket of the end of the outwardly extending curved member of the tool holder, each retaining member attaches a respective tool body to the respective pocket of the end of the outwardly extending curved member of the tool holder, and each cutting insert is passively rotatably disposed in the respective pocket of the end of the outwardly extending curved member of the tool holder around a different respective axis than the axis around which the tool holder is configured to rotate, each of the plurality of cutting tools being passively rotatably attached around multiple axis.
A method of using a cutting system comprising:
- rotating a transport member, comprising an endless belt, with a drive system comprising a motor;
- passively rotating a plurality of tool holders, attached to the transport member, relative to the transport member;
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- passively rotating a plurality of cutting tools, attached to each respective tool holder, around different respective axis than an axis around which the respective tool holder passively rotates, so that each of the plurality of cutting tools passively rotates around multiple respective axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.