Tool holder having an insert seat with a screw-adjusted side surface

Abstract

A tool holder for mounting a cutting insert for chip removing machining includes a head on which is disposed an insert-receiving seat having an insert-support surface. A plate-shaped member is detachably mounted on the head and includes first and second fingers. The fingers include respective first and second side surfaces forming a recess therebetween. The side surfaces are arranged in upstanding relationship with the insert-support surface to form therewith the insert-receiving seat. The first finger includes a through-slot and is flexible, wherein the first side surface is elastically displaceable relative to the second side surface. An intermediate portion of each of the side surfaces includes a recess wherein each of the side surfaces defines a plurality of spaced-apart contact areas. The plate-shaped member and the head include serrations which are in meshing relationship, except at locations which permit the first finger to be elastically deformed relative to the second finger, by an adjusting screw.

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