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US 2009/0160140 A1Published application
Hybrid lathe chuck
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsMadhav S. Puppala, Thomas M. Grobbel
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Abstract
A system, in certain embodiments, includes a cutting tool, a drive, and a chuck rotatable by the drive. The chuck includes a body having a core disposed in a shell, wherein the shell is made of a metal and the core is made of a composite material. The chuck also includes a set of jaws coupled to the body, wherein the jaws are configured to hold a work piece adjacent the cutting tool.
Claims22
A system, comprising:
- a cutting tool;
- a drive;
- a chuck rotatable by the drive, wherein the chuck comprises:
- a body comprising a core disposed in a shell, wherein the shell is made of a metal and the core is made of a composite material;
- a set of jaws coupled to the body, wherein the jaws are configured to hold a work piece adjacent the cutting tool.
2 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a hybrid lathe chuck, comprising:
- a protective shell disposed about a core, wherein the core has a lower density and/or specific weight than the protective shell.
A system, comprising:
- a chuck, comprising:
- a hard shell;
- a lightweight core disposed within the hard shell.
A method, comprising:
- assembling a hybrid lathe chuck with a protective shell disposed about a core, wherein the core has a lower density and/or specific weight than the protective shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.