Cutting tool assembly having clamp assembly comprising a clamp and a coolant plate

A cutting assembly for chipforming cutting of a workpiece, the cutting assembly comprising:

• a cutting insert;
• a holder having a seat wherein the seat receives the cutting insert upon assembly of the cutting insert to the holder;
• a clamp;
• the clamp having a distal end and a clamp projection depending from the distal end of the clamp;
• a coolant plate having a top plate surface and a bottom plate surface, the top plate surface containing a recess wherein the recess receives the clamp projection upon assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate;
• the bottom plate surface containing a bowl having an open bowl end wherein in operation the bowl directs coolant through the open bowl end toward the cutting insert;
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• a positioner extending between the clamp and the coolant plate so as to maintain a position of the clamp relative to the coolant plate upon the assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate.

A coolant plate for use in cooperation with a clamp in a cutting assembly with a cutting insert and a clamp having a clamp projection and the clamp containing a threaded aperture wherein a threaded member extends between the threaded aperture of the clamp and the coolant plate, the coolant plate comprising:

• a top plate surface and a bottom plate surface, the top plate surface containing a recess wherein the recess receives a clamp projection from the clamp upon assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate;
• the bottom plate surface containing a bowl having an open bowl end wherein in operation the bowl directs coolant through the open bowl end toward a cutting insert;
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• the coolant plate containing a threaded aperture that receives the threaded member upon assembly of the clamp to the coolant plate so as to maintain a position of the clamp relative to the coolant plate.

A coolant plate for use in cooperation with a clamp in a cutting assembly with a cutting insert and a clamp having a clamp post and a clamp projection, the coolant plate comprising:

• a top plate surface and a bottom plate surface, the top plate surface containing a recess wherein the recess receives a clamp projection from the clamp upon assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate;
• the bottom plate surface containing a bowl having an open bowl end wherein in operation the bowl directs coolant through the open bowl end toward a cutting insert;
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• the bottom plate surface further containing a rearward notch wherein the rearward notch receives a clamp post from the clamp upon assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate.