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US 2015/0030404 A1Published application
Reaming tool and adjusting screw for a fine adjustment mechanism, in particular for a reaming tool
AssigneeKennametal Inc.
InventorsHeinrich Georg Manner, Rene Schwarznau, Xaver Franz Spichtinger, Armin Josef Zimmermann
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Abstract
A reaming tool includes a main tool body disposed about a rotational axis, a plurality of peripherally arranged cutting inserts coupled to the tool body, and a fine adjustment mechanism associated with each cutting insert. The adjustment mechanism includes an adjusting screw with a conical section that acts on the cutting insert for fine adjustment, the conical section being arranged between a first and a second cylindrical guide section. The two guide sections ensure high-precision guidance of the adjusting screw.
Claims16
A reaming tool comprising:
- a main tool body disposed about a rotation axis;
- a plurality of circumferentially arranged cutting inserts coupled to the tool body;
- and a fine setting mechanism assigned to each particular cutting insert, the fine setting mechanism comprising a setting screw having a conical portion which acts on the cutting insert for fine setting, wherein the conical portion is arranged between a first and a second cylindrical guide portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.