Tool holder assemblies and methods of using the same
AssigneeKennametal Inc.
InventorLance CARISS
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Abstract
In one aspect tool holder assemblies are described herein. Such tool holder assemblies can employ outer and inner spring-like members. For example, a tool holder assembly described herein comprises a drawbar having an outer diameter surface and an inner diameter surface defining an interior of the drawbar. The drawbar is movable or actuatable along a longitudinal axis between a locked position and an unlocked position. The tool holder assembly can further comprise a first spring-like member positioned around the outer diameter surface of the drawbar and a second spring-like member positioned in the drawbar interior.
Claims18
A tool holder assembly comprising:
- a drawbar having an outer diameter surface and an inner diameter surface defining an interior of the drawbar, the drawbar being actuatable along a longitudinal axis between a locked position and an unlocked position;
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- a first spring-like member positioned around the outer diameter surface of the drawbar and a second spring-like member positioned in the drawbar interior.
A method of clamping and/or unclamping a tool into a tool holder assembly having a drawbar, the method comprising:
- actuating the drawbar along a longitudinal axis between a locked position and an unlocked position, the drawbar having an outer diameter surface and an inner diameter surface defining an interior of the drawbar, wherein actuating the drawbar towards the unlocked position compresses first and second spring-like members, the first spring-like member being positioned around the outer diameter surface of the drawbar and the second spring-like member being positioned in the drawbar interior.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.