Cutting tool
OwnerFilip JAMBRESinventor
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Abstract
A cutting tool for turning and/or boring operations can include a holder, a replaceable insert supported by the holder in a cutting position, and a clamp releasably coupled to the holder and configured to bear against the insert to retain the insert in the cutting position. The clamp can be releasably coupled to the holder without a threaded fastener. The cutting tool can include a retention mechanism for releasably connecting the holder and the clamp, the retention mechanism having alternate locked and unlocked states.
Claims26
A cutting tool, comprising:
- a holder;
- an insert supported by the holder in a cutting position;
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- a clamp releasably coupled to the holder and configured to bear against the insert to retain the insert in the cutting position.
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A cutting tool for use in combination with a replaceable insert, comprising:
- a holder;
- a clamp configured to bear against the insert to retain the insert in a cutting position;
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- a retention mechanism configured to releasably connect the holder and the clamp, the retention mechanism having alternate locked and unlocked states.
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A cutting apparatus, comprising:
- a holder comprising a bore, and an annular step disposed within the bore;
- a clamp for bearing against an insert to retain the insert in a cutting position;
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- a retention mechanism releasably connecting the holder and the clamp, the retention mechanism comprising ball bearings, a shaft coupled to the ball bearings, and a button, the shaft being translatable axially between a retracted position in which the ball bearings are positioned radially outwardly to catch the annular step, and an extended position in which the ball bearings are movable radially inwardly to clear the annular step, and the button manually actuates the shaft between the retracted and extended positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.