Automatic indexing for cutting insert
AssigneeKennametal Inc.
InventorsMarcelo Euripedes Silva, Pavel Pecher
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Abstract
A cutting system may include a tool and a stationary fixture. The tool may include a cam connected with a cutting insert. The stationary fixture may be spaced apart from the tool. The stationary fixture may include a moveable indexing pin moveable relative to the stationary fixture. The cam of the tool may be configured to be moved into contact with the moveable indexing pin of the stationary fixture, and the moveable indexing pin of the stationary fixture may be configured to cause the cam to rotate thereby indexing the cutting insert.
Claims25
A cutting system comprising:
- a tool comprising a cam connected with a cutting insert;
- and
- a stationary fixture spaced apart from the tool, the stationary fixture comprising a moveable indexing pin moveable relative to the stationary fixture;
- wherein the cam of the tool is configured to be moved into contact with the moveable indexing pin of the stationary fixture, and the moveable indexing pin of the stationary fixture is configured to cause the cam to rotate thereby indexing the cutting insert.
The cutting system of 2 wherein the cam comprises a circumferential slot extending around the outer surface of the cam, the spaced-apart slots intersecting the circumferential slot.
A cutting system comprising:
- a machine;
- a tool comprising a cam connected with a cutting insert;
- and
- a stationary fixture spaced apart from the tool, the stationary fixture comprising a stationary pin and a moveable indexing pin moveable relative to the stationary fixture;
- wherein the machine is configured to move the cam into contact with the stationary pin and the moveable indexing pin of the stationary fixture, and, as the machine moves the tool relative to the stationary fixture, the moveable indexing pin of the stationary fixture is configured to cause the cam to rotate thereby indexing the cutting insert.
The cutting system of 12 wherein the cam comprises a circumferential slot extending around the outer surface of the cam, the spaced-apart slots intersecting the circumferential slot.
A method of indexing a cutting insert of a tool comprising:
- moving the tool with a machine to dispose a cam of the tool into contact with a moveable indexing pin of a stationary fixture;
- and
- rotating the cam with the moveable indexing pin of the stationary fixture, as the machine moves the tool relative to the stationary fixture, causing the cutting insert of the tool to index.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.