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US 2024/0300042 A1Published application
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 gear moveable within the stationary fixture. The cam of the tool may be configured to be moved into contact with the gear of the stationary fixture. The stationary fixture may be configured to index the cutting insert.
Claims20
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 gear moveable within the stationary fixture;
- wherein the cam of the tool is configured to be moved into contact with the gear of the stationary fixture, and the stationary fixture is configured to index the cutting insert.
1 more element
A cutting system comprising:
- a machine;
- a tool comprising a cutting insert and a cam connected with the cutting insert;
- and
- a stationary fixture spaced apart from the tool, the stationary fixture comprising a gear moveably mated with a rack;
- wherein the machine is configured to move the cam into contact with the gear of the stationary fixture, the rack is configured to rotate the gear as the machine moves the tool relative to the stationary fixture, and the gear is configured to rotate the cam causing the cutting insert to index.
2 more elements
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 gear of a stationary fixture;
- and
- subsequently indexing the cutting insert of the tool with the stationary fixture as the machine moves the tool relative to the stationary fixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.