Block for holding a cutting bit
AssigneeKennametal Inc.
InventorsRobbie Bloom, Glenn Fowler, Brandon Kenno
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Abstract
A cutting-bit holder block may include a forward mounting portion, an interior portion, a bottom mounting portion, a side portion, and a cavity. The forward mounting portion may define an aperture sized to hold a cutting-bit. The interior portion may be disposed within the cutting-bit holder block. The aperture may extend from the forward mounting portion to the interior portion. The side portion may extend from the forward mounting portion to the bottom mounting portion. The cavity may be disposed in the side portion. The cavity may extend from the interior portion to the bottom mounting portion. The cavity may be in communication with the aperture.
Claims20
A cutting-bit holder block comprising:
- a forward mounting portion defining an aperture sized to hold a cutting-bit;
- an interior portion within the cutting-bit holder block, the aperture extending from the forward mounting portion to the interior portion;
- a bottom mounting portion;
- a side portion extending from the forward mounting portion to the bottom mounting portion;
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- a cavity disposed in the side portion, the cavity extending from the interior portion to the bottom mounting portion, the cavity in communication with the aperture.
A cutting-bit holder block comprising:
- a forward mounting portion defining an aperture sized to hold a cutting-bit;
- an interior portion within the cutting-bit holder block, the aperture extending from the forward mounting portion to the interior portion;
- a bottom mounting portion;
- a side portion extending from the forward mounting portion to the bottom mounting portion;
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- an axis extending longitudinally through a center of the aperture, the axis disposed non-parallel to the side portion.
A method of use comprising:
- attaching a cutting-bit holder block to a vane of a rotatable cutting drum so that a side portion of the cutting-bit holder block is disposed against and/or parallel to a side-wall of the rotatable cutting drum;
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- attaching a cutting-bit to an aperture of the cutting-bit holder, wherein an axis extending longitudinally through a center of the aperture is disposed non-parallel to the side portion of the cutting-bit holder block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.