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US 5,119,703 AGranted
Cam shaft tool
AssigneeSandvik AB
InventorDaniel L. Ruby
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Abstract
A cam shaft tool for a slide type lathe. The invention generally comprises an improved adjustable tool wherein a plurality of holders each carrying a cutting insert is fixed to a main block via an adjustment block. The holder is radially adjustable relative to said adjustment block and axially relative to said main block. The invention also relates to a cutting insert holder for use in a cam shaft tool.
Claims11
A cutting insert holder for use in a cam shaft tool comprising:
- an elongated body having a generally rectangular shape when seen in a front view and having a longitudinal direction, said body having a top surface, a bottom surface, side surfaces, a rear surface and a forward end, said body being provided with a pocket at the forward end thereof for receiving a grooving insert, said body being provided with a row of holes arranged in said longitudinal direction, each said hole extending generally perpendicular to said longitudinal direction and terminating in said front and rear surfaces, said rear surface having a least one recess extending generally in said longitudinal direction, said recess extending along the portion of the body where the pocket is located.
A cutting insert holder for use in a cam shaft tool comprising:
- a body having a forward end, oppositely positioned side surfaces, oppositely positioned front and rear surface and a top surface, the forward end of said body including means for carrying a cutting insert for forming grooves in a work piece, said body having a plurality of holes extending therethrough, each of said holes opening to the front and rear surfaces, guide means formed in the rear surface and extending along the portion of the body where the carrying means is located for supporting and positioning the body on a block and for permitting movement of the body relative to the block in one direction while substantially preventing movement of the body relative to the block in a direction perpendicular to the one direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.