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US 5,957,766 AGranted
Releasable cylindrical tool body
AssigneeMicromatic Operations, Inc.
InventorsShivdas Kalokhe, Mark L. Becksvoort
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Abstract
A tool body having a removable outer shell on which is mounted the abrasive elements of the tool. The shell is mounted on a mandrel which contains means to adjust the radial position of the abrasive elements which engage the adjustment means through slots in the shell.
Claims6
A tool assembly for use on a machine having a spindle for driving a tool to machine cylindrical bores comprising:
- a tool body constructed in the form of a cylindrical shell having an internal axial bore, said shell having a plurality of channels formed in the outer periphery thereof, each channel having a slot constructed in the bottom thereof communicating with said internal axial bore, said body also having torque receiving means constructed therein;
- a plurality of abrasive assemblies mounted within the channels for radial movement with respect to the tool body;
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- means mounted in the axial bore of the tool body to removably support the tool body on the spindle, said mounting means including expander means in operative association with the abrasive assemblies through the channel slots to allow the adjustment of the radial position of said abrasive assemblies.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.