Universal tool holder collant delivery adapters
AssigneeSlabe Machine Products Company
InventorBrendan Slabe
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Abstract
Universal tool holder coolant delivery adapters have adapter bodies which are removably attachable to a tool holder by at least one fastening device, the adapter located between an attachment end of the tool holder and a distal end of the tool holder, the distal end of the tool holder having a cutting tool attached thereto, the adapter bodies having an internal coolant passageway including an intake port and an exit port, the intake port adapted for attachment to a pressurized coolant supply line and the outlet port adapted for attachment to or configured in the form of a coolant spray nozzle, the coolant spray nozzle being closely positioned and substantially aligned with the cutting interface of the cutting tool and a workpiece.
Claims20
A universal tool holder coolant delivery adapter configured for separable attachment to a tool holder to deliver and direct coolant to a cutting tool attached to the tool holder by a clamp, the adapter having:
- a) an adapter body having a surface area configured for mounting contact with an exterior surface of a tool holder proximate to and not in contact with the cutting tool and the cutting tool clamp;
- b) a fastener which extends from the adapter body and capable of engagement with a tool holder on an external surface of the tool holder between a clamp and a tool attachment end of the tool holder;
- c) an internal coolant passageway having an inlet port and an outlet port, the inlet port configured for attachment to a coolant supply line, and the outlet port configured for attachment to a coolant spray nozzle;
- d) the coolant spray nozzle oriented to point toward a cutting tool attached at a distal end of the tool holder and oriented at an angle relative to a surface of the tool holder to which the adapter is attached.
In combination, a tool holder for holding a cutting device in contact with a workpiece, and a coolant delivery adapter for delivering coolant to a cutting interface between the cutting device and the workpiece;
- the tool holder having:
- a shank configured for attachment to a machine, the shank having an attachment end and a distal end, and a head which extends from the distal end, wherein the cutting device is attached to the head by a clamp,
- the coolant delivery adapter having:
- a) an adapter body having a surface area configured for separable and adjustable mounting contact with an external surface of a tool holder;
- proximate to and not in contact with the cutting device and the cutting device clamp;
- b) a fastener which extends from the adapter body and capable of engagement with a tool holder on a surface of the tool holder between a clamp and the attachment end of the tool holder;
- c) an internal coolant passageway having an inlet port and an outlet port, the inlet port configured for attachment to a coolant supply line, and
- d) the outlet port oriented to point toward a cutting tool attached at a distal end of the tool holder and oriented at an angle relative to a surface of the tool holder to which the adapter is attached.
In combination, a tool holder for holding a cutting tool to be placed in contact with an object to be cut such as a piece of steel, the tool holder having a shank and a head, the shank having an attachment end and distal end, the cutting tool being secured to the head of the tool holder by a clamping device,
- a coolant delivery adapter removably attached to the shank of the tool holder between the clamping device and the attachment end, adjacent to and not in contact with the cutting and the clamping device by removable fasteners which extend between the adapter and the tool holder, the coolant delivery adapter having an adapter body with a coolant delivery passageway, with a coolant inlet port on one side of the adapter body and an outlet port on another side of the adapter body, the coolant inlet port configured to accept a coolant line, and the outlet port configured to direct a spray of coolant upon the cutting tool.
A cutting tool coolant delivery system for providing optimized cooling of a cutting tool during a cutting or milling operation in which a cutting tool is placed in contact with a rotating workpiece, the coolant delivery system comprising:
- a coolant delivery adapter having an adapter body with a mounting surface for attachment to a tool holder, the tool holder having a shank and a head, the head engaging a cutting tool, and at least one fastener securing the coolant delivery adapter to the tool holder proximate to the head;
- the coolant delivery adapter further having an intake port for connection to a pressurized coolant supply line connected to a pressurized coolant delivery supply;
- an outlet port for directing pressurized coolant at the cutting tool;
- an internal coolant passageway extending from the intake port to the outlet port through the adapter body;
- the coolant delivery adapter being selected and fastened to the tool holder according to the size and dimensions of the tool holder, and according to the orientation of the cutting tool on the tool holder, the coolant delivery adapter being fastened to the tool holder so that an axis of the outlet port is generally aligned with a centerline of the cutting tool and positioned as close as possible to a cutting tip of the cutting tool without interfering with chips or shavings removed by the cutting tool from the workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.