Tool holder
AssigneeKennametal Inc.
InventorRanajit Ghosh
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Abstract
A tool holder that is adapted to break chips during a cutting operation is disclosed. The tool holder comprises a shank and a head. The shank is adapted to be received by a cutting machine. A head is provided with a pocket for receiving a cutting insert. The head has a flank surface. A chip breaker is provided on the flank surface adjacent the pocket. A clamp is provided for retaining the cutting insert in the pocket. A method for breaking chips comprises the steps of providing a chip breaker on the head of a tool holder adjacent a cutting insert and directing a chip into the chip breaker.
Claims34
A tool holder that is adapted to break chips during a cutting operation, said tool holder comprising:
- a shank adapted to be received by a cutting machine;
- a head including a pocket and having a flank surface;
- a chip breaker formed on said head flank surface below said pocket,
- said pocket being adapted to receive a cutting insert having a rake surface designed to impart curvature in the chip in a direction of the chip breaker;
- and
- a clamp for retaining said cutting insert in said pocket.
A tool holder for breaking chips during a cutting operation, said tool holder comprising:
- a shank adapted to be received by a cutting machine;
- a head joined to said shank, said head including a pocket and having a flank surface;
- a chip breaker formed on said head flank surface below said pocket;
- a cutting insert received by said pocket, said cutting insert having sides that match the configuration of said pocket, said cutting insert further having a rake surface designed to impart curvature in the chip in a direction of said chip breaker;
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- a clamp adapted to be secured to said head, said clamp for retaining said cutting insert in said pocket.
A method for breaking chips comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a chip breaker integration the head of a tool holder below a cutting insert;
- and
- (b) directing a chip into the chip breaker.
A tool holder for holding a cutting insert, said tool holder adapted to break chips during a cutting operation, said tool holder comprising:
- a shank and a head joined to the shank, said shank adapted to be received by a cutting machine;
- said head including a pocket and a head flank surface;
- wherein said head includes a chip breaker formed on said head flank surface below said pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.