US 6,857,344 B1 · Grooving tool having coolant supply

Abstract

A grooving tool includes a spindle rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and having at least one coolant inlet port, a ramp portion, and a fluid flow path to the ramp portion; a tool bit moveably coupled to the ramped portion, the tool bit comprising one or more teeth and one or more coolant channels to supply coolant proximate the one or more teeth, the one or more coolant channels operatively connected to the fluid flow path; wherein movement of the tool bit along the ramp portion toward the inlet port causes the one or more teeth to be displaced outward from the longitudinal axis. The fluid flow path may include a longitudinal passage in the spindle disposed generally along the longitudinal axis. The coolant channels may be angled with respect to the teeth and dispense coolant supplied via the fluid flow path toward the teeth.

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Dependent claims

A grooving tool, comprising:

a spindle rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and having at least one coolant inlet port, a ramp portion, and a fluid flow path from said inlet port to said ramp portion;
a tool bit moveably coupled to said ramped portion, said tool bit comprising one or more teeth and one or more coolant channels to supply coolant proximate said one or more teeth, said one or more coolant channels operatively connected to said fluid flow path;
and
wherein movement of said tool bit along said ramp portion toward said inlet port causes said one or more teeth to be displaced outward from said longitudinal axis.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Grooving tool having coolant supply

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Grooving tool having coolant supply

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Abstract

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