Toolholder assembly
AssigneeKennametal Inc.
InventorsLinn R. Andras, John J. Baca
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Abstract
The invention provides a toolholder assembly including a body and a nest that is suitable for holding an insert. The nest includes a notch and the body includes a support and protrusion that cooperates with the notch to permit indexing of the nest relative to the support. In one embodiment, the support includes a bias device, such as a spring, that at least partially biases the nest toward the support and an adjustment device that can at least partially counter the bias device. The invention is also directed to a toolholder assembly that additionally includes an insert and a clamp. The invention further contemplates a method for forming the assembly and a method for adjusting or indexing the orientation of the nest.
Claims14
A toolholder comprising:
- a tool body, including a support and a protrusion;
- and
- a nest positioned above the support, the nest including a notch,
- wherein the protrusion and notch cooperate to permit the indexing of the nest about the support, wherein the nest includes a stem, the support includes a recess, and the stem of the nest extends at least partially into the recess of the support.
A toolholder comprising:
- a tool body, including a support having a recess;
- a nest positioned above the support, the nest including a stem;
- means for biasing the nest toward the support;
- and
- means for permitting the indexing of the nest in different orientations about the support, wherein the stem of the nest extends at least partially into the recess of the support.
An assembly comprising:
- a tool body, including a support and a protrusion;
- a nest positioned above the support, the nest including a notch and a stem;
- an insert having a lower portion, the lower portion of the insert positioned above the nest;
- and
- a clamp for securing the insert relative to the nest,
- wherein the protrusion and notch cooperate to permit the indexing of the nest about the support, wherein the support includes a recess, and the stem of the nest extends at least partially into the recess of the support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.