Quick change holder for cutting tool
OwnerCharles A. Van Horsseninventor
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Abstract
A self contained, toolless quick change tool holder for trigon cutter inserts on machine tools comprises a housing having at least one seat portion which is adapted to receive and conform to the shape of a variant shaped cutter insert. A fork is mounted in the insert housing and is movable within the insert housing. The fork engages a variant shaped cutter insert. A locking mechanism is contained within the housing and has a clamp position which forces the clamp portion to engage a variant shaped cutter insert and a release position which forces the clamp portion to disengage from a variant shaped cutter insert to allow removal and replacement of said variant shaped shaped cutter insert. The locking mechanism moves between the release position and the clamp position.
Claims10
A self contained, toolless quick change tool holder for cylindrical cutter inserts on machine tools, the self contained quick change tool holder comprising:
- a housing having at least one seat portion which is adapted to receive and conform to the shape of a cylindrical cutter insert,
- two tines which are adapted to engage only opposing sides of the cylindrical cutting insert, the two tines preventing the cylindrical cutting insert from moving;
- a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism having a clamp position which forces the two tines to engage a cylindrical cutter insert, the locking mechanism having a release position which forces the two tines to disengage from the cylindrical cutter insert to allow removal and replacement of said cylindrical cutter insert, the locking mechanism manually movable between the release position and the clamp position without the use of tools, and a clamping arm mounted in the housing, the clamping arm movable in the housing, the clamping arm having a clamp portion extending over the seat portion, the clamp portion adapted to engage a top surface of the cylindrical cutter insert.
A self contained, toolless quick change tool holder for trigon cutter inserts on machine tools, the self contained quick change tool holder comprising:
- a housing having at least one seat portion which is adapted to receive and conform to the shape of a trigon cutter insert,
- two tines which are adapted to engage opposing sides of the trigon cutting insert, the two tines preventing the trigon cutting insert from moving;
- a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism having a clamp position which forces the two tines to engage a trigon cutter insert, the locking mechanism having a release position which forces the two tines to disengage from a trigon cutter insert to allow removal and replacement of said trigon cutter insert, the locking mechanism manually movable between the release position and the clamp position without the use of tools, and a clamping arm mounted in the housing, the clamping arm movable in the housing, the clamping arm having a clamp portion extending over the seat portion, the clamp portion adapted to engage a top surface of the cylindrical cutter insert.
A self contained, toolless quick change tool holder for cutter inserts on machine tools, the self contained quick change tool holder comprising:
- a housing having at least one seat portion which is adapted to receive and conform to the shape of a cutter insert,
- a clamping arm mounted in the insert housing, the clamping arm movable in the insert housing, the clamping arm having a clamp portion extending over the seat portion, the clamp portion adapted to engage a top surface of a cutter insert, and
- a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism having a clamp position which forces the clamp portion of the clamping arm to engage a cutter insert, the locking mechanism having a release position which forces the clamp portion to disengage from a cutter insert to allow removal and replacement of said cutter insert, the locking mechanism being manually movable between the release position and the clamp position without the use of tools.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.