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US 8,007,207 B2Granted
Cutting tool with replaceable insert supporting cassette
AssigneeSeco Tools AB
InventorLilian Rimet
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Abstract
A cutting tool includes a cutting insert, the insert including a cutting edge. The cutting tool also includes a cassette including an insert clamp for clamping the insert relative to an abutment surface of the cassette, and a generally cylindrical base portion. The cutting tool also includes a tool holder body, the tool holder body having a cylindrical opening in which the base portion of the cassette is disposed. A cassette clamp including a wedge is provided for clamping the cassette relative to the tool holder body. The cutting edge extends beyond a periphery of the tool holder body when the insert is clamped relative to the abutment surface of the cassette and the cassette is clamped relative to the tool holder body.
Claims16
A cutting tool, comprising:
- a cutting insert, the insert comprising a cutting edge;
- a cassette comprising an insert clamp for clamping the insert relative to an abutment surface of the cassette, and a generally cylindrical base portion;
- a tool holder body, the tool holder body having a cylindrical opening in which the base portion of the cassette is disposed;
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- a cassette clamp comprising a wedge for clamping the cassette relative to the tool holder body, the cutting edge extending beyond a periphery of the tool holder body when the insert is clamped relative to the abutment surface of the cassette and the cassette is clamped relative to the tool holder body, the wedge being adapted to be received in a wedge-receiving opening in the tool holder body, wherein the cassette clamp comprises a screw and the wedge, the screw being disposed in a hole in the wedge and being threaded into an internally threaded hole in the tool holder body, and wherein the tool is a rotatable tool and a longitudinal axis of the cassette is substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the tool.
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A cutting tool, comprising:
- a cutting insert, the insert comprising a cutting edge;
- a cassette comprising an insert clamp for clamping the insert relative to an abutment surface of the cassette, and a generally cylindrical base portion, the insert clamp being disposed at a top end of the cassette and a bottom end of the cassette being disposed at an opposite end of the cassette from the top end;
- a tool holder body, the tool holder body having a cylindrical opening in which the base portion of the cassette is disposed;
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- a cassette clamp comprising a wedge for clamping the cassette relative to the tool holder body, the cutting edge extending beyond a periphery of the tool holder body when the insert is clamped relative to the abutment surface of the cassette and the cassette is clamped relative to the tool holder body, wherein a bottom end of the cassette abuts an adjustably movable surface at least partially defining a bottom of the cylindrical opening, the adjustably movable surface being adjustable to permit clamping of the cassette in different positions relative to the tool holder body when the bottom end of the cassette abuts the adjustably movable surface in the cylindrical opening.
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A cutting tool, comprising:
- a cutting insert, the insert comprising a cutting edge;
- a cassette comprising an insert clamp for clamping the insert relative to an abutment surface of the cassette, and a generally cylindrical base portion;
- a tool holder body, the tool holder body having a cylindrical opening in which the base portion of the cassette is disposed;
- a cassette clamp comprising a wedge for clamping the cassette relative to the tool holder body, the cutting edge extending beyond a periphery of the tool holder body when the insert is clamped relative to the abutment surface of the cassette and the cassette is clamped relative to the tool holder body, the wedge being adapted to be received in a wedge-receiving opening in the tool holder body, wherein the cassette clamp comprises a screw and the wedge, the screw being disposed in a hole in the wedge and being threaded into an internally threaded hole in the tool holder body;
- and a body channel extending at least partially through the tool holder body, and a cassette channel disposed in the cassette, the body channel and the cassette channel being in flow communication when the cassette is mounted in the tool holder body.
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A cutting tool, comprising:
- a cutting insert, the insert comprising a cutting edge;
- a cassette comprising an insert clamp for clamping the insert relative to an abutment surface of the cassette, and a generally cylindrical base portion;
- a tool holder body, the tool holder body having a cylindrical opening in which the base portion of the cassette is disposed;
- a cassette clamp comprising a wedge for clamping the cassette relative to the tool holder body, the cutting edge extending beyond a periphery of the tool holder body when the insert is clamped relative to the abutment surface of the cassette and the cassette is clamped relative to the tool holder body, the wedge being adapted to be received in a wedge-receiving opening in the tool holder body, wherein the cassette clamp comprises a screw and the wedge, the screw being disposed in a hole in the wedge and being threaded into an internally threaded hole in the tool holder body;
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- a body channel extending at least partially through the tool holder body, and a wedge channel disposed in the wedge, the body channel and the wedge channel being in flow communication when the wedge is disposed in the wedge-receiving opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.