Adjustable indexable drill
AssigneeAllied Machine & Engineering Corp.
InventorsMark D. Meyer, Kevin D. Myers
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Abstract
An adjustable drill has a drill body having a face surface with a directional feature provided therewith. At least one cartridge is mounted adjacent the face surface and selectively slidable along the directional feature to provide adjustment. At least one insert is releasably affixed in an insert pocket provided in the cartridge. In further examples, the adjustable drill may have a central cutting system in combination with the adjustable cartridge type system, wherein the central cutting system may be modular. There may also be provided a modular type of holder arrangement to provide flexibility to adapt the system for various applications.
Claims22
An adjustable drill comprising:
- a drill body having a rotational axis,
- the drill body having at least one top face surface comprising a drive feature and wherein the top face surface is angled obliquely away from a plane perpendicular to the rotational axis of the drill;
- and having at least one releasably affixed cartridge adjacent the top face surface to be movable relative to the top face surface, and cooperating with the drive feature to be driven therewith;
- at least one drilling insert releasably affixed to the at least one cartridge.
An adjustable drilling system comprising,
- a holder body having two top face surfaces comprising a drive feature;
- at least one cartridge positionable with each top face surface with at least one of the cartridges being movable relative to the top face surface, and cooperating with the drive feature to be driven therewith;
- the at least one cartridge including a cutting face comprising at least one insert pocket adjacent the top of the cartridge and at least one insert releasably affixed in the insert pocket;
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- a central cutting system including first and second cutting edges disposed adjacent the rotational axis of the drill comprising a replaceable holder body in which a replaceable cutting insert is positionable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.