Internal milling cutter
AssigneeKennametal Inc.
InventorsMarkus Heinloth, Walter Thurnwald, Terry Takayama
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Abstract
The invention relates to an internal milling cutter including an annular tool support (11) equipped on the inner casing thereof with cutting inserts. The tool support (11) is fastened in a machine holder (10). According to the invention, a bayonet-type connection is provided between the tool support (11) and the machine holder (10).
Claims2
An internal milling cutter with an annular tool support which, on its inner lateral surface, is fitted with cutting inserts and is fastened in a machine holder comprising a bayonet connection between the tool support and the machine holder, wherein the bayonet connection comprises a strip-like annular body which contacts the tool support at one end, the strip-like annular body has protrusions at a side of the strip-like annular body which contacts the tool support, and the bayonet connection is screwed in a releasable manner to the tool support or the machine holder, and wherein groove guides are formed in the machine holder, and wherein the strip-like annular body has a plurality of radial projections on its outer lateral surface which are retained in the groove guides, and wherein the tool support has a protrusion which is guided in a groove-like recess formed by a first undercut formed in the strip-like annular body on its inner lateral surface and a second undercut opposite the first undercut formed in the machine holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.