Adjustable indexable drill and modular system and holder
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.
Claims12
An adjustable drill comprising:
- a drill body having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- two top face surfaces comprising a drive feature;
- a longitudinal gullet extending from each top face surface along at least a portion of the drill body;
- a cartridge mounted to each top face surface, with one of the cartridges being movable relative to the top face surface and the other being non-movable, each cartridge having a bottom surface configured to cooperate with the drive feature on the top face surface so the cartridge is driven therewith when mounted on the top face surface;
- the cartridges including a cutting face comprising a plurality of insert pockets positioned adjacent the edge of the drill body and at least one cutting insert releasably affixed in each insert pocket, wherein the adjustable cartridge allows adjustment of the position of the cutting inserts associated with the adjustable cartridge, and wherein the cutting inserts on each cartridge are disposed relative to one another in inboard and outboard positions, and are arranged such that the inboard insert on a cartridge begins forming a cut in a workpiece before the outboard insert on the cartridge begins to cut due to the oblique orientation of the top face surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.