Shrink fit tool holder assembly
OwnerChing-Ting Cheninventor
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Abstract
A shrink fit tool holder assembly has a holder, a tool, and two fastening units. The holder has an axis, an inserting portion, and a fastening hole defined through the inserting portion. The inserting portion has two assembling holes communicating with the fastening hole. Each one of the two assembling holes has an extending axis inclined relative to the axis of the holder. The two extending axes of the two assembling holes are a pair of skew lines. The tool has a shank section inserted in the fastening hole of the holder. The shank section has two engaging grooves. The two fastening units are respectively inserted into the two assembling holes and respectively engage with the two engaging grooves to prevent the tool from sliding or rotating relative to the holder.
Claims4
A shrink fit tool holder assembly comprising:
- a holder having
- an axis;
- a first end;
- a second end opposite the first end of the holder along the axis of the holder;
- an inserting portion disposed at the first end of the holder and having a peripheral surface;
- and
- two assembling holes defined in the peripheral surface of the inserting portion, each one of the two assembling holes having
- an extending axis inclined relative to the axis of the holder;
- the two extending axes of the two assembling holes being a pair of skew lines;
- a fixing portion disposed at the second end of the holder;
- a flange portion disposed between the inserting portion and the fixing portion;
- and
- a fastening hole axially defined through the inserting portion, the fixing portion, and the flange portion, the fastening hole communicating with the two assembling holes and having
- an inner face;
- a tool having
- a shank section inserted in the fastening hole and having
- an inserting end facing to the fixing portion of the holder;
- an outer face contacting the inner face of the fastening hole;
- two flat faces defined on the outer face of the shank section and being adjacent to the inserting end of the shank section;
- and
- two engaging grooves spirally defined in the outer face of the shank section and corresponding in position to the two assembling holes of the inserting portion, and each one of the two engaging grooves having a first end and a second end;
- and
- the two second ends of the two engaging grooves respectively extending to the two flat faces;
- and
- two fastening units respectively inserted into the two assembling holes of the inserting portion and respectively engaging with the two engaging grooves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.