Cutter holder with vibration resistant structure

• US 10,105,768 B2
• Filed: 07/05/2016
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ching-Ting Chen
• Original Assignee: Ching-Ting Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Ching-Ting
• Primary Examiner(s): Rufo, Ryan
• Application Number:
  US15/201,936
• Publication Number:
  US 20180009042A1
• Time in Patent Office: 840 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B23B 2250/16 Damping of vibrations
• CPC Class Codes: B23B 27/002 with vibration damping means
• CPC Class Codes: B23B 29/022 with vibration reducing means
• CPC Class Codes: B23B 31/11 Retention by threaded connection
• CPC Class Codes: B23C 2250/16 Damping vibrations
• CPC Class Codes: B23C 5/003 with vibration suppressing means
• CPC Class Codes: B23C 5/06 Face-milling cutters, i.e. having only or primarily a substantially flat cutting surface
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 11/0032 Arrangements for preventing or isolating vibrations in parts of the machine B23B29/022, B23D47/005 take precedence; means for damping or suppressing vibrations, in general F16F

Abstract

A cutter holder has a body and a damping assembly. The damping assembly is contained inside the body. The damping assembly has a central damping pole and six auxiliary damping poles. The six auxiliary damping poles are arranged around the central damping pole. The body has a specific weight. The central damping pole has a specific weight larger than the specific weight of the body. Each one of the six auxiliary damping poles has a specific weight larger than the specific weight of the body. The damping assembly is utilized to reduce vibrations caused by machining.

Claims

1. A cutter holder comprising:

a body having

a specific weight;

a longitudinal direction;

a first end;

a second end being opposite the first end of the body in the longitudinal direction of the body and having a flat end face;

a guiding hole axially defined inside the body and extending from the first end of the body toward the second end of the body; and

a receiving hole axially defined inside the body and communicating with the guiding hole;

a damping assembly contained in the receiving hole and having

a central damping pole having the same longitudinal direction as the body and having

a specific weight being larger than the specific weight of the body;

two opposite ends; and

a channel axially defined through the central damping pole, extending to the two opposite ends of the central damping pole, and communicating with the guiding hole;

two covers respectively connected to the two opposite ends of the central damping pole;

at least two auxiliary damping poles arranged between the two covers, arranged around the central damping pole, and spaced from the central damping pole, and each of the at least two auxiliary damping poles having the same longitudinal direction as the body and having

a specific weight being larger than the specific weight of the body; and

two opposite ends respectively directly connected to the two covers;

a fastening assembly having

a fastening unit connected to the second end of the body; and

a cutter assembly having

a cutter connected to the fastening unit.

2. The cutter holder as claimed in claim 1 further having a limiting unit mounted inside the body and having

a through hole defined through the limiting unit and communicating with the channel of the central damping pole;

wherein

the body has a connecting hole coaxially communicating with the receiving hole; and

the limiting unit is screwed in the connecting hole.

3. The cutter holder as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the central damping pole has

a central section having two opposite ends;

and

two inserting sections coaxial with and in direct contact with the two opposite ends of the central section;

each one of the two covers has an inserting hole defined through the cover; and

the inserting holes of the two covers are respectively located on and around the two inserting sections of the central damping pole.

4. The cutter holder as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the central damping pole has two receiving grooves;

each one of the two inserting sections of the central damping pole has a flat end face, and the two flat end faces of the two inserting sections respectively face to two opposite directions;

the two receiving grooves are respectively formed in the two flat end faces of the two inserting sections; and

two seals are respectively mounted in the two receiving grooves.

5. The cutter holder as claimed in claim 4, wherein each one of the two covers has

a surface;

and

an annular groove formed in the surface of the cover; and

two seals are respectively mounted in the two annular grooves of the two covers.

6. The cutter holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein

each cover has

a side face facing the side face of the other cover;

and

at least two mounting recesses defined in the side face of the cover and arranged around the inserting hole;

the at least two mounting recesses of the cover are aligned with the at least two mounting recesses of the other cover along the longitudinal direction of the body to define at least two pairs of longitudinally aligned mounting recesses;

the two opposite ends of each auxiliary damping pole are mounted respectively in one of the at least two pairs of the longitudinally aligned mounting recesses.

7. The cutter holder as claimed in claim 6, wherein

the at least two auxiliary damping poles are implemented as six in amount;

the at least two mounting recesses of each one of the two covers are implemented as six in amount; and

the six auxiliary damping poles are respectively mounted in the twelve mounting recesses of the two covers.

8. The cutter holder as claimed in claim 7, wherein the central damping pole and the six auxiliary damping poles are made of tungsten alloy.