Metal cutting tool
First Claim
1. A cutting tool assembly, comprising:
- a) a tool holder including a clamp;
b) a cutting insert support member removably held in said tool holder by said clamp;
c) a cutting insert removably held by said insert support member;
d) said insert support member defining an insert receiving pocket defined in part by a body portion and a clamping portion, the clamping portion coupled to said body portion by an integrally formed resilient portion which permits slight resilient movement between said clamping and body portions to facilitate the installation of a cutting insert in said pocket;
e) said support member defining a slot segment that extends outwardly from an aperture, said aperture spaced inwardly with respect to said pocket; and
f) said resilient portion including at least one relatively this slot and laterally extending slot extending inwardly from said aperture.
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Abstract
A cutting tool assembly (14) including a tool holder (20) having a removeable clamp (20a). A cutting insert support blade member (16) is removably held in the tool holder by the clamp (20a). The cutting insert support blade (16) includes at least one, preferably two, insert receiving pockets (30). The pockets (30) are defined by a body portion (16b) and a clamp portion (16a) joined together by an integrally formed resilient or deformable portion (16c) which permits slight resilient movement between the clamping and body portions to facilitate the installation of a cutting insert (18) in a pocket. When the insert support blade (16) is mounted in the tool holder (20), the clamp inserts clamping forces to the clamping portion (16a) of the insert support blade which serves to secure the insert support blade to the tool holder and exert clamping forces on an insert (18) held in the pocket. The integrally formed resilient/deformable portion (16c) includes a plurality of slots (50, 52, 50′, 52′), some of which open into an aperture (54) spaced from a pocket (30). The slots enable resilient movement between the clamping and body portions.
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17 Claims
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1. A cutting tool assembly, comprising:
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a) a tool holder including a clamp; b) a cutting insert support member removably held in said tool holder by said clamp; c) a cutting insert removably held by said insert support member; d) said insert support member defining an insert receiving pocket defined in part by a body portion and a clamping portion, the clamping portion coupled to said body portion by an integrally formed resilient portion which permits slight resilient movement between said clamping and body portions to facilitate the installation of a cutting insert in said pocket; e) said support member defining a slot segment that extends outwardly from an aperture, said aperture spaced inwardly with respect to said pocket; and f) said resilient portion including at least one relatively this slot and laterally extending slot extending inwardly from said aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A cutting insert support blade adapted to be held in a tool holder, comprising:
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a) a body portion; b) a clamp portion; c) a resilient coupling region joining said clamp portion to said body portion; d) a pair of cutting insert receiving pockets defined between said body and clamping portions each pocket including a slot segment; and
,e) said coupling region including a plurality of relatively thin slots formed in said coupling region located intermediate said slot segments. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A cutting tool assembly, comprising:
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a) a tool holder including a removable clamp; b) a cutting insert support blade removably held in said tool holder by said clamp; c) said insert support blade defining at least one insert receiving pocket defined in part by a body portion and a clamping portion coupled together by an integrally formed deformable portion which permits slight resilient movement between said clamping and body portions to facilitate the installation of a cutting insert in said pocket, said pocket communicating with an aperture; d) said body portion and said clamping portion including respective gripping surfaces movable towards and away from complementally formed surfaces on a cutting insert held in said pocket; e) said gripping surfaces urged into clamping engagement with said complementally formed insert surfaces by said tool holder clamp; and f) said deformable portion including a plurality of relatively thin slots spaced inwardly with respect to said aperture. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A cutting insert support blade adapted to be held in a tool holder, comprising:
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a) a body portion; b) a clamp portion; c) a resilient coupling region joining said clamp portion to said body portion; d) a pair of cutting insert receiving pockets defined between said body and clamping portions; e) said coupling portion including a plurality of relatively thin slots formed in said coupling portion; and f) said plurality of slots includes a pair of upper and lower slots associated with one of said insert receiving pockets and another pair of upper and lower slots associated with another of said insert receiving pockets. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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Specification