Cutting tool assembly having clamp assembly comprising a clamp and a coolant plate
First Claim
1. A clamp assembly to secure a cutting insert to a holder, the clamp assembly comprising:
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the clamp having a distal end and a clamp projection depending from the distal end of the clamp;
a coolant plate having a top plate surface and a bottom plate surface, the top plate surface containing a recess wherein the recess receives the clamp projection upon assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate;
the bottom plate surface containing a bowl having an open bowl end wherein in operation the bowl directs coolant through the open bowl end toward the cutting insert;
a positioner extending between the clamp and the coolant plate so as to maintain a position of the clamp relative to the coolant plate upon the assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate;
wherein the recess comprising a first notch, and wherein the first notch having a first notch central longitudinal axis, and the coolant plate having a coolant plate central longitudinal axis; and
further including a second notch having a second notch central longitudinal axis, and the first notch central longitudinal axis and the second notch central longitudinal axis each being disposed at a notch disposition angle to the coolant plate central longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
A clamp assembly to secure a cutting insert to a holder that includes a clamp that has a distal end and a clamp projection depending from the distal end of the clamp. There is a coolant plate that has a top plate surface and a bottom plate surface wherein the top plate surface contains a recess that receives the clamp projection upon assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate. The bottom plate surface contains a bowl having an open bowl end wherein in operation the bowl directs coolant through the open bowl end toward the cutting insert. The assembly has a positioner extending between the clamp and the coolant plate so as to maintain a position of the clamp relative to the coolant plate upon the assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate.
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10 Claims
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1. A clamp assembly to secure a cutting insert to a holder, the clamp assembly comprising:
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a clamp; the clamp having a distal end and a clamp projection depending from the distal end of the clamp; a coolant plate having a top plate surface and a bottom plate surface, the top plate surface containing a recess wherein the recess receives the clamp projection upon assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate; the bottom plate surface containing a bowl having an open bowl end wherein in operation the bowl directs coolant through the open bowl end toward the cutting insert; a positioner extending between the clamp and the coolant plate so as to maintain a position of the clamp relative to the coolant plate upon the assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate; wherein the recess comprising a first notch, and wherein the first notch having a first notch central longitudinal axis, and the coolant plate having a coolant plate central longitudinal axis; and further including a second notch having a second notch central longitudinal axis, and the first notch central longitudinal axis and the second notch central longitudinal axis each being disposed at a notch disposition angle to the coolant plate central longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A clamp assembly to secure a cutting insert to a holder, the clamp assembly comprising:
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a clamp; the clamp having a distal end and a clamp projection depending from the distal end of the clamp; a coolant plate having a top plate surface and a bottom plate surface, the top plate surface containing a recess wherein the recess receives the clamp projection upon assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate; the bottom plate surface containing a bowl having an open bowl end wherein in operation the bowl directs coolant through the open bowl end toward the cutting insert; a positioner extending between the clamp and the coolant plate so as to maintain a position of the clamp relative to the coolant plate upon the assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate; and wherein the clamp having a clamp bore and the positioner comprising a clamp post extending from the clamp bore, and the bottom plate surface further containing a rearward notch wherein the rearward notch receives the clamp post upon assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate so as to maintain a position of the clamp relative to the coolant plate.
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5. A cutting assembly for chipforming cutting of a workpiece, the cutting assembly comprising:
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a cutting insert; a holder having a seat wherein the seat receives the cutting insert upon assembly of the cutting insert to the holder; a clamp; the clamp having a distal end and a clamp projection depending from the distal end of the clamp; a coolant plate having a top plate surface and a bottom plate surface, the top plate surface containing a recess wherein the recess receives the clamp projection upon assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate; the bottom plate surface containing a bowl having an open bowl end wherein in operation the bowl directs coolant through the open bowl end toward the cutting insert; and a positioner extending between the clamp and the coolant plate so as to maintain a position of the clamp relative to the coolant plate upon the assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate; and wherein the clamp having a clamp bore and the positioner comprising a clamp post extending from the clamp bore, and the bottom plate surface further containing a rearward notch wherein the rearward notch receives the clamp post upon assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate so as to maintain a position of the clamp relative to the coolant plate.
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6. A coolant plate for use in cooperation with a clamp in a cutting assembly with a cutting insert and a clamp having a clamp post and a clamp projection, the coolant plate comprising:
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a top plate surface and a bottom plate surface, the top plate surface containing a recess wherein the recess receives the clamp projection from the clamp upon assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate; the bottom plate surface containing a bowl having an open bowl end wherein in operation the bowl directs coolant through the open bowl end toward a cutting insert; and the bottom plate surface further containing a rearward notch wherein the rearward notch receives said clamp post from the clamp upon assembly of the clamp and the coolant plate. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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