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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367891 | Techniques for controlling transfer of torque using detent members responsive to radial force A torque limiting device includes a base configured to reside in a fixed position relative to a drive unit, an input shaft assembly configured to receive a torque load from the drive unit, and an output shaft assembly which is capable of rotating about an axis. The ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367238 | Test apparatus using a pneumatic collet and method to clamp a bar A pneumatic collet assembly has a housing, a piston, a collet, and ball bearings. The piston is disposed within the housing. A bore within the piston receives the collet. The collet has a base and fingers. The fingers of the collet define a center channel or bore co... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364390 | Drilling tool Disclosed is a drilling tool comprising a first drill bit (2) that is provided with at least two forward cutting edges (4, 5) and a second drill bit (3) which encompasses at least two rear cutting edges (6, 7). A cutting groove (8, 9 | 04/29/2008 |
| 7320568 | Tool holder A tool holder is equipped with a tip run-out correction mechanism for correcting run-out of the tip of the tool. The tip run-out correction mechanism includes an annular stepped portion formed on a cylindrical support portion of a holder body; a ring member rotatabl... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7264429 | Tool free collet assembly A collet assembly, for selectively attaching a tool accessory to a tool, having a collet nut rotatably connectable to the tool, a collet compressible by the collet nut, and a torque application feature movably connected with the tool. The torque application feature ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261302 | Collet and lock nut assembly A collet and lock nut assembly includes a collet for receiving a cutting tool shank and a lock nut for creating a gripping force between the collet and the shank. The collet has a nose portion and a body portion separated by an annular groove. The lock nut has a plu... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7210212 | Bayonet collet pickup tool for agile fixturing A bayonet collet pickup tool includes a collet chuck having a collet portion including a bore disposed therein. A collet is held in the bore and is operable therein. A bayonet cap is mounted to an outer surface of the collet chuck proximate the bore. The bayonet cap... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7112143 | Thread former or tap Cold thread forming tap or screw tap with a shaft, said shaft having a chuck portion at the one end and a forming or cutting profile portion on the other end, the forming or cutting profile portion being realised as a separate profile element and being fixable centr... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7080964 | Tool chuck having a light transmitting capability A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a tool chuck for a power hand tool of the type which has a generally cylindrical elongated housing with a motor contained within the housing or case and the motor having an output shaft that extends from the nose end... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6932357 | Gear reducing collet nut assembly A gear reducing collet nut assembly is provided for holding a tool bit. The assembly includes an outer grip sleeve that can be rotated to actuate a clamping structure with a bore for holding a tool bit. More specifically, the assembly includes a planetary gear syste... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923451 | Tool holder In order to provide a tool holder which greatly reduces frictional resistance between a locknut and a taper collet, and eliminates a twisting of the taper collet during tightening of the locknut, in a tool holder comprising a locknut 13 which pushes a taper c... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908085 | Rotating tool chucking device A Chucking device comprising a collet with an external taper and a collet holder with a taper socket for the chucking of a rotating part, wherein the taper socket of the collet holder and the external taper of the collet have a taper angle which is smaller than the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6641145 | Miniature drill chuck A miniature drill chuck has a drill chuck housing and a thrust member positioned in the interior for moving clamping jaws into their clamping position during a threading movement of the drill chuck housing onto a machine spindle. The thrust member is long... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6508475 | Holding apparatus with improved retention ability and method of holding a tool A tool holding apparatus includes a spindle and a collet nut engaged with a spindle wherein a recess is defined between the spindle and the collet nut. A collet is disposed in the recess and includes a first tapered portion and a second tapered portion sp... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6454277 | Fastening chuck device for machine tool A fastening device for fastening a tool member to a machine tool includes a mouth having an inclined inner peripheral surface, a chuck member received in the mouth and having one or more spring blades and having an inclined outer peripheral surface for en... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6179303 | Device for accomodating a tool or a support element in a machine tool or a spindle A device for receiving a tool or support element in a machine tool or spindle has a tool carrier receiving member arranged in a machine tool or spindle and a tool carrier having a tool receiving member for a tool as well as a clamping device for securing ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6155576 | Rotary power tool with expanded collet range A rotary power tool designed to accept a wider range of tool shank diameters, and particularly larger diameters, without any special adapters, including a threaded output spindle with a stepped internal bore including an enlarged counter bore at its end. ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6062574 | Tool bit holder A tool bit holder having a collet nut engageable with a rotary and/or reciprocating output shaft having a hollow free end with a collet, having jaws with respective head and shank portions, disposed in the hollow interior of the collet nut and an annular ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5957467 | Clamping chuck A clamping chuck with a chuck body, a conical receptacle for a collet chuck provided therein, a tension sleeve extending over the collet chuck, and a clamping nut disposed on the chuck body, which can be screwed together with the tension sleeve, wherein a... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5947484 | Quick-change chuck device A quick release chuck device has a body member defining an axially extending bore for receipt of a tool shank. At least a portion of the bore is defined by a plurality of radially compressible and axially extending gripping segments. The gripping segments... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5873580 | Tool holder with interchangeable collet/chuck system A tool holder for small hand tools such as screw driver sets, drill sets, etc., which tool holder has external threads near one end which accommodate a compression sleeve which fits over and compresses a tool holding collet/chuck. Within the tool holder i... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5383673 | Collet for a square-shank tap A collet is designed for a tool having a cylindrical shank and a square drive at the rearward end of the cylindrical shank. The collet includes a collet body having a plurality of radially compressible collet segments. An axial bore is formed in the colle... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5301961 | Chuck for tool, workpiece, etc. A chuck for a tool, a workpiece and the like has a chuck body having an inner receptacle, a clamping device accommodated in the inner receptacle and having axially projecting spring regions, the clamping device having two ends which are axially supported ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5009539 | Clamping set with screw sleeve A clamping arrangement includes taper sleeves which are movable axially towards each other and upon movement in a specific direction open outward radially, so that an outer component can be clamped on a shaft. The axial displacement of the taper sleeves t... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4971340 | Collet The collect (20) is composed of a foundation body (21) and a closer (22). The foundation body (21) can be connected to the tightening device of a machine tool. The closer (22) is divided into individual clamping jaws (38) which are connected to one anothe... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4215871 | Hand held collet A hand-held collet for holding a tool or the like within displaceable jaw pieces which are mounted on sprung rods accommodated within a hollow tubular handle.... | 08/05/1980 |