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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151673 | Off-axis spring held clamping unit A clamping device used for securing a toolholder for metal working operations includes a lock rod reciprocating along a lock rod longitudinal axis to radially activate locking balls to engage perforations within the shank of a toolholder, wherein the toolholder is o... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8061243 | Cutting arrangement for cutting a workpiece having a tool holder which holds a plurality of cutting tools therein A tool holder having a number of tool receptacles which are provided in a parent body and into which a respective cutting tool can be inserted with a fastening shank and can be clamped in the tool receptacle via a clamping device. The clamping device in this case co... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7739932 | Tool-holding device A tool-holding device for an insert tool (14) equipped with an at least essentially disk-shaped hub (42), in particular for a hand-guided angle grinder (32) or a hand-guided circular saw, having a drive device (12) that includes a leaf sp... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7610834 | Tool holder assembly with interference fit key arrangement A tool holder assembly includes a tool holder with a shank and a key slot having a surface with an angled portion that forms a non-zero angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tool holder assembly. A clamping mechanism includes a support block, a ball canis... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7584687 | Tool and holder for thermoforming machine A tool assembly for a thermoforming machine has a tool holder having an abutment face and a tool having an abutment part. The tool and holder have a groove and a rail fittable in the groove for fitting the tool to the holder into a working position with the abutment... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7331096 | Cutting tool The present invention relates to cutting tools and, more particularly, to cutting tools having inserts and insert-receiving recesses with curved surfaces. The cutting tool includes a toolholder having a recess and an insert adapted to be received in the recess. The ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322779 | Interface between two parts of a tool system The invention relates to an interface between two parts of a tool system, in particular to a metal cutting tool (1). Said interface comprises a holder (3) provided with a cavity (31), an interchangeable head (5) which is arranged on the a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7313850 | Compact, economical, multi-axis, multi-tasking, small part machine tool A compact, economical, and easy-to-use small parts machine tool that can machine small parts from bar stock as well as castings, forgings, slugs, and near net shape raw materials, is comprised a base with a spindle for moving a workpiece, a first carriage connected ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7287940 | Device for fixing a tool on a shaft and machine spindle comprising same The invention concerns a device (1) for fixing a tool on a shaft (2), comprising a drawbar (3) which can slide axially inside the shaft (2) and which is used to releasably lock tools fixed on the shaft (2), in particular for automa... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282017 | Tool-switching device Tool-switching device for a machine for measuring coordinates wherein the tool is fastened on the tool-carrier and held by the action of elements exerting an axial force. The locking force is taken over symmetrically by the elements of a Boys connection, which incre... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270506 | Tool assembly A tool assembly in which a tool is removably secured to a tool holder. A sleeve of the tool is first fitted onto a shaft of the tool holder and then, by symmetrically radially expanding the shaft, the tool is secured to the tool holder. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7240593 | Miniature cutting insert holder A holder (20) for a cutting insert (12), which includes a head (22) with a pocket (24) for holding the cutting insert and a bar device (26) for supporting the head, allows the use of a removable head for a miniature head and bar de... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240594 | Toolholder assembly An apparatus is disclosed for releasably holding a toolholder shank having a lockable surface and a releasable surface utilizing an actuating bolt with an associated threaded actuating nut. When the actuating bolt is rotated in a locking direction, the actuating nut... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7189039 | Tool coupling for rotating tools A tool assembly includes first and second tool bodies, a tool coupling interconnecting the tool bodies, and a drawing member for drawing the tool bodies together along a common longitudinal axis. The tool coupling includes a male portion disposed on one of the tool ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7125209 | Quick-change mechanism for use with the stationary spindle of a Davenport® automatic screw machine The present invention provides an improvement (20) in a Davenport® automatic screw machine having a stationary spindle. The improvement broadly includes a quick-change mechanism (26) associated with the stationary spindle (22). The mechanism in... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117955 | Driver cap The driver cap assembly of this invention includes a tubular body and a driver sleeve that may be positioned over and/or about an end of a shafted body. A force is applied to the driver cap such that the other end of the shafted body is driven into a surface. The dr... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104171 | Toolholder and toolholder assembly for a cutting insert positioned at a non-conventional height A toolholder has a conventional square shank body with a pocket extending downwardly from the top surface of the body so that the cutting tip of an insert mounted within the pocket is positioned below the top surface of the square shank body. This permits the pocket... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7089838 | Zero centerline toolholder assembly A zero centerline toolholder assembly includes a cutting insert mounted to a toolholder. The center, RC, of the nose radius of the cutting insert is aligned with or lies on a centerline, LT, of the toolholder. The centerline, LT, of the toolholder may be also aligne... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7013775 | Center reference adjustable cutter holder for CNC lathe A cutter holder for CNC lathe is disclosed to include a bottom holder block, which is affixed to the frame of a CNC lathe with screws and has a positioning groove with a middle semispherical recess for holding a barrel that holds a tool shank with a front chuck for ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6974287 | Tool clamping device A tool clamping device for a tool having a shaft which is accurate to size and which can be inserted into the receiving bore of a tool support, is provided with a clamping device which can be screwed on a screw thread of the tool support while the tool has a ring, w... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6966728 | Toolholder assembly A toolholder assembly for releasably holding a toolholder at a selected radial location within the toolholder assembly. The toolholder assembly includes a tool support member, an actuating bolt and an actuating centering nut. Rotation of the actuating bolt in a lock... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6932358 | Quick change endform tool cartridge A quick change tool cartridge for high production endform machines having a plurality of work stations mounted upon an indexable rotary head. The tool cartridge system is mounted upon the tool support by quick connect radially movable elements or pins radially displ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6854367 | Cutting, tool system and mechanism for accurately positioning a cutting edge A cutting tool system includes a clamping device and a cutting tool mounted therein. The cutting tool carries a cutting edge and includes a shaft clamped within an aperture of the clamping device. Prior to being clamped, the shaft is movable relative to the clamping... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6789299 | Quick change tooling system for machine tools A versatile quick change tooling system for internally and externally mounted machine tools which provides components adaptable to a system which is easy to maintain since it has no moving parts. The system would allow for universal adaptation of both internal and e... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6786119 | Toolholder assembly An apparatus is disclosed for releasably holding a toolholder shank having a lockable surface and a releasable surface utilizing an actuating bolt with an associated threaded actuating nut. When the actuating bolt is rotated in a locking direction, the actuating nut... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6644152 | Milling tool holder A millin tool holder includes a tool holder body having a tool shank opening. The tool shank has an annular shoulder seated on a shoulder on the tool holder. A pair of confronting slots form an opening for receiving a pin which prevents the tool head from... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6623015 | Clamping chuck A clamping chuck having a central receptacle and a disk arranged around the receptacle and which may be moved from a clamping position, whereby a draw bar inserted into the receptacle is clamped, to a releasing position wherein a draw bar is released from... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6619165 | Tunable toolholder A tunable toolholder with a dynamic vibration absorber wherein an absorber mass is compressed between two resilient supports utilizing at least one longitudinally movable pressure plate to dynamically tune the toolholder. The pressure plate is displaced b... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6619897 | Error proofing method and apparatus for cutting tools An apparatus and method for aligning a clamping unit and a toolholder to facilitate proper positioning of a cutting tool with respect to a workpiece.... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6584878 | Tool holder for facilitating the use of square shanked tooling in automatic screw machines in place of conventional circular form tools A tool that can be mounted and clamped in the circle tool receptacle of automatic screw machines and allows the holding and use of square shanked lathe tools. The technologically advanced tooling systems that are available to the computerized, numerically... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6578457 | Toolholder A hand-operated toolholder for a chisel (1) and including a holding member for operating a chisel and having a protection flange at its end facing in a direction opposite to an operational direction (B), a tubular guide (2) for axially guiding the chisel ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6571671 | Quick change tool post having laterally off-set dovetail connections A quick-change tool post, having a rectangular tool post body with a bore there through defining an axis of rotation. The body defines a plurality of generally rectangular tool support faces and a plurality of laterally offset external dovetail connection... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568889 | Collet chuck A collet chuck for holding a mounting collar of an object to be rotated has a chuck body centered on and rotatable about an axis and formed with an axially forwardly open socket shaped to receive the collar. A plurality of jaws in the socket have front en... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568888 | Collet chuck A collet chuck for holding a mounting collar of an object--tool or workpiece--to be rotated has a chuck body centered on and rotatable about an axis and formed with a forwardly open socket shaped to receive the collar. A plurality of jaws in the socket ha... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6543318 | Locking assembly A locking assembly for a toolholder to releasably secure the toolholder with a tool support member.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6513802 | Quick change tooling system for a vacuum holding fixture for a thermoformed part A vacuum holding fixture for a thermoformed part carries a base attachment plate which is releasably coupled to the top wall of a vacuum support box having a vacuum passage sealed to a vacuum passage within the attachment plate and a vacuum chamber within... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6484612 | Robot hand tool mounting device A plurality of connecting members are provided to a tool adaptor to which a tool is mounted, a plurality of connecting jaw members having inclined faces which are engaged with and detached from the connecting members when the connecting jaw members are di... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6467381 | Adjustable tool holder apparatus A tool holder apparatus mountable on a machine spindle which apparatus is adjustable and provides a solid stable support for the tool holder to eliminate any gap or spacing between the end of a machine spindle and the support collar of the tool holder.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6450074 | Assembly for binding and locating an added head of numerical machine tool An assembly for fastening and locating an added head of a numerical machine tool comprises two cylinder mounts located in the periphery of a main shaft of the numerical machine tool. A piston is movably disposed between the two cylinder mounts such that t... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6415696 | Toolholder assembly An apparatus is disclosed for releasably holding a toolholder shank having a lockable surface and a releasable surface utilizing an actuating bolt with an associated threaded actuating nut. When the actuating bolt is rotated in a locking direction, the ac... | 07/09/2002 |
