Self-locking chuck
US4122755A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 1977 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/309464
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool holding assembly wherein a self-locking chuck or tool holder is releasably secured in a rotary spindle by a draw bar and collet type tool holder gripping means. The self-locking chuck is provided with a spring-biased, ball locking means that functions as a safety retainer means for holding the chuck or tool holder in the spindle in case of a breakage of the collet type tool holder gripping means. The spindle is provided with a tapered seat against which the balls of the ball locking means are normally urged by a spring biased plunger that is movable to a ball unlocking position by the draw bar.
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