Machine tool collet containing means for passing a cutting fluid therethrough
US4705439A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/304032
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a machine tool collet having a collet body having a shaft for receiving a cutting tool at a forward open end thereof and a rearward open end insertable into a tool holder means, at least one first axial slit opening into the rearward open end of the shaft and at least one second axial slit opening into the forward open end of the shaft, and a transverse channel connecting the first and second axial slits to thereby provide a pathway for the flow of a fluid from the rearward open end of the shaft to the forward open end of the shaft to thereby enable the fluid to move from the cutting tool machine through the collet to the workpiece during the cutting operation.
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