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Tool adapter assembly and extended compression/tension tap driver

US4752088A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 29, 1982
Grant dateJun 21, 1988
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L37/0927
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tool adapter assembly is provided for securing a machining tool, such as a tap, to a tool driving device. The tool adapter assembly is provided with one or more conduits extending from the portion which is connected to the tool driving device to the end of the tool adapter assembly adjacent to the tool such that a lubricant or coolant may be delivered through the conduits to the tool during the machining operation. Also disclosed is an extended tension/compression tap driver of limited diameter which includes a central bore disposed therethrough, such that when the above described tool adapter assembly is secured to the extended tension/compression tap driver, the coolant or lubricant can be supplied from the tap driver through the tool adapter assemby to the tool secured thereto.

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