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Collet and tool assembly

US5167476A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 16, 1990
Grant dateDec 1, 1992
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T408/953
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A collet and tool assembly for rotatable tools such as drills and taps in which the collet and tool each include mating: PA1 a) stops for limiting entrance of the tool into the holder; PA1 b) matching detents for producing an audible click when the tool is properly placed in the collet; and PA1 c) matching eccentric sections which provide positive torque transfer between the collet and the tool.

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