Apparatus for holding a toolholder shank utilizing a rotatable cam to minimize kickback
US5452631A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/30952
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for releasably holding a tubular toolholder shank by axially reciprocating a lock rod between a locked and unlocked position. The lock rod is reciprocated using a rotatable cam. The rotatable cam activates a preloaded spring to generate a force securing the lock rod in the locked position. The rotatable cam includes a non-cylindrical cam post to minimize a kickback force that may be caused by the preloaded spring on the cam post as the lock rod is moved from the locked to the unlocked position.
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