toolholder
US6176649A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T407/25
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A toolholder (1) for clamping a cutting insert (6), the toolholder including a rigid base jaw (2), an upper clamping jaw (3) defining with the base jaw a longitudinally extending insert receiving slot for releasably receiving the cutting insert in a predetermined position, the upper clamping jaw tapering towards a leading nose portion (12) so shaped and dimensioned to initially urge the cutting insert to the predetermined position prior to its clamping in the insert receiving slot.
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