Holder for replaceable tools
US7740249B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T279/17752
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A holder for replaceable tools, including a body with an axial opening extending along an axis and for releasably receiving the tools and having two radial openings with balls therein extending into the axial opening. Two ramps are movable on the body and they engage the balls for forcing the balls onto the tool being held in the body and thereby radially and axially stabilize the tool in the body. Two separate springs engage the ramps for movement of the ramps separate from each other.
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