Cutting assembly with enhanced coolant delivery
US8827598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T407/25
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A toolholder has a head portion including a slot separating the head portion into a lower extension with a lower seat and an upper extension with an upper seat to retain a cutting insert. The head portion contains a coolant entrance passage, which receives coolant from a coolant source, and a coolant delivery passage, which discharges coolant toward a cutting insert. The cutting insert includes a top surface with an upwardly extending protuberance that can be engaged by the toolholder to rigidly mount the cutting insert in the head portion of the toolholder. The cutting insert further includes a coolant channel formed in the top surface of the cutting insert that is positioned directly opposite of the coolant discharge to enhance the flow rate of the coolant delivered to the cutting insert-workpiece interface.
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