Iscar, Ltd.

E.t.m. Precision Tools Manufacturing Ltd.

E.t.m. Precision Tool Manufacture Ltd.

Hanoch Guy

Shim'on Shitrit

Alexander Zibenberg

Raz Fisher

Yehoshua Weinstein

A replaceable milling head rotatable in a cutting direction about a longitudinal central axis, the central axis defining a forward direction and an opposite rearward direction, has a forward cutting portion and a rear threaded coupling portion for coupling to a shank. The cutting portion includes two or more key actuating portions which assist in mounting the milling head onto the shank. The cutting portion includes a plurality of helical chip flutes alternating with cutting edges. At least one or more of the cutting edges and flutes extend axially rearward of at least a portion of the key actuating portions.

Rotary cutting head having cutting edges extending past key actuating portion

A rotating tool includes a circumferential surface formed with a tool anchorage arrangement. The tool anchorage arrangement follows a stepped path. The tool anchorage arrangement includes an entry recess and, subsequent thereto, a radial recess and, subsequent thereto, an axial recess. Additional radial and axial recesses may be alternated to increase the number of steps, thereby extending the length of the stepped path.

Rotating tool having a tool anchorage arrangement following a stepped path and method of positioning said tool

A rotary cutting tool includes a replaceable cutting head and a tool holder. The replaceable cutting head includes a forward cutting portion and a rearward mounting portion. The mounting portion includes a male coupling member that includes a straight external thread. The tool holder includes a female coupling member that includes a conical internal thread. When the rotary cutting tool is in a locked position, the external thread is threadingly engaged with the internal thread.

Rotary cutting tool having tool holder with conical internal thread and replaceable cutting head with straight external thread, and said tool holder

A rotating chuck includes a coolant groove arrangement integrally along a shank-receiving bore of the rotating chuck. The groove arrangement defines a flow path in fluid communication with front and rear bore ends. The groove arrangement includes one or more slanted groove portions opening out to, and being inwardly inclined towards, a front chuck end of the rotating chuck.

Rotating chuck with coolant groove arrangement

A cutting tool includes first and second components, configured for differential coupling with each other. The first and second components each include peripheral and central coupling threads which each extend in a helical direction about a component axis of the respective component. Each component's peripheral and central coupling threads are axially offset with respect to each other. The first and second components each include a radial stop surface located at the respective peripheral coupling thread. In an assembled position of the cutting tool, the radial stop surfaces abut each other and the peripheral and central coupling threads of the first component threadingly engage the peripheral and central coupling threads of the second component, respectively, forming a differential tool coupling between the first and second components.

Cutting tool having a tool coupling with offset peripheral and central coupling threads and method of assembly thereof

A cutting tool includes a chuck, a compressible conical collet and a lock nut for locking the collet. The cutting tool lock nut has a nut portion with a threaded portion for threading with the chuck, and a locking portion with a collet-locking surface formed with angled coolant grooves thereon. The collet-locking surface presses on the collet head, thereby compressing it to grip a tool shank in a collet bore thereof. As the locking portion presses only against a peripheral surface of the collet head, the lock nut is suitable for locking collets with different bore diameters. When the chuck is provided with a coolant fluid, the coolant fluid flows through the chuck and through the collet towards the locking portion, passing through the coolant notches between the locking portion and the collet head, and sprayed towards a location along the tool shank.

Cutting tool lock nut having grooved collet-locking surface and cutting tool incorporating same

A collet has seal bores formed in interspaces of the collet. The seal bores are oriented at an acute angle &#x3b1; to the longitudinal axis of the collet, and extend towards a tool end of the collet, from a clamping surface of the collet to a collet peripheral surface. Adjacent the clamping bore, the collet has stopping surfaces for accurately locating the seals. When inserted into the seal bores, the seals prevent fluid leakage between the clamping bore surface and the peripheral surface of the collet.

Collet having angled seal bores

A cutting tool having a cutting head removably secured to a shank by frictional forces maintained between a male coupling member located in a female coupling member. Support surfaces of the male coupling member engage support walls of the female coupling member. The support surfaces lie on a common cylinder having a larger diameter than a common cylinder on which the support walls lie. The support walls are located on a circumferentially continuous bore wall of the female coupling member.

Cutting tool and coupling mechanism therefor

A pull-out preventer and milling collet that includes the pull-out preventer. The pull-out preventer is configured to prevent axial migration of a fluted milling tool out of the milling collet. The milling collet includes a through-hole extending from a rear-end aperture to an opposing cutting-end aperture of a basic body thereof. The pull-out preventer is located at the cutting-end aperture of the basic body.

Milling collet having pull-out preventer for retaining a fluted milling tool

A cutting tool has a cutting insert and a holder. The cutting insert has a cutting portion and an insert shank with a cylindrical portion and a non-cylindrical portion. The holder has a clamping portion which has a clamping sleeve and a cage located therein. The cage includes a load member housing with a load member. The cage has a major abutment wall adjacent to a minor abutment wall. The clamping sleeve has first and second inner sections defined by points Pand P. A point Pdivides the second inner section into first and second portions. The clamping sleeve is rotatable between a secured and a released position of the cutting tool. In the secured position, the non-cylindrical portion abuts the major abutment wall, the cylindrical portion abuts both the minor abutment wall and the load member, and the load member abuts the first portion.

Cutting tool and holder

A chuck for clamping an article has a receiving portion including a receiving bore having a longitudinal axis L, and a radially inwardly facing contoured clamping and receiving inner surface. A clamping sleeve is accommodated in the receiving bore and is rotatable between a releasing position and a securing position. The contoured clamping and receiving surface has one or more clamping segments, each clamping segment having a ramp between a trough and a crest, a second ramp between the crest and a depression, and a third ramp between the depression and the succeeding stop ridge. Rotating the clamping sleeve within the receiving bore causes one or more rollers associated with each clamping segment to cooperate with the contoured clamping surface to effect the releasing and the securing of the article.

Rotary cutting tool

A tool clamping mechanism connects a first member to a second member. The first member has a cylindrical stem with a coupling tooth projecting from the stem. The second member has a clamping cavity formed by the union of a gripping bore and an access hole. The access hole has an access bore and a tooth access hole formed to accommodate the stem and the coupling tooth respectively. The stem diameter of the stem is larger than the gripping bore diameter of the gripping bore. The clamping cavity further has a coupling recess for accommodating the coupling tooth. The coupling recess has a drive surface for engaging a driven surface located on the coupling tooth to create a force which pushes the stem from the access bore into the gripping bore and helps prevent separation of the two members.

Tool clamping mechanism

A cutting tool has a cutting insert and a holder. The cutting insert has a cutting portion and an insert shank with a cylindrical portion and a non-cylindrical portion. The holder has a clamping portion which has a clamping sleeve and a cage located therein. The cage includes a load member housing with a load member. The cage has a major abutment wall connected to a minor abutment wall. The clamping sleeve has first and second inner sections defined by points Pand P. A point Pdivides the second inner section into first and second portions. The clamping sleeve is rotatable between a secured and a released position of the cutting tool. In the secured position, the non-cylindrical portion abuts the major abutment wall, the cylindrical portion abuts both the minor abutment wall and the load member, and the load member abuts the first portion.

A clamping mechanism includes a male portion and a female portion. The male portion has a forwardly extending locking protrusion, and an alignment protrusion extending forwardly of the locking protrusion. A rear of the female portion has a forwardly extending locking bore and an alignment bore extending forwardly from a front end of the locking bore. The locking bore has an insertion bore portion which merges with a gripping bore portion. The insertion bore portion has an insertion bore axis while the gripping bore portion has a gripping bore axis that is spaced apart by a non-zero first distance from the insertion bore axis. In a clamped position, the alignment protrusion abuts a portion of the alignment bore and the locking protrusion abuts the gripping bore portion along a gripping angular extension, thereby forming a circumferential interference fit.

Cutting tool having a clamping mechanism

A clamping tool includes a holder, a connector and a tool. The holder has a rearwardly tapering bore and a holder thread having a first pitch. The connector has a cylindrical shape and a connector through bore. The connector further has a first connector thread having a pitch similar to the first pitch, and a second connector thread having a second pitch that is different from the first pitch. The tool has a rearwardly tapering rear portion and a tool thread having a pitch similar to the second pitch. In an assembled position, the rearwardly tapering rear portion of the tool abuts the rearwardly tapering bore of the holder, the holder thread is threadingly engaged with the first connector thread, and the tool thread is threadingly engaged with the second connector thread.

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