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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2023
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Ruy Frota De Souza Filho, Latrobe, PA (US);
Alexander Kroedel, Fuerth, DE;
Kacie Watson, Alum Bank, PA (US);
KENNAMETAL INC., Latrobe, PA (US);
Abstract
Hydraulic chuck assemblies for receiving tool shanks are disclosed. The hydraulic chuck assembly comprises a tool support member, a clamping tube, and an expansion sleeve. The clamping tube may be integral to or separate from and attached to the tool support member. The clamping tube comprises slots on the radial outer surface to provide torque transfer. The expansion sleeve comprises a generally cylindrical body, an integral flange, and a torque transfer projection. The torque transfer projection extends radially outward from the outer wall of the body below the integral flange. The expansion sleeve further comprises a pressure chamber in fluid communication with a pressurized fluid system in the tool support member. During operation, a pressure adjustment screw in the tool support member communicates with the pressurized fluid chamber of the expansion sleeve to clamp a tool shank.