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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sture Sj{umlaut over (oo)}, Gävle, SE;
Per Hansson, Gävle, SE;
Assignee:
Sandvik AB, Sandviken, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 2/704 ; B23B 2/722 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 2/704 ; B23B 2/722 ;
Abstract
A cutting insert is clamped in a pocket of a holder by a top clamp assembly which includes a clamp arm screwed to the holder, and a clamp plate interposed between the insert and a front part of the clamp arm. The clamp plate is formed of a harder and more wear-resistant material than the clamp arm and transmits clamping forces from the clamp arm to the cutting insert. The hard clamp plate shields the clamp arm from being impacted by chips generated during a machining operation, thereby minimizing wearing of the clamp arm.