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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2002
Tsuyoshi Komine, Hyogo, JP;
Haruaki Kubo, Hyogo, JP;
Big Alpha Co., Inc., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a capped collet and a cap attached to the collet, which are capable of efficiently supplying a cooling fluid to a tool according to the type of the tool held therein, and of performing satisfactory cooling. The capped collet comprises: a collet body a cap which is attached to the top-end side of the collet body in an attachable and detachable manner and which allows the tool to pierce therethrough; and a sealing member placed between a tool holder and the cap in order to hermetically seal a space between them. The collet body has a slot formed at least from the top-end side thereof, and an annular projection which is formed on the top-end side and which is coupled with the cap The cap has an annular groove for coupling with the annular projection of the collet body and a cover for covering the end face of the collet body on the top-end side.