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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
Applicant:
Filho Ruy Frota DE Souza, Latrobe, PA (US);
Inventor:
Filho Ruy Frota de Souza, Latrobe, PA (US);
Assignee:
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 31/117 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shrink fit tool holder includes a shank or body that includes a tool holder portion, a flange member, a tapered outer surface that generally corresponds to a tapered bore of a spindle, and a central bore or aperture for accommodating a cutting tool. The central bore includes a plurality of grooves formed in a predetermined pattern that decrease a surface contact area between the tool holder portion and the cutting tool, thereby reducing an amount of conductive heat transfer between the tool holder portion and the cutting tool. As a result, there is less expansion in the tool shank relative to the tool holder.