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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Wesley E. Holleman, Long Beach, CA (US);
Nicholas Ryan Farrell, Long Beach, CA (US);
Gary Lipczynski, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 11/00 (2006.01); B23C 3/00 (2006.01); B23C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 11/0046 (2013.01); B23C 3/00 (2013.01); B23C 9/005 (2013.01); B23B 2251/68 (2013.01); B23C 2215/04 (2013.01); B23C 2230/045 (2013.01); B23C 2230/08 (2013.01); B23C 2270/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A debris removal apparatus for a milling machine. In one embodiment, the debris removal apparatus includes a hollow, cylindrical suction member that attaches to a tool shaft which holds an end mill to rotate with the tool shaft. The debris removal apparatus further includes a nonrotating canister that applies a suction force to the suction member. The suction member is dimensioned to fit within a hole being cut by the end mill as the end mill is fed into the hole, and to extract debris created by the end mill via the suction force.