Cutting tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11845133-B2
Application number	US-202117403944-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2021
Priority date	Aug 21, 2020
Publication date	Dec 19, 2023
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023

Abstract

Provided is a cutting tool that implements both high positioning accuracy and simple operation when the cutting tool is installed in a tool rest. The cutting has: a tool a main body which includes a fixing seat fixing a cutting insert or a cutting edge; and a position pin, which includes a cylindrical portion that is used for positioning the main body by being abutted to an abutting surface of a tool rest in a case of installing the main body in the tool rest, and which is detachable from the main body. The main body includes a female screw hole that is provided with a female screw portion and a tapered surface that is symmetric with respect to a center axis of the female screw portion and that widens toward an opening thereof. The positioning pin includes a male screw portion that engages with the female screw portion, and a contact portion located at a connecting portion that connects an end of the cylindrical portion and an end of the male screw portion. In a case where the male screw portion is engaged with the female screw portion and the positioning pin is installed in the main body, the contact portion contacts the tapered surface, and a center axis of the cylindrical portion and a center axis of the tapered portion match with each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cutting tool comprising:
a main body which includes a fixing seat fixing a cutting insert or a cutting edge; and
a positioning pin, which includes a cylindrical portion that is used for positioning the main body by being abutted to an abutting surface of a tool rest while the main body is installed in the tool rest, and which is detachable from the main body, wherein
the main body includes a female screw hole that is provided with a female screw portion and a tapered surface that is symmetric with respect to a center axis of the female screw portion and widens toward an opening thereof,
the positioning pin includes:
a male screw portion that engages with the female screw portion,
a connecting portion that connects an end of the cylindrical portion and an end of the male screw portion, and
a contact portion positioned at an outermost location of the connecting portion,

while the male screw portion is engaged with the female screw portion and the positioning pin is installed in the main body, the contact portion contacts the tapered surface, and a center axis of the cylindrical portion and a center axis of the tapered surface match with each other, and
a depth of a screw groove of the female screw portion is set deeper than a height of a screw thread of the male screw portion, so that when the contact portion contacts the tapered surface, the male screw portion and the female screw portion do not contact each other in a radial direction.

2. The cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein
the contact portion contacts the tapered surface in a region outside a virtual circle, which corresponds to a maximum outer diameter of the female screw portion.

3. The cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein
the main body includes an inner passage through which coolant flows, and
the female screw hole is connected with the inner passage in a part on an opposite side to the opening.

4. The cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion is formed as a taper, and the contact portion is formed at an intersection between the connecting portion and the cylindrical portion.

5. The cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the cylindrical portion is the same as the diameter of the contact portion.

6. The cutting tool according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion includes a convex surface.

7. The cutting tool according to claim 1 , the tapered surface of the female screw hole including an innermost location and an outermost location, and the contact portion contacts the tapered surface at a position between the innermost location and the outermost location.

8. The cutting tool according to claim 1 , the main body including a main body surface, the tapered surface of the female screw hole extending inwardly from the main body surface, and the cylindrical portion extending outwardly from a location between the main body surface and the female screw portion.

9. A cutting tool comprising:
a main body which includes a fixing seat fixing a cutting insert or a cutting edge; and
a positioning pin, which includes a cylindrical portion that is used for positioning the main body by being abutted to an abutting surface of a tool rest while the main body is installed in the tool rest, and which is detachable from the main body, wherein
the main body includes a female screw hole that is provided with a female screw portion and a tapered surface that is symmetric with respect to a center axis of the female screw portion and widens toward an opening thereof,
the positioning pin includes:
a male screw portion that engages with the female screw portion,
a connecting portion that connects an end of the cylindrical portion and an end of the male screw portion, the connecting portion includes a convex surface, and
a contact portion positioned on the convex surface at a location between the male screw portion and the end of the cylindrical portion,

while the male screw portion is engaged with the female screw portion and the positioning pin is installed in the main body, the contact portion contacts the tapered surface, and a center axis of the cylindrical portion and a center axis of the tapered surface match with each other, and
a depth of a screw groove of the female screw portion is set deeper than a height of a screw thread of the male screw portion, so that when the contact portion contacts the tapered surface, the male screw portion and the female screw portion do not contact each other in a radial direction.

Assignees

• Tungaloy Corp

Inventors

• Suzuki Yusuke
• Mochizuki Katsura

Classifications

• B23B27/16 Primary

  with exchangeable cutting bits {or cutting inserts}, e.g. able to be clamped · CPC title

• B23B27/1662 Primary

  with plate-like cutting inserts clamped against the walls of the recess in the shank by a clamping member acting upon the wall of a hole in the cutting insert (B23B27/1677 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B23B27/1659

  with plate-like exchangeable cutting inserts (B23B27/1662 - B23B27/1681 take precedence) · CPC title

• B23B29/04

  Tool holders for a single cutting tool · CPC title

• B23B2260/12

  Stops · CPC title