Abstract: A clamping device for connecting machine spindles or basic holders with tool holders or tools for machining comprises two partable damping elements (38,40;138,140) which are radially displaceably mounted in a holder (24;124) anchored in the machine spindle (10,110) or the basic holder and in the parted position engage behind an encircling clamping shoulder inside the tool holder (12;112). The clamping elements (38,40;138,140) extend crosswise to the longitudinal direction of the tool holder (12;112) and, at their lateral outer ends, have clamping surfaces (48,50,52,54;148,150,152,154) disposed such that all four clamping surfaces of the two clamping elements (38,40;138,140) are each distributed over the periphery of the clamping shoulder at angular distances of approximately 90.degree..

Abstract: A rotary device for simultaneously treating two or more regions of a workpiece, which includes a rotatable shaft having an externally threaded portion. Mounted on the shaft, connected to the shaft or integrally formed with it, is a first tool. The device further includes a second tool which is mounted on the externally threaded portion of the shaft. The second tool is internally threaded so that rotation of the second tool axially displaces the second tool along the shaft, thereby changing the spacing between the two tools. The device further includes a set screw or similar mechanism for fixing the second tool at a location along said externally threaded portion of said shaft.

Abstract: A milling tool holder comprising an elongated body adapted to be supported on a milling tool base. The body has a shank receiving bore opening in one end of the body. A head supports a pair of indexable inserts and has a shank received in the shank-receiving opening. The end of the shank has a slot which mates with a key in the shank-receiving bore to prevent the head from rotating with respect to the tool body. A pair of fasteners lock the shank to the body.

Abstract: A coupling system (1) is provided for lockably coupling together machine tool components that comprises a male coupling (3) having a recess (19) at a distal end that includes follower surfaces (24), and female coupling (9) having an opening (31) disposed along its longitudinal axis for receiving the distal end of the male coupling (3), and a pair of opposing jaw members (12) pivotally mounted in the opening (31) and having cam surfaces (44) engagable with the follower surfaces (24) of the male coupling (3).

Abstract: A rotating holder for tools or work pieces includes a chuck in the form of a hydraulic clamp bushing. The clamp bushing comprises a thin inner sleeve or wall, a solid outer sleeve and a plastic or hydraulic pressure medium which is entrapped between the sleeves. The thin inner sleeve is arranged to both center and firmly clamp a rotating tool or work piece when the hydraulic pressure medium is being pressurized. The clamp bushing is integrated with a mounting cone or with a machine spindle by a welding or soldering joint. The clamp bushing is formed with a bore at the periphery thereof for providing an opening to some type of means for pressurizing the hydraulic pressure medium. A protection ring is formed around the periphery of the clamp bushing and is rotatable to at least two positions, in one position of which the protection ring covers the bore for the pressurization means and in another position of which a passageway is opened to the pressurization means.

Abstract: A toolholder 1 of the type including a collet 5 integrally formed with a shank 3 is provided with an interface between a locknut 7 and collet 13 which substantially reduces the torque required to turn the locknut 7 into a position which radially collapses the collet segments 17. In this interface, one of either the inner locknut surface 23 or the outer surfaces of the collet segments 17 includes an engaging portion 56 for wedgingly flexing the collet segments 17 inwardly when the locknut is turned, and a non-engaging portion 58 disposed between the engaging portion 56 and the shank mounted ends of the collet segments 17. The non-engaging portion 58 reduces the torque required to turn the locknut 7 by reducing the binding forces that would otherwise occur between the ends of the collet segments 17 and the inner locknut surface 23.

Abstract: An apparatus for releasably holding a tubular toolholder shank by axially reciprocating a lock rod between a locked and unlocked position. The lock rod is reciprocated using a rotatable cam. The rotatable cam activates a preloaded spring to generate a force securing the lock rod in the locked position. The rotatable cam includes a non-cylindrical cam post to minimize a kickback force that may be caused by the preloaded spring on the cam post as the lock rod is moved from the locked to the unlocked position.

Abstract: A hydraulic clamping device for axially clamping pieces of radial symmetry has a base body with a longitudinal axis slipped onto a receiving mandrel. An annular piston is floatingly arranged in the base body. A closed circuit hydraulic system for displacing the annular piston relative to the base body toward a piece of radial symmetry to be clamped on the receiving mandrel is provided for securely clamping the piece of radial symmetry on the receiving mandrel. A plurality of compensation wedges arranged at the annular piston have wedge surfaces extending symmetrically to the longitudinal axis of the base body. Adjusting screws that are radially displaceable relative to the longitudinal center axis of the base body are provided for displacing the compensation wedges axially in order to secure the compensation wedges in a clamping position.

Abstract: A tool for preparing a substrate edge of a counter-top to accept a molded apron having at least two perpendicular appendages. The tool includes cutters for cutting a channel and/or a rabbet into the substrate edge. The spacing between the cutting edges of the cutters corresponds to a spacing between the perpendicular appendages of the molded apron.

Abstract: A two-part tool holder for a milling tool, one part having a shank adapted to be mounted in a milling machine, the other part having an opening for receiving the cutting tool. The second part has an annular collar which receives a nose on the first part. Four adjusting screws on the collar engage the nose to laterally move the flutes of the end mill until there is essentially a zero runout of the flutes. The two parts are then fastened together.

Abstract: An apparatus for releasably holding a tubular toolholder shank by axially reciprocating a lock rod between a locked and unlocked position. The lock rod is reciprocated using a rotatable cam. The cam compresses a spring thereby urging the lock rod in the locked position and positively displaces the lock rod to the unlocked position.

Abstract: A tool holder coupling apparatus for attaching a tool holder to a machine spindle, has a tool holder which includes a support portion and a pull stud bolt. The support portion has a tapered surface portion of relatively large diameters, a straight portion of a relatively small diameter near the pull stud bolt, and a relief portion between the taper portion and the straight portion. The machine spindle of the coupling apparatus has a hollow interior defined by a tapered reception interior surface portion corresponding to the tapered surface portion of the tool holder, a straight interior surface portion corresponding to the straight surface portion of the tool holder, and a middle interior surface portion between the tapered surface portion and the straight surface portion. The tool holder attaches to the machine spindle in such a manner that the relief surface portion of the tool holder is spaced from the middle surface portion of the machine spindle.

Abstract: A shank carries a milling tool and has a clamping portion adapted to be mounted in a bore of a chuck. The chuck has first and second locking screws which are engageable with first and second recesses, respectively, formed on a cylindrical outer surface of the clamping portion of the shank. The first recess is configured such that the first locking screw urges the clamping portion into the bore to press a surface of the shank against the chuck. The second recess comprises first and second longitudinally adjacent planar surfaces which form an angle with one another. Depending upon the angle of inclination of the second locking screw (that angle varies in different types of chucks), the second locking screw will flushly engage one or the other of the surfaces for preventing rotation of the shank within the bore.

Abstract: The invention concerns a new type of tool for engraving machines comprising an oblong body (11a) provided at one end of an insert-receiving (19) pocket (18).Said insert includes a cutting tip end (19a) at one end, one rear surface (23), as well as an intermediate surface in the shape of a cylindrical body (22) truncated by an oblique flat piece (24), the section of said cylindrical body (22) tapering away from said tip end (19).Said oblong body (11a) is provided with a pocket (18) including a cylidrical wall corresponding to that of the cylindrical body (22), as well as a wall slanted in such a way as to be adapted to the obliquity of the flat piece (24), the surface of said wall (25) exhibiting a convexity in a radial and/or longitudinal direction so that said insert (19) can be inserted and maintained in said oblong body (11a) by jamming the flat piece (24) in the pocket (18).

Abstract: A cut or slit is provided in the holder generally perpendicular to the actual opening through the holder in which the shaft of an engraving quill is held. The cut or slit completely intersects the opening and divides the cut portion into two sections of unequal thickness. Means are provided for opening or closing the slit to thereby engage and disengage the quill shaft. This means is provided by a pair of set screws; one in the portion of the holder above the slit and one in the portion of the holder below the slit. A polymer insert is provided for smoothly engaging the shaft of an engraving quill when the slit is forced open. It is on the opposite side of the opening from the set screws. Turning a set screw causes the thinner portion of the cut holder to bend locking an engraving quill shaft.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fastening device or mounting of a tool holder (2) at a mandrel (1) for a milling machine and the like or a rotatable holder for boring machine and the like. The mandrel (1) presents a central trunnion (4) having an axial threaded bore (6). The trunnion (4) is used as a support for a sleeve (9) which is slid over the trunnion (4) and presents an external circumferential V-groove (10). The sleeve (9) has, at its inner end, recesses (8) complementary to a wedge (5) of the mandrel (1). A fastening screw (16) is insertable in the axial threaded bore (6) and has a head (17) engaging the outer end face of the sleeve (9). The tool holder (2) has an opposite central opening on each side communicating with recesses (8) for the wedge. The portion of the tool holder (2) surrounding the sleeve (9) has a number of radial locking screws (13) with conical inner ends adapted to engage the V-groove (10) of the sleeve (9).

Abstract: A tapered mounting for cutters which automatically provides accurate positioning of a cutter with respect to a holder. More particularly, the tapered mounting provides a concentric and perpendicular mounting of the cutter with respect to a centerline of rotation of the holder. The tapered cutter mounting in part provided by a frustoconically shaped shank, which is provided with one or more keys. The tapered mounting is further in part provided by a conically shaped bore in the cutter, the conically shaped bore having keyways for accepting the keys. The conically shaped bore surface is dimensioned to firmly engage the frustoconically shaped shank surface so that the cutter is precisely aligned concentrically and perpendicularly with respect to the centerline of rotation of the holder. The cutter hub is held fast with respect to the holder by operation of a hold down screw or bolt which threadably engages with respect to the holder.

Abstract: An adjustable cutting assembly includes a wedge member extending transversely through a clearance opening in a sleeve portion of a cutting element adapter that is slidable supported on a rotary arbor. Radial motion of the wedge member can be used to shift the adapter axially on the arbor, thereby adjusting or controlling the depth of cut of the cutting element. An axially oriented locking bolt is used to clamp the wedge member between opposed guide surfaces on the adapter and arbor, so that during machining operations the tool assembly has the rigidity of a non-adjustable tool assembly.

Abstract: An mounting arrangement of a tool holder in a machine tool comprises a main shaft and the tool holder each having an extending end face formed by extending a given reference end face of the main shaft and a given collar end face of the tool holder, toward one another, respectively, both of which end faces are normally separated with a prescribed clearance, with required extensions so as to come into contact with one another when a tapered shank of the tool holder is fitted into a flared hole of the main shaft, so that the tool holder can be mounted in the main shaft securely owing to a high degree of integration, without the occurrence of friction due to the phenomenon of a fretting corrosion or the like in the contact surfaces between the flared hole and the tapered shank. Such a high degree of integration of the main shaft and the tool holder enables a deep cutting to be readily performed in relation to a workpiece.

Abstract: An interface 1 between a tool carrier 5 and a clamping shaft 3 of a machine tool holding the tool carrier is proposed comprising a hollow fitting pivot 7 which is provided at the tool carrier and is provided with a first clamping surface 19 on its inner wall, comprising a recess 9 provided at the front wall 73 of the clamping shaft for receiving the fitting pivot, a clamping member 37 is arranged in this recess 9 and is axially displaceable inside the clamping pivot, the clamping member 37 is provided on its outer side with a second clamping surface 71 cooperating with the first clamping surface via clamping elements 69 which are arranged on the outside of the clamping member, can be swiveled out radially by the clamping member against a resilient restoring force, and can be made to engage with the first and second clamping surfaces, characterized in that the clamping elements 69 are arranged at the circumference of the clamping member constructed as clamping pin 37 so as to be freely movable in the axial dir

Abstract: A coupling structure includes a coupling member having a cylindrical, axially slotted end with a cylindrical opening extending therethrough and perpendicular thereto having an axis of generation parallel to the sides of the slot and including a conical surface, a conical member within the opening having a conical surface in contact with the opening's conical surface and threaded structure for axially adjustably securing the conical member in the opening. A tapered liner may surround the slotted end of the coupling member and a threaded insert may be provided over one end of the opening for receiving an end of the conical member. One embodiment includes one conical surface in the opening and one conical member provided within the opening. A second embodiment includes two separate conical surfaces in the opening along with two separate conical members in opposite ends of the opening connected by and axially adjustable along a liner member.

Abstract: A chuck for fixing a rotary tool such a drill and an end mill to a machine tool is disclosed. This chuck comprises a main body comprising a taper shank for fixing the chuck to the machine tool and a tool support for clamping the rotary tool, a fastening ring for regulating fastening force by the tool support, a needle roller bearing interposed between the fastening ring and the tool support under an inclined state, and a gear mechanism for rotating the fastening ring. This gear mechanism comprises, for example, a worm wheel formed integrally with the fastening ring and a worm engaging with the worm wheel. When this structure is employed, the rotary tool can be fitted to and removed from the chuck without fixing a spindle of the machine tool, and the fastening ring can be turned without a great force.

Abstract: A tool holder assembly for connecting a tool to a spindle. The tool holder assembly defines a conical envelope for seating in a conical seat defined by the spindle and an annular clamping surface in surrounding relation to the conical envelope for seating against an annular clamping surface defined by the spindle. The conical envelope is resilient so as to allow simultaneous seating of the conical envelope in the conical seat of the spindle and seating of the clamping surface on the clamping seat of the spindle irrespective of the tolerances between the conical seat and the clamping seat. Several embodiments are disclosed for providing the resiliency to the conical envelope.

Abstract: The tool mounting arrangement employs a bushing within a recessed end of a shaft. The bushing has three lobes with inclined surfaces which abut against an internal conical wall of an annular mounting portion on the end of the shaft. A threaded screw passes through a washer and the grind wheel in non-rotatable relation into threaded relation in the bushing. Turning of the screw causes the bushing to be pulled in a direction out of the shaft so as to radially deform the annular mounting portion into uniform contact with the bore of the grind wheel while the grind wheel is simultaneously abutted square to the shaft axis. The annular mounting portion is provided with equi-spaced circumferentially disposed notches to permit passage of the lobes upon insertion of the bushing into the recess at the end of the shaft. One or more set screws is also provided in the shaft to prevent rotation of the bushing within the recess of the shaft.

Abstract: A coupling device for high speed rotation applications comprised of a first member about a longitudinal axis having a collar integrally attached to a solid base and a second member about a longitudinal axis having a sleeve which is receivable within the collar. When the first and second members are rotated the sleeve expands within the collar to minimize or eliminate any clearance that may exist between the sleeve and collar. The coupling device may, among other applications, be utilized for machine tools such as milling cutters.

Abstract: The invention indicates a device and a process for clamping tools in a clamping chuck which possesses a shrinkage segment (14) to receive the tool, with a heating apparatus (26), preferably designed as a gas burner, being associated with the shrinkage segment (14). The tool is clamped in the clamping chuck (20) with a press fit in the shrinkage seat, resulting in especially high clamping force. To prevent local overheating of the clamping chuck (20) and achieve complete insertion of the tool shaft into the thermally expanded shrinkage segment (14) of the clamping chuck (20), a receiving apparatus (40)--by means of which, for clamping purposes, the tool can be elastically pressed in the axial direction against the shrinkage segment (14)--is provided to receive the tool.

Abstract: A cylindrical standard shank is provided for rotating cutting tools for locating a standard shank in a cylindrical location opening, precisely produced with regard to shape and true-running accuracy, in the work spindles of so-called transfer lines or of, for example, steep-taper adaptors. The cutting tool is, in turn, fixed by a cylindrical press connection in the standard shank serving as an adaptor between the tool shank and standardized location opening. The standard shank has, at the front, a longitudinally slotted clamping sleeve accurately machined on the inside and outside. The clamping sleeve is clamped by an accurately machined shrink collar of shape-memory alloy which is approximately the same length and has at least the same wall thickness, is present in the austenitic structural state at room temperature and in the process is reduced in diameter on account of suitable pretreatment, and bears tightly against the periphery of the clamping sleeve.

Abstract: An elongated grooving or threading tool has a cutting section and a rearward cemented carbide section which are held together in axial alignment by a drawbolt which extends through an axially aligned bore in the cutting section and engages the respective sections to hold the connection under compression.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for removably securing a tool (12) to the spindle (10) of a machine tool with a fitting aperture (16) concentric with the spindle axis, a fitting pin (18) engaging in the fitting aperture (16), two clamping bolts (26) arranged in the fitting pin so as to be radially movable towards opposite sides, a clamping member (32) movable axially by means of a tensioning mechanism fitted on the spindle side and two tapered surfaces (48, 30) fitted on the clamping member (32) on the one hand and on the clamping bolts on the other for the radial adjustment of the clamping bolts (26) between a release position withdrawn in the fitting pin (18) and a clamping position shifted radially outwards.

Abstract: A tool holder device including a first and a second member having respectively a projection and a bore which are engageable with each other. The second member has an annular groove which partially defines the bore and is coaxial with the bore. The projection has a through-hole in which are received two engaging members having respective inclined surfaces which are abuttable against with an inclined surface of the annular groove when the two engaging members are moved away from each other upon rotation of a threaded member which engages at least one of the two engaging members. The inclined surfaces of the engaging members and annular groove permit a tight fit between the projection and bore, for removable connection of the first and second members.

Abstract: A machine tool for machining contains a tool attachment (9) to which a tool holder (7) for a lathe shaft (10) can be secured. The shaft (10) is mechanically secured in the tool holder (7), which means that vibrations occur when long shafts (10) are used. The invention reduces any vibration by arranging a tubular cavity (4) inside the wall surrounding the shaft (10) in the holder, and filling said cavity with a medium which is subjected to pressure so that the tool (10) is clamped with a force greater than that which can be achieved by mechanical means.

Abstract: The present invention is a tool holder for receiving an endmill or similar tool. The tool holder includes a shank portion adapted to fit into the spindle of a machine, and a closed end collet integrally formed with the shank portion. The collet includes an axial bore for receiving the tool and a plurality of resilient collet segments for gripping the tool. The collet segments are separated by a plurality of axially extending slots which terminate inwardly from the forward end of a collet. A continuous tie ring extends around the forward end of a collet and joins the plurality of collet segments together. The continuous tie ring provides for increased radial stiffness at the forward end of the collet which improves accuracy and repeatability of tool location. A lock nut threads onto the collet to collapse the collet segments radially inwardly to grip the tool.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rotary cutter for cutting gears, couplings and the like. The rotary cutter comprises a cutter head having an axis of rotation, a centering disc located adjacent to a side of the cutter head and concentric with the axis and a cutter ring, centered by the centering disc, on the cutter head. The centering disc has a tapered outer edge surface that abuts against and is complementary with the tapered surface of the bore of the cutter ring. The cutter ring is centered once the surfaces are complementary. Once centered, the cutter ring is secured to the cutter head. The rotary cutter of the present invention enables the cutter ring to rotate true about the axis of a machine tool.

Abstract: A cutting toolholder assembly for holding a cutting tool used in a material removal operation. The assembly comprises a locking component which contains a bore with at least one recess therein. The assembly also includes a tool holding component with a shank whereby the bore receives the shank. The shank contains a compartment with a locking assembly within the compartment. The locking assembly includes at least one locking member and a positioner assembly that selectively positions the locking member into engagement with its corresponding recess. The recess corresponds to the shape of the locking member such that when the locking member engages the recess, the recess restrains the locking member so that there is essentially no movement between the holder component and the locking component during a material removal operation.

Abstract: A mechanism for clamping a cutting tool holder in a socket formed in an end face of a clamping unit in a cutting machine. An axially movable drawbar has a multiple number of flat surfaces obliquely angled to the drawbar axis for exerting cam forces on individual wedge elements that are slidably guided for outward movement into wedge lock engagements with an inturned flange on the tool holder. The wedge elements exert axial forces on the tool holder internal flange for simultaneously achieving a relatively tight fit of the tool holder in the associated socket and a seating of the tool holder against an end face of the clamping unit. The mechanism can be used in rotary or non-rotary machines.

Abstract: A clamping device for gripping a tool in a carrier. The clamping device has a hollow centering extension or spigot and an abutment surface surrounding it are provided on the tool. A tool receptacle provided in the carrier has a receiving bore matched to the centering extension and an end face surrounding the bore and against which the abutment surface can be pressed by a clamping arrangement. The clamping arrangement comprises a clamping sleeve movable coaxially with respect to the central axis and a clamping ring or collet movable in the opposite direction to the clamping sleeve, both of which are provided with clamping cones facing towards one another. The collet is movable axially on the clamping sleeve by means of a clamping nut screwable on the sleeve. A plurality of clamping jaws surround the clamping sleeve and the collet concentrically and are supported in each case by one end against their clamping cones.

Abstract: An apparatus for adapting toolholders (10) which are specifically designed for use with machine tools having quick change tooling systems so that such toolholders may be used with machine tools not equipped with such systems. The apparatus secures to the toolholder shank (45) and provides an intermediate element enabling the toolholder (10) to be secured to such machine tools.

Abstract: The present invention is a tool holder which permits lateral insertion and removal of a tool means into and from the holder thereby making it unnecessary to move the machine or work piece to provide excess clearance. The tool holder includes a main body having a shallow tool cavity formed in one end thereof for receiving the tool means. A locking element having a u-shaped collar is rotatably mounted to the main body for clamping the tool means within the tool cavity. The u-shaped collar defines a tool slot having a tool slot opening which extends from the side of the locking element. When the locking element is in an unlocked position, the tool slot opening aligns radially with the open side of the tool cavity to permit lateral insertion and removal of the tool means into and from the cavity. When the locking element is rotated to the locked position, tool slot opening is moved out of alignment with the open side of the cavity thereby preventing removal of the to tool means.

Abstract: A tool head can be connected to a tool holder by an open-ended tension ring provided in a peripheral conical recess of the tool holder. The diameter of the tension ring can be reduced by an actuating device acting tangentially with respect to the tension ring. In a coupling position of both tool portions, the tension ring at one side is supported by a side surface of the recess and at the opposite side presses against an annular shoulder of a fitting pin of the tool head.

Abstract: In a support device to hold a tool or a workpiece, a tightening cylinder is provided at inside with an insertion hole for a substance to be held and on an outer circumference with a taper surface, a rotary cylinder is rotatably and externally fitted to outside of the tightening cylinder through a number of rollers, the rotary cylinder is rotated thereby the rotary cylinder is moved towards diameter side of the tightening cylinder and the tightening cylinder is contracted so as to tighten the substance to be held. Since a number of strain absorbing holes are provided on the inner circumferential surface of the tightening cylinder and scattered uniformly in the axial direction and in the circumferential direction, the deflection adaptability of the tightening cylinder is high and the tightening cylinder can be contracted by a relatively small force.

Abstract: A chuck for chucking predominantly chip-removing tools, such as milling cutters, drills, countersinks or the like which have a cylindrical shaft and a recessed drive surface on the shaft with stop shoulders in axial direction. A stop member inserted in a duct of the front portion of the chuck engages the stop surface, so that the chucking force acting on the tool shaft extends in axial direction and the chucking force is transmitted between the tool shaft and the front portion of the chuck by the locking member.

Abstract: A coupling for a detachable, torsionally and axially rigid fixing of parts, in particular of tool components, at corresponding carrier members, such as a tool base receiver or basic holder. At the carrier member a receiver for a conical or cylindrical centering extension of the part is provided. A chuck member can be actuated by a set screw from the exterior of the part so as to force the two members against each other through a support ring surface pairing. In order to provide an easy handling, a favorable application of force between the parts and compatibility with already existing coupling systems having a centrally disposed drawbar, the chuck member includes three clamp-like chuck claws positioned a circumferential distance with respect to each other which are disposed or arranged each in an axial plane of the coupling. The chuck claws are supported by an anchor portion at a shoulder in the receiver and are movable into an undercut interior recess with a radially outwardly projecting clamping portion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rotary cutter for cutting gears, couplings and the like. The rotary cutter comprises a cutter head having an axis of rotation, a centering disc located adjacent to a side of the cutter head and concentric with the axis and a cutter ring, centered by the centering disc, on the cutter head. The centering disc has a tapered outer edge surface that abuts against and is complementary with the tapered surface of the bore of the cutter ring. The cutter ring is centered once the surfaces are complementary. Once centered, the cutter ring is secured to the cutter head. The rotary cutter of the present invention enables the cutter ring to rotate true about the axis of a machine tool.

Abstract: An expandable holding device for holding a component in which the clamping force is brought about by the solidification and expansion of a fusible alloy. The alloy is contained in an expansion chamber defined in part by a thin-walled, expansion sleeve. The alloy has a low melting point and expands when it solidifies. The pressure caused by expansion of the fusible alloy radially expands the expansion sleeve causing the expansion sleeve to grip the component. To release the component, the alloy is heated and liquified so that the expansion sleeve returns to an unexpanded condition.

Abstract: A hydraulic clamping device for the axial clamping of bodies of rotation, especially tools, onto a revolving mandrel is provided. It has a base body fixed to a mandrel and a rotary piston which is suspended in a floating manner inside the base body and is axially slidable relative to the base body via a closed-circuit hydraulic system and setscrews. The tool is tightly clamped in an axial direction. In order to improve the axial rigidity of the hydraulic clamping device, to provide a fast and directed adjustment of the concentricity during the clamping of the tool inside the device and to provide a radial freedom of play during operation, a sleeve fastened to the mandrel is provided to which the base body is attached. The sleeve is equipped with an elastic flange, a first face of which is engaged by the rotary piston and a second face of which is abuttable against said tool.

Abstract: A rotary tool is provided with a shank and a collar-like section, and further includes a plurality of screw-threaded holes drilled in a vertical end face of the collar-like section, in parallel relationships with the axis of the collar-like section. A plurality of balancing weights are removably screwed in the holes as required to balance the tool.

Abstract: A jig assembly for mounting a tool is disclosed in which the tool is held generally stationary in the jig. The jig assembly is used in a machining process in which the workpiece is mounted at the end of a movable robot arm and is manipulated with respect to the generally stationary machine tool. The machine tool, which may be a rotating tool, is rotated about its longitudinal axis and the workpiece is manipulated by the robot arm so as to contact the rotating rool thereby enabling it to perform its machining function. The use of this jig enables the application of a substantially constant force between the workpiece and the rotating tool in order to machine each of the workpieces to very small tolerances. The tool holder is attached to a balance beam having balance weights attached to both ends. The beam pivots about a generally horizontal pivot axis extending generally through its midpoint.

Abstract: An improved tool holder having a body with means for connecting the tool holder to a numerical controlled machine or universal milling and boring machine and for driving the tool holder and means by which machine tools can be connected to the tool holder. The tool holder body is of malleable and ductile aluminum with an exterior coating of no less than 60 rockwell hardness.

Abstract: Apparatus for coupling a tool holder to a machine tool spindle wherein the tool holder is fitted to a coupling interposed between the tool holder and the spindle. The coupling and the tool holder have separable fasteners for separably joining the tool holder and coupling together. The coupling can accommodate tool holders having dissimilar fasteners and the tool holder can be fitted to couplings having dissimilar fasteners.

Abstract: A balanceable tool holder for machine tools includes a main body with a holding cylinder. In addition, a flange encircles the main body. A plurality of screw holes extend longitudinally in the main body in which adjusting screws are moveable inwardly and outwardly for adjusting the balance of the tool holder.