Abstract: A tool holder and method for a machine tool includes a rear facing fluid port that will flush the next tool loaded in a gang style tool block while also allowing the fluid, such as coolant, to flow to the tool that is engaged with the workpiece.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 30, 2014
Date of Patent:
July 12, 2016
Assignee:
NTM, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeff Smith, Greg Buck, Christopher Bryan Billingsley