Traveling Wedge Patents (Class 408/168)
  • Patent number: 11745274
    Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the field of machining of chamfers of holes. The hole chamfering device includes blades in bilateral symmetry and a blade distance adjusting, through the blade distance adjusting, the distance between the blades on the left side and the right side can be adjusted, thus, after the blades on the left side and the right side of the hole chamfering device process chamfers on the front face of a hole, the distance between the blades is reduced to enable the blades to pass through the hole to process chamfers on the back face of the hole, after processing of the chamfers on the back face of the hole is completed, the distance between the blades is reduced, the hole chamfering device not only can chamfer the front face of the hole, but also can chamfer the back face of the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: CITIC Dicastal Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huiying Liu, Zuo Xu, Hanqi Wu
  • Patent number: 10124414
    Abstract: A clamping assembly for a clamping device for clamping of a workpiece or tool or a toolholder on machine component with a clamping cone movable axially via a tension rod and several clamping elements arranged spaced from each other in the peripheral direction on the outside of the clamping cone, which can be moved between a radially outer clamped position and a radially inner released position by axial movement of the tension rod. The clamping cone includes two parts movable opposite each other in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: OTT-JAKOB SPANNTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Josef Greif, Conrad Rösch, Bartholomäus Reisacher, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130223944
    Abstract: A thread repair tool comprises a support, a removable cutter, and a clamp for holding the cutter in position. The support can be provided with a leg supporting the cutter. The inner surface of the leg and the inner surface of the cutter can be tapered so that moving the cutter away from the head of the support can change the cutting diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventor: Hamlet Dilanchian
  • Patent number: 8096736
    Abstract: A machining unit, particularly for machining the surface of cylindrical cavities, has a tool-holder assembly, including an electric actuator for adjustment of the radial tool position. The control signals of the actuator are transmitted to said actuator by a stationary electronic control unit via a wireless communication system. Also provided on board the tool-holder assembly is a system for electrical supply of the actuator, constituted, for example, by one or more batteries or else by an electrical-generation microsystem that exploits a portion of the flow of the high-pressure lubricant-coolant that is fed into the machining area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Comau S.p.A.
    Inventors: Luigi Migliore, Angelo Fonte, Marco Zampollo
  • Patent number: 7052217
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multiple cutting edge rotary tool having a radial individual adjustment of each cutting edge or having a central adjustment for all cutting edges together. The multiple cutting edge rotary tool used for machining has a number of holders that have, in the front part, cavities for accommodating cutting plates and have, in the area between their ends, a hole for passing through a fixing device with which each holder can be fixed to a support. The holder, on its portion that supports the cutting plate, can be elastically deflected in relation to a support by means of an adjusting device. In addition, the holder is provided with an opening and forms a parallel spiral spring arrangement whereby the cutting plate, during its adjustment, is essentially subjected to a parallel displacement with regard to the cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Johne + Co. Prāzisionswerkzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Johne
  • Publication number: 20030002938
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool holder for use in machine tools, comprising a main body, which can rotate about an axis of rotation, and cutter holders which each hold a cutting plate and can be radially adjusted by means of an axially displaceable control rod and coupling means. In order to further develop said tool holder so that it is possible, within a very short time, to produce a turned groove which satisfies stringent demands regarding surface quality and geometric roundness, it is proposed, according to the invention, that the tool holder has at least two cutter holders which can be radially adjusted between a retracted position and an extended position and whose cutters can be simultaneously brought into engagement with the workpiece in order to produce a turned groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: WOHLHAUPTER GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Maar
  • Patent number: 6312200
    Abstract: An apparatus for radially adjusting a position of at least one tool cartridge includes a machine tool having rotatable, concentric, elongate, inner and outer drive spindles with at least one pocket formed in the outer drive spindle exposing at least one corresponding portion of the inner drive spindle. A wedge is disposed in each pocket for movement relative to the longitudinal axis of the inner drive spindle and is responsive to relative rotation of the inner drive spindle with respect to the outer drive spindle. Each wedge has a threaded surface operably engageable with either a threaded portion of the inner drive spindle, or a threaded portion of the outer drive spindle. A tool cartridge is operably engaged within each pocket of the outer drive spindle for radial movement relative to the longitudinal axis of the outer drive spindle in response to relative movement of the corresponding wedge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Ex-Cello Machine Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: John Graham, Robert B. Raible, Johann S. Klimach
  • Patent number: 5971675
    Abstract: A boring device for finishing high precision bores including a cylindrical body and a tool supporting member movable in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body and adapted to retain a boring tool or implement. Movement of the tool supporting member is caused upon rotation of a rotatable ring which is mounted for rotation about the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body, such rotation of the ring acting to move a crossbeam along the longitudinal axis. The crossbeam is fixed to, and similarly moves, an elongate rod and an oblique extension thereof. The oblique extension is slidably engaged at least partially within the tool supporting member. The crossbeam extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body and has at its ends threads in engagement with an internal thread of the rotatable ring. Axial movement of the crossbeam is enabled by its receipt within an axially extending slot of the cylindrical body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Industrias Romi, S.A.
    Inventor: Jose Carlos Romi
  • Patent number: 5957632
    Abstract: A tool position correcting device comprises a draw bar supported for axial movement in a central bore of a spindle of a machine tool, a tool holder supported for turning about an eccentric axis displaced from the axis of rotation of the spindle on the nose of the spindle, and a motion converting mechanism operatively interlocking the draw bar and the tool holder to convert the axial motion of the draw bar into the rotational motion of the eccentric rotary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Howa Machinery, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Oketani, Masahiro Yoshida, Hideo Uemura
  • Patent number: 5427480
    Abstract: A boring tool is equipped with a radially adjustable clutter element, and a remotely-operated mechanism for adjusting the cutter element between its active and inactive positions. During movement of the tool into a hole in a work piece the adjustable cutter element is inactive; the cutting operation is performed by one or more non-adjustable cutter elements. When the tool holder reaches the limit of its penetration into the work piece the remote adjusting mechanism is operated to move the adjustable cutter element radially outwardly to an active cutting position. During return movement of the holder out of the work piece the adjustable cutter element performs a finish machining operation on the hole surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Valenite Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond A. Stephens
  • Patent number: 5421681
    Abstract: A boring bar in which a cutter element holder is adjustable around a transverse pivot axis, so that different cutting elements can be used to machine the hole surface during movement of the boring bar in opposite directions. The transverse pivot axis is defined by a torsional hinge that automatically returns the holder to a neutral position when the adjustment force is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Valenite Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond A. Stephens
  • Patent number: 5344260
    Abstract: A tool holder is detachably secured to the lower end of a main spindle by means of a clamping nut having a female screw cooperating with a male screw of the main spindle such that keys are inserted into corresponding key recesses formed in an upper end face of the tool holder. Within the main spindle, there is arranged a driving shaft movably in an axial direction. Within the tool holder, a piston member is arranged movably in the axial direction. To a lower end of the driving shaft is provided a projection having a circular recess formed in an outer surface thereof. To an upper end portion of the piston member are secured a plurality of steel balls movably in a radial direction. A lower end of the piston member is formed as an inclined surface which is engaged with a cam surface of a tool fitting plate arranged movably in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignees: Kuroda Seiko Co., Ltd., Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Suzuki, Motonori Kobara, Yasuhiro Hisatomi, Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Yonetani, Kiyoyuki Fukushima, Yoshimasa Sakamoto, Toru Yagami, Toshihide Kamei
  • Patent number: 5281059
    Abstract: An adjustably expandable fluted tap to reform damaged threads defined in a blind hole, such as a spark plug hole. The tool provides an elongate body with a first end defining an expandable fluted tap having a relaxed diameter smaller than but matingly similar to the threads to be repaired, and a second end defining a butterfly handle. The body defines a medial channel carrying an arbor with a first end having a tapered forcing cone for expanding the fluted tap, and a second end threadedly engaged in a round knurled nut carried externally of the second end of the body. The tap is inserted in a hole beyond the damaged threads, the knurled nut tightened to retract the forcing cone to expand the fluted tap into mating engagement with the undamaged threads and the tool is then screwed out of the hole by revolving the butterfly handle to reform the damaged threads as it is withdrawn therepast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Inventor: Gary Stuckle
  • Patent number: 5222846
    Abstract: An ultra-precision sub-micron boring tool and pre-setting system for finishing through bores or blind bores is disclosed. The system includes a cylindrical cartridge having an internal hollow portion, a first through bore located in the hollow portion, and a toothed segment lodged in the first through bore. The toothed segment and a micrometric screw, which passes through an axial bore in the toothed segment, are arranged on a common geometric axis. A bushing having an internal thread is located in the interior of the axial bore so that the micrometric screw engages with the internal thread. The system also includes a hollow stud which lodges and retains the bushing, a set of rings which carry and envelope the micrometric screw so that the micrometric screw is supported by the set of rings in relation to the cylindrical cartridge, a locknut, a graduated dial attached to an end of the micrometric screw through the locknut, and a second through bore located in the cylindrical cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: Industrias Romi S.A.
    Inventor: Giordano Romi
  • Patent number: 5211088
    Abstract: A cutting tool having a main body with a longitudinal axis and one or more slide receiving slots. A cutter carrying slide is slidably received within the slide receiving slot in the body for sliding movement relative to the body along a first slide path extending generally normal to the longitudinal axis. A slide positioning member is provided for shifting the cutter carrying slide along the slide path between a retracted position and a cutting position. An anti-backlash device is also provided for establishing and maintaining firm contact between opposing surfaces of the slide and the slide positioning member during movement of the slide toward the cutting position. The anti-backlash device increases force urging the opposing surfaces into contact with each other as radial displacement increases between the slide and an axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: J. P. Tool, Inc.
    Inventor: David A. Gifford
  • Patent number: 5158404
    Abstract: A machine for taper threading the end of a bar such as reinforcing bar used in concrete construction utilizes a power operated vice to clamp and feed the bar end axially into a rotary head which contains chaser tooling holders which open uniformly on the bar end as the head rotates. The rotary head is axially stationary but contains an axially movable key or linear cam which engages a readily removable transversely extending control rod assembly in turn moving the chaser holders. Axial movement of the power vice and thus the bar end at a controlled axial speed with respect to the rotary speed of the head moves the key to cause the movement of the chaser holders. The chaser holders in addition to supporting the thread cutting chasers also support ahead of the chaser an indexable triangular insert to pre-cone the bar end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Erico International Corporation
    Inventors: Mark V. Samas, Edward D. Ricker
  • Patent number: 4867619
    Abstract: A high speed spindle has a motor and tool adjustment mechanism which aligns spaced bearing means to rigidly support the spindle shaft at high speed operation and to prevent excessive lateral loading of a bearing unit of the tool adjustment mechanism. The unitary motor and tool adjustment mechanism are joined together as a single unitary assembly which is mountable on a machine tool base without requiring alignment and pre-assembly of the motor and tool adjustment mechanism at field locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Colonial Tool Operations Division of Textron Canada Ltd.
    Inventor: Godfrey T. Briggs
  • Patent number: 4847975
    Abstract: A boring tool is made from simple bar stock without significant external machining of the tool body. By providing a longitudinal bore which intersects a transverse slot, a longitudinally slidable wedge with splines can cooperate with a disc carried by a tool bar slidably received in the transverse slot. To ensure the most precise alignment between splines of the wedge and splines of a cooperating disc in the tool bar, the disc of the tool bar is attached to the tool bar with epoxy cement while the splines of the disc are engaged with the splines of the wedge. With the splines of the wedge being angularly offset from the longitudinal axis of the wedge, translation of the wedge will ensure accurately controlled movement of the tool bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: AMCA International Corporation
    Inventor: Roger J. Santi
  • Patent number: 4793748
    Abstract: A boring tool is made from simple bar stock without significant external machining of the tool body. By providing a longitudinal bore which intersects a transverse slot, a longitudinally slidable wedge with splines can cooperate with a disc carried by a tool bar slidably received in the transverse slot. To ensure the most precise alignment between splines of the wedge and splines of a cooperating disc in the tool bar, the disc of the tool bar is attached to the tool bar with epoxy cement while the splines of the disc are engaged with the splines of the wedge. With the splines of the wedge being angularly offset from the longitudinal axis of the wedge, translation of the wedge will ensure accurately controlled movement of the tool bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: AMCA International Corporation
    Inventor: Roger J. Santi
  • Patent number: 4793750
    Abstract: In a precision adjustment head for a machine tool a slide (9) is radially adjustable in a radially extending guide (8) in a substantially cylindrical housing (1), on which slide a tool carrier (11) can be fixed. In the housing (1) the positioning member 5 is axially displaceable and a positioning element (14) is fixed to the slide (9), with a groove (15) extending obliquely to the housing axis A and tapering to its groove bottom (15a), in which engages a projecting insert (19) provided on the positioning member (5), tapering towards its free end in correspondence with the groove cross section. The insert (19) is adjustable and fixable relative to the positioning member (5) perpendicular to the groove bottom (15a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: Komet Stahlhalter-und Werkzeugfabrik Robert Breuning GmbH
    Inventor: Otto Eckle
  • Patent number: 4712951
    Abstract: A tool for cutting an annular groove on the interior of a substantially cylindrical surface comprising a primary body having a pointed base for anchoring the cutting tool and a portion for being grasped and rotated by a power source, at least one groove cutting assembly attached to and extending horizontally from the primary body towards the internal cylindrical surface, and means coupled to said primary body and moveably spaced from the cutting assembly for selectively urging a portion of the cutting assembly outwardly a predetermined distance thereby enabling a groove of predetermined depth to be made on the interior of the interior cylindrical surface when the primary body is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Inventor: Byron L. Brown
  • Patent number: 4615652
    Abstract: A machine tool of the type having a rotatably mounted housing circumscribing a longitudinal axis of rotation and adapted for having coupled thereto a tool holder having at least one cutting tool which is adjustable radially of the axis such that a cutting edge of the cutting tool is caused to engage and disengage a workpiece as a result of a camming action between the cutting tool and a drawbar resulting from reciprocation of the drawbar as the roller screw to which it is attached rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: GTE Valeron Corporation
    Inventors: Richard G. Van Sickle, Gerald W. Mathie
  • Patent number: 4611958
    Abstract: A boring head of a multiple-operation machine tool comprises a housing which accommodates a carriage carrying a mandrel for a cutting tool, and having a slanted surface to interact with a slanted surface of a rod arranged in the housing coaxially with the carriage and kinematically coupled to a drive which moves it in the axial direction. The housing also accommodates a fork arranged coaxially with the former and pressed against the carriage by a spring. At the ends of the fork are two slanted surfaces which are symmetrical with respect to the axis of rotation of the boring head. The fork interacts with the carriage on lines found in a plane extending through the axis of rotation of the boring head. The head further incorporates a rocker whose axle is installed in the housing on the side facing the two slanted surfaces of the carriage. The axle is parallel with the axis of rotation of the boring head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1986
    Inventor: Georgy A. Vasilchenko
  • Patent number: 4606680
    Abstract: A device for boring holes has a geometrical longitudinal axis, a clamping zone, a shank having a front end zone, two turnover plates fastened on the front end zone of the shank in opposite positions, and a chip space in front of each turnover plate. In the shank, a longitudinal slot runs radially to the geometrical longitudinal axis, which is open towards the front end zone and has a bottom that extends so far towards the clamping zone that the shank halves thus formed can be bent forward at the front end zone to a degree that is sufficient for fine setting the bore diameter. Beyond the bottom of the longitudinal slot, a tapped hole in the shank is coaxial with the longitudinal axis. A coaxial rest hole in the shank in the inner zone of the longitudinal slot is intersected by the longiudinal slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Inventor: Georg Striegl
  • Patent number: 4602899
    Abstract: In the known, adjustable, single-cutting-edge machine reamers having a turnable cutting plate, the adjusting and re-adjusting operations are awkward and associated with difficulties because, at least as far as adjusting is concerned, adjustments have to be made at two points, and moreover for adjusting to the set desired value it is generally necessary to proceed in a step-by-step manner, gradually working ones way up to the desired value. These problems are due to the fact that adjustment can in principle only be made in the forward direction, that is to say in the direction of increasing diameter, whereas reverse adjustment in the proper meaning of the term is not possible but can only be achieved indirectly by carrying out a new adjustment with a lower starting value and adjusting in a forward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Assignee: Dihart AG
    Inventor: Istvan Vig
  • Patent number: 4544309
    Abstract: Tool includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially extending guideways in an end face thereof for receipt of a corresponding number of cutting tool holders. The radial inner ends of the holders have cam followers thereon which are urged radially inwardly by spring members into engagement with one or more correspondingly tapered cam surfaces on a central pusher element. The pusher element is supported for axial movement within a longitudinal bore in the cutting tool and is precisely axially movable in opposite directions to cause precise radial inward and outward movement of the tool holders within such guideways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Inventor: Dragisa Krstovic
  • Patent number: 4425693
    Abstract: A skiving tool having a retractable knife for use in combination with a roller burnishing tool for finishing the internal surface of a cylindrical hole. The retractable knife includes a pair of radially extendible knife holders defining a camming path having an axial portion and an angled portion. A push dart has a camming element with complementary camming surfaces which rides along the camming path. Axial actuation of the push dart causes the knife holders to extend radially into a stable, locked position. The roller burnishing tool includes a roller race having a central axis and a frustoconical outer surface tapering radially outward and axially forward. A plurality of frustoconically tapered rollers are arranged about the outer surface for rolling engagement with the outer surface with the smaller ends of the rollers facing forward. The taper of the rollers is such that the outermost surface portion of each roller is parallel to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1984
    Inventor: Lawrence C. Dickinson
  • Patent number: 4416569
    Abstract: A tool holder incorporating a tool position compensating mechanism which comprises a screw shaft rotatably supported in a tool mounting shell in axial alignment therewith and engageable with a stationary member on a machine tool for relative rotation with the mounting shell is disclosed. A sleeve is threadedly engaged with the screw shaft to be axially moved at the time of relative rotation between the mounting shell and the screw shaft. This sleeve, when axially moved, actuates a transmitting member, supported in the shell, by the wedge action of a cam surface formed thereon, so that a cutting blade support end of a tool secured on the mounting shell is bent to adjust the position of a cutting blade on the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1983
    Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuro Yamakage, Toshiharu Takashima
  • Patent number: 4400118
    Abstract: A machine tool including a tool holder supporting a boring tool and receivable in a tool spindle. A device is provided in the tool holder for adjusting the radial position of the boring tool by utilizing rotation of the tool spindle. A contact detecting head with a known predetermined diameter is secured to the tool holder in co-axial relationship therewith. A contact detecting device detects the contact between a workpiece bore and the contact detecting head. A bore diameter measuring device measures a diameter of the workpiece bore by causing relative movement between the contact detecting head and the workpiece from a first position to a second position wherein at each of the first and second positions the contact detecting head contacts the workpiece, along a path passing through the center of the workpiece bore. The tool spindle is rotated in response to the measuring device to adjust the radial position of the boring tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1983
    Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuro Yamakage, Takao Yoneda, Kohsei Imamura
  • Patent number: 4260303
    Abstract: A boring tool has a cylindrical body (1) with cutter blades (7) slidable at an angle to the body axis. The projection of the blades beyond the body and thus the boring diameter is set by a rotatable advancing member (12) having a conical head (11) to engage the blades and a threaded shank (13) within a threaded portion (14) in the body. Rotation of the member (12) is produced by rotation of a worn (17) engaging a worm wheel (16) fast to the shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1981
    Inventor: John M. W. Newman
  • Patent number: RE34623
    Abstract: A high speed spindle has a motor and tool adjustment mechanism which aligns spaced bearing means to rigidly support the spindle shaft at high speed operation and to prevent excessive lateral loading of a bearing unit of the tool adjustment mechanism. The unitary motor and tool adjustment mechanism are joined together as a single unitary assembly which is mountable on a machine tool base without requiring alignment and preassembly of the motor and tool adjustment mechanism at field locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: Colonial Tool Operations Div. of Textron Canada Ltd.
    Inventor: Godfrey T. Briggs