Tool holder for preparation and inspection of a radiused edge cutting tool
Abstract
A tool holding fixture is provided for removably holding a radiused edge cutting tool in a tool edge lapping apparatus. The fixture allows the operator to preset the lapping radius and angle before the tool holder is placed in the fixture and the holder may be removed from the lapping apparatus to inspect the tool and simply replaced in the fixture to continue lapping in accordance with a precise alignment without realignment of the tool relative to the lap. The tool holder includes a pair of self aligning bearings in the form of precision formed steel balls connected together by a rigid shaft. The tool is held by an arm extending from the shaft and the balls set in fixed position bearing cups and the holder is oscillated back and forth about a fixed axis of rotation to lap the tool radius by means of a reversibly driven belt-pulley arrangement coupled to the shaft between the bearings. To temporarily remove the holder, the drive belt is slipped over the rearward end of the holder and the holder is lifted out of the bearing cups.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863398
- Patent Number(s):
- 4162593
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B24 - GRINDING B24B - MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- tool; holder; preparation; inspection; radiused; edge; cutting; holding; fixture; provided; removably; lapping; apparatus; allows; operator; preset; radius; angle; placed; removed; inspect; simply; replaced; accordance; precise; alignment; realignment; relative; lap; pair; aligning; bearings; form; precision; formed; steel; balls; connected; rigid; shaft; held; arm; extending; set; fixed; position; bearing; cups; oscillated; forth; axis; rotation; means; reversibly; driven; belt-pulley; arrangement; coupled; temporarily; remove; drive; belt; slipped; rearward; lifted; tool relative; tool holder; cutting tool; fixed position; radiused edge; tool holding; steel ball; removably holding; edge cutting; tool edge; holding fixture; /451/125/
Citation Formats
Asmanes, Charles. Tool holder for preparation and inspection of a radiused edge cutting tool. United States: N. p., 1979.
Web.
Asmanes, Charles. Tool holder for preparation and inspection of a radiused edge cutting tool. United States.
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"Tool holder for preparation and inspection of a radiused edge cutting tool". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863398.
@article{osti_863398,
title = {Tool holder for preparation and inspection of a radiused edge cutting tool},
author = {Asmanes, Charles},
abstractNote = {A tool holding fixture is provided for removably holding a radiused edge cutting tool in a tool edge lapping apparatus. The fixture allows the operator to preset the lapping radius and angle before the tool holder is placed in the fixture and the holder may be removed from the lapping apparatus to inspect the tool and simply replaced in the fixture to continue lapping in accordance with a precise alignment without realignment of the tool relative to the lap. The tool holder includes a pair of self aligning bearings in the form of precision formed steel balls connected together by a rigid shaft. The tool is held by an arm extending from the shaft and the balls set in fixed position bearing cups and the holder is oscillated back and forth about a fixed axis of rotation to lap the tool radius by means of a reversibly driven belt-pulley arrangement coupled to the shaft between the bearings. To temporarily remove the holder, the drive belt is slipped over the rearward end of the holder and the holder is lifted out of the bearing cups.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1979},
month = {1}
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