Patent ID: 8454028
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: B23B,B23C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fixture for holding a chamfering tool during a cutting insert preset operation, comprising: a main body for supporting a chamfering tool of interest; a chamfering tool receiving insert affixed to a top surface of said main body, said chamfering tool receiving insert adapted to receive a portion of said chamfering tool of interest; a plurality of raised pads extending upward from a top surface of said chamfering tool receiving insert, such that said chamfering tool of interest will be supported on said pads and above a remaining upper surface of said chamfering tool receiving insert; and at least two clamping mechanisms for securely clamping said chamfering tool of interest to said fixture, each of said clamping mechanisms including: a clamping arm; at least one linear guide rod passing through an associated hole in said main body, said at least one linear guide rod coupled at an upper end to said clamping arm and at a lower end to a clamping actuation bracket; and a straight-line clamp attached to an exterior surface of said main body and oriented such that actuation of said clamp will cause a plunger element thereof to contact and displace said clamping actuation bracket, thereby forcing said attached clamping arm against said chamfering tool of interest so as to clamp said chamfering tool of interest against said raised pads of said chamfering tool receiving insert.