Patent ID: 6299388
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B23B,B23Q,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A universal tool holder coolant delivery adapter configured for separable attachment to a tool holder to deliver and direct coolant to a cutting tool attached to the tool holder by a clamp, the adapter having:a) an adapter body having a surface area configured for mounting contact with an exterior surface of a tool holder proximate to and not in contact with the cutting tool and the cutting tool clamp;b) a fastener which extends from the adapter body and capable of engagement with a tool holder on an external surface of the tool holder between a clamp and a tool attachment end of the tool holder;c) an internal coolant passageway having an inlet port and an outlet port, the inlet port configured for attachment to a coolant supply line, and the outlet port configured for attachment to a coolant spray nozzle;d) the coolant spray nozzle oriented to point toward a cutting tool attached at a distal end of the tool holder and oriented at an angle relative to a surface of the tool holder to which the adapter is attached.