Patent ID: 7682108
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: B23C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cutting insert adjustment device for a cutting tool, comprising: an adjustment screw; an adjustment wedge adapted to receive said screw, wherein a position of said wedge is a function of the rotation of said screw, when said adjustment wedge is operatively connected to a cutting insert; and a partially flexible intermediate member having first and second ends, between a surface of said wedge and a surface of the cutting insert, wherein said intermediate member is supported on both ends; wherein: the partially flexible intermediate member comprises a leaf spring having a centrally located leaf spring mid-section and at least one leaf extending on either side of the mid-section; a forward side of the adjustment wedge abuts an inner wall of the mid-section; and a portion of an insert side face of the cutting insert abuts an outer wall of the mid-section.