Patent ID: 6942431
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: B23C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rotatable cutting tool comprising: a base body forming a seat having a bottom surface and a support surface extending along and adjacent to an edge of the bottom surface, a cutting insert supported in the seat, the insert including front and rear end surfaces interconnected by a side surface, the side surface engaging the support surface of the seat, a clamp for clamping the insert in the seat, and a set screw disposed adjacent the rear end surface of the insert and threadedly disposed in a hole formed in the base body; the set screw including a shank having a male thread engaging a female thread of the hole, and a head integral with the shank and arranged to push directly against the rear end surface of the insert as the set screw is unscrewed for adjustably displacing the insert, the hole arranged such that the head rotates and gradually displaces the insert as the set screw is rotated about a center axis thereof, wherein the insert is adjusted solely during rotation of the set screw.