Patent ID: 6641145
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: B23B,Y10T

Abstract:
A miniature drill chuck (1) for rotary speeds above 10,000 rpm, comprising:a drill chuck housing comprised of a drill chuck head (2) and a drill chuck plug (3) arranged at a drive side of the miniature drill chuck; wherein the drill chuck plug (3) has a central thread (19) for receiving a machine spindle (21); wherein the drill chuck head (2) has a receiving opening (6) for a tool and an inner wall (7) conically converging toward the receiving opening (6); conical clamping jaws (4) arranged in the drill chuck head (2), wherein the conical clamping jaws (4) match the inner wall (7) and are guided longitudinally slidably on the inner wall (7) under a pretension force (5) acting outwardly; a thrust member (8) arranged in a guide bore of the drill chuck housing; wherein, when threading the drill chuck housing into the machine spindle (21), the thrust member (8) is configured to move in a longitudinal direction toward the receiving opening (6) and load a rearward surface (9) of the clamping jaws (4) facing away from the receiving opening (6), wherein the thrust member (8), when moving toward the receiving opening (6), simultaneously entrains the clamping laws (4) so that the clamping jaws (4) move toward one another into a clamping position; wherein the thrust member (8) is longitudinally moveable in the guide bore of the drill chuck housing and is circumferentially centered (10, 12) along an entire longitudinal stroke in the longitudinal direction, wherein between the thrust member (8) and the guide bore a tight fit is provided; a pair of truncated cone surfaces (16) provided between the machine spindle (21) and the thrust member (8), wherein the machine spindle (21) centers the thrust member (8) via the pair of truncated cone surfaces (16) when loading the thrust member (8); wherein the guide bore is provided in the drill chuck plug (3); wherein the end of the thrust member (8) facing the machine spindle (21) has an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the drill chuck plug (3) so that between the thrust member (8) and the drill chuck plug (3) an annular gap space is formed, wherein the machine spindle (21) is hollow-cylindrical and projects into the annular gap space; and wherein a first one of the truncated cone surfaces (16) of the pair of truncated cone surfaces (16) is arranged on the thrust member (8) at the bottom (18) of the annular gap space and wherein a second one of the truncated cone surfaces (16) of the pair of truncated cone surfaces (16), matching the first one of the truncated cone surfaces, is arranged on the machine spindle (21) and rests on the first one of the truncated cone surfaces (16).