Patent ID: 6033157
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B23C,Y10T

Abstract:
In a cutting tool an insert pocket adjustment mechanism comprising:an adjustment bore (46) having a rear portion (48) and a forward portion (50), the forward portion being located in the vicinity of an insert pocket wall (20, 24);an adjustment member (38) located in the rear portion (48) of the adjustment bore (46), the adjustment member (38) having a front end (40) adjacent the forward portion (50) of the adjustment bore (46); andan adjustment ball (44) located in the forward portion (50) of the adjustment bore (46) adjacent the insert pocket wall (20, 24), the arrangement being so that on urging the adjustment member (38) into the forward portion (50) of the adjustment bore (46), the front end (40) of the adjustment member (38) engages and forces the adjustment ball (44) into contact with the forward portion (50) of the adjustment bore (46), as a result of which the adjustment ball (44) applies a force to the pocket wall (20, 24) for altering, through deformation, the location of at least a portion of the pocket wall (24).