Patent ID: 6139227
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B23B,Y10T

Abstract:
A holder for machining tool inserts, comprising:a beam-like blade edge support;a recess at a first end of said blade edge support forming an insert receiving pocket, said pocket having a narrow width portion and a widened interior terminal end;clamping jaws defining said narrow width portion of said pocket;a slot extending from a side of said blade edge support to an area adjacent said widened terminal end to form a flexible pivot for pivotally moving one of said clamping jaws; anda clamp applying a clamping force in an area of said slot on said one clamping jaw, said clamp including an operating member rotatably mounted in a first bore in said blade edge support and a force transmission member, said first bore being spaced from said slot by a distance, said force transmission member transmitting the clamping force from said operating member to said one clamping jaw and being guided for sliding movement in said blade edge support in a second bore, said second bore extending along an axis oriented at an angle to an axis of said first bore and intersecting said first bore at a distance from said slot, said operating member including an eccentric cam, said force transmitting member including a pin supported at a first end thereof on a radius of said eccentric cam and at a second end thereof on said one clamping jaw.