Patent ID: 6601857
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B23B,B23Q,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A seal assembly for a toolbolder having a clamp member with clamping structures positioned about an extended tool placement opening therein such that said clamping structures can be forced radially inward a selected distance from a selected initial position, said seal assembly comprising:a forcing ring extending about a clamping structures opening in which at least in part said clamping structures can be positioned, and also extending about a seal ring opening positioned adjacent to, and coaxially with, said clamping structures opening but separated therefrom by a shoulder structure in said forcing ring extending about a shoulder opening therein positioned coaxially with said clamping structures and seal ring openings though smaller than said seal ring opening, said forcing ring having therein a forcing ring engager accommodation about said seal ring opening; a seal ring extending about a tool insertion opening therein including an O-ring holder surrounding said tool insertion opening, said seal ring having therein a seal ring engager provided thereabout across from said O-ring holder such that said seal ring engager, without having to reposition said forcing ring, can be removably engaged with said forcing ring engager accommodation in said forcing ring seal ring opening to place said seal ring in a selected axial position therein including positioned against said shoulder structure; and an O-ring positioned in said seal ring O-ring holder about said seal ring tool insertion opening.