Abstract:
A quick-change tool holder (10) includes a tool support member (12) which is adapted to be mounted on a lathe turret or mounting block of a machine, a cutting head (14) formed with a seat (36) for receiving a cutting tool (38), and a clamping mechanism (16) for clamping the cutting head (14) to the support member (12). The tool support member (12) includes an axial bore (28) which receives a tubular shank (32) of the cutting unit (14). The clamping mechanism (16) is disposed within the axial bore (28) and includes a pair of radially expandable locking elements (94) to engage the tubular shank (32) of the cutting unit (14). The clamping mechanism (16) includes a key (82) which engages with a corresponding keyway (48) on the tubular shank (32) for angularly locating the cutting unit (14). Means are provided for rotating the clamping means (16) about a longitudinal axis of the support member (12) to change the angular location of the cutting unit (14).
Abstract:
A self-sharpening pyramidal shaped insert (24) of a refractory hard metal for use as a leading penetrating element of a soil opener member (10) of an agricultural tool. The insert includes a boss member (44) of a generally frustoconical shape including a circular bottom (46) and outwardly curved side surface (48) extending upwardly from the circular bottom and terminating in a flange (50), and a penetrating tip (58) having four nonparallel triangular sides (60), each triangular side having a common leg with a bordering triangular side and a third leg contiguous with the flange (50). The triangular sides (60) converge to a common vertex. The insert inhibits wear of the agricultural tool and contributes to proper soil flow as the agricultural tool cuts a slice in the soil.
Abstract:
An agricultural tool including a disc blade (10) incorporating hard wear resistant inserts (24) for attachment to an axial member of an agricultural tool for rotation through the soil. The disc blade includes parallel spaced flat round front (12) and rear (14) surfaces having a central cylindrical opening (16). The front surface tapers radially outwardly to the rear surface thereby defining a common outer rim (18) having a knife edge (20). A plurality of notches (22) are spaced circumferentially along the front surface (12) of the disc blade and inwardly from the outer edge (20) of the front surface of the disc blade. The notches are configured to receive a plurality of hard wear resistant inserts (24) to provide improved wear resistance.
Abstract:
A drill bit (10) for drilling holes in a work surface including a hard wear-resistant insert (12) and a metal body (14) including a top working surface (16) of an irregular surface configuration having a slot (36) for retaining the hard wear-resistant insert (12). The body (14) having a metal grain structure substantially parallel with the contour of the body. In a preferred embodiment the body (14) is formed by cold-heading.
Abstract:
A rotatable cutting tool (10) for impacting and fragmenting a substrate. The tool (10) has a tool body (12) containing a valve seat (24) in the forward end (14) thereof wherein a hard insert (32) affixes to the tool body (12) within the valve seat (24). The hard insert (32) comprises an integral tip segment (34) and an integral axially rearward segment (68) joined to the tip segment by an integral mediate segment (48). A trio of generally vertically disposed flanges (52) project radially outward from the mediate segment (48). The flanges (52) are integral with the mediate portion (48). Each flange (52) presents at least one side surface (60). During operation, the substrate fragments impinge against the side surface (60) to urge the tool (10) to rotate about its central longitudinal axis.
Abstract:
A tightening fixture (10) for tightening a lock nut (165) on a chuck (150) including a torque readout device (240) for measuring the torque applied to tighten the lock nut. The tightening fixture includes a stationary support block (12) having a torque transmitting collar (40) rotatively mounted therein. The torque transmitting collar is designed to receive and hold the chuck so that the chuck is held nonrotatable with respect to the collar. When torque is applied to tighten the lock nut on the chuck, the chuck and collar rotate as a unit. A torque indicator (200) is mounted in the stationary block and is responsive to the rotation of the torque transmitting collar to provide an indication of the torque applied to tighten the lock nut.
Abstract:
In the present invention, a toolholder assembly is provided with a mechanism for adjusting the angular orientation of the toolholder (110) with respect to the longitudinal axis of the toolholder. A tool mounting sleeve (40) adapted to receive and hold a standard toolholder is rotatably mounted to a tool block (12). A shaft (154) extends from the rear of the sleeve (40) and projects from the tool block (12). A pivot arm (142) is fixedly secured at one end to the shaft (154) and is pivotally secured at its other end to an adjustment block (144). The adjustment block (144) moves linearly along an adjustment rod (146) which is fixed to the tool block (12). Means are provided for securing the adjustment block (144) at any position along the adjustment rod (146). The mounting sleeve (40), and thus the toolholder (110), can be rotated by repositioning the adjustment block (144) along the adjustment rod (146).
Abstract:
The present invention entails a collet tool (10) for removing a collet (12) from a circumferential retainer or nose piece (14) and for inserting that collet or another collet into a retainer or nose piece (14). Specifically, the tool includes an elongated sleeve (40) having a collet receiving section (42) formed about one end and a plunger reciprocally mounted within the opposite end of the sleeve. To remove a collet from a retainer (14), the free end of the collet is inserted into the collet receiving section (44) and the sleeve (40) is pressed onto the collet (12) causing the collet (12) to be radially compressed and released from its associated retainer (14). To then eject the collet (12) from the sleeve, the plunger (50) is moved into engagement with the collet (12) and the collet (12) is pushed from the sleeve (40). Then, with the tool being free of any collet (12), another collet may be readied for insertion into a retainer (14) by inserting the rear portion of the collet (12) into the collet receiving section (44).
Abstract:
A chemical vapor deposition process for producing single crystal whiskers of metal carbides, nitrides, or carbonitrides is provided. The process includes flushing a reactor having a suitable growth substrate surface heated to 1120 to 1225 degrees C and flowing reactant gases past the growth substrate to form whiskers. The reactant gases comprise a metal halide and one or more of nitrogen and methane. The atomic ratio of carbon and nitrogen to metal is about 0.7:1 and 20:1, respectively. The volume ratio of hydrocarbon and nitrogen to hydrogen is about 1:37 and 1:1.6, respectively. The preferred growth substrate materials are nickel powder dispersed onto alumina oxide plates or nickel electrolytically deposited onto TiC or TiN coated aluminum oxide plates. The whiskers may be subjected to a post-growth treatment to remove the residual nickel catalyst used to grow the whiskers. The process is a two-step procedure. In the first step, the whiskers are treated at between 350 to 400 degrees C at one atmosphere pressure with 2.8 slm of HCl in 11.4 slm of argon gas for approximately one hour to convert the nickel residual catalyst to NiCl2. In the second step, the whiskers are then heated to 1000 degrees C and treated with 11.4 slm of argon for one hour to cause the NiCl2 to sublime. This results in the reduction of the residual nickel content of the whiskers from 1-2 wt % to 0.2 wt %, an order of magnitude reduction, without adversely affecting the physical properties of the whiskers.
Abstract:
A trenching tool assembly (10) with dual indexing capabilities includes a block (28) formed with a tool shank bore (34) and a cutter bit (12) having a shank (18) which is insertable into the tool shank bore (34). The shank includes a polygonal portion (24) which is preferably a hex. An indexing washer (44) is formed with a central opening (54) shaped to engage the polygonal section (24) of the cutter bit shank (18) and to prevent relative rotation therebetween. The indexing washer (44) engages the tool block (28) and cutter bit shank (18). To change the angle of attack of the cutter bit, the indexing washer (44) is disengaged from the tool block (28) and cutter bit shank (18). The indexing washer (44) and cutter bit shank (18) can be indexed as a unit or independently of one another.