Shrink-fit tool with mechanical retention member, and method of mounting a tool to a toolholder

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8656573
APP PUB NO 20110193299A1
SERIAL NO

12525824

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A shrink-fit tool (21) includes a tool and a toolholder, one of the tool (23) and the toolholder (25) having a male shank portion (27) and the other one of the tool (23) and the toolholder (25) having a body portion (29) including female opening (31) for receiving the shank portion (27), the female opening (31) being adapted to change in size upon heating the body portion (29) to receive the shank portion (27) and upon cooling of the body portion (29) to clamp the shank portion (27) by an interference fit. The shrink-fit tool (21) also includes a mechanical retention member (33) disposed between the shank portion (27) and the body portion (29) for mechanically retaining the shank portion (27) in the female opening (31) so that the shank portion (27) is in its only predetermined orientation relative to the body portion (29).

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  • SECO TOOLS AB

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aarts, Marcel Lottum, NL 1 3
Freyermuth, Alain Pfaffenhoffen, FR 21 114

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