US Patent: 3,893,355 - Coolant Supply System for Cutting Tools in a Machine Tool


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US Patent: 3,893,355

Coolant Supply System for Cutting Tools in a Machine Tool

Patentee:

Charles R. Maastricht (exact or similar names) - Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac County, WI

USPTO Classifications:

279/20, 279/900, 29/DIG.92, 408/60, 409/136, 82/137

Tool Categories:

metalworking machines : metalworking machine mechanisms : coolant apparatus

Assignees:

Giddings & Lewis, Inc. - Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac County, WI

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

Unknown

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Dec. 21, 1973
Granted:	Jul. 08, 1975

Patent Pictures:

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Description:

Abstract:

A cutting tool coolant supply system for a machine tool wherein coolant is supplied to the cutting area through mating internal passages formed in the tool support member, such as the ram of a vertical lathe, and the tool adapter. A sealing ring is provided in the lower end of the tool support member for engaging the radial flange of the tool adapter to facilitate automatic and reliable coupling of the internal passages when the adapter is positioned in the support member for a machining operation.