Cutting tool assembly with replaceable cutting head

摘要

The present invention provides a new cutting tool assembly comprising a replaceable cutting head and a tool body having a common longitudinal axis and mating peripheral surfaces. The cutting head has a cutting portion forming a leading end, a pilot portion forming a trailing end, and a cutting head mounting portion adjacent the trailing end of the cutting head. The tool body has a cutting head receiving portion formed at a leading end of the tool body and a pilot recess disposed in the leading end of the tool body to matingly receive the pilot portion of the cutting head. The cutting head mounting portion and the cutting head receiving portion of the tool body each have at least two coupling portions. The cutting head coupling portions and the tool body coupling portions are bound by their peripheral surfaces and generally mate in shape and dimensions. Each coupling portion has a pair of base surfaces, including upper and lower surfaces. The base surfaces extend transversely to the longitudinal axis and provide support of the cutting head in the tool body. A torque transmission wall extends between the upper and lower base surfaces from the pilot portion surface in a generally transverse direction relative to the longitudinal axis and oriented transversely to the base surfaces. A fastener may be disposed in the tool body along its longitudinal axis where it matingly engages the pilot portion of the cutting head and exerts an axial force on the cutting head for pressing the cutting head mounting portion against the cutting head receiving portion of the tool body.