TOOL HOLDERS USABLE WITH TOOLING HAVING DIFFERENT TANG STYLES AND/OR CONFIGURED WITH MECHANICALLY-ACTUATED CLAMP ASSEMBLY

摘要

Tool holder designs are described. In some cases, the tool holder has a clamp assembly that can be used with tools having different tang styles. The tool holder in some cases has at least two differing tolerance areas provided therein, wherein the tolerance areas provide complementary tolerance to the design. In some cases, the tool holder can have a mechanically actuatable mechanism that functions with one or more internal components that limit adjustment of the mechanism to prevent damage to one or more of tool and the tool holder when securing the tool therein.

主权项

1. A tool holder configured for use with tools having different tang styles, the tool holder comprising:
a housing; a mechanism that is mechanically actuatable, the mechanism accessible through an opening defined in the housing; and a clamp assembly operably coupled to the mechanism and comprising:
a clamp plate; andone or more clamping fingers;wherein the clamp plate is defined as a longitudinal body that has an extent spanning across the one or more clamping fingers, the longitudinal body of the clamp plate having an end contacting the one or more clamping fingers, the one or more clamping fingers movable in order to secure tools having different tang styles between the fingers and a stationary wall of the housing, movement of the one or more clamping fingers corresponding to movement of the clamp plate end which stems from adjustment of the mechanism; and wherein the clamp plate has at least two differing tolerance areas provided therein, a first tolerance area comprising a plurality of first slits defined across the extent of the clamp body end and thereby forming a plurality of clamp plate portions in contact with the one or more clamping fingers, a second tolerance area defined across a depth of each of the clamp plate portions.