| 摘要 |
A cutting tool and shank is disclosed, the shank including a seat for receiving therein the cutting tool, the seat having at least two non co-planar surfaces. The cutting tool and shank further include a spring-biased ball projecting from either the shank or the cutting tool and engageable with a cavity provided within the other of the shank or cutting tool so as to urge the cutting tool into the seat of the shank. A detent element may also be provided which, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprise a groove formed in one of the cutting tool or the shank, and a flange formed in the other of the cutting tool or the shank, the flange being receivable within the groove to restrain the cutting tool on the shank. The cutting tool may comprise a cartridge including at least first and second mateable halves. According to this embodiment, a bolt releasably engageable with the shank may be provided for removably capturing the first and second halves of the cartridge in a mated condition. An annular groove is provided on the bolt shaft. At least one setting screw rotatably disposed within at least one of the first or second halves of the cutting tool is selectively engageable within the annular groove to removably retain the cutting tool on the bolt shaft. The first and second halves of the cutting tool may further include engageable aligning elements for precise mating of the first and second halves.
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