Gear cutting – milling – or planing – Milling – With means to control temperature or lubricate
Patent
1998-03-24
2000-03-14
Howell, Daniel W.
Gear cutting, milling, or planing
Milling
With means to control temperature or lubricate
408 56, 408 67, 409137, B23C 1100
Patent
active
060364122
ABSTRACT:
A housing having a cylindrical upper portion for attachment to the quill of a vertical milling machine. The lower portion of the housing includes two concentric cones of funnel shape extending downward from the upper portion having a funnel opening at the bottom for passage of a cutting tool, and for use as a vacuum port for extraction of waste coolant and chips. The space between the two cones provides passage of air and coolant which is ejected at the bottom of the cones and directed to the cutting tool and work piece. The angle of air ejection depends on the angle of the cone. The housing upper portion has an air input connector for supplying the air to the space between the two concentric cones, and contains channels for directing coolant from a coolant input connection to a plurality of fluid lines configured between the cones to carry the fluid to the opening at the bottom of the cones for directing the coolant towards the cutting tool. The housing upper portion also has a vacuum connector accessing the cavity within the inner cone. Application of a vacuum to the connector pulls coolant and chips from the tool and work piece, through the funnel opening and out the vacuum connector to the input of a vacuum line. The output end of the vacuum line is connected to a container for collecting and separating the chips and coolant. The top portion of the container is separated from a bottom portion by a screen, allowing coolant to pass while trapping chips above.
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Howell Daniel W.
Jaffer David H.
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