Appeal No. 2006-1538
Application No. 09/782,915
applying an adjusting force on the cutter insert to move the
insert longitudinally along the guide slot (17) of the tool body
and provide a sensitive, accurate, fine adjustment of the
position of the cutter in the longitudinal direction of the guide
slot. Appellant also describes certain disadvantages or
drawbacks associated with the adjustment device of Basteck.
To overcome the drawbacks noted when using an adjustment
device like that in Basteck, appellant provides a cutter
insert adjusting device (Figs. 1-6) comprising, inter alia, an
intermediate component (50) separate from the holder or tool body
(12) and received in a cavity in the holder adjacent the pocket
carrying the cutter insert, the intermediate component having an
external peripheral surface (60) and at least one expansion
mechanism (slots 54), the external surface engaging the cutter
insert (14); and a wedging device (70) movably attached directly
to the holder or tool body (12) via fine threads (74) and also
engaging the intermediate component such that actuation of the
wedging device results in expansion of the intermediate component
in a direction substantially parallel to a desired direction of
adjustment of the cutter insert.
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