Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
352 words
In a machine reamer having: a head, a hard metal cutter knife having two cutting edges, first and second sides between said cutting edges, and a pair of end regions, and means for adjusting said hard metal cutter knife between first and second positions corresponding to smaller and larger cutting diameters; said means including a clamping member resting against said first side of said cutter knife and having a bore therein for a shank and a seat, a recessed bearing plane in said head for absorbing the pressure of said clamping member, said head having a tapped hole traversing said head and ending in said bearing plane, and a pair of bore holes spaced apart and ending in said bearing plane, a pair of set screws in said pair of bore holes associated with the end regions of said cutter knife for moving said cutter knife in the direction of increased cutting diameter, and a clamping screw having a shank which traverses said clamping member bore and is screwed into said tapped hole and a head seated in said seat of said clamping member; the improvement comprising: a counter clamping member separate from said cutter knife having one side displaceable on said recessed bearing plane in the direction of increased cutting diameter, a straight holding portion with a holding region for supporting said second side of said cutter knife, and a center region with an oblong hole traversed by said shank of said clamping screw which extends longitudinally in the direction of increased cutting diameter, said hole in said clamping member for said clamping screw being oblong and congruent with said oblong hole in said counter clamping member and said seat in said clamping member for said clamping screw head being an oblong seat, one of said cutting edges of said cutter knife projecting beyond said holding region of said counter clamping member, in the direction of increased cutting diameter, and contoured locking means connecting said clamping member with said counter clamping member, said contoured locking means having effective locking surfaces that extend substantially perpendicular to the direction of increased cutting diameter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
352 words
In a machine reamer having: a head, a hard metal cutter knife having two cutting edges, first and second sides between said cutting edges, and a pair of end regions, and means for adjusting said hard metal cutter knife between first and second positions corresponding to smaller and larger cutting diameters; said means including a clamping member resting against said first side of said cutter knife and having a bore therein for a shank and a seat, a recessed bearing plane in said head for absorbing the pressure of said clamping member, said head having a tapped hole traversing said head and ending in said bearing plane, and a pair of bore holes spaced apart and ending in said bearing plane, a pair of set screws in said pair of bore holes associated with the end regions of said cutter knife for moving said cutter knife in the direction of increased cutting diameter, and a clamping screw having a shank which traverses said clamping member bore and is screwed into said tapped hole and a head seated in said seat of said clamping member; the improvement comprising: a counter clamping member separate from said cutter knife having one side displaceable on said recessed bearing plane in the direction of increased cutting diameter, a straight holding portion with a holding region for supporting said second side of said cutter knife, and a center region with an oblong hole traversed by said shank of said clamping screw which extends longitudinally in the direction of increased cutting diameter, said hole in said clamping member for said clamping screw being oblong and congruent with said oblong hole in said counter clamping member and said seat in said clamping member for said clamping screw head being an oblong seat, one of said cutting edges of said cutter knife projecting beyond said holding region of said counter clamping member, in the direction of increased cutting diameter, and contoured locking means connecting said clamping member with said counter clamping member, said contoured locking means having effective locking surfaces that extend substantially perpendicular to the direction of increased cutting diameter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
Improvement according to claim 1, wherein said contoured locking means, seen from said holding region of said straight holding portion, lies on the other side of said oblong hole and said contoured locking means comprises a swivel joint having a geometrical longitudinal axis, around which said clamping member is tiltable toward said counter clamping member by tightening of the clamping screw.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
Improvement according to claim 2, wherein said contoured locking means including said swivel joint comprises a compression-resistant longitudinal edge and a matching longitudinal slot permitting a tilting motion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
Improvement according to claim 1, wherein said counter clamping member has a thrust bar extending substantially perpendicular to said straight holding portion along its inner long side without a discontinuity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
Improvement according to claim 4, wherein said thrust bar is below the surface of the hard-metal knife leading to the innermost cutting edge, in the direction of increased cutting diameter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
Improvement according to claim 4 or 5, wherein said cutter knife has a clearance angle and said thrust bar has an inside wall with a bearing surface having an inclination roughly corresponding to the clearance angle of said cutter knife.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
Improvement according to claim 1, wherein said clamping screw head has a flat bearing surface that lies parallel to said recessed bearing plane in said head and said improvement comprises a washer underneath said flat bearing surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
Improvement according to claim 7, wherein said washer has an internal bore which is substantially larger than the diameter of said clamping screw shank.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
Improvement according to claim 1, wherein both said clamping member and said counter clamping member have a bulge in the region of said oblong holes and become narrower toward their ends and said head has a corresponding recess therein.