Detachable Deburring Tool With Slider Lock for Fast Tool Change
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing deburring tools, such as those described in Patent Literature 2, require complex procedures to replace the floater for back surface deburring, and they are not compatible with floaters designed for front surface deburring.
Innovation Solution
A detachable tool system that includes a housing with an elastic body chamber and a slider with a guide groove, allowing for easy attachment and detachment from a tool holder, and enabling the tool to be easily switched between back and front surface deburring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a floater is used for back surface deburring, then deburring function is achieved, but tool replacement becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The tool is divided into separable components: a holder portion that remains in the tool holder and a tool portion that can be detached and replaced. The tool portion includes a tool shaft with a tool mounting hole, allowing independent replacement of the deburring tool while keeping the holder structure intact. This segmentation enables quick tool changes without removing the entire tool assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
A retaining body acts as an intermediary mechanism between the holder portion and tool portion. The retaining body can be shifted between a retention position (holding the tool shaft) and a release position (allowing tool removal). This intermediary component simplifies the replacement operation by providing a clear lock/release mechanism.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a floater structure is used for back surface deburring, then deburring capability is provided, but compatibility with front surface deburring tools is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The holder portion is designed with universal features that can accommodate different tool portions. The tool mounting hole in the holder portion can receive various tool shafts with different configurations (front surface deburring tools, back surface deburring tools, etc.). This universal interface enables one holder to support multiple tool types, increasing system versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The retaining body is designed to be dynamically positionable between retention and release states. This dynamic characteristic allows the tool to be quickly reconfigured by replacing the tool portion while keeping the holder portion stationary. The dynamic retaining mechanism enables flexible adaptation between different deburring operations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The detachable tool system allows for effortless replacement of deburring tools, enabling seamless switching between back and front surface deburring operations, thereby improving operational efficiency and versatility.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic body disposed in the elastic body chamber to urge the slider toward a basal end
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a detachable tool detachably attached to a tool mounting hole of a tool holder including the tool mounting hole, and a retaining body disposed in the tool mounting hole in a radially inwardly reciprocable manner. The detachable tool includes: a housing supported at a predetermined position of the tool mounting hole, the housing including an elastic body chamber, and a retaining body insertion hole through which the retaining body is inserted; a slider to which a tip tool having a blade at a basal end portion is mountable, the slider supported by the housing to reciprocate inside the tool mounting hole, the slider having a guide groove extending along the tool mounting hole; an elastic body disposed in the elastic body chamber to urge the slider toward a basal end; and an anti-rotation body disposed in the housing to be received in the guide groove.