Anthony L Morris

US Patent:

20050183562, Aug 25, 2005

Filed:

Feb 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/787027

Inventors:

Anthony Morris - Simi Valley CA, US
Michael Hankins - Simi Valley CA, US
Frederick Kuck - Westlake Village CA, US
Kenneth Smith - Santa Clarita CA, US
David Campbell - Simi Valley CA, US
Douglas Coutts - Simi Valley CA, US
Richard Folster - Simi Valley CA, US
Jeffry Fint - Granada Hills CA, US
Chad Schepel - Newbury Park CA, US

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B31B001/25

US Classification:

083880000, 083875000, 083881000, 083886000

Abstract:

A channel cutting tool may include an arbor that connects to a rotating spindle of a machining tool or a similar spinning part of a machining tool. Two slot cutting blades may be fixedly mounted to the arbor. An inner washer may be fixedly mounted on the arbor between the cutting blades and establish the blade spacing. An outer washer may be rotationally mounted to the inner washer with a smaller thickness to facilitate rotation relative to the two cutting blades. The arbor rotates about a longitudinal rotation axis, which may also the rotation axis for the cutting blades, the inner washer, and the outer washer. The outer washer functions as a depth-limiting safeguard for the channel cutting tool.