Metal working – Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for... – Common reciprocating support for spaced tools
Patent
1984-06-22
1987-04-07
Weidenfeld, Gil
Metal working
Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for...
Common reciprocating support for spaced tools
29 26A, 408 35, B23Q 3157
Patent
active
046549579
ABSTRACT:
The machining apparatus includes a machine tool having a primary spindle slide with a transversely extending tool head support rail member thereon which is aligned successively with a tool head load rail mechanism and unload rail mechanism on a side of the machine tool by movement of the primary spindle slide to load or unload a multi-spindle tool head. When the tool head is loaded in operative position on the rail member, the spindles of the tool head are driven by the primary spindle through a gear train in the tool head. An overhead gantry robot conveys tool heads between the load and unlaod rail mechanisms and a stationary tool head storage unit on the side of the machine tool.
A single shank tool conveyor assembly is disposed on the other side of the machine tool and a pivotal tool changer is located on that side to exchange single shank tools between the primary spindle itself and a tool chain conveyor on the tool conveyor assembly when the machine tool is not in operation using a single or multi-spindle tool head.
The machine tool, load and unload mechanisms, overhead robot, pivotal tool changer and tool conveyor assembly are controlled by a common programmable computer. The machine tool can be operated in the single shank tool mode or single or multi-spindle tool head mode automatically without manual change-over or modification thereof.
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Casarotto John D.
Hammer Gerald M.
Kolnes Kenneth O.
Powell Thomas A.
Sprenger Kenneth J.
Ex-Cell-O Corporation
Timmer Edward J.
Webb Glenn L.
Weidenfeld Gil
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