Tool exchange device for a machine tool

Details Tool exchange device for a machine tool Tool exchange device for a machine tool

1990-09-04

1992-01-21

Bishop, Steven C.

Metal working

Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for...

Common reciprocating support for spaced tools

B23Q 3157

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050817620

ABSTRACT:
A tool exchange arm comprising a rotatable tool exchange arm body, and multiple sets of two fingers with claws mounted to the tool exchange arm for exchanging tools on a spindle and in a tool magazine of a machine tool, and a mechanism for driving the tool exchange arm comprising an actuator for opening and closing the fingers, a hollow shaft connected to the tool exchange arm for reciprocating and rotating the tool exchange arm along and about an axis, a central shaft extending through the hollow shaft for engaging and actuating the actuator, and a rotating member rotatably mounted to a housing and coupled to the central shaft. The tool exchange arm is simple in structure, and consists of a small number of components. The movement of the fingers are securely controlled. The mechanism for driving the tool exchange arm is also compact in size.

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patent: 3845546 (1974-11-01), Rutschke
patent: 4817267 (1989-04-01), Hitomi
patent: 4833772 (1989-05-01), Kobayashi et al.

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