| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 20090029836 | AUTOMATIC FEED-THROUGH SHAPE AND SAND MACHINE - A method and apparatus for quickly changing CNC machine tools is presented. Tool changes of 40 seconds or less are possible. A tool repository of linearly spaced apart tool forks translates to a storage position for CNC machining operations. For tool changing, the tool repository translates to a staging location, where an existing tool may be deposited to an empty location in the tool repository, whereupon another tool may be selected and engaged on the CNC machining spindle. The tool repository retracts to a storage position, and CNC machining operations may continue. This design may be used for CNC machines with many additional axes of operation, and appears more compact, less expensive, more robust, and lighter that traditional turret carousel designs. Stacked tools 5 inches high and diameters of 8 inches may be used in one embodiment. In the same space 15 smaller tools of 1.5 inch diameter may be stored. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090163338 | Holding device for machines, particularly contour-cutting - A hold-down device ( | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090176636 | Automatic tool exchange apparatus, tool exchange method therefor, and machine tool making use of the same - An automatic tool exchange apparatus is provided, which dispenses with a robot hand for grasping and moving a tool, and a mechanism for mechanical movement of a tool, such as a tool conveyance device for conveyance of a tool, and which is simple in construction and enables to surely and automatically exchange a tool in a short time. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100113236 | Manual Robotic Tool Changer Having Rapid Coupling Mechanism - A manually actuated robotic tool changer includes a rapid coupling mechanism. The tool changer includes a master unit having a piston moveable along its axis between an unlocked position and a fully locked position, and a tool unit that is coupled to the master unit when the units are adjacent and the piston is moved to the fully locked position. A piston movement control mechanism selectively allows free axial motion of the piston between the unlocked position and a nearly locked position, when the control mechanism is actuated. The piston may be biased toward the locked position, allowing the master and tool units to be rapidly coupled by positioning the units adjacently, actuating the control mechanism to allow the piston to rapidly advance to a nearly locked position, releasing the control mechanism to restrict free axial motion of the piston, and manually advancing the piston to a fully locked position. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100184574 | CUTTING TOOL REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ASSIST DEVICE - A method of replacing a cutting tool in a tool magazine in a machine center includes providing a mounting frame having a pair of guide rails and a tool changing jig, pushing the tool changing jig toward the tool magazine until the tool changing jig contacts a rear positive stop, pivoting the clamp arms to an open position, cranking the lifting assembly upward until a V-shaped block assembly contacts the cutting tool, pivoting the clamp arms to a closed position, dislodging the cutting tool from the tool magazine, pulling the tool changing jig away from the tool magazine until the tool changing jig contacts a front positive stop on the mounting frame, replacing the cutting tool in the tool changing jig, and pushing the tool changing jig toward the tool magazine until the cutting tool is inserted and locked into the tool magazine. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100210432 | TOOL CHANGER AND TOOL CHANGE METHOD - A tool changer includes a spindle including a first collet, an auxiliary arm having a second collet, a tool-pan having a plurality of tool-seats, and an auxiliary tool-magazine. The auxiliary tool-magazine comprises a main body, a turnplate rotatable relative to the main body, a first tool-carrier attached to the turnplate, and a second toll-carrier attached to the turnplate. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110177924 | ERGONOMIC TOOL LIFTING MACHINE AND METHOD - An ergonomic tool lifting machine and method particularly useful for manipulating a machine tool or another heavy object. In one embodiment of the invention, the machine tool is a large milling cutter. The ergonomic tool lifting machine generally includes an articulating arm attached at a fixed end to a vertical lift mechanism, and at a free end to a grasping device or tool holder adapted for gripping and retaining an object of interest. When the object is a milling cutter, the ergonomic tool lifting machine may be used to transfer the cutter between a stored position and an installed position in a milling machine. Consequently, the tool holder of this embodiment is preferably able to rotate between a pick-up/drop-off position and an installation/removal position associated with the cutter. In general, the ergonomic tool lift machine allows heavy loads to be accurately moved with very little effort required on the part of an operator. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120100974 | Sheet Metal Processing Systems and Related Devices and Methods - In some aspects, a sheet metal processing system includes a machine tool with a processing station at which metal sheets can be processed by a processing tool, a tool carrier for receiving a processing tool, a transfer device by which the processing tool can be moved to or from the tool carrier, and a tool change apparatus which, due to a controlled positioning movement, can be arranged in a tool change position. The processing tool is exchangeable between the tool carrier and the transfer device by the tool change apparatus. The positioning movement is controllable on the basis of a position of the transfer device and/or a position of the tool carrier. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120142508 | Tool-Holder Gripper for Radial Presses - Tool-holder gripper for a multiple change of tools in a horizontal radial press having a set of jaws moving radially and axially, comprising a handle, a tool-holder disc, and angular centring devices acting in conjunction with a front flange of the press to angularly align the tools and jaws. The gripper is further provided with a radial, axial centring portion configured to abut against the front surface of at least one radial jaw when the tools and jaws are axially aligned but still disengaged, so that the subsequent axial advancement of the jaws is accompanied by a simultaneous axial reversing of the gripper. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120245005 | MULTI AXIS COLUMN MODULE, A METHOD OF SWAPPING TOOLS, AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING - The disclosure relates to column module, more particularly it is relating to a multi-axis column module. The multi axis column module comprising a support structure of predetermined shape; at least one Automatic Tool Changer [ATC] consisting a tool magazine ensconcing plurality of tools mounted onto the support structure, a drive unit with a spindle connected to said tool magazine, a gripper arm connected to the spindle of the drive unit; and at least one RAM housing having at least one spindle at center and is mounted over the support structure. The disclosure also provides for a method of swapping tools in the multi axis column module and method of assembling the multi axis column module. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120277080 | Power Control of a Robotic Tool Changer - A robotic tool changer removably attaches a robotic tool to a robotic arm. The changer includes a tool module connected to the robotic tool, and a master module connected to the robotic arm. To attach and detach the robotic tool, the changer couples and uncouples the tool module and the master module. A master electrical signal module (ESM) affixes to the master module and a tool ESM affixes to the tool module. In accordance with design requirements, the changer applies the same power supply to both the master ESM and the tool ESM. The changer, however, selectively suppresses application of the power supply to the tool ESM, while maintaining application of the power supply to the master ESM, during the coupling or uncoupling of the master module and the tool module. In doing so, the changer enables such coupling and uncoupling, while also preventing the formation of transient electric arcs. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120289387 | TOOL CHANGING DEVICE - The invention relates to a tool changing device of a work station in a thermoform packaging machine, used for allowing a work insert to be pushed out of the work station laterally relative to the production direction, a chain guide be movable vertically to the tool insert. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120289388 | WORK STATION FOR A PACKAGING MACHINE AND TOOL CHANGING METHOD - The present invention relates to a work station for a packaging machine, comprising an upper tool and a lower tool arranged below the upper tool. These tools are configured for acting on a packaging web. A lifting unit is able to move the upper tool and/or the lower tool such that, at a specific position, the two tools abut on one another or are only spaced apart at a small distance. According to the present invention, the two tools are adapted to be coupled to one another by a releasable coupling at this position so that they can be removed from the work station in common. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for removing a lower tool from a work station, e.g. for the purpose of tool exchange. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130035221 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SLICING FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for slicing food products includes a cutting blade which moves in a cutting plane to cut off slices from at least one product supplied to the cutting plane and includes a blade changing device which is designed to replace the cutting blade automatically with a replacement cutting blade on the presence of a change criterion. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130225379 | ROTATION PROCESSING MACHINE AND ROTATION PROCESSING METHOD - A rotation processing machine, including a rotating device that holds and rotates a workpiece; a processing device on which a cutting tool is mounted to process the workpiece; and a turning loader that has grippers arranged about a turning central axis, and that turns so that the grippers sequentially face the rotating device. The turning loader is configured to deliver and receive the workpiece to and from the rotating device by turning with the workpiece being directly or indirectly held by the gripper, and to deliver and receive the cutting tool to and from the processing device by turning with the cutting tool being directly or indirectly held by the gripper. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130331244 | MULTIPLE TOOL CHANGER FOR MACHINING CENTER - A numerically controlled machining center for performing work on a workpiece including a plurality of magazines holding a plurality of tools, each magazine positioned a first distance from an adjacent magazine, a plurality of spindles equal to the number of magazines and movable relative to one another independent of the positions of the magazines, the spindles movable apart from one another in a tool loading position to accommodate large magazine sizes and movable toward one another in a working position to allow the tools to work close together to minimize waste, and a table for supporting a workpiece. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140038799 | Machine Tool for Processing Plate-Like Workpieces, in particular Metal Sheets - A machine tool for processing plate-like workpieces, in particular metal sheets, has a machine frame with a lower frame arm, an upper frame arm and a frame compartment or throat defined between the upper and lower arms. A first tool magazine, close to the station, has storage places for processing tools is arranged at least partially within the frame compartment. The processing tools, such as punch/die sets, can be interchanged at a processing station of the machine tool. By means of a tool transfer device, processing tools can be transferred between the first tool and a second tool magazine, remote from the station. The second tool magazine has a magazine platform that protrudes laterally in a horizontal direction with respect to the machine frame and is accessible from above, on which magazine platform storage places for processing tools interchangeable at the processing station are provided, and above which a tool holder of the tool transfer device is mounted on the relevant longitudinal side of the machine frame. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140106950 | Method for Changing a Gear Cutting Tool with Double-Sided Bearing in a Gear Cutting Machine and Device Therefor - A method for changing a gear cutting tool with a double-sided bearing between a tool magazine and a machining head by way of a tool changer maintains a vertical alignment of the gear cutting tool along the vertical Z-axis. The method includes exchanging the gear cutting tool between the tool changer and the tool magazine or the machining head, moving the tool changer and the gear cutting tool between the machining head and the tool magazine or between the tool magazine and the machining head, and exchanging the gear cutting tool between the tool changer and the other of the tool magazine and the machining head while maintaining a vertical alignment of the tool throughout each exchanging and moving act or operation. A tool changer for carrying out the method mentioned is also described. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140121084 | Tool Magazine for Tools of a Machine Tool, Mechanical Arrangement having such a Tool Magazine and Method for Administering Tools on such a Mechanical Arrangement - A tool magazine for tools of a machine tool for processing workpieces includes a first magazine unit that is close to a processing station of the machine tool and a second magazine unit that is remote from the processing station of the machine tool. The second magazine unit includes a permanent tool carrier and a temporary tool carrier. The permanent tool carrier is permanently accessible to a tool handling device. The temporary tool carrier is temporarily accessible to the tool handling device. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140148320 | ELECTROSPINDLE WITH A TOOL EXCHANGING DEVICE - Electrospindle device ( | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140187397 | MACHINE TOOL AND TOOL REPLACEMENT METHOD - There is provided a machine tool which includes a machine frame, at least one tool spindle which is arranged on the machine frame and is displaceable relative thereto, a workpiece holder and a storage device for tools which is arranged on the machine frame, wherein a chain-type storage device communicates with the storage device and the at least one tool spindle. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140187398 | MACHINE TOOL AND METHOD FOR CHANGING TOOLS ON A MACHINE TOOL - There is provided a machine tool including a machine frame, at least one tool spindle which is arranged on the machine frame and is displaceable relative thereto, a workpiece holder and a storage device for tools which is arranged on the machine frame, wherein at least one rotatable disk-type storage unit for tools is arranged on the machine frame and communicates with the storage device and with the at least one tool spindle, wherein a separate disk-type storage unit is associated with each tool spindle and wherein the storage device includes a circulating conveyor. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140200126 | MACHINE TOOL HAVING A MACHINE MAGAZINE AND A BACKGROUND MAGAZINE - In a machine tool having at least one tool spindle which is displaceable in relation to a device for holding workpieces in at least one of three spatial directions and in which the tools (W | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140243176 | MACHINE FOR REPLACING DISC TOOLS - A method and a machine for automatically changing a disc tool to a tool holder of an automated machine working with the disc tools is disclosed. The method includes in the disc tool replacement machine: determining that the tool holder is in a replacement area in the disc tool replacement machine; unfastening a fixing member of the tool holder by applying an unfastening force to the fixing member, wherein the fixing member fixes a disc tool to a backing plate of the tool holder through a through hole at a centre of the disc tool; removing the disc tool from the tool holder after said unfastening; inserting a new disc tool to the tool holder; and fastening the fixing member of the tool holder by applying a fastening force to the fixing member, thus fixing the disc tool to the backing plate of the tool holder through the through hole. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140287897 | TOOL CHANGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and tool changing system for changing tools on a machine. The tool changing system includes a tool magazine, a tool transporter, and an automatic tool changer (ATC). The ATC includes a tool holder and a tool changer. The tool magazine is configured to store at least one tool received at the tool loading station. The tool transporter is configured to transport a tool from the tool loading station or the tool magazine to a tool transfer position of the ATC, and to hold the tool at the tool transfer position during an automatic tool change process. The tool holder is configured to hold the tool at the tool transfer position during the automatic tool change process when the tool transporter is not positioned at the tool transfer position. The tool changer is configured to provide the tool at the tool transfer position to a tool change position of a machine during the automatic tool change process. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140323279 | Tool Changing Method and Machine Tool - A machine tool includes a rotatable spindle, a spindle drive, a tool magazine, a tool changer including a rotating shaft, a rotating shaft drive motor, an angular position detector, a tool change arm having gripping units at both ends, and a controller. After interchanging a first tool mounted on the spindle and a second tool held in a tool pot, when rotating the tool change arm to an intermediate position, rotation of the spindle is started as soon as the second tool mounted on the spindle and the gripping unit are out of contact with each other. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140329654 | POWER TOOL AND OPERATING METHOD FOR USE ON THE POWER TOOL - A power tool, comprising: a housing; a motor being disposed in the housing for outputting rotary power; an output shaft having an accommodating hole in the axial direction for holding a tool bit; a transmission mechanism, being disposed between the motor and the output shaft for transmitting rotary power from the motor to the output shaft; a tool bit supporting being disposed in the housing and including several chambers disposed in parallel for holding the tool bit; a connecting member being disposed in the housing and capable of moving axially between a working position where the connecting member passes through one of the chambers and to accommodate the tool bit in the chamber connect the output shaft, and a release position where the connecting member exits and separates from one of the several chambers; and an operating member is arranged on the housing for controlling the axial movement of the connecting member; the power tool further includes an automatic shifting means for adjusting the position of the tool bit supporting in response to the movement of the operating member, wherein the connecting member moves axially to a position that is separated from one of the several chambers, and the cartridge moves to a position where another chamber is axially corresponding to the output shaft under the action of the automatic shifting means. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140342889 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TOOLS ON A MACHINE TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL HAVING A TOOL CHANGE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a system, an apparatus and a method for providing tools on a machine tool. The system includes a first tool magazine for accommodating a plurality of tools; a first feeding device which is adapted to remove tools from the first tool magazine and feed them to the spindle; at least one second tool magazine for accommodating a plurality of tools; a second feeding device which is adapted to remove tools from the second tool magazine and provide them at a predetermined transfer position; and a transfer apparatus which is adapted to feed tools removed from the second tool magazine to the first tool magazine, with the result that the second tool magazine serves as a supply magazine for the first tool magazine. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140342890 | Crimper System - A crimper system ( | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140357461 | BIT EXCHANGE METHOD AND BIT EXCHANGE DEVICE FOR SHIELD TUNNELING MACHINE - Sealing in the sliding gap of a rotating valve is improved to smoothly rotate the rotating valve during replacement of a roller bit. A valve housing portion is formed behind a bit housing portion having an opening at the front of a main cutter spoke. A rotating valve is rotationally disposed as a rotating body in the valve housing portion. A bit case containing the roller bit is moved into the bit housing portion so as to protrude from a removable passage of the rotating valve, and then the bit case is fixed by a cotter member to support a drilling reaction force. Thus, the sliding gap of the rotating valve is disposed in the bit housing portion and the valve housing portion and is covered with the bit case. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140371042 | TOOL MAGAZINE SHELF - An embodiment of a circular, annular tool magazine shelf of a tower construction, comprises a base frame adapted for receiving a tool shelf which has a plurality of immovable tool deposit plates, arranged in vertical succession and in a circular ring, adapted for machining one or more tools, and a power-driven tool handling system adapted for transporting tools between the tool magazine shelf and a machine-side pick-up tool magazine store. The magazine shelf also comprises a spindle tower which is mounted rotatably about a vertical rotation shaft being arranged in a circle centre-point of one or more tool deposit plates, wherein the base frame includes a monolithically constructed, plate-shaped foundation in which the rotation shaft is mounted overhanging freely by way of a mounting arrangement. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150018179 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING TOOLS - A machining apparatus has a frame, a magazine holding a plurality of tools, a loader capable of moving the tools between the magazine and a primary transfer position, first and second tool holders each displaceable horizontally and vertically on the frame, and a transfer arm carrying a grab. Each of the tool holders can move into and out of a respective secondary transfer position for switching a tool, one of the tools is removed from the magazine with the loader and moved by the loader into the primary transfer position, then the one tool is transferred position to the grab of the transfer arm. This arm is them pivoted to move the one tool in the grab from the primary transfer position into one of the secondary transfer positions, and then the tool at the one secondary transfer position is transferred from the grab to the respective holder. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150080197 | FEEDING DEVICE AND MACHINE TOOL AND METHOD FOR MACHINING USING MACHINE TOOL - A feeding device includes a sliding member, a main shaft, a tool holding assembly, a locking assembly, and a locking assembly. The sliding member is slidably couplable to a moving member. The main shaft is rotatably coupled with the sliding member. The tool holding assembly includes a connecting member detachably connectable to the main shaft and configured for holding one of a plurality of tool heads, the connecting member defining two clamping grooves. The locking assembly is positioned on the sliding member having a driving member attached to the sliding member, and a pair of claws attached to the driving member. The disclosure also supplies a machine tool using the feeding device, and a method for manching using the machine tool. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150119214 | FASTENING DEVICE, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND FASTENING METHOD FOR FASTENING PLURALITY OF FASTENING MEMBERS - A fastening device enabling a plurality of fastening tools to be arranged at a plurality of fastening locations quickly. The fastening device includes a plurality of fastening tools, a movement mechanism for making the plurality of fastening tools move relative to each other, an imaging part imaging of a plurality of fastening locations, a fastening position calculating part calculating the positions of a plurality of fastening locations based on the image data, and a movement controller control the movement mechanism so as to make at least one fastening tool move so that the individual fastening tools are arranged at positions enabling the fastening members to be fastened to the corresponding fastening locations, based on the calculated plurality of fastening locations. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150141224 | SUBSEA TOOL CHANGER - A subsea tool changer comprises a housing; a rotatable carousel rotatably mounted within the housing and adapted to receive a plurality of selectively removable tools; a tool changer that can select a predetermined one of the plurality of tools from the carousel; and a power drive adapted to provide a predetermined function to a tool selected by the tool changer, the power drive further comprising a first power drive interface. In typical use, a selectively removable tool is placed onto the rotatable carousel which is rotated so that a desired selectively removable tool is positioned adjacent to a tool driver which is then mated with the desired selectively removable tool. The tool changer and mated selected removable tool are moved outward toward an outer boundary of the housing and the tool changer extended at least partially outside the housing outward towards a predetermined tool working position. The tool changer is then pivoted to position the selected removable tool to its predetermined tool working position. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150328734 | Grinding installation and method for replacing a grinding disk - The invention relates to a grinding installation with a grinding machine having a head plate which is driven in a rotating and/or oscillating manner and is designed for receiving and releasably holding a grinding disk and with a device for replacing a grinding disk, which is releasably fixed on the head plate, with a stop element, against which the head plate with the grinding disk can be placed in a removal position, at least one removal finger which is adjustable between a retracted position and an engaged position, in which the removal finger engages into a recess on the head plate in the removal position, and a clamping means, through which the at least one removal finger is displaceable relative to the stop element, wherein the removal finger, for the purpose of releasing the grinding disk, comes to rest against its rear side and clamps the grinding disk on the stop element. The invention furthermore describes a corresponding method for replacing a grinding disk. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160016251 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING THE ELECTRODE TIP OF A TIG WELDER - The present invention is an apparatus and method for replacing used electrode tips of a TIG welder. The apparatus has a main housing structure with a socket adapter assembly that is operatively supported by the main housing structure. The socket adapter assembly is used to both remove and re-attach the gas shield and the electrode nut of the TIG welder. A vacuum tip suction device that is operatively supported by the main housing structure is used to both remove and install electrode tips for the TIG welder. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160052146 | ROBOTIC TOOL CHANGER WITH TOOL STAND DECOUPLE POWER SUPPLY - A robotic tool changer ensures inherently safe operation by separating power sources for the “couple” and “decouple” operations of its coupling mechanism. The power for the decouple operation is available only when an attached robotic tool is safely disposed in its tool stand. Once the robotic tool leaves the tool stand, there is no power supplied to the coupling mechanism of the robotic tool changer to decouple the robotic tool from a robot arm. Accordingly, it is impossible for the robotic tool to inadvertently become disengaged from the robot arm—even if software were to erroneously assert a DECOUPLE signal, or otherwise initiate a decouple operation. Furthermore, since the design is inherently safe, neither interlock circuits, the redundancy of such circuits, nor the extensive and complex monitoring circuits necessary to ensure their proper operation, are necessary. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160059424 | SAFE ROBOTIC TOOL CHANGER - In an inherently safe robotic tool changer, a master unit couples to a tool unit via a first power source, and decouples from the tool unit using a separate, second power source. The second power source is only available when an attached tool is safely disposed in a tool stand. In embodiments where the first power source is not selectively applied, such as the constant bias provided by a spring, a detent mechanism maintains the master unit in a decoupled state when the master unit is removed from the tool unit. The detent mechanism allows the master unit to couple to a different tool unit upon physically abutting the new tool unit. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160129538 | TOOL CHANGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and tool changing system for changing tools on a machine. The tool changing system includes a tool magazine, a tool transporter, and an automatic tool changer (ATC). The ATC includes a tool holder and a tool changer. The tool magazine is configured to store at least one tool received at the tool loading station. The tool transporter is configured to transport a tool from the tool loading station or the tool magazine to a tool transfer position of the ATC, and to hold the tool at the tool transfer position during an automatic tool change process. The tool holder is configured to hold the tool at the tool transfer position during the automatic tool change process when the tool transporter is not positioned at the tool transfer position. The tool changer is configured to provide the tool at the tool transfer position to a tool change position of a machine during the automatic tool change process. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160143436 | APPARATUS FOR KEEPING A FRICTION ROLLER - The disclosure relates to an apparatus for keeping a friction roller. The apparatus for keeping a friction roller comprises a cylinder provided with a plurality of brackets for storing the friction roller, a friction roller pick-and-place execution unit for picking and placing the friction roller, a cylinder driving unit for driving the cylinder to rotate, a storage sensor unit for sensing whether a friction roller exists on a bracket, a pick-and-place position sensor unit for sensing whether a bracket arrives at a pick-and-place position of the friction roller, and a control unit. The apparatus for keeping a friction roller according to the disclosure may access more friction rollers accurately; and the stroke of the action of picking and placing a friction roller is relatively short, such that the work efficiency of picking and placing a friction roller is also increased very greatly. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160199956 | AUTOMATED END EFFECTOR COMPONENT RELOADING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A ROBOTIC SYSTEM | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160250678 | FORGING MACHINE WITH ROBOTIC HANDLER | 09-01-2016 |
| 20180021843 | FORGING MACHINE WITH ROBOTIC HANDLER | 01-25-2018 |
| 20220134497 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTER AIDED OPTIMIZATION OF AN OCCUPANCY OF MAGAZINE SLOTS BY TOOLS - A method for optimizing the occupancy of magazine spaces by tools within at least one tool magazine for a machine tool in a computer-supported manner is provided. One or more workpieces of one or more workpiece types is produced using the tools supplied by a magazine device at a supply area, having the following steps: a-i) detecting a number of workpieces, magazine spaces, a number of tools, required space, allowable magazines spaces for each tool, allowable starting magazine occupancy, a sequence of work steps to be carried out by the machine tool on a workpiece, work step time periods required to carry out each individual work step on the workpiece, one or more supply time periods depending on the sequence of the work steps to be carried out, and j) optimizing the occupancy of the magazine spaces by tools. | 05-05-2022 |
