| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 483016000 | INCLUDING MACHINE TOOL OR COMPONENT | 80 |
| 20080318746 | MACHINE TOOL - An exemplary machine tool ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100167888 | MACHINE COMPRISING A MECHANICAL GUIDE ELEMENT FOR GUIDING THE DISPLACEMENT OF A FIRST AND A SECOND DEVICE - The invention relates to a machine comprising a mechanical guide element ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20120214654 | TOOL CHANGING DEVICE FOR A CUTTING HEAD OF A MACHINE FOR CUTTING FLAT GLASS SHEETS - A tool changing device for a cutting head of a machine for cutting flat glass sheets, comprising, so that they can slide in a parallel arrangement with elements for sliding on a bridge that supports a cutting head,
| 08-23-2012 |
| 20120252646 | Rotating Coupling for Robotic Tool Changer with One-Way Clutch and Dual-Button Handle Mechanism - A manual robotic tool changer provides a compact, lightweight means to manually selectively couple a robotic tool, such as a surgical tool, to a robot arm. The tool changer includes numerous safety features to prevent inadvertent decoupling of the robotic tool. These include a dual-button handle locking mechanism operative to lock the tool changer closed in the fully coupled position, and requiring simultaneous actuation of both of two latch buttons to unlock; a one-way clutch mechanism that prevents rotation of the coupling mechanism towards the decoupled position, unless the handle is actuated to unlock the tool changer; and a spring biasing the tool changer to an at least partially coupled state when no force is applied to the handle, thus requiring a positive force against the spring, moving the handle to a fully open position, to insert or remove a robotic tool. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130040792 | EQUIPMENT FOR THE EXCHANGE OF REPLACEABLE COMPONENTS IN MACHINE TOOLS - Equipment for the exchange of replaceable components in machine tools, specifically replaceable components of different categories, necessary for different machining operations, such as heads or tool holders and tools, including a unified static storage, in which the components are located, and a single piece of manipulator equipment provided with at least one manipulator for the components, automated and controlled by a control system, for the movement, exchange and positioning of the replaceable components of both types between the shaft of the machine tool and the storage. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130137559 | Hand Power Tool Having a Drum-Type Tool Change Magazine - A hand power tool has a tool receiver which is configured to receive a tool and which has an inner receiver. The tool receiver is provided on an associated tool housing, in which there is disposed a drum-type tool change magazine having at least one tool chamber for storing the tool. The tool chamber is configured to be aligned so as to be flush with the inner receiver to enable the tool to slide from the tool chamber into the inner receiver or from the inner receiver into the tool chamber. A braking device is configured to brake the tool as the tool slides from the tool chamber into the inner receiver. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130244846 | CLAMPING DEVICE - A clamping device ( | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130244847 | TOOL TONGS - The invention relates to tool tongs for the releasable holding of a tool, for example in a machine tool. The invention is characterized in that the tool tongs are formed by a tongs basic element and a tongs clamping element interacting and connected with the tongs basic element, wherein in the tool holding position the tongs basic element and the tongs clamping element hold the tool clampingly at its gripping elements, wherein the tongs basic element and/or the tongs clamping element is/are formed of flat material or plate-like material, such as, for example, steel sheet or the like. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130337985 | MOTOR-POWERED MACHINE TOOL, IN PARTICULAR A HAND-HELD MACHINE TOOL - A motor-powered machine tool includes a drum-like tool-changing magazine having tool chambers. The magazine is arranged inside a housing, and when the tool is in a change position, one of the tool chambers of the tool-changing magazine is aligned with a tubular tool holder. The tool further includes a sliding element configured to slide a tool from the tool-changing magazine into the tool holder and from the tool holder back into the tool-changing magazine. The sliding element is movable in a longitudinal direction of the tool holder. In at least one embodiment, the sliding element is coupled with a gearbox system which includes at least one toothed gear. The rotational motion of the toothed gear is translated into linear movement of the sliding element. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140171280 | TOOL MAGAZINE AND MACHINE USING THE SAME - A tool magazine of a machine includes a receiving assembly, a tool bracket, a driving member, and a linking assembly. The receiving assembly defines an opening and includes a mounting gate sealing the opening. The tool bracket is slidably received in the receiving assembly. The driving member is connected to the tool bracket and moves the tool bracket out of the opening. The linking assembly includes a linking member and a first pushing rod. The linking member is fixed to the mounting gate and defines a first pushing groove in its periphery. The first pushing rod slides along the direction of the first pushing groove, causing the mounting gate to rotate open and close. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140296047 | SYSTEM FOR CHANGING AND INSERTING TOOLS INTO OR PRESENTING TOOLS AT A MACHINE TOOL AND TOOL MAGAZINE, ALSO MACHINE TOOL HAVING A TOOL CHANGING SYSTEM OR TOOL MAGAZINE - A system is provided for changing and inserting tools into or presenting tools at a machine tool. The system includes at least n rotatable tool magazines for receiving a plurality of tools, where n≧2, which are arranged in tandem in the direction of a rotational axis. At least one of the n tool magazines can be driven independently of the other tool magazines to perform a rotational movement about the rotational axis. The system further includes a manipulator for removing the tools from the magazine. The tools are held in tool mounts along the circumference of the n tool magazines such that the longitudinal axes of the tools in each case of one of the n tool magazines are located in one plane and project from the circumference of the tool magazine, and the tools can be moved along the circumference of the respective tool magazine. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150038306 | APPARATUS FOR CHANGING WELDING TIP - An apparatus for interchanging welding tips of a spot welding gun. The apparatus replaces a welding tip installed in a robot arm and includes welding tip removal componentry combined with the robot arm, welding tip mounting means combined with one side of the welding tip removal componentry, and a welding tip supply spaced apart from the welding gun at a specific distance and configured to supply a welding tip to the welding tip mounting componentry. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150141225 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT PROCESS TOOL MODULES IN PROCESSING TOOLS IN A CLEANSPACE FABRICATOR - The present invention provides various aspects of support for a processing tool in a fabrication facility capable of routine placement and replacement of processing tools and component assemblies of the tools. Support aspects include a support structure for component assemblies and a quick disconnect flange which facilitates connecting and disconnect of electrical, liquid and gas utilities to a tool component placed in the processing tool. | 05-21-2015 |
| 483017000 | Rotating work machine tool (e.g., screw machine, lathe, etc.) | 14 |
| 20100137116 | QUICK-POSITIONING SCREW ASSEMBLY MACHINING METHOD - A quick-positioning screw assembly machining method includes the step of attaching a quick-positioning screw assembly to a chucking device of a machine tool and then driving the chucking device to rotate the quick-positioning screw assembly, the step of moving a ramming member toward a relatively thinner front extension cap wall of a cap during rotation of the quick-positioning screw assembly to have the relatively thinner front extension cap wall of the cap be bent radially inwards into contact with a periphery of a mounting socket between two outside annular flanges of the mounting socket, and the step of stopping the rotation of the chucking device and removing the processed quick-positioning screw assembly from the machine tool. | 06-03-2010 |
| 483018000 | Tool support comprises rotary spindle | 6 |
| 20090075795 | COMPOSITE WORKING LATHE - The present invention aims at improving the efficiency of tool management by improving the arrangement of a tool magazine in a composite working lathe. The composite working lathe | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090131235 | Ball Bearing for Spindle Turning Device of Machine Tool and Spindle Turning Device of Machine Tool Using the Same - A ball bearing for spindle turning device for use in the spindle turning device of a machine tool, and a spindle turning device for a machine tool using the same, which is compatible with machine tools whose recent trend is for more composite configurations while maintaining and achieving higher accuracy (higher rotational accuracy), greater stiffness and reductions in torque and heat generation is to be provided. In a ball bearing for spindle turning device for use in the spindle turning device of a machine tool, the sectional size ratio (B/H) between the axially cut sectional width B and the radially cut sectional height H is set to be (B/H)<0.63 where it is a single row ball bearing or the sectional size ratio (B | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090209398 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool includes a headstock provided with a main spindle and movable in a direction different from a direction of axis of the main spindle, a tool post mounted on the headstock so as to be movable in the direction of axis of the main spindle, and a tool change unit configured to change a tool attached to the main spindle with another tool after an extremity of the main spindle has been moved to a predetermined tool change position. In this machine tool, when an extremity of the tool post is positioned in the tool change position by the movement of the headstock and also by the movement of the tool post, the tool change unit performs change of a tool attached to the tool post with another tool by the same tool change operation as that for the main spindle. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20110245052 | FASTENING DEVICE, METHOD OF LOADING FASTENING MEMBER, AND DEVICE FOR LOADING FASTENING MEMBER - A fastening device includes a rotational drive portion that rotationally drives a socket, an advance/retract drive portion that causes this socket to advance or retract along a rotational axis thereof, a magazine that retains a plurality of heads that retain bolts, and a switching portion that moves this magazine to selectively position one of a plurality of heads ahead and on the rotational axis of the socket. One of the heads is selected and positioned on the rotational axis of the socket by the switching portion, then the socket is advanced by the advance/retract drive portion and the head thus selected is retained by the socket, then the socket is advanced further by the advance/retract drive portion and the head to detach is detached from the magazine, and then the head is rotated by driving the rotational drive portion, thereby fastening a bolt retained in the head. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20130085050 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMBINED LATHE APPARATUS, COMBINED LATHE APPARATUS, TURNING TOOL HOLDER, BLADE POSITION REGISTERING APPARATUS, AND BLADE POSITION DETECTING APPARATUS - A carriage is moved in a direction including a Y axis component in order to move a turning process tool that is attached to a tool spindle along a horizontal line that is perpendicular to a Z axis, and thus, a turning process is carried out on a workpiece which is attached to a workpiece spindle. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20150298270 | AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGER OF MACHINE TOOL - A automatic tool changer of a machine tool including a magazine driving motor configured to turn a tool magazine has the magazine driving motor fixed to a non-movable unit of the machine tool and when the tool magazine rotationally moves to reach an approaching position to a spindle head, a tool magazine side power transmission unit and a magazine driving motor side power transmission unit are connected to perform a turning operation of the tool magazine. | 10-22-2015 |
| 483019000 | Tool having specific mounting or work treating feature | 3 |
| 20140018219 | AUTO CHANGER SPINDLE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY ADAPTED TO DRILL TAP MACHINES - Described is a novel spindle mounting assembly for use with a computer numeric controlled (CNC) machine, such as a drill tap machine. In one example an auto changer spindle mounting assembly includes a collar with a gas inlet. The collar defines a collar opening therethrough to create a passage between the first side of the collar with the second side of the collar. The collar further includes a passage in fluid communication between the gas inlet and through a nipple to the collar opening. The mounting assembly includes a manifold body with a gas outlet adapted to mate with the gas inlet of the collar, the manifold body defined a passage in fluid communications between, the gas outlet and a manifold body inlet. Also included is at least one extension bar, adapted to mechanically fasten to the manifold body to a computer controlled machine. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20160067782 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool can perform a turning process using a fixed tool and a milling process using a rotating tool. The machine tool includes: a tool spindle having an air supply portion, for rotating the rotating tool; a lower tool rest for mounting a plurality of fixed tools thereon; a tool holder having a tapered surface restraining a tool, and attached to the lower tool rest, for detachably holding the tool; an automatic tool changer; and a special tool mounted on the tool spindle, into which the air is introduced from the air supply portion. When the tool is automatically changed by the automatic tool changer, the special tool mounted on the tool spindle is coupled to the tool holder, and the air from the air supply portion is supplied to the tapered surface through the special tool. | 03-10-2016 |
| 483020000 | Workpiece holder (e.g., chuck or chuck jaw, collet, etc.) | 1 |
| 20090143206 | AUTOMATIC CHUCK JAW CHANGE SYSTEM IN COMBINED MACHINING LATHE - In an automatic chuck jaw change system, a combined machining lathe capable of positioning with high precision and a robot with lower positioning precision than the combined machining lathe cooperate to automatically change a chuck jaw. The system includes a robot disposed in front of the combined machining lathe, and the robot can be selectively mounted on a front end of an arm thereof with a work hand for operating a work, a chuck jaw, and a nut runner hand for operating a drive mechanism of the chuck. The robot cooperates with a tool for jaw mounted on a tool spindle of the combined machining lathe to automatically change a chuck jaw of a main spindle. | 06-04-2009 |
| 483022000 | Tool changer between tool support and matrix | 4 |
| 20130210594 | A-AXIS MACHINING APPARATUS - A machining apparatus has a machine frame having a vertical front wall and a pair of vertical side walls extending generally perpendicularly rearwardly from the front wall and a cross slide vertically displaceable on the front wall. A first holder is horizontally displaceable on the cross slide, and respective carriages horizontally displaceable generally perpendicular to the front wall on the side walls carry a mount between and pivotal in the carriages about a horizontal axis generally parallel to the front wall. A second holder is carried on the mount. One of the holders is adapted to hold and rotate a workpiece and the other of the holders to hold a tool. A drive is connected to both of the carriages for synchronously displacing same and thereby aligning the workpiece in the one holder with the tool in the other holder. | 08-15-2013 |
| 483024000 | Tool support comprises turret | 3 |
| 20100041532 | SYSTEM OF ACTUATION OF DRIVE COUPLING TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE THE DRIVE TO ROTARY TOOL HOLDERS - The present invention proposes a system of actuation of drive coupling to engage and disengage the drive to rotary tool holders in turrets, which are commonly used in turning centers, machining centers and lathes. The system of the present invention includes a driving means, a coupling means and an actuation means to enable smooth transmission of actuation force and modular design of the system. By using a standard off-the-shelf motor in conjunction with a cam, capable of delivering smooth movement to a linkage, the system allows for the engagement and disengagement of the coupling mechanism from the drive-end of the tools. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100056351 | Tool turret - A tool turret, with a base body ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 483025000 | Linearly moveable tool changer | 1 |
| 20090209399 | MACHINE-TOOL REVOLVER UNIT - A machine-tool turret-type unit includes a turret disk that is free to rotate about a rotational axis, and a housing on which to mount the turret disk is provided. The housing includes at least one securing device to be secured to the securing section of the machine tool. The securing device includes at least one securing surface to rest against the securing section of the machine tool. The rotational axis lies within a first plane defined by the securing surface(s). | 08-20-2009 |
| 483028000 | Reciprocating tool machine tool (e.g., broaching machine, shaping machine, etc.) | 4 |
| 20100137117 | QUICK CHANGE SYSTEM FOR A MACHINE - A quick change system for quench press tooling is disclosed. The system including an upper adapter subassembly, an inner bottom adapter, and an outer bottom adapter, the upper adapter subassembly configured for attachment to a machine and the bottom adapters configured for mechanical attachment to the tooling of the machine. The upper adapter assembly further including an inner top adapter having a plurality of notches radially along the outer diameter of the inner top adapter, an inner collar having a plurality of radially inwardly extending tabs at top and bottom ends of the inner collar, a ring shaped holding plate having a series of bolt holes, an outer top adapter in communication with the holding plate, having a notched outwardly extending flange lip, and an outer collar having an outwardly extending lip at a top end and a sidewall extending perpendicularly downward. The inner bottom adapter having a plurality of radially outwardly extending notches at a top end and the outer bottom adapter in engagement communication with the inner bottom adapter. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20130310236 | PRESS MACHINE DIE UNIT REPLACING DEVICE - A press machine die unit replacing device for replacing die units in a press machine may include a die unit storage device controllably rotatably disposed on a position adjacent to a press machine and having various types of replacement die units that are placed thereon, and a transferring mechanism that is capable of transferring the die units between the die unit storage device and the press machine. The die units selected by controllable rotation of the die unit storage device are capable of being carried in or discharged from the press machine via the transferring mechanism. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130310237 | DIE REPLACING METHOD FOR PRESS FORMING MACHINE - In a press forming machine, a material inserted between at least one pair of oppositely positioned dies can be pressed by the at least one pair of dies, so that a work can be formed from the material. When the at least one pair of dies is replaced, the at least one pair of dies can be replaced while the material or the work is held between the at least one pair of dies. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20170232493 | BENDING TOOL AND GRIPPING DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING THE BENDING TOOL | 08-17-2017 |
| 483030000 | Rotary spindle machine tool (e.g., milling machine, boring, machine, grinding machine, etc.) | 49 |
| 20080274866 | Thermal expansion knife adapter - A thermal expansion knife adapter has a body, a conical shaft connecting sleeve and a conical knife connecting sleeve. The body has a first side and a second side. The conical shaft connecting sleeve is formed on and extends from the first side of the body and has a shaft holding hole defined in the shaft connecting sleeve at an end opposite to the body. The conical knife connecting sleeve is formed on and extends from the second side of the body and has a knife holding hole defined in the knife connecting sleeve at an end opposite to the body and communicating with the shaft holding hole in the shaft connecting sleeve. The knife connecting sleeve is a separate element securely and integrally combined with the body. The material for forming the body and the shaft connecting sleeve is different from that for forming the knife connecting sleeve. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090036280 | MOVEMENT CONTROL APPARATUS FOR MACHINE TOOL - A movement control apparatus for a machine tool includes a travel boundary arc setting unit and a control unit. The machine tool includes a tool post that supports plurality of tools, and a drive unit adapted to relatively move at least one of the tool post and the workpiece in a direction of a first axis and in a direction of a second axis that intersects the first axis to change a tool. The travel boundary arc setting unit sets an arc so that the arc is inscribed in the first and the second axes and an axial center of the workpiece passes through a position distant from a corner portion of a tool by a radius of the workpiece. The control unit is adapted to control the drive unit so that the workpiece travels along a travel locus outside the arc while changing a tool. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090258769 | System For The Rapid Change Of Head On Operating Machines - A system is disclosed for the rapid change of heads in operating machines, such as equipment for the cut and/or decoration of passe-partout, or of items made of cardboard, glass, ceramic or the like. A system according to the present invention couples the head of the machine with a machine arm through a connecting element that contains one or more magnets. Said magnets retain the head connected to the connecting device by attraction, but also allow the head to be easily removed with just one hand. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20120220437 | TOOL MAGAZINE AND MACHINING CENTER - A tool magazine that can make a long tool reasonably coexist with other tools and a machining center with the tool magazine are provided. The tool magazine has a rotatable magazine main body and plural of tool holders installed on the magazine main body. Each of the tool holders moves to a tool exchange position sequentially. A part or all of the tool holders has a capability of changing between an exchange posture that holds the tool in parallel to a rotation shaft of the magazine main body and a transport posture that holds the tool along with a plane perpendicular to the rotation shaft of the magazine main body. The tool holder capable of changing postures takes the exchange posture when it locates in the tool exchange position and takes the transport posture when it leave the exchange position. The machining center has the above tool magazine. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20130178347 | MULTITASKING MACHINE TOOL - In a multitasking machine tool, a first tool post including a tool spindle configured to allow a tool to be detachably attached thereto is configured to be slidable in predetermined directions, while a second tool post is configured to allow a tool to be detachably attached thereto. A tool-change part includes at least one gripper configured to hold a tool to be attached to the second tool post. An automatic tool changer is configured to detachably attach the tool-change part (as well as to change the tool installed) to the tool spindle of the first tool post positioned in a first tool-change region. Change of the tool attached to the second tool post is carried out by a motion (sliding and/or rotation of the tool spindle) of the first tool post (with the tool-change part attached to the tool spindle thereof) located in a second tool-change region. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130190152 | MULTISPINDLE MACHINING CENTER - A multispindle machining center includes a machine body, a knife rack, and a plurality of spindles. The knife rack has a knife rack body, a plurality of knife claws and a plurality of knife holders. The knife rack body has a plurality of accommodating troughs and accommodating trough openings connecting the accommodating troughs to the outside. The knife claw has a knife claw trough penetrating the top and bottom of the knife claw, and the knife claw opening connects the knife claw trough to the outside. The knife holder has a spindle connecting end and knife connecting end. The size and shape of the spindle connecting end is the same, while the size and shape of the knife connecting end vary. The outer periphery of the knife holder has a clipping portion which can be forced into the knife claw trough from the knife claw opening in a detachable way. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20140080689 | MACHINE TOOL HAVING WORKPIECE MEASUREMENT FUNCTION - A machine tool including a tool magazine ( | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140100094 | TOOL MAGAZINE AND MACHINING CENTER - A tool magazine that can make a long tool reasonably coexist with other tools and a machining center with the tool magazine are provided. The tool magazine has a rotatable magazine main body and plural of tool holders installed on the magazine main body. Each of the tool holders moves to a tool exchange position sequentially. A part or all of the tool holders has a capability of changing between an exchange posture that holds the tool in parallel to a rotation shaft of the magazine main body and a transport posture that holds the tool along with a plane perpendicular to the rotation shaft of the magazine main body. The tool holder capable of changing postures takes the exchange posture when it locates in the tool exchange position and takes the transport posture when it leave the exchange position. The machining center has the above tool magazine. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140349824 | TOOL CHANGE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a tool change device, which comprises: a base, being arranged for enabling the same to move reciprocatingly between a first position and a second position; a guiding block, formed with a first engaging part and a second engaging part that are serially connected to each other; a lever, formed with a pivot point, a first end and a second end that are arranged opposite to each other while allowing the pivot point to be arranged therebetween; and a spindle, configured with a drive mechanism to be used for connecting the spindle to a tool, being disposed mounting on the base for allowing the same to move in synchronization with the reciprocating movement of the base; wherein, the lever is pivotally coupled to the base by the pivot point thereof for enabling the lever to move in synchronization with the reciprocating movement of the base. | 11-27-2014 |
| 483031000 | Tool having specific mounting or work treating feature | 5 |
| 20130190153 | AUTO CHANGER SPINDLE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - An apparatus and method for machining is provided. A mounting assembly for use with a spindle, a CNC machine, an auto changer device and an air supply line, can include a mounting collar and a mounting block. The mounting collar can have a collar body and a collar arm, where the collar body defines a collar opening and one or more grooves circumscribing the collar opening, where the one or more grooves each have a sealing element positioned therein, and wherein the collar arm has a collar inlet, a collar outlet and a collar channel to provide fluid communication between the collar inlet and the collar outlet. The mounting block can be connected to the CNC machine and can have a block inlet connected to the air supply line, a block outlet, and a block channel to provide fluid communication between the block inlet and the block outlet. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20140100095 | MULTI-SPINDLE MACHINING MACHINE WITH TOOL CHANGING MECHANISM - A multi-spindle machining machine with a tool changing mechanism contains a base; a carrier including a seat to move in Z axis, a rotary shaft fixed on the seat laterally to drive the seat to rotate in A axis, and a fixing holder coupled to an end portion of the rotary shaft to fix a workpiece; a tool changing mechanism including a mount mounted to the rotary shaft to rotate with the rotary shaft and a monitor fixed on the seat to measure a length of the tool clamped on a driving spindle, and including a plurality of slots to receive the tools respectively; a working head moving above the carrier and the tool changing mechanism in X and Y axes and including the driving spindle mounted on a lower end thereof to rotate axially, and the lower end of the driving spindle allowing to engage and disengage the tool. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140296048 | PART MACHINING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A part machining apparatus for the vehicle includes a base frame, a machining head that may be mounted on one side on top of the base frame so as to machine automobile parts while rotating with dedicated tools mounted thereon, a tool replacement unit that may be installed over the machining head, may be equipped with a plurality of dedicated tools for different materials of the automobile parts, and supplies a selected dedicated tool to the machining head when machining the automobile parts, a jig unit that may be mounted on the other side on top of the base frame, facing the machining head, and includes two placement pallets corresponding to the automobile parts having different shapes for different vehicle types to fix the automobile parts in position toward the machining head through selective rotation. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20170232564 | GEAR MANUFACTURING MACHINE | 08-17-2017 |
| 483032000 | Tool head | 1 |
| 20080254959 | Universal head and machine tool with universal head - A universal head changes the orientation of a tool freely and machines a workpiece with the tool in the changed orientation. The universal head comprises a universal head body, for swiveling movement, including a swinging unit and an attachment detachably mounted on the swinging unit with a rotating tool removably mounted on the attachment. The universal head has, and simultaneously offers, the advantages of both a universal head, which allows the tool to change its orientation freely for machining a workpiece, and an attachment which allows the tool to be brought closely to the workpiece for machining the workpiece. The universal head does not require a process of installing itself on and removing itself from a universal head support. | 10-16-2008 |
| 483036000 | Tool changer between spindle and matrix | 20 |
| 20100279839 | MOTOR-DRIVEN MACHINE TOOL - A motor-driven machine tool ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110201484 | AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGER - Disclosed in an automatic tool changer in which the tool changing time can be shortened by increasing overlapping operations of the turning operation and the axial advancing/retracting operation of a replacement arm. An arm driver ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20150367467 | SERVO-DRIVEN TOOL UNCLAMPING SYSTEM FOR A MACHINE TOOL - A servo-driven tool unclamping system for a machine tool contains: a tool changing unit, a tool unclamp unit, and a servo control unit. The tool changing unit includes a cam box, a first servo motor for driving the cam box, a driving shaft driven by the cam box, and a tool change arm driven by the driving shaft. The tool unclamp unit includes a spindle, a transmission assembly, and a second servo motor. The servo control unit includes a main controller, a first servo drive and a second servo drive both electrically connected with and controlled by the main controller. The first servo drive and the second servo drive are also electrically coupled with the first servo motor and the second servo motor and numerically control the tool changing unit and the tool unclamp unit, hence the tool change arm operates, and the spindle clamps and unclamps each tool. | 12-24-2015 |
| 483037000 | Plural matrices | 5 |
| 20090215598 | Machining Unit, Particularly For Machining The Surface Of Cylindrical Cavities, Having A Tool Holding Assembly Including Actuating Means For Adjusting The Tool Position And A Wireless Control System For The Actuating Means - A machining unit, particularly for machining the surface of cylindrical cavities, has a tool-holder assembly, including an electric actuator for adjustment of the radial tool position. The control signals of the actuator are transmitted to said actuator by a stationary electronic control unit via a wireless communication system. Also provided on board the tool-holder assembly is a system for electrical supply of the actuator, constituted, for example, by one or more batteries or else by an electrical-generation microsystem that exploits a portion of the flow of the high-pressure lubricant-coolant that is fed into the machining area. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20110015049 | Machine tool with a tool changing device - The invention refers to a machine tool where in a machine frame a tool spindle is provided. In the machine tool a tool change device for at least one machining tool is arranged. The tool spindle consists of a lug with at least two members wherein the lug holds the tool carrier receiving the machining tool. The two members are connected flexibly to each other by a bent joint. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20140323280 | CNC MACHINE TOOL WITH A SINGLE-SPINDLE AND TWO SETS OF CUTTING TOOL CHANGERS - A CNC machine tool with a single-spindle and two sets of cutting tool changers, includes a machine unit, a first cutting tool changer, and a second cutting tool changer, wherein the machine unit comprises a machine body, a processing spindle head, a working table, a spindle, and cutting tools. The first cutting tool changer comprises a first cutting tool magazine arranged on one side of the machine body, a first cam driving mechanism, and a first cutting tool exchanging arm, wherein the first cutting tool exchanging arm is able to exchange the cutting tools respectively located within the first cutting magazine and located on the spindle. The second cutting tool changer has the same structure and function as the first cutting tool changer. Therefore, it is able to manage a huge number of cutting tools so as to apply to long-term and non-stop cutting process and improve the production efficiency. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150038307 | AUTOMATIC TOOL STORING MECHANISM - An automatic tool storing mechanism has a plurality of main magazine, transporting means, and a tool exchanging arm. Each main magazine holds a large number of pots with tools. The transporting means transports the pots with tools one by one between the main magazine and the waiting position close to the main spindle. The tool exchanging arm takes out an unused or preused pot with tool which is waiting at the waiting position and attaches it to the main spindle and also removes the used tool from the main spindle and places it in the pot. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150343581 | TOOL CHANGE DEVICE OF CNC MACHINE CENTER - A tool change device is applicable to a CNC machine center that includes a machining spindle and includes first and second tool change units. The first and second tool change units each include a tool magazine and a tool change arm having a gripper. As such, the tool change device of the CNC machine center is allowed to manage twice tools and the grippers are respectively mounted to different tool change arms for being simultaneously put into operation in an individually-moving and not interfering manner. When one of the grippers is operable to grip a tool-to-be-changed from the spindle, the other gripper is allowed to hold a new tool and located at a position close to the spindle for being ready for immediately change of tools. As such, the time required for a cycle of tool change is greatly reduced. | 12-03-2015 |
| 483038000 | Including tool holder pivotable about axis | 9 |
| 20130345034 | Fast Tool Changing System by Means of Synchronizing Displacement and Linkage of Main Spindle and Tool Magazine - A fast tool changing system by means of synchronizing displacement and linkage of a main spindle is provided, wherein when a servo-motor drives the main spindle to raise or drop, two linkage panes, which are provided at two lateral sides of the main spindle respectively and each of which comprises a flat portion and a concave portion defining a height difference, can synchronizing move. The roller wheel, which is provided on a roller wheel adjusting base at a lateral side of the cool magazine, slides on the linkage panel. Because of the heath difference, the swing arm is driven to swing, so that action of fast tool changing by means of synchronizing displacement and linkage of the main spindle can be achieved. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140342891 | TOOL CHANGING MECHANISM FOR MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool includes a receptacle extended from a stand, a working spindle rotatably attached to the receptacle and having a chuck device for grasping and releasing a tool member from the working spindle, a follower slidably attached onto the working spindle for actuating the chuck device to selectively grasp or release the tool member, a lever arm having one end pivotally attached to the receptacle with an axle, an actuator attached to the lever arm for actuating the follower to operate the chuck device to grasp and to release the tool member, and a driving device includes a piston for moving the lever arm and the actuator to actuate and move the chuck device to release the tool member. | 11-20-2014 |
| 483039000 | Plural tool holders pivotable about common axis | 7 |
| 20160039060 | Tool Changer - A tool changer | 02-11-2016 |
| 483043000 | Tool holders pivotable about plural nonparallel axes | 1 |
| 20090209400 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FITTING A MACHINE TOOL WITH TOOLS - The invention relates to a method of fitting a machine tool with tools which are cooled by a free-flowing medium during operation of the machine tool, comprising the following method steps: a plurality of various tools are provided in order to carry out successive machining operations on a workpiece; a plurality of various nozzle devices are provided, each of which can be fitted together with a specific tool and connected to a medium source and has such a medium jet geometry that the respective medium jets strike locations where the machining takes place; a specific nozzle device is in each case fitted together with a specific tool and connected to the medium source before the operation of the machine tool is started. | 08-20-2009 |
| 483044000 | Linearly movable tool holders | 5 |
| 20100004107 | Tool Replacement System - The present invention has an object to provide a tool replacement system that is capable of preventing the waiting time from occurring as much as possible although an intermediate magazine arranged therefore has a smaller capacity than prior arts. In the tool replacement system, programs pertaining to the sequence of operation and operation time of operating tools | 01-07-2010 |
| 20150018180 | AUTO TOOLS CHANGE WITH SPACE ALLOWANCE FOR TOOL REJECTION OF SPINDLE - An auto tools change with space allowance for tool rejection of spindle includes an arm seat, an arm shaft, a tools change arm, a flat cam, and a driving arm, while the flat cam has a driving groove for driving the driving arm to swing and thus facilitates the tool clamping and tool unclamping. Therein, the driving arm has a tool clamping section having an allowance groove, a first transition section, a tool unclamping section, and a second transition section. Therefore, a larger width of the allowance groove is provided on the driving groove, thereby offering a sliding space for the tools change arm. Thus, a space allowance is produced during tool pushing process, thereby not only preventing the main shaft and the tool from being damaged, but also preventing the tools change arm from deformation. | 01-15-2015 |
| 483046000 | Translatable axis | 3 |
| 20090124474 | Multi-spindle machining center - A multi-spindle machining center for the chip forming processing of workpieces comprises a spindle group having at least two spindles arranged in a spindle row to mount a chip forming tool, and a workpiece support, on which at least two workpiece holders, correlated with the geometrical arrangement of the spindles, for holding workpieces for a simultaneous processing by means of the spindles, are arranged, the workpiece support having a beam-like longitudinal support member, bearing the workpiece supports, which at its longitudinal terminal regions is movably held on a respective workpiece support bearing means and the spindles are guided for a movement toward the workpiece support in a first axial direction on a spindle linear guide arrangement. In the multi-spindle machining center there is a provision such that for positioning the workpieces within a working region of the spindles the workpiece support bearing means comprises, at the longitudinal terminal regions of the longitudinal support member a respective linear guide means, which is guided on a workpiece support linear guide arrangement in a second axial direction athwart the first axial direction. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090253563 | TOOL REPLACING DEVICE - A tool replacing device including a case member is disclosed. In the case member, engaging balls supported between a holding member and a movable member is projected into the holding member by an extruding surface of the movable member, resiliently urged by a second spring, thereby allowing a tool to be engaged. By pressing the movable member against a resilient urging force of the second spring, the engaging balls can be moved in the movable member. Also, since there are provided shock sensors for detecting a moving distance of the holding member holding the tool, collision or the like of the tool can be detected. Even if power supply is stopped, the present tool replacing device can hold the tool. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090275452 | MACHINE TOOL WITH SPINDLE CHUCK REPLACING MECHANISM - The present invention provides a machine tool with a spindle chuck replacing mechanism which is simply configured to enable a reduction in time for work replacement without the need to sense the rotation speed of a spindle chuck or the like. The machine tool includes a pre-rotation-transmission mechanism | 11-05-2009 |
| 483051000 | Including linearly translatable tool changer (e.g., shuttle, ram, etc.) | 3 |
| 20090143207 | MODULAR NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED SYSTEM - A reconfigurable system having at least one detachable component and at least one detachable head assembly. The reconfigurable system may be a numerically controlled (NC) machine for manufacturing processes, such as milling or automatic fiber placement (AFP). The reconfigurable system may further comprise a gantry structure comprised of movably attached beams on which detachable components may be movably attached. The detachable components may include a concave component and a convex component. At least one detachable head assembly may be movably attached to at least one of the detachable components. The detachable components and head assemblies may be at least one of physically, electrically, and pneumatically connected to a connecting assembly attached to the gantry structure. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100204028 | System for Changing and Inserting or Placing Tools on a Machine Tool and Tool Magazine for Storing Tools - The present invention relates to a system for changing and inserting or placing tools on a machine tool, comprising a tool magazine for storing a plurality of tools and a handling device for taking the tools out of the tool magazine, wherein according to the invention the tool magazine is formed such that the tools are stored on top of each other on different levels inside the tool magazine, the levels overlapping each other such that compartments for receiving the tools are formed which are each arranged on the levels along a circular arc or a circular arc segment, and the handling device being adapted to take the tools out of the compartments radially inwardly and/or radially outwardly. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a tool magazine of such system and a machine tool in combination with such system. | 08-12-2010 |
| 483052000 | Plural tool holders | 1 |
| 20100048369 | Drillver tool - Retractable chuck for drill bits, screw bits and other tools for any chuck size operated by hand or power source which operates without the user touching the bits to move into operating position. | 02-25-2010 |
| 483054000 | Direct tool exchange between spindle and matrix | 15 |
| 20080214374 | MACHINE TOOL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A machine tool includes a wheel rotation spindle supported rotatably for holding a tool for processing a work by rotation; a tool changing unit for exchanging a tool provided at a predetermined position for the tool held on the side of the wheel rotation spindle; a rotation balance adjustment device for adjusting the balance due to the rotation of the wheel rotation spindle; a tool information memory section for storing the tool information including the balance data of the tool held on the side of the wheel rotation spindle; and a control section for actuating the rotation balance adjustment device on the basis of the tool information of the tool held on the wheel rotation spindle stored in the tool information memory section thereby to implement the control of the rotation balance adjustment. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090036281 | Work piece support - There is provided a support assembly and method for supporting a work piece in a milling process comprising an anchor portion for securing to a work surface; a locating portion operable to nest with the anchor portion; and a tubular support member, the tubular support member operable to nest with the locating portion, the tubular support member having opposed support surfaces for supporting a work piece on the work surface. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100331157 | MACHINE TOOL WITH A CHAIN MAGAZINE - A machine tool with a chain magazine has a chain guide which extends in the x, y, and z-directions. It also has a magazine chain, which has chain members, which are connected to one another by means of universal joints and in each case have a tool receiver. The magazine chain is guided by means of the chain guide. The chain magazine is moveable in the z-direction for tool changing operations. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20130331245 | MACHINING CENTER - A machining center includes a rotatable tool magazine ( | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140066277 | Hand Power Tool Having a Drum-Type Tool Change Magazine - A hand power tool includes a tool receiver configured to receive a tool. The tool has an outer polygonal coupling and the tool receiver has an inner receiver including, at least portionally, a rotary driver profile. The tool receiver is provided on an associated tool housing, in which there is a drum-type tool change magazine having at least one tool chamber configured to store the tool. The tool chamber is configured to be aligned so as to be flush with the tool receiver to enable the tool to slide from the tool chamber into the inner receiver or from the inner receiver into the tool chamber. An alignment element is configured to align the outer polygonal coupling as the tool slides from the tool chamber into the inner receiver to enable the outer polygonal coupling to slide into the rotary driver profile. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140256527 | TOOL CHANGER FOR MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool includes a lever arm extended from a column, a working spindle and a guiding member attached to the lever arm and having an upper guiding surface and a lower recess formed by an anchoring surface, the guiding surface is located farther away from the column as compared with the anchoring surface of the guiding member, a tool cartridge is attached to the lever arm for supplying tool elements to the working spindle, and includes a seat having a cam surface, a guiding roller attached to the seat for engaging with the guiding surface of the guiding member and for selectively separating the tool cartridge from the working spindle and the guiding member. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20160101494 | Hand Power Tool having a Drum-Type Tool Change Magazine - A hand power tool includes a tool receiver configured to receive a tool. The tool has an outer polygonal coupling and the tool receiver has an inner receiver including, at least portionally, a rotary driver profile. The tool receiver is provided on an associated tool housing, in which there is a drum-type tool change magazine having at least one tool chamber configured to store the tool. The tool chamber is configured to be aligned so as to be flush with the tool receiver to enable the tool to slide from the tool chamber into the inner receiver or from the inner receiver into the tool chamber. An alignment element is configured to align the outer polygonal coupling as the tool slides from the tool chamber into the inner receiver to enable the outer polygonal coupling to slide into the rotary driver profile. | 04-14-2016 |
| 483055000 | Spindle comprises tool changer | 8 |
| 20100062919 | Manual Robotic Tool Changer with Rotating Piston - A manually actuated robotic tool changer includes a first housing having a generally cylindrical piston with a central axis partially extending from the first housing, the piston rotatable about the axis. A plurality of tabs are disposed about the circumference of a portion of the piston extending from the first housing. A second housing has a bore to receive a portion of the piston. A plurality of locking lugs are disposed about the bore. The tool changer is manually actuated from an unlocked position wherein the piston assumes a position with respect to the first housing such that the extending portion of the piston may be moved within the bore with the tabs moving between the locking lugs, to a locked position wherein the piston is rotated with respect to the first housing such that the tabs move beneath the locking lugs to lock the first and second housings together. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20140080690 | PROCESSING APPARATUS - A replacement device of a processing apparatus includes a gripping device having a single first support member positionally fixed, a first gripping portion provided on the first support member to grip a holder not to rotate in a releasing direction when the processing member is removed from the holder, and a second gripping portion provided on the first support member apart from the first gripping portion to grip the holder not to rotate in a restricting direction when the processing member is attached to the holder, and a holding device having a single movable second support member, plural first holding portions provided on the second support member to respectively accommodate the processing member removed from the holder, and plural second holding portions provided on the second support member apart from the first holding portions to respectively accommodate the processing member that is to be attached to the holder. | 03-20-2014 |
| 483056000 | Matrix indexes selected tool to transfer position | 6 |
| 20080207417 | Tool magazine for a machine tool - A tool magazine for a machine tool has a magazine wheel ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090036282 | MACHINE TOOL WITH AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGER - A tool changing unit moves between a magazine position and a changing position to transfer a tool. A machine tool has a plurality of tool changing positions. One of the tool changing positions is selected in advance for changing the tools next time. The tool changing unit and the tool mounted on a tool spindle move to the selected changing position for changing the tools in the selected changing position. Accordingly, the tool changing unit and the tool spindle move respective short distances for changing the tools, thereby shortening the non-machining time of a machine tool combined with the automatic tool changer. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090082184 | Machine Tool - The invention relates to a machine tool comprising a machine frame, a first workpiece carrier unit, which is disposed on the machine frame and has a workpiece receiving means, at least one tool carrier unit, which is disposed on the machine frame and on which at least one tool for machining a workpiece held in the workpiece receiving means is disposed, and a working space, in which a workpiece held in the workpiece receiving means can be machined with the tool. The aim of the invention is to reduce the space required for using the tools available should be kept as small as possible. For this purpose, the tool carrier unit having a tool carrier base and a tool carrier head, which is movable in relation to the tool carrier base along an axis of advance by means of a guiding arm and is rotatable about an axis of rotation parallel to the axis of advance, by the tool carrier head being fixedly connected to the guiding arm and by the tool carrier head being formed as a multiple tool carrier which has at least two tool planes, in which at least one respective tool extends with at least one of its tool directions. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20110039670 | Machine Tool with Automatic Tool Changer - A machine tool having an automatic tool changer (ATC). The machine tool includes a gantry, a spindle extending from the gantry, a configurable work area, and an ATC adjacent to a front wall of the machine tool. The ATC includes a rotary tool magazine and a plurality of receptacles oriented radially around the rotary tool magazine configured to hold a plurality of cutting tools having cutting edges. The cutting edges of the cutting tools point radially inwardly around the rotary tool magazine, and the cutting tools are removed directly from the automatic tool changer by the spindle and brought to a part to be machined. A tool sensor may be located between the ATC and the spindle to take measurements of the cutting tool. The ATC includes at least one receptacle configured to hold a cutting tool. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110319239 | TOOL CHANGERS FOR CHANGING TOOLS ON SPINDLES OF MACHINE TOOLS AND MACHINE TOOLS COMPRISING SUCH TOOL CHANGERS - A disclosed example tool changer for changing a tool on a spindle of a machine tool comprises a tool drum having a plurality of tool holders to hold tools. The example tool changer also includes an axle carrier on which the tool drum is rotatably supported to align the tool holders with the spindle. A first coupling portion is rotatably supported on the axle carrier. At least one first gear stage is provided via which the first coupling portion is connected to the tool drum. The first coupling portion is adapted to be coupled or uncoupled with a second coupling portion rotatably supported on a spindle stock of the machine tool and connected to the spindle of the machine tool via at least one second gear stage. The tool drum is adapted to be driven, when the first and second coupling portions are in a coupled state, by the spindle of the machine tool via the at least one second gear stage, the second and first coupling portions and the at least one first gear stage to align the tool holders. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20150290755 | TOOL CHANGER FOR MACHINE TOOL - A tool changer for a machine tool is provided with a spindle head, tool magazine, rotating shaft, and magazine drive motor. The tool magazine is provided with a tool-magazine power transmission unit. The tool-magazine power transmission unit and a magazine-drive-motor power transmission unit engage with each other at all times between a proximity position and a separated position relative to the spindle head of the tool magazine. | 10-15-2015 |
