Patents Assigned to Colonial Tool Operations Division of Textron Canada Ltd.
  • High speed spindle with adjustable tool
    Patent number: 4867619
    Abstract: A high speed spindle has a motor and tool adjustment mechanism which aligns spaced bearing means to rigidly support the spindle shaft at high speed operation and to prevent excessive lateral loading of a bearing unit of the tool adjustment mechanism. The unitary motor and tool adjustment mechanism are joined together as a single unitary assembly which is mountable on a machine tool base without requiring alignment and pre-assembly of the motor and tool adjustment mechanism at field locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Colonial Tool Operations Division of Textron Canada Ltd.
    Inventor: Godfrey T. Briggs