Abstract: A tool for removing a coating from at least one of a surface and a fastener head that is generally flush with the surface is provided. The tool includes a first scraper configured to abrasively engage the coating on at least one of the surface and the fastener head and a second scraper sized to abrasively engage the coating in a recess in the fastener head. The first scraper is rotatable relative to the fastener head and the second scraper is rotatable within the recess. The first scraper and the second scraper are translatable relative to each other.

Abstract: A machine for reaming a bore in a tubular member that includes a support block connected to a track, a holder connected to the support block, a reamer adapted to pass through at least a portion of the bore, a reamer drive for rotating the reamer, and a position drive coupled to the support block for moving the support block along the track. Also, a method of reaming a bore in a tubular member including providing a machine as described and a tubular member having a bore, securing the tubular member to the holder such that the longitudinal axis of the reamer is co-axial with the longitudinal axis of the bore, and powering the reamer drive and the position drive such that the reamer rotates and the support block moves along the track. The tubular member may be a gun barrel.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing an eyeglass lens which is capable of forming a hole or various shapes on an eyeglass lens is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pair of lens fixing shafts for clamping a lens; a carriage which supports and moves the lens fixing shafts; a lens rotation motor for rotating the lens fixing shafts; and a drilling part for forming a hole on the lens, wherein the drilling part includes: a drill head having a drill to which a drill bit is fixed; a drill head mover which is connected with the drill head and moves the drill head straightly; and a fixing block which supports and fixes the drill head mover on the apparatus for processing an eyeglass lens.

Abstract: A machining center wherein improved workability of a control board, a widened movable zone of a column and a reduced installation space are achieved. The machining center includes a column movably supported on a column sliding portion in an X-axis direction, a work table movably supported on a table sliding portion in a Z-axis direction, a main spindle head slidably supported on the column in a Y-axis direction, and an automatic tool changer disposed at an inner side of the column sliding portion. The control board is arranged at an opposite side of the automatic tool changer and is provided in parallel with a side surface of a front portion of a table sliding portion and is arranged side by side with an openable/closable door for an operator provided on a side surface of a cover in a vicinity of a rear end portion of the side surface of the table sliding portion.

Abstract: A machining apparatus, in which a plurality of user set programs in relation to one axis is written and the amount of the infeed motion of the grinding wheel is increased to restrain the change of the load of the grinding wheel, improves a machining accuracy and achieve a longer life of the grinding wheel.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing an eyeglass lens which is capable of forming a hole or various shapes on an eyeglass lens is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pair of lens fixing shafts for clamping a lens; a carriage which supports and moves the lens fixing shafts; a lens rotation motor for rotating the lens fixing shafts; and a drilling part for forming a hole on the lens, wherein the drilling part includes: a drill head having a drill to which a drill bit is fixed; a drill head mover which is connected with the drill head and moves the drill head straightly; and a fixing block which supports and fixes the drill head mover on the apparatus for processing an eyeglass lens.

Abstract: A method for fabricating light emitting diode (LED) chips comprising providing a plurality of LEDs, typically on a wafer, and coating the LEDs with a conversion material so that at least some light from the LEDs passes through the conversion material and is converted. The light emission from the LED chips comprises light from the conversion material, typically in combination with LED light. The emission characteristics of at least some of the LED chips is measured and at least some of the conversion material over the LEDs is removed to alter the emission characteristics of the LED chips. The invention is particularly applicable to fabricating LED chips on a wafer where the LED chips have light emission characteristics that are within a range of target emission characteristics. This target range can fall within an emission region on a CIE curve to reduce the need for binning of the LEDs from the wafer.

Abstract: A system for making aerated concrete blocks produces such blocks having at least one passageway therein. The system may include a molding station for receiving materials for making aerated concrete and for allowing the materials to rise and stiffen into a body, a dividing station downstream from the molding station for dividing the body into an array of blocks, and a curing station downstream from the dividing station for curing the array of blocks. Moreover, the manufacturing system also preferably includes a drilling station downstream from the curing station to drill the at least one passageway extending through each of the blocks. The passageways provide easier grasping by the mason, reduce the weight without significantly compromising strength, and may be aligned in a wall during construction at a building site to facilitate the placement of vertical reinforcing members in the wall. The drilling station may drill a plurality of spaced apart passageways through each block.

Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing a bone dowel includes a machine base with tracks on a surface thereof. Modules configured to slide in the tracks may include a module for a high speed rotary tool, a collet module, a vise module and a threading module.

Abstract: A machine tool of small scale, light weight, and low cost, yet accomplishing a high degree of precision in machining. A spindle (2) is encased in a body frame (1) and disposed preferably in such a manner that the spindle (2) is movable along an axial center thereof or Z-axis direction by means of a Z-axis moving means (4). Either Y-axis table (5) or an X-axis table (6), at least being capable of moving along X-axis or Y-axis direction, or both is provided at one end of the spindle (2) on one side of the body frame (1) and arranged to be vertical with respect to the axial center of the spindle (2).

Abstract: Apparatus and method for boring a passage in a component having opposed ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween using a drill bit. A first motor turns the drill bit in a first direction about its axis of rotation, in which the axis of rotation is oriented substantially co-linear with the longitudinal axis of the component, and a second motor rotates the component about its longitudinal axis in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction. The turning drill bit is moved longitudinally relative to the rotating component so that the relative movement therebetween causes the drill bit to bore the passage through a portion of the component substantially along its longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A preform gate cutter for cutting a hole in a preform gate includes a cutter, a housing forming a cutting chamber, and a preform chuck having a longitudinal preform bore for receiving a preform. The preform chuck is insertable into a housing bore. The preform chuck defines a centerline that is coincident with the preform centerline and is aligned with a perimeter of the cutter to enable the cutter to form a hole in the preform at the preform gate. The housing may have a cutting chip discharge slot. A method for cutting a hole at the preform gate is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus for preparing a flitch for slicing where the flitch includes a veneer-producing zone and a staylog-engaging zone. The apparatus comprises a drill mechanism for drilling a plurality of holes in the flitch and a mechanism for holding a flitch in a predetermined orientation relative to the drill mechanism. The holes are arranged in a predetermined pattern and extend from a flitch mounting surface to the veneer-producing zone so as to define a boundary between the veneer-producing zone and the staylog-engaging zone. A method for preparing a flitch for slicing comprises the steps of positioning the flitch in a preparing position and forming a plurality of dog-receiving holes in the flitch in a predetermined pattern so that each hole extends through the staylog-engaging zone to the veneer-producing zone.

Abstract: A device for cutting the inner circumferential surface of a thick-walled small diameter pipe comprising a setting means for inserting a core bar having a cutting blade on one end thereof into a pipe to be processed, a rotating means for rotating said pipe to be processed set by the setting means about the axis thereof relative to said core bar, a feed means for cutting the inner surface of said pipe to be processed with said cutting blade while pulling the core bar which is securedly held at the other end thereof relative to said pipe to be processed, and a control means for controlling each of said means, providing a smooth high quality inner surface having excellent proof pressure against internal pressure.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for supplying a printed circuit board to a printed circuit board drilling machine and for returning the printed circuit board after the drilling. A stocker stores a plurality of printed circuit boards in a tilted state, and a plurality of conveyor rollers provides a conveying path for the printed circuit boards. A conveyor device which includes conveyor rollers provides a conveying path connected to the first mentioned conveying path. The arrival of the printed circuit board is detected at a predetermined position, and the printed circuit board is then decelerated by braking in response to a signal from the detection. A device is provided on the printed circuit board drilling machine for delivering the printed circuit board to the printed circuit board drilling machine.

Abstract: A drilling and milling machine comprises a travelling pillar (20) having a tool spindle (25) which is movable along its own spindle axis (Z) and along the two further axes (X, Y) of a three-dimensional coordinate system (X, Y, Z), and a workpiece carrier (30) which is stepwise rotatable about a pivot axis (A). The pivot axis (A) extends horizontally and at right-angles to the spindle axis (Z). The workpiece carrier (30) is constructed for clamping a material bar (18), the axis of which coincides with the pivot axis (A) and the end portion of which forms a workpiece (18') to be machined by the workpiece spindle (25). On the travelling pillar (20) a severing unit (26) is arranged which in each operating cycle severs a machined workpiece (18') from the workpiece bar (18). The resulting partition face can then be further machined by the drilling and milling machine.

Abstract: A drilling machine for planar face and/or end face drilling on panel-type workpieces or panel blanks which offers advantageous machining possibilities is described. Associated with the drilling machine on its operating side opposite the workpiece advancing device are a workpiece aligning table with a side stop, at either side, and a clamping device for fixing workpieces or panel blanks on the workpiece supporting table. It is, for example, thereby possible for two workpieces which belong to one piece of furniture, and in which assembly bores are to be made in mirror-image relationship, to be jointly placed on one of the workpiece aligning tables, in each case, aligned at their respective side stop and then clamped in the workpiece slider of the workpiece advancing device. The idle times of the machine can thus be reduced to a minimum.

Abstract: An apparatus for retracting the tool from a machined piece on a machine comprising a movable assembly for holding the tool or the piece having a guide means for taking up play by lateral biasing.This apparatus involves means intended for providing lateral displacement of the said movable assembly away from its position for taking up play so as to separate the tool from the piece after machining.For a machine tool with an indexible rotating tool-holding spindle, the tool is indexed in a plane approximately parallel to that of the means for taking up play prior to activation of the above mentioned means which is utilized to separate the tool from the piece.

Abstract: A high speed dowel hole drilling machine is provided, comprising a machine tool selected from several different high speed rotary machine tools, said machine tool rotating a drilling element at speeds between about 5,000 RPM and 30,000 RPM, and preferably at speeds from 20,000 RPM to 30,000 RPM, a reciprocally translatable work table for slidably supporting a workpiece to be drilled, and a tool plate for mounting the machine tool adjacent the work table such that the workpiece can be translated toward and away from the drilling element of the machine tool mounted on the tool plate. An adaptor plate having plural sets of tool mounting holes provides means for mounting several different rotary machine tools on the tool plate, allowing conventional pre-owned machine tools to be used with the invention.

Abstract: The machine includes a feed-in station and a drilling station. The feed-in station comprises a carriage for advancing the glass sheets to be drilled. The carriage has a plurality of rollers, at least some of which are driving rollers, the rollers being effective to impart a forward movement to the glass sheet and are provided with a shroud with helical pattern ridges for combining this forward movement with an approaching movement of the glass sheet towards a reference element and an abutment member connected to the frame of the feed-in station and a gripper assembly for carrying said glass sheet towards an adjustable drilling position.

Abstract: In accordance with this invention a wood working machine is provided which facilitates the sequential working of opposite sides of a wooden work piece to form a flange for a cable reel. The work piece is grippingly held against a work piece support while the support moves downwardly to permit working on one side of the work piece with a first set of working elements and then moves upwardly to permit working on the other side of the work piece by a second set of wood working elements after which the support returns to its initial position and the work piece is released for removal from the apparatus.

Abstract: A hollow drive spindle is rotatably mounted on a base and carries a self-opening threading die; and the spindle is driven by a suitable electric drive motor. An air operated collet chuck is mounted on a carriage, for reciprocating the chuck in longitudinal alignment with the threading die. The apparatus is semi-automatic in operation including an electric control circuit and actuator mechanisms operated in response to movement of the carriage. When the carriage reaches its rear limit position the chuck is opened to release the rod and the threading die is closed. When a rod is inserted in the chuck at the beginning of a cycle, it engages a stop arm so that further forward force on a rod also moves the carriage toward the die. With initial forward movement of the carriage, the chuck is closed on the rod and the stop arm is moved out of interference position.

Abstract: Elongated pipes are internally peeled by positioning a machining head within the pipe while providing relative rotational and longitudinal movement between the pipe and machining head. An external clamping force is applied to the pipe generally radially of its longitudinal axis and in substantial alignment with the machining head for minimizing vibration of the pipe during the machining operation.

Abstract: A workpiece supporting doweling guide for use in combination with a radial arm saw having a drill bit operated by the saw motor. The guide includes a flat base overlying the saw platform at one side of the radial arm. An intermediate plate and a workpiece support plate overlie the base in superposed spaced relation. Tracks are interposed between the base and intermediate plate and between the workpiece support plate for reciprocating the intermediate and workpiece support plates as a unit toward and away from the drill bit and for lateral movement of the workpiece support plate relative to the intermediate plate. Adjustable stops between the respective plates limit movement of the intermediate and workpiece plates to predetermined dimensions.