Abstract: A tool carrier of a five-axis machine tool can be swivelled about a swivel axis which intersects a machining axis, about which a milling head is rotatable, in the region of the latter, at an acute angle which is preferably between 30.degree. and 60.degree., most preferably 45.degree.. As a result, during swivelling movements, only slight compensating movements, distributed over all the axes, are necessary, and yet the tool carrier can be kept short, so that deformations of the same remain small, which ensures high stability and great accuracy. In addition, large swivel angles of 90.degree. or more on both sides are possible without collision problems, which permits a great degree of adaptation of the position of the cutting edge to the workpiece surface and high surface quality as a result. The machine tool is especially suitable for milling turbine and engine blades as well as compressor impellers.

Abstract: A disc-shaped material is prepared by punching a high carbon steel plate or soft steel plate, and the disc-shaped material is fixed in position. An outer peripheral portion of the disc-shaped material is heated to a temperature of 400.degree.-500.degree. C. by means of a high frequency heater. The outer peripheral portion of the disc-shaped material is swaged to form a thickened portion by a swaging die and the thickened portion is then spun to plastically form a toothed gear to the outer peripheral portion of the disc-shaped material in two steps of coarse working and finish working by spinning dies. The thus formed toothed gear is further heated as occasion demands to a temperature of about 900.degree. C. for quenching.

Abstract: Insulating strip material for dynamo-electric machine parts (e.g., for armature core slot liners) is fed out intermittently by a reciprocating assembly which releasably clamps the strip material during at least a portion of the assembly's stroke in one direction. The material that has been fed out is cut off, formed into the desired shape (if necessary), and inserted into the dynamo-electric machine part during further motion of the reciprocating assembly.

Abstract: A method of forming grooves with cutting edges in the sides of the teeth of a shaving cutter comprises, in order:a first machining step with the removal of shavings, in the course of which a plurality of grooves is formed, each groove having two side walls substantially perpendicular to a plane tangential to the respective side of the tooth, anda second machining step with the removal of shavings, in the course of which the side walls of each groove are machined to produce a cutting edge with an acute cutting angle.

Abstract: An indexing mechanism for providing intermittent rotation to a device includes a rotatable driven member having a pair of spaced oppositely disposed arcuate slots and a driving member having a pair of angularly spaced driving rollers engageable with the slots for rotatably accelerating and decelerating the driven member. The driven member locking rollers adjacent the slots engageable with the outer periphery of the driving member to prevent rotation of the driven member when it is not being indexed by the driving member. The indexing mechanism further includes a positive lock mechanism actuatable by a cam follower that rides within an endless cam track in the driving member. The positive lock mechanism is actuated by the cam follower to engage the indexed device and prevent rotation of the device when it is not being indexed.

Abstract: An improvement is accomplished in apparatus for the continuous production of tubing from tubing stock, and like, elongated, closed structures from appropriate stocks. The apparatus includes welding means for continuously welding the tubing stock to form the tubing, with the welding occurring at a welding station. Downstream of the welding station are stations for the further processing of the tubing after welding, which generate conditions adverse to interior coatings. In apparatus as described, the improvement comprises several inventive features. A spray head provides for spraying of coating, and fits within the tubing. An elongated, flexible lance locates the spraying means downstream of the processing stations which generate adverse interior coating conditions, by introduction of the spray head into the tubing interior upstream of the welding station, and after introduction, movement of the spray head into the desired downstream position.

Abstract: A method of feeding a tool to a predetermined depth in a workpiece in a machining process for producing at least one tooth surface on the workpiece. The workpiece being rotatable about a work axis and the tool being rotatable about a tool axis and includes at least one stock removing surface, The method comprises rotating the tool about the tool axis and contacting the rotating tool and the workpiece. The tool is fed relative to the workpiece along a feedpath to the predetermined depth wherein at least a portion of the feedpath is defined by a feed vector comprising at least first and second feed vector components. The first and second feed vector components are positioned in a plane defined by the work axis and the direction of the tool axis with the first feed vector component being substantially in the direction of the tool axis and the second feed vector component being substantially in the direction of the face width of the workpiece.

Abstract: A system for machining work pieces includes an assembly stand (1) for holding a work piece (6) and carrying the work piece to successive machining stations, and includes an assembly device or machining station (101) that holds a machining tool and receives the work piece to carry out a machining operation. The assembly stand includes a work piece receiving apparatus (3) mounted on a pallet (2) that has sliding and fixing elements (11) mounted on its underside. Each element (11) includes a bell-shaped flexible suction cup member (13). When pressurized air is applied to the suction cup members, the assembly stand floats on a cushion of air so that it can be easily moved. When vacuum is applied to the suction cup members, the assembly stand is firmly fixed in position on a work table.

Abstract: Apparatus for the working of an elongated body, in particular a profile of a fan blade, comprising the following parts, linked to each other:(a) a feeding device of a rod of an extruded material, from which the elongated body is obtained;(b) a first blocking device of the rod;(c) a second blocking device of the elongated body;(d) a mobile trolley able to slide along sliding trails;(e) a first cutting device integral with the mobile trolley;(f) at least one drilling device;(g) a second cutting device to cut the elongated body from the rod;(h) and a shaping device integral with the mobile trolley.

Abstract: A spindle 51 capable of controlling quantitatively the rotational angle around the center axial line itself is mounted with a turning tool 50; the spindle 51 and a workpiece are allowed to be relatively dislocated by an axial control along at least a plane perpendicular to the rotation axial line of the spindle 51 in such a manner that the relative movement locus L of the spindle center Cs to the workpiece conforms to a geometry to be machined and a required front rake angle .beta. is set, thereby allowing a mutual interpolation motion between the spindle and the workpiece to be performed; and the rotational angle of the spindle 51 is synchronously controlled with a required interrelation to the above-mentioned axial control, whereby the direction of the cutting edge of the turning tool 50 to the machined face of the workpiece is kept at a required direction at the full rotational angle position of the spindle 50 with the required front rake angle .beta.

Abstract: Described is an electronically regulated coiling apparatus for mattress and upholstery springs comprising essentially a wire draw-in, a wire guidance, a cutting device and a bending device for a wire to be processed, and due to short drive trains equipped with few transfer elements, in particular for the bending device, improved torsional rigidity and flexural strength of the particular drive train is attained. The electronically regulated servomotors used according to the invention can therefore transfer their movement directly onto the bending tools and the drive rollers by interconnecting few transfer elements. This permits bending a wire with decreased tolerances into a corresponding spring.

Abstract: A plug joint assembling apparatus (50) includes a joint bushing feed portion (100), a terminal temporary insertion portion (200), a terminal main insertion portion (300), a withstand voltage test portion (400), a terminal insertion condition check and talc coating portion (500), a first joint bushing extraction and supply mechanism (600), a second joint bushing extraction and supply mechanism (701), a third joint bushing extraction and supply mechanism (710), a fourth joint bushing extraction and supply mechanism (720), and a joint bushing extraction mechanism (730). These mechanisms (600, 701, 710, 720, 730) transport joint bushings. The joint bushing feed portion (100) includes a joint bushing check station (110) having a length measuring mechanism and an air vent hole detecting mechanism. The plug joint assembling apparatus (50) assembles plug joints efficiently at a stable pace by automatic assembly processes, stabilizes a check level, and improves reliability.

Abstract: A terminal crimping unit includes a unit case and a crimping machine assembly removable from the unit case. The crimping machine assembly includes a mounting block provided with a base plate, an anvil provided on anvil mounting stand on the base plate; a ram assembly arranged vertically movably above said anvil and provided with a crimper on its front surface; a terminal feed portion for intermittently feeding the side feed terminal chain, located beside the ram assembly; an anvil rotating means for reciprocatively rotating the anvil mounting stand between a terminal crimping position below said ram assembly and a terminal delivery position at the tip of said terminal feed portion; and a cut/separation means, located above the terminal delivery position, for separating an individual terminal from said side feed terminal chain intermittently fed.

Abstract: A crankshaft milling apparatus is provided including a bed having a front and rear side. The bed includes a slanted portion on the rear side of the bed. A milling unit is pivotally mounted on the rear slanted portion of the bed with the milling unit carrying the internal milling cutter for encircling a crankshaft extending along the front side of the bed. The front side of the bed is open such that the milling cutter is easily accessible without having to climb into the machine.

Abstract: An apparatus for loading, chamfering and unloading a ceramic or ceramic/polymer substrate for electronic components. An automatic part loader moves substrates in a row as a unit, using a frangible pin to push the parts. The part loader separates the first of the substrates from the rest, and a load pedestal pushes the first substrate up into a loading/unloading nest. The load pedestal is mounted on rods so that the substrate may move laterally to center itself in the nest. The nest then rotates to load the substrate onto a movable process pedestal. The chamfering apparatus includes a pair of spaced, rotatable cutting spindles for chamfering edges and corners on the substrate.

Abstract: A tool pot is carried by a rotatable pot carrier of a tool magazine to hold a cutting tool with a tail end portion. Swingable between a rest position and an operative position, the tool pot includes a body having an axial tapering bore, an axial end bore for reception of the tail end portion of the cutting tool and a plurality of radial holes each open into the axial end bore at their inner ends. A gripper is provided in the radial holes of the body for releasably gripping the tail end portion of the cutting tool during the time the cutting tool remains held in the tool pot. Built in the body is a tool lock that cooperates with the gripper to lock the cutting tool against removal during the time the tool pot is at the rest position and is caused to swing.

Abstract: A drill bit loader for loading a tapered shank of a drill bit into a similarly tapered recess in the end of a drill spindle. The spindle has a transverse slot at the inner end of the recess. The end of the tapered shank of the drill bit has a transverse tang adapted to engage in the slot so that the drill bit will be rotated by the spindle. The loader is in the form of a cylinder adapted to receive the drill bit with the shank projecting out of the outer end of the cylinder. Retainer pins prevent rotation of the drill bit in the cylinder. The spindle is lowered to extend the shank of the drill bit into the recess in the spindle and the spindle is rotated to align the slot in the spindle with the tang on the shank. A spring unit in the cylinder is compressed by the drill bit during its entry into the recess of the spindle and resiliently drives the tang into the slot in the spindle when the tang and slot are aligned.

Abstract: This fabricating system provides flux material coating in a continuous manner for a continuous welding electrode as well as for welding electrodes of various selected lengths. The system consists of a driving mechanism for supplying a continuous metal core to a pressure coating station. A straightening device is located between the initial driving mechanism and the coating station to ensure the metal core is in a perfectly straight form when entering the coating station. Multiple pressurized flux coating material bins are coupled to the coating station. The bins are automatically controlled such that when one bin has been depleted, a second bin will be coupled to the coating station immediately to continue the supply of coating flux material continuously to the coating station while the depleted bin is being replenished and pressurized for operation when the second bin becomes depleted.

Abstract: The machine tool bas a combined slide which is formed of partial slides and is movable in the X direction on two linear guides by means of guide carriages. The two partial slides are supported directly relative to one another by support guides and can be moved in the X direction relative to one another in order to carry out a correcting adjustment or a feed movement. Each partial slide supports a vertical spindle which is movable in the Z direction. A joint multiple turret is associated with the vertical spindles, this multiple turret being outfitted with tools associated with the two tool spindles. The vertical spindles and the partial slides have separate driving units which can be controlled by corresponding control devices in such a way that the vertical spindles and the partial slides are displaceable jointly and synchronously or asynchronously on the one hand and are displaceable relative to one another on the other hand in order to carry out a correcting adjustment or a feed movement.

Abstract: An angle spindle attachment for a vertically movable spindle unit is provided for rotating a cutting tool in a generally horizontal orientation. The attachment includes a spindle assembly having a drive train that is mechanically independent from the drive train of the vertically movable spindle unit, and a connector block for detachably connecting the spindle assembly at a transverse angle with respect to the vertically movable spindle unit. The connector block may include an angular adjustment mechanism that allows the spindle assembly to be oriented at an angle above or below the horizontal, as well as a rotational adjustment assembly that allows the spindle assembly to be pivotally adjusted about the axis of rotation of the vertically movable spindle unit.