Rotary Tool Holder Patents (Class 29/40)
  • Patent number: 11103931
    Abstract: A boring tool includes a tool body rotatable around a central rotation axis. A slider member is arranged movably inside the tool body along a path extending transversely to the rotation axis. An insert pocket is associated with the slider member to move therewith and configured to receive a cutting insert with a cutting edge and which projects from the tool body transversely to the rotation axis. A motor member is connected to the slider member and controllable to move the slider member transversely to the rotation axis for changing the distance of the cutting edge to the rotation axis. The motor member is arranged inside the tool body together with the slider member in a cutting part of the tool body at a front end thereof. The motor member is arranged in parallel with the transversal extension of the slider member along said path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB
    Inventor: Robin Karlsson
  • Patent number: 10576550
    Abstract: A turret for tool machine includes: at least a turret body supported by the tool machine; at least a rotating drum supported by the turret body and supporting at least two tool holders upon which are mounted at least two rotating tools the rotating drum being mounted externally rotating around the turret body; at least an electrical spindle positioned in a recess inside the turret body; the electrical spindle extending itself around a vertical axis; the electrical spindle including a motor, a rotating shaft for the transmission of the movement associated to the motor and an engagement portion suitable for coupling to the tool holder; each tool holder extending itself along a vertical axis; the rotating drum being rotatably mounted around the turret body so as to rotate for aligning each tool holder with the engagement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: MARIO BALDACCINI, MECCANICA DI PRECISIONE
    Inventor: Stefano Baldaccini
  • Patent number: 10471560
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machining device for the machine-assisted production and machining of dental workpieces (16), particularly of artificial teeth and/or other dental replacement parts, the at least one workpiece (16) being clamped in at least one workpiece retainer (11) which can be raised, lowered and rotatably driven, is positioned on a rotational axis (9), and, for the purpose of machining, feeds said workpiece (16) to at least one tool spindle (4, 5, 6) that is rotationally driven and has a tool (7) secured thereto, an additional tool retainer (2, 2a, 2b) with a plurality of tools (7) arranged thereupon being associated with said workpiece retainer (11, 11a, 11b) and lying opposite on one side thereof, and a workpiece changer (22, 22a, 22b) which receives the workpieces (16, 16a, 16b, 16c) to be machined, such that they can be exchanged, being arranged on the other side of said workpiece retainer (11, 11a, 11b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: DMU Dental Manufacturing Unit GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Huber, Alfons Wörmer
  • Patent number: 10213887
    Abstract: A turret tool post includes a turret turnably supported by a post body, turret turning part having a turret turning shaft and the like to turn the turret, a tool attachment part turnably holding a rotatable tool and attached to the turret, and tool-attachment-part turning part turning the tool attachment part to turn the rotatable tool. The tool-attachment-part turning part and the turret turning part are provided independently and arranged to face each other. The tool-attachment-part turning part includes a tool turning motor installed inside the turret and an attachment-part transmission shaft connected to the tool turning motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 10031508
    Abstract: This machine tool is provided with an arithmetic control unit that: controls a motor so as to measure the positions of raw material holes in a boom using an imaging camera held on a main shaft (S111-S113); calculates the positions of the center axes of the raw material holes on the basis of the information about the positions of the raw material holes captured by the imaging cameras (S114, S115); calculates distances between two center axes of interest (S116); and, when at least one of the calculated distances does not meet a prescribed value (S117), calculates the most suitable positions for process holes from minimum holes that comply with formulae (1111-1) to (1114-1) and (1141-1) to (1144-1) on the basis of equations (1101), (1111) to (1114), and (1141) to (1144) (S121); and controls the motor so as to form process holes in the positions calculated as the most suitable and cuts raw material holes using a tool held on the main shaft (S122, S123).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINE TOOL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanizawa, Hideaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10010944
    Abstract: A first driving force transmission part is disposed between an attachment part turning transmission shaft and a tool attachment part. The first driving force transmission part transmits rotary driving force from a side of the attachment part turning transmission shaft to the side of the first turning driving force transmission shaft, and includes a groove, a tenon shaped protrusion, and protrusions. The groove is formed on a tip of a slide shaft of the attachment part turning transmission shaft. The tenon shaped protrusion is formed in the first turning driving force transmission shaft and detachably engages with the groove. The protrusions once releases an engaging posture by pressing the groove that is biased to the engaging posture in an disengaging state when the tool is in the middle of the movement to a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignees: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 9980785
    Abstract: An instrument device manipulator (IDM) is attached to a surgical arm of a robotic system and comprises a surgical tool holder and an outer housing. The surgical tool holder includes an attachment interface that can secure a surgical tool in a front-mount configuration (where the attachment interface is on a face opposite of a proximal extension of the surgical tool) or a back-mount configuration (where the attachment interface is on the same face as the proximal extension of the surgical tool). The surgical tool holder may rotate continuously within the outer housing. In a back-mount configuration, the surgical tool holder may have a passage that receives the proximal extension of the tool and allows free rotation of the proximal extension about the rotational axis. A surgical drape separates the IDM and robotic arm from a tool, while allowing electrical and/or optical signals to pass therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventor: Travis Schuh
  • Patent number: 9815121
    Abstract: A machining head is provided with a turret on which multiple rotating tools are mounted, and this head is configured such that rotation of each of the multiple rotating tools during machining and rotation of the turret are performed by a single motor. A switchable turret rotation transmission mechanism is disposed to be capable of transmitting the rotation of the motor shaft to the turret as the rotation of the turret and releasing the transmission. The rotation of each of the multiple rotating tools during the machining and the rotation of the turret can be performed by the single motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigefumi Suzuyama, Osamu Nagai
  • Patent number: 9358652
    Abstract: A tool turret includes a tool disk (2) swivelable about a support column (32) that defines a swivel axis (26) into positions in which at least one machining tool fastened to the tool disk (2) is in a machining position. A drive device (14) includes drives (10, 8) connected by a controllable coupling device (18) to outputs (20, 22) used to drive the tool disk (2) or the machining tool. The drive device (14) is arranged inside the tool disk (2) together with the drives (8, 10) and the output (22) used to drive the machining tool. The output used to drive the tool disk (2) in a swiveling manner has a gear train arrangement (34) outside the tool disk (2) on the support column (32). The gear train arrangement has an output shaft (70) that extends along the support column (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SAUTER FEINMECHANIK GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Stiefel, Dietmar Linder, Günther Schips
  • Patent number: 9314890
    Abstract: A composite processing machine with an automatic swiveling composite turret device. Transmitting and releasing of rotational force to a rotating tool is automatically switched between indexing and locked securing. Included is a clutch-action-coupled rotational force transmission/release switching mechanism (10). A common motor (9) is the drive source for a rotation drive mechanism (7) for transmitting rotational force to a rotating tool (5) and a swivel drive mechanism (8) for swiveling a turret (3). Transmission of rotational force of common motor (9) to rotation drive mechanism (7) is released when turret (3) is slid along swivel shaft part (2) to unlock clutch device (4) and enable turret (3) to swivel, and rotational force of common motor (9) is transmitted to rotating tool (5) when turret (3) is slid back to lock and secure clutch device (4) in an indexed position of turret (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: O-M LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Shimizu, Takio Nakamura, Katsunori Kabasawa, Akihiro Goto
  • Patent number: 9138885
    Abstract: A bypass assembly varies the hydraulic motor revolutions per minute (rpm) of a hydraulically driven tool, such as a wrench or a drill. This controls the torque of a driven mechanical mechanism, such as used on an impact wrench. The tool includes a body having a supply channel capable of being connected a source of fluid, a bypass spool channel in fluid communication with the supply channel, and a return channel in fluid communication with the bypass spool channel via a port and in fluid communication with the source. A bypass spool seats in the bypass spool channel. The bypass spool can be rotated to three discrete positions within the bypass spool channel to provide three different settings of revolutions per minute (rpm) of the gear motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
    Inventor: Gerald Jonathan Tully
  • Patent number: 8978219
    Abstract: A lathe is provided that can produce complex shapes. The lathe includes a turret movement system with a B axis, which can be activated by a control. The turret axis may be designed as an H axis, which extends in a place at right angles to the B axis and can be activated by the control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Index-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & Tessky
    Inventors: Ulrich Baumann, Heinz Forst
  • Patent number: 8967925
    Abstract: A machine tool re-machines a workpiece after positioning drive motors, a hob and the workpiece by stopping the drive motors with the rotational positions of the drive motors, the hob and the workpiece corresponding to their respective zero positions. For this purpose, a drive control section recognizes, based on the rotational-speed ratio of the drive motor corresponding to the hob and the hob and/or the rotational-speed ratio of the drive motor corresponding to the workpiece to the workpiece, and detection signals from detection sensors detecting that the rotational positions of the drive motors are at their respective zero positions, detections signals when the rotational positions of the drive motors and the rotational positions of the hob and the workpiece correspond to their respective zero positions, and stops the drive motors with the rotational positions of the drive motors, the hob and the workpiece corresponding to their respective zero positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: DMG Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Tsuchimochi
  • Patent number: 8893362
    Abstract: A turret tool holder, having structure capable of easily avoiding unnecessary free rotation of a turret, is provided. When a linearly movable shaft is moved toward a turret head section by driving a servomotor, an annular movable coupling element arranged in the turret begins to disengage from an annular fixed coupling element fixed to a support. While the movable coupling member is still engaged with the fixed coupling member, clutch teeth of a clutch member are engaged with other clutch teeth. Therefore, even when the annular movable coupling element is disengaged from the annular fixed coupling element, the turret is prevented from freely rotating by the engaged clutch teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Citizen Machinery Miyano Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 8887360
    Abstract: A turning tool is arranged at a tool spindle (102) of a composite working lathe (1) to improve working efficiency. A composite working lathe (1) includes a first workpiece headstock (20) placed on a bed (10). A chuck (24) of a workpiece spindle (22) is rotated as holding a workpiece (K.sub.1). A tool headstock (100) arranged at a carriage (50) is rotated about B-axis while being linearly moved in the directions of X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis. The tool headstock (100) operates a mill tool (110) and includes a comb-shaped cutting tool rest (150) having turning tools attached at the opposite side of a housing in a comb-shaped manner, so that turning processing can be performed with tool indexing in a short time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Michinari Fukuoka, Yukikazu Kitamura, Yukio Morita, Minoru Kitayama
  • Patent number: 8887363
    Abstract: A universal tool mounting system for a machining center relates to CNC machine tools, comprising a main drum into which mounts a plurality of tool holder unit stations, these create a platform to attach, mount and interchange tool holder units on each station, where each tool holder unit is chosen from a designed selection which can turn, mill, bore, drill and rapidly machine components with multicut tools or alternately each performs a combination of these operations and each holds a plurality of tools. The main drum is indexed to position the tool holder unit station with the attached tool holder unit to the operative position, then the tool holder unit station is indexed to position a selected tool to the machining position. The tool holder unit stations also provide live tooling functions to any attached live tooling tool holder units. Tool holder unit stations can also be preindexed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Inventors: Barrie John Boyes, David Aaron Boyes
  • Patent number: 8844138
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a dental prosthesis is disclosed. The method includes a first step of photographing a patient's mouth with a dental cone beam CT, a second step of converting CT data photographed at the first step into a CAD file, a third step of designing a shape of the dental prosthesis with the CAD file using CAD software, a fourth step of correcting the shape of the designed prosthesis using occlusion simulation software, a fifth step of converting the shape of the prosthesis which is designed finally into manufacturing data, and a sixth step of transmitting the manufacturing data to a dental prosthesis manufacturing machine, thus manufacturing the dental prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Vatech. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Doc Kim, Yeong Kyun Kim, Sung Kuk Kim, Heon Joo Kim, Jae Yun Park
  • Patent number: 8689418
    Abstract: Instead of a conventional slide arrangement Z/X/Y and a B-axis that is pivotable thereon, a more compact and less complex configuration is achieved in that a tool support that is pivotable about the B-axis is directly placed onto the X-slide and only a single rotationally drivable tool spindle is additionally movable in Y-direction in this pivotable tool support, whereas all other tool receivers for stationary tools are fixated at the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Mag IAS GmbH
    Inventors: Olaf Martens, Sieghard Kälber Er
  • Publication number: 20140033490
    Abstract: A composite processing machine with an automatic swiveling composite turret device. Transmitting and releasing of rotational force to a rotating tool is automatically switched between indexing and locked securing. Included is a clutch-action-coupled rotational force transmission/release switching mechanism (10). A common motor (9) is the drive source for a rotation drive mechanism (7) for transmitting rotational force to a rotating tool (5) and a swivel drive mechanism (8) for swiveling a turret (3). Transmission of rotational force of common motor (9) to rotation drive mechanism (7) is released when turret (3) is slid along swivel shaft part (2) to unlock clutch device (4) and enable turret (3) to swivel, and rotational force of common motor (9) is transmitted to rotating tool (5) when turret (3) is slid back to lock and secure clutch device (4) in an indexed position of turret (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Tatsuo SHIMIZU, Takio NAKAMURA, Katsunori KABASAWA, Akihiro GOTO
  • Patent number: 8640571
    Abstract: An automatic rotating turret device for work machinery is provided, in which a lift turret is not used. The turret device is provided with an axial-direction slide body, which is advanced or retracted in the direction of the axis of rotation of the turret by the drive device advancing or retracting the drive body in a direction orthogonal to the direction of rotation axis; and a clutch device that is engaged or disengaged by the axial-direction slide body being advanced or retracted, the turret being of a non-lift-type, and there being provided to the drive body a tapering action part for generating an expanding action caused by the movement of the drive body and pressingly sliding the axial-direction slide body against the turret stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: O-M Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Shimizu, Takio Nakamura, Akihiro Goto, Yuki Noguchi
  • Patent number: 8561273
    Abstract: A tool turret, with a base body (1) attachable to a machine tool defines a turret axis (13) around which the tool disk (7) is pivoted on the base body (1). The disk has a plurality of tool stations (45) distributed on its periphery. Turning the tool disk (7) can set it into at least one working position at a time. A tool drive (31, 35) located within the tool disk (7) with its output-side gear part (35) can be turned around an axis of rotation radial to the turret axis (13). By coupling, the tool device engages the tool-side coupling part for driving at least one tool located on the tool station (45) aligned to the working position. The output-side gear part (35) is located in the tool disk (7) to be pivotable around the turret axis (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Sauter Feinmechanik GmbH
    Inventors: Detlef Sahm, Matthias Beck
  • Patent number: 8549720
    Abstract: A tool revolver unit for a machine tool for machining workpieces has a housing (1) and a tool drive rotatable relative to the housing about an axis (3), has a rotary drive (13, 15) for a rotational motion of the tool disk, and has another rotary drive (19, 23). The other rotary drive (19, 23) is a servomotor for controlling a locking device (5, 31, 37) enabling a releasable rotary lock between the housing (3) and the tool disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sauter Feinmechanik GmbH
    Inventor: Detlef Sahm
  • Patent number: 8523500
    Abstract: A machine tool has a Z table sliding in the Z direction in a horizontal plane, a support body provided on the Z table and sliding in the vertical direction, a rotation arm supported at the support body and endlessly rotatable in a vertical plane facing work, an arm motor for rotating the rotation arm, a processing spindle rotatably supported and placed at a position of a distance R from the center C of rotation of the rotation arm, and a spindle motor for rotating the processing spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Yamaura, Tatsuya Koizumi, Taro Nakamura, Katsumune Inaki, Motoki Uchikawa, Kouichi Tanizaki, Shugo Arakawa, Tatsuhiko Tanaka, Tomoyoshi Miyagi, Takayuki Motojima
  • Patent number: 8505175
    Abstract: Assemblies and methods for processing a workpiece in a ram-driven press employ an active tool contained by a housing that is interchangeable with a passive forming tool assembly in a mounting assembly of the press. The active tool includes a microprocessor and a functional head coupled to the microprocessor. Some assemblies including the active tool include a switch for activating the functional head; the switch may be mounted to the housing such that, when the housing is mounted in the mounting assembly of the press, the switch is triggered by movement of the housing in response to the ram stroke of the press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Wilson Tool International Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Lee, Timothy J. Mika
  • Patent number: 8464409
    Abstract: The machine includes: elements for supporting the lens and for driving it in rotation about a first axis of rotation, the rotation of the lens being driven by first driver element, a tool-carrier mounted to turn about a second axis of rotation, turning of the tool-carrier being driven by second driver element, a plurality of working tools mounted on the tool-carrier to rotate about tool axes, with at least two of the tools including tools for shaping the periphery of the lens for shaping having distinct tool axes, third driver element for driving relative spacing movements between the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, swivel elements for enabling the tool-carrier to be pivoted relative to the first axis of rotation about a third axis of rotation that extends substantially transversely to the first axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventor: Michel Nauche
  • Patent number: 8398061
    Abstract: A clamping device in a main shaft driving device for a machine tool, which rotationally drives a main shaft, wherein the main shaft is rotatably supported by a frame. The clamping device includes a clamp piston, a pressure chamber and an operating fluid supplying mechanism, wherein the clamp piston has a first pressure-receiving surface and a second pressure-receiving surface, the first pressure-receiving surface receiving the spring force of a spring member, the second pressure-receiving surface receiving pressure of an operating fluid, wherein the operating fluid supplying mechanism includes a switching portion that selectively supplies the corresponding operating fluid from a common operating fluid supply source to at least one of a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Tsudakoma Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinori Tatsuda
  • Patent number: 8332997
    Abstract: A dental prosthesis manufacturing machine is disclosed. The machine includes two spindles each having a roughing tool and a finishing tool, a workpiece holder for holding a workpiece which forms the dental prosthesis, and a base supporting the two spindles and the workpiece holder. The machine is capable of simply alternating the roughing tool with the finishing tool according to the accuracy required when the workpiece is machined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Vatech Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jae Doc Kim, Yeong Kyun Kim, Sung Kuk Kim, Heon Joo Kim, Jae Yun Park
  • Patent number: 8246026
    Abstract: Disclosed are a tool indexer assembly, a computer numerically controlled machine that includes such tool indexer assembly, and associated methods. The assembly in one embodiment includes a turret and an indexer, the indexer including a portion that is movable with respect to the turret and that includes plural tool station configured to receive plural tool structures. The tool indexer is disposed on a facet of the turret, and, in some embodiments includes a table that is rotatable about an axis that is generally orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the turret. In another embodiment, a tool indexer includes a clamping mechanism having a source of pressurized fluid and a piston that is hydraulically actuated by the pressurized fluid and movable to a clamping position. The assembly further includes a conduit for delivery of the pressurized fluid proximal the tool structure as coolant fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Mori Seiki USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Hyatt, Abhijit Sahasrabudhe
  • Patent number: 8020268
    Abstract: There is provided a precision roll turning lathe which can machine with high precision a three-dimensional pattern of three-sided pyramids or four-sided pyramids in the surface of a roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Akiyama, Satoshi Kato
  • Patent number: 8020267
    Abstract: A roll turning lathe is provided herein which can not only machine with high precision circumferential transverse grooves in the peripheral surface of a roll but can also machine with high precision longitudinal grooves in the peripheral surface. The precision roll turning lathe includes a fly cutter spindle device and a tool post having a plurality of cutting tools that are mounted on a tool swivel. By selectively using the tool post and the fly cutter spindle device, high-precision machining of transverse grooves and longitudinal grooves on a roll-shaped workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takanobu Akiyama
  • Patent number: 7971328
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement (41) sealing the inside (15) of the tool disk (3) in relation to the outer side on the respective tool station is provided on each drive part (25) in a tool revolver. The tool driver a base body (1) applied or to be applied to the tool machine and defining a revolver axis (7) about which a tool disk (3) is rotationally mounted on the base body (1). The tool disk has a plurality of tool stations (17) distributed on its periphery and adjustable by rotating to tool disk (3) in respectively at least one working position. A tool drive (19) located in the inside of the tool disk (3) and applied to the base body (1) is coupled to the drive-sided coupling part (23). The coupling part includes a tool-sided coupling part for the drive of a tool located on the tool station (17) oriented towards the work station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Sauter Feinmechanik GmbH
    Inventors: Detlef Sahm, Dietmar Linder, Jochen Dieringer
  • Patent number: 7926155
    Abstract: A machine tool having a machine frame. A first workpiece carrier unit is disposed on the machine frame and has a workpiece receiving mechanism. At least one tool carrier unit is disposed on the machine frame, on which at least one tool for machining a workpiece held in the workpiece receiving mechanism is disposed. In an embodiment, there is a working space, in which a workpiece, held in the workpiece receiving means, can be machined with the tool. In an embodiment, the tool carrier unit has a tool carrier base and a tool carrier head, which is movable in relation to the tool carrier base along an axis of advance via a guiding arm. The tool carrier head is rotatable about an axis of rotation coincident or 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 in at least one of its tool directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Index-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & Tessky
    Inventor: Walter Grossmann
  • Publication number: 20110023276
    Abstract: A tool support for a machine tool has a clamping surface. A positioning device for a tool holder is provided that is positioned at the clamping surface. The positioning device has at least one conical element wherein a longitudinal axis of the conical element extends orthogonally to the clamping surface. The conical element is a conical bore or a conical pin. The tool holder is equipped with complementary conical elements so that a positive-locking, precise positioning of the tool holder relative to the receiving bore in the tool support is ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: WTO WERKZEUG-EINRICHTUNGEN GMBH
    Inventor: Karlheinz Jansen
  • Patent number: 7647679
    Abstract: This invention relates to a belt drive system for a tool driving shaft of an indexing tool turret assembly. A plurality of toolholders are radially supported on a top plate assembly, which is rotatably supported on a hub connected to a turret housing. A housing is provided that supports a driven pulley connected to the tool driving shaft. A spindle motor connected to the turret housing is coupled to the live toolholder via a belt drive. The housing advantageously includes at least one removal portion that provides access to and replacement of the belt drive. Further, the tool driving shaft is supported on opposite sides of the driven pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Hardinge, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Sheehan, Gary Comstock
  • Publication number: 20090193639
    Abstract: A continuous tool rotation tool turret is comprised of a turret head, a plurality of spindles and a motor. The spindles are attached to the turret head. Each spindle is adapted to secure and rotate a cutting tool. The motor simultaneously rotates each spindle. The spindles rotate at an operational speed while the turret head is being indexed. A bevel gear operationally connected to the motor simultaneously rotates a bevel gear attached to each spindle. Air pressure separates the turret head from its rest surface during indexing. The turret head rotates around a manifold which supplies coolant and pressurized air to the turret head. Optionally, a mating wedge and wedge receptacle attached to the turret head and its housing provide for more precise indexing of the turret head. The continuous tool rotation minimizes the time needed to index the turret from one position to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventor: Walter W. Wawrzyniak
  • Publication number: 20090193638
    Abstract: A continuous tool rotation tool turret is comprised of a turret head, a plurality of spindles and a motor. The spindles are attached to the turret head. Each spindle is adapted to secure and rotate a cutting tool. The motor simultaneously rotates each spindle. The spindles rotate at an operational speed while the turret head is being indexed. A bevel gear operationally connected to the motor simultaneously rotates a bevel gear attached to each spindle. Air pressure separates the turret head from its rest surface during indexing. The turret head rotates around a manifold which supplies coolant and pressurized air to the turret head. Optionally, a mating wedge and wedge receptacle attached to the turret head and its housing provide for more precise indexing of the turret head. The continuous tool rotation minimizes the time needed to index the turret from one position to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventor: Walter W. Wawrzyniak
  • Publication number: 20090188093
    Abstract: A continuous tool rotation tool turret is comprised of a turret head, a plurality of spindles and a motor. The spindles are attached to the turret head. Each spindle is adapted to secure and rotate a cutting tool. The motor simultaneously rotates each spindle. The spindles rotate at an operational speed while the turret head is being indexed. A bevel gear operationally connected to the motor simultaneously rotates a bevel gear attached to each spindle. Air pressure separates the turret head from its rest surface during indexing. The turret head rotates around a manifold which supplies coolant and pressurized air to the turret head. Optionally, a mating wedge and wedge receptacle attached to the turret head and its housing provide for more precise indexing of the turret head. The continuous tool rotation minimizes the time needed to index the turret from one position to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventor: Walter W. Wawrzyniak
  • Patent number: 7509719
    Abstract: In a device on machines, especially machine tools and their parts, such as tool holders comprising at least one rotating element, which is rotatably mounted at least in one bearing position arranged in a housing, a lubricating device is provided for this bearing position. For this, the bearing position is located in a lubricant path, which extends from an inlet to an outlet in the housing and into which there is fed under pressure a lubricant mist, which flows through the lubricant path up to the outlet. The outlet is connected to condensation means for the residual quantity of lubricant mist reaching the outlet, so that only condensed lubricant escapes to the outside. The lubricant mist flowing through the housing effects lubrication and cooling of the bearing position and at the same time effects a pneumatic seal of the housing to the outside to prevent contaminants from penetrating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: ESA Eppinger GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Neumeier
  • Patent number: 7509720
    Abstract: A continuous tool rotation tool turret is comprised of a turret head, a plurality of spindles and a motor. The spindles are attached to the turret head. Each spindle is adapted to secure and rotate a cutting tool. The motor simultaneously rotates each spindle. The spindles rotate at an operational speed while the turret head is being indexed. A bevel gear operationally connected to the motor simultaneously rotates a bevel gear attached to each spindle. Air pressure separates the turret head from its rest surface during indexing. The turret head rotates around a manifold which supplies coolant and pressurized air to the turret head. Optionally, a mating wedge and wedge receptacle attached to the turret head and its housing provide for more precise indexing of the turret head. The continuous tool rotation minimizes the time needed to index the turret from one position to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Inventor: Walter W. Wawrzyniak
  • Patent number: 7506424
    Abstract: A rotary tool-equipped tool rest is provided, including a movable member made to move frontwardly when a turret is clamped with respect to a non-swiveling housing after swiveling and indexing. Then, a phase determining pin provided in the turret is made to project and engage with the non-swiveling housing. Further, a coupling mechanism to clamp the turret with respect to the non-swiveling housing has three coupling members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Okuma Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Neo, Tsutomu Osaki, Takahiko Shozusawa
  • Patent number: 7480972
    Abstract: An actuator for a control unit has a control motor with a motor power takeoff shaft; a control shaft that carries the control unit; and a step-up gear, disposed between the motor power takeoff shaft and the control shaft, as well as a restoring device for restoring the control unit to a basic position if the control motor fails. To make it possible to use a single-stage step-up gear with a major step-up ratio and with advantages in terms of installation space, weight, and production costs, the restoring device has two separate energy-storing means, preferably embodied as restoring springs, of which one feeds back to the motor power takeoff shaft and the other feeds back to the control shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Reiner Schweinfurth, Heiner Fees
  • Patent number: 7475463
    Abstract: A cutting machine includes: a machine body; a hollow piston; a first shaft extending into the piston, co-movable with the piston relative to the machine body along a first axis, and rotatable about the first axis relative to the piston; a second shaft rotatable about a second axis and coupled to the first shaft when the first shaft is disposed at a first axial position; a rotary cutter holder rotatable about the first axis and coupled to the second shaft; a third shaft rotatable about the first axis and coupled to the first shaft when the first shaft is disposed at a second axial position; and a driving unit for driving rotation of the first shaft about the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignees: Buffalo Machinery Co., Ltd., The Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chang-Hua University of Education
    Inventors: Paul Chang, Tsair-Rong Chen, Jeen-Sheen Row, Yuan-Fu Tsai
  • Publication number: 20090007406
    Abstract: This invention relates to a belt drive system for a tool driving shaft of an indexing tool turret assembly. A plurality of toolholders are radially supported on a top plate assembly, which is rotatably supported on a hub connected to a turret housing. A housing is provided that supports a driven pulley connected to the tool driving shaft. A spindle motor connected to the turret housing is coupled to the live toolholder via a belt drive. The housing advantageously includes at least one removal portion that provides access to and replacement of the belt drive. Further, the tool driving shaft is supported on opposite sides of the driven pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: HARDINGE, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Sheehan, Gary Comstock
  • Patent number: 7461441
    Abstract: A device (10) for soft machining of bevel gears, having a receptacle (12) for receiving a bevel gear blank (K1) and having a tool spindle (13.1) for receiving a cutter head (13.2). The device comprises a machining arm (11) having a pivot axis (A1) which has the tool spindle (13.1) for receiving the cutter head (13.2) on a first side and has a tool spindle (14.1) for receiving an end-milling cutter (14.2) on a second side. A CNC controller (S) puts the end-milling cutter (14.2) into rapid rotation to cut a predefined number of tooth gaps on the bevel gear blank (K1). After the machining arm (11) is pivoted, the cutter head used as the bevel gear finishing tool (13.2) is used. It is put into slower rotation to machining the bevel gear blank (K1) using the bevel gear finishing tool (13.2) in a post-machining process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Klingelnberg GmbH
    Inventor: Rolf Langerfeld
  • Publication number: 20080295311
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multifunctional unit for machining workpieces preferably consisting at least partially of wood, wood materials, plastics or the like, with a plurality of vertical drill spindles, a plurality of horizontal drill spindles, and at least one fixed saw comprising at least one saw blade with a horizontal axis of rotation. The multifunctional unit according to the invention is characterised in that it is mounted and driven by a mounting means in such a way that it may be rotated about at least one vertical axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Gotthilf Sturm, Achim Gauss
  • Patent number: 7437811
    Abstract: A dual disc type of tool turret device is powered by means of single main power source, which also serves to power the spindle of the machine; the turret device includes an inner and outer tool turrets; when power is transmitted from the main power source through a transmission element, a piston clutching piece, and rotary shaft (A), the inner turret will be rotated to carry out a tool-choosing operation; when power is further passed on to rotary shaft (B) through rotary shaft (A), the inner turret will be rotated to carry out a tool-choosing operation; after the tool-choosing action, power is supplied to the spindle of the machine in order for the machine to carry out a machining operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Far East Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Hsiang Lu, Ping-Shuo Lin
  • Patent number: 7412759
    Abstract: A telescopic safety shield device includes a carrier movably engaged onto a platform and having one or more guideways tilted relative to the platform, a tool rest movably engaged onto the guideways and moveable inclinedly relative to the carrier and the platform, and a telescopic shielding device having two or more casing members coupled between the platform and the tool rest for shielding the area between the platform and the tool rest, the casing members are pivotally coupled to the platform and the tool rest for allowing the casing members to be pivoted relative to the platform and the tool rest respectively and for preventing dirt or contaminant from entering into the areas between the platform and the tool rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Hardinge Taiwan Precision Machine Ltd.
    Inventors: Tom Hsieh, Gary Lin
  • Publication number: 20080178718
    Abstract: A rotational power servo toolpost includes a plurality of rotational tool holders, which can freely rotate 360 degrees, to cut a workpiece from various angles. The rotational power servo toolpost has a turret base, a turret, tool holders mounted on a side surface of the turret and having a variety of needed tools, a tool-holder-rotating device, and a tool-rotating device. When the tool holder with the needed tool rotates along with the turret to the preset area, a servo motor of the tool-holder-rotating device drives the related members to freely rotate the tool holder around 360 degrees according to the machining requirements. The tool-driving device then drives the tool, thereby cutting the workpiece from various angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventor: Ching-Hui Kuo
  • Patent number: 7395589
    Abstract: A rotational power servo toolpost includes a plurality of rotational tool holders, which can freely rotate 360 degrees, to cut a workpiece from various angles. The rotational power servo toolpost has a turret base, a turret, tool holders mounted on a side surface of the turret and having a variety of needed tools, a tool-holder-rotating device, and a tool-rotating device. When the tool holder with the needed tool rotates along with the turret to the preset area, a servo motor of the tool-holder-rotating device drives the related members to freely rotate the tool holder around 360 degrees according to the machining requirements. The tool-driving device then drives the tool, thereby cutting the workpiece from various angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Inventor: Ching-Hui Kuo
  • Publication number: 20080141837
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool revolver (10, 11) with: a rotationally mounted tool carrier (6) that can be pivoted into the respective working position for a tool by means of a pivot drive; fixed tools (14), and; at least one rotationally drivable tool (15, 16). Particular advantageous result due to the fact that the rotationally drivable tool (15, 16) is mounted on the front face of the tool carrier (6). The invention also relates to a machine tool (1) equipped with a tool revolver (10, 11) of the aforementioned type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Norbert Hessbruggen, Markus Hessbruggen