Rotary Tool Holder Patents (Class 29/40)
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Patent number: 11103931Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ABInventor: Robin Karlsson
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Patent number: 10576550Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: MARIO BALDACCINI, MECCANICA DI PRECISIONEInventor: Stefano Baldaccini
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Patent number: 10471560Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: DMU Dental Manufacturing Unit GmbHInventors: Martin Huber, Alfons Wörmer
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Patent number: 10213887Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignees: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Atsushi Aoyagi
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Patent number: 10031508Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 26, 2014Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINE TOOL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Tanizawa, Hideaki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10010944Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignees: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Atsushi Aoyagi
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Patent number: 9980785Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.Inventor: Travis Schuh
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Patent number: 9815121Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigefumi Suzuyama, Osamu Nagai
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Patent number: 9358652Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SAUTER FEINMECHANIK GMBHInventors: Jürgen Stiefel, Dietmar Linder, Günther Schips
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Patent number: 9314890Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: O-M LTD.Inventors: Tatsuo Shimizu, Takio Nakamura, Katsunori Kabasawa, Akihiro Goto
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Patent number: 9138885Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.Inventor: Gerald Jonathan Tully
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Patent number: 8978219Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Index-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & TesskyInventors: Ulrich Baumann, Heinz Forst
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Patent number: 8967925Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 26, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: DMG Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji Tsuchimochi
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Patent number: 8893362Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 6, 2009Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Citizen Machinery Miyano Co., Ltd.Inventor: Atsushi Aoyagi
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Patent number: 8887360Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Michinari Fukuoka, Yukikazu Kitamura, Yukio Morita, Minoru Kitayama
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Patent number: 8887363Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 7, 2009Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Inventors: Barrie John Boyes, David Aaron Boyes
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Patent number: 8844138Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Vatech. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Doc Kim, Yeong Kyun Kim, Sung Kuk Kim, Heon Joo Kim, Jae Yun Park
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Patent number: 8689418Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 1, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Mag IAS GmbHInventors: Olaf Martens, Sieghard Kälber Er
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Publication number: 20140033490Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventors: Tatsuo SHIMIZU, Takio NAKAMURA, Katsunori KABASAWA, Akihiro GOTO
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Patent number: 8640571Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: O-M Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuo Shimizu, Takio Nakamura, Akihiro Goto, Yuki Noguchi
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Patent number: 8561273Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 13, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Sauter Feinmechanik GmbHInventors: Detlef Sahm, Matthias Beck
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Patent number: 8549720Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 4, 2008Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Sauter Feinmechanik GmbHInventor: Detlef Sahm
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Patent number: 8523500Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 2, 2007Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 8505175Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 24, 2008Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Wilson Tool International Inc.Inventors: Brian J. Lee, Timothy J. Mika
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Patent number: 8464409Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2008Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)Inventor: Michel Nauche
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Patent number: 8398061Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 1, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Tsudakoma Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshinori Tatsuda
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Patent number: 8332997Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Vatech Co., LtdInventors: Jae Doc Kim, Yeong Kyun Kim, Sung Kuk Kim, Heon Joo Kim, Jae Yun Park
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Patent number: 8246026Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Mori Seiki USA, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Hyatt, Abhijit Sahasrabudhe
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Patent number: 8020268Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takanobu Akiyama, Satoshi Kato
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Patent number: 8020267Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 25, 2007Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takanobu Akiyama
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Patent number: 7971328Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 21, 2006Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Sauter Feinmechanik GmbHInventors: Detlef Sahm, Dietmar Linder, Jochen Dieringer
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Patent number: 7926155Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Index-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & TesskyInventor: Walter Grossmann
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Publication number: 20110023276Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: WTO WERKZEUG-EINRICHTUNGEN GMBHInventor: Karlheinz Jansen
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Patent number: 7647679Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 3, 2007Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Hardinge, Inc.Inventors: Brian Sheehan, Gary Comstock
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Publication number: 20090193639Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventor: Walter W. Wawrzyniak
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Publication number: 20090193638Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventor: Walter W. Wawrzyniak
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Publication number: 20090188093Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventor: Walter W. Wawrzyniak
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Patent number: 7509719Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: ESA Eppinger GmbHInventor: Manfred Neumeier
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Patent number: 7509720Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 5, 2007Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Inventor: Walter W. Wawrzyniak
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Patent number: 7506424Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 5, 2007Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Okuma CorporationInventors: Shinya Neo, Tsutomu Osaki, Takahiko Shozusawa
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Patent number: 7480972Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 13, 2006Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Reiner Schweinfurth, Heiner Fees
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Patent number: 7475463Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 3, 2008Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignees: Buffalo Machinery Co., Ltd., The Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chang-Hua University of EducationInventors: Paul Chang, Tsair-Rong Chen, Jeen-Sheen Row, Yuan-Fu Tsai
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Publication number: 20090007406Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2007Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: HARDINGE, INC.Inventors: Brian Sheehan, Gary Comstock
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Patent number: 7461441Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 4, 2007Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Klingelnberg GmbHInventor: Rolf Langerfeld
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Publication number: 20080295311Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Gotthilf Sturm, Achim Gauss
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Patent number: 7437811Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 2007Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Far East Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yung-Hsiang Lu, Ping-Shuo Lin
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Patent number: 7412759Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 24, 2007Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: Hardinge Taiwan Precision Machine Ltd.Inventors: Tom Hsieh, Gary Lin
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Publication number: 20080178718Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventor: Ching-Hui Kuo
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Patent number: 7395589Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Inventor: Ching-Hui Kuo
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Publication number: 20080141837Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: Norbert Hessbruggen, Markus Hessbruggen