And Transmission Patents (Class 82/119)
  • Patent number: 11823878
    Abstract: A deposition apparatus includes a process chamber, a wafer support in the process chamber, a backplane structure having a first surface in the process chamber facing the wafer support, a target having a second surface facing the first surface and a third surface facing the wafer support, and an adhesion structure in physical contact with the backplane structure and the target. The adhesion structure has an adhesion material layer, and a spacer embedded in the adhesion material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Hsi Wang, Yen-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 6901829
    Abstract: A turret lathe includes a bed, a headstock mounted on the bed, a first slide mounted slidably on the bed, a second slide mounted slidably on the first slide, a spindle journalled to the headstock, a chuck mounted on the spindle, a tailstock mounted on the second slide, a driven shaft journalled to the tailstock, a turret mounted on the driven shaft, a transmission unit, and a clutch operable between a chamfering operation mode, in which the driven shaft is connected to the spindle through the transmission unit, and a turning operation mode, in which the driven shaft is disconnected from the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Inventor: Hsuan-Lung Wu
  • Publication number: 20030131697
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention a cast or machined housing contains a drive system for turning a rotating cutter. An external source of rotation is attached to the housing. This external source can be a commercially available tool, such as a Craftsman angle grinder, or any rotating source of power provided by electric, hydraulic, or pneumatic means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventor: Donn E. Albert
  • Patent number: 6501997
    Abstract: A numerical controlling device and a tooling apparatus having thereof, in which performance required for the machining is greatly improved correspondingly to a degree of importance according to a type of the machining and thus high efficiency and high accuracy in the machining can be obtained, by referring a database based on a type of a specified cutting tool and workpiece, and of a machining mode including an operating path of a movement of the cutting tool and workpiece, and by selecting a control parameter which relates to an adequate operating speed and operating position in the entire operating path during machining and non-machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignees: Osaka Kiko Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Kakino
  • Publication number: 20020129683
    Abstract: A machine tool system with a primary motor and a first slave motor, each motor operably being adapted to drive a separate sub-system within the machine tool system, wherein a control system operably controls the speed of the first slave motor at a predetermined speed relative to the speed of the primary motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventor: Martin Peter Ollis
  • Patent number: 6427567
    Abstract: An improved motor mount for attaching a drive motor to a clamshell lathe includes a gear box whose angular disposition can be adjusted relative to a drive gear housing affixed to the periphery of the clamshell lathe. This facilitates the positioning of the clamshell lathe on a workpiece with reduced chance of interference of the drive motor with neighboring obstructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Inventors: Donato L. Ricci, Brent Place
  • Patent number: 6145554
    Abstract: An automatic lathe is provided including a table stand having a top with a plurality of legs coupled thereto and extending downwardly therefrom. A pair of spindle spinning assemblies are positioned on the top of the table stand. Each spindle spinning assembly has a securement rod rotatably mounted thereon which is adapted to releasably secure to an end of a spindle for spinning the same. A carriage assembly is adapted to slide between each spindle spinning assembly. The carriage assembly has a blade mechanism mounted thereon for engaging a front surface of the spindle secured between the spindle assemblies. The carriage assembly further includes a carriage motor functioning to move the carriage in a forward direction upon the receipt of a forward signal and move the carriage in a reverse direction upon the receipt of a reverse signal only when the carriage motor is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Inventor: Herman Hightower
  • Patent number: 6134996
    Abstract: A tool head for use in machine tools includes a base body, a tool shank adapted to be coupled to a machine spindle and protruding axially over the base body, at least one working slide adapted to be displaced essentially transversely with respect to a base body axis, and an adjusting motor disposed in the base body and acting upon the working slide in the direction of displacement by a transmission. In order to attain a compact, easily assembled, and safely operating construction, the transmission includes an output shaft aligned coaxially with respect to the axis of the base body and carrying a drive sprocket which meshes with a tooth rack on the side of the working slide. The adjusting motor also includes a driven shaft aligned with the output shaft on the transmission side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Komet Praezisionswerkzeuge Robert Breuning GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Scheer, Erich Feil, Roland Hoerl
  • Patent number: 6038947
    Abstract: A tool feed module for a portable lathe machine tool includes a tool block carrying a cutting tool driven by a feed screw incrementally advanced during a cutting procedure by an actuator arm contacting a striker device located on the tool housing. The actuator arm drives the feed screw through an actuator shaft and a one-way drive device permits the actuator arm to pivot in opposite directions while driving the feed screw in increments during pivotal motion in a single direction. To enable reverse rotation of the feed screw and withdrawal of the cutting tool to a starting position rapidly, the actuator shaft is connected to the one-way drive device through a releasable connection that permits rotation of the drive screw by the actuator shaft independently of the one-way drive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Tri Tool Inc.
    Inventor: Clement Tremblay
  • Patent number: 5832590
    Abstract: A system for performing machining operations on different portions of workpieces comprising a plurality of workstations including a lathe disposed along a predetermined path, in the present instance, a circular path. A turntable supports a plurality of workpiece chucking devices equi-spaced circumferentially around the turntable. The turntable rotates relative to the workstations to position a workpiece chucking device at each workstation permitting different machining operations to be performed on workpieces simultaneously. The chucking devices are moveable on the turntable in a radial direction to present the workpieces to the various tools at the workstations. The workpiece chucking devices include spindle motors and means for synchronizing the speeds of the spindle motors of the chucking devices with the lathe motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Inventor: Holger Wuerthner
  • Patent number: 5526725
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rapid indexing spindle drive and control apparatus for installation as a retrofit on a cam controlled automatic screw machine to provide the capabilities of variable spindle speed and direction as well as rapid indexing of the spindle in relation to the tool head of the screw machine for stationary tool operations. The apparatus includes a variable speed, low mass servo-motor mounted on the headstock of the machine and connected to the spindle by a 1:1 drive ratio timing belt and pulley system. A cam shaft revolution sensor is mounted adjacent to the screw machine cam shaft and is driven by the cam shaft through a second 1:1 drive ratio timing belt and pulley system. Electronically connected to the servo-motor and the cam shaft revolution sensor is a computer control system which includes a computer and an operator interface unit whereby cam shaft positions and spindle drive commands corresponding to specific cam shaft positions are entered by the machine operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Inventors: Neil L. Tremaglio, Angelo F. Tremaglio, Caesar D. Tremaglio, Lawrence E. Rode, Alfred R. Smith
  • Patent number: 5239901
    Abstract: A CNC (computer numerical control) lathe includes a tailstock feed mechanism consisting of a feed hopper and an air cylinder for feeding a short workpiece, and a secondary tool turret having a feed chuck and a set of rear end cutting tools for processing the end of a bar stock material which has been processed by a main tool turret and a radial processing mechanism for processing a short workpiece delivered through the tailstock feed mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Inventor: I-Nan Lin
  • Patent number: 5115546
    Abstract: A complex machine tool has a single frame having a chip collecting space at a center portion thereof, first and second spindle stocks on the frame, relatively free to move and drive in a Z axis direction and holding the chip collecting space therebetween, workpiece spindles on the spindle stocks free to rotate and drive and facing each other, and tool rests. The tool rests have turrets and can assume various kinds of movement. Complicated and varied types of machining can be performed combining the rotation control of the workpiece spindles and the spindle stocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Mitsukuchi, Shuichi Hashimoto