Tool changing method and tool changer
US10252385B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T483/1767
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool changer is composed of a support shaft, a forward/backward movement drive motor moving the support shaft upward and downward, a rotation drive motor rotating the support shaft about an axis, a tool change arm having tool grippers formed at both ends thereof, and an air blow mechanism discharging compressed air to a tool and a next tool gripped by the tool grippers. In tool change using this tool changer, in a positioning operation, the tool change arm is rotated by degrees and compressed air is discharged toward the tool and the next tool by the air blow mechanism.
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