Automatic tool change machine tool
US4521950A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T483/1809
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic tool change machine tool having a vertical column on which a tool stock receiving therein a vertically movable tool bar is mounted. The tool bar is provided with a toolholder receiving means at the lowermost end for the attachment of a toolholder having a cutting tool. The machine tool further has a toolholder magazine storing a plurality of toolholders. The magazine is turned around the vertical column so that one of the toolholders is indexed to a predetermined position where toolholders are attached to and detached from the tool bar in one reciprocal vertical movement of the tool bar.
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