Automatic tool changer
US4928381A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 29, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T483/1793
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic tool changer includes a main spindle having a bore inside, a chuck provided at an opening of the main spindle, a plurality of tools accommodated in the bore of the main spindle, wherein the tools are individually slidable axially of the main spindle, means for pushing the tools toward the opening of the main spindle, thereby replacing a first tool on the chuck with a second tool accommodated in the bore of the main spindle.
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