Cassette changing apparatus for index-feeding machining systems
US5330409A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T483/1731
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Cassette changing apparatus for index-feed machining systems having such a construction that a plurality of machining units, in which cassettes having machining means are provided, are disposed at predetermined intervals in the workpiece feeding direction in accordance with a plurality of machining processes; the cassette changing apparatus comprising a cassette transfer unit adapted to be movable in such a direction as to intersect with the workpiece feeding direction on a plane, and a cassette holder adapted to be approachable to and detachable from an index-feed machining system; a cassette being extracted from the index-feed machining system and housed in the cassette holder by means of the cassette transfer unit, and then another cassette holder housing a new cassette being moved to a loading position and mounted on the machining unit by means of the cassette transfer unit.
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