Improvements in quick-change tool posts
US5560272A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T82/2591
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A retrofit assembly for a tool post adapted for rapid attachment and detachment relative to the compound rest of a lathe for adjusting the positioning thereof and for the presentation of a tool holder relative to the tool post consisting of a single operating body for tightening/loosening the tool post relative to the compound responsively to the turning of a stud on a screw means and for tightening/loosening a tool holder relative to the tool post responsively to the driving force of a manipulating device.
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