Coupling adapter
US5906378A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/30952
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A coupling adapter (1) for positioning a tool (90) in a particular given position with high repetitive precision on a chuck (80) that can be activated by a medium for a machine tool. The chuck (80) is equipped with elements (52, 54, 82, 55, 57, 58) of a first holding system and the tool (90) with elements of a second holding system, with a pressure-medium source that is controlled by a central control device and connected to the chuck (80) through a first medium channel (81) provided in the machine tool. The coupling adapter (1) is provided on a first end face with counter-elements (52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58) of the first holding system and on a second end face (29) with counter-elements of the second holding system and has a device on the chuck (80) for clamping depending on the medium pressure and a holding device for the tool (90). The holding device for the tool (60, 75, 76) is connected to the pressure-medium source through a second medium channel (72, 85), which extends through the coupling adapter (1) and the chuck (80).
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