Indexing device
US6609441B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T82/2587
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turret tool rest (14) includes a turret (24) movably supported on a base (22), on which desired tools can be mounted at predetermined indexable angled positions. A pair of coupling elements (66, 68), which can be engaged with each other, are arranged between the base (22) and the turret (24). The coupling elements (66, 68) are moved between an engaged position at which they are mutually engaged to fixedly hold the turret at respective indexed positions on the base, and a disengaged position at which they are mutually disengaged to permit the turret to be rotationally indexed. A spring-loaded plunger unit (80) serves to prevent the turret (24) from freely rotating on the base (22),until the coupling elements (66, 68) are fully engaged with each other, during the moving operation of the coupling elements between the engaged and disengaged positions. The plunger unit (80) includes a plunger (84) retractably provided on the turret, a countersink (90) fixedly provided on the base to be engaged with the plunger when the turret is located at the engaged position, and a coil spring (86) or biasing the plunger to maintain the engagement between the plunger and the countersink.
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