Tool-switching device
US7282017B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T483/18
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Tool-switching device for a machine for measuring coordinates wherein the tool is fastened on the tool-carrier and held by the action of elements exerting an axial force. The locking force is taken over symmetrically by the elements of a Boys connection, which increases the repeatability of the connection; in one embodiment, two pins or spheres are driven by a sliding bushing provided with two “V”-shaped slits or with two lateral gorges. In the subsequent embodiments, the pins are replaced by spheres, by levers or by a stirrup.
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