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Polishing head and tool change arm for a polishing head

US8267743B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Schneider GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Gunter Schneider · Marburg, DE
Helwig Buchenauer · Steffenberg, DE
Stephan Huttenhuis · Marburg, DE
Ulf Börner · Marburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 13, 2009
Grant date	Sep 18, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 24, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T483/174
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A polishing head for use in a polishing machine for optical surfaces, having an axis of rotation and a base body having a holding structure intended to be arranged at a polishing spindle and having a transport element intended to be held at a tool change arm, the transport element being positionable against a holding element of the tool change arm in order to perform a tool change, wherein at least one locking element is provided which can be positioned against the tool change arm such that a positive and/or non-positive joint results.

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