Workpiece recovery unit
US9289871B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23Q11/08
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
To prevent entrance of swarf or cutting oil from a workpiece recovery opening, in a workpiece recovery unit, a cover 21 which covers an upper side and a lateral side of a workpiece recovery opening 19 opening in an upper side of a workpiece recovery section 18 disposed lateral to a holder 13 which holds a processed workpiece 1′, a workpiece transport path 23 from an entrance 22 opening in a lower side provided in the cover 21 to the recovery opening 19 is formed in a step-like shape, the holder 13 is supported so as to be movable in an up-and-down direction and a right-and-left direction, the workpiece 1′ is moved along the transport path 23 by the holder 13, and is transported to the upper side of the recovery opening 19 from the entrance 22 so as to be recovered in the recovery opening 19.
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