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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110177924 | ERGONOMIC TOOL LIFTING MACHINE AND METHOD An ergonomic tool lifting machine and method particularly useful for manipulating a machine tool or another heavy object. In one embodiment of the invention, the machine tool is a large milling cutter. The ergonomic tool lifting machine generally includes an articulatin... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20100210432 | TOOL CHANGER AND TOOL CHANGE METHOD A tool changer includes a spindle including a first collet, an auxiliary arm having a second collet, a tool-pan having a plurality of tool-seats, and an auxiliary tool-magazine. The auxiliary tool-magazine comprises a main body, a turnplate rotatable relative to the mai... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100184574 | CUTTING TOOL REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ASSIST DEVICE A method of replacing a cutting tool in a tool magazine in a machine center includes providing a mounting frame having a pair of guide rails and a tool changing jig, pushing the tool changing jig toward the tool magazine until the tool changing jig contacts a rear posit... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100113236 | Manual Robotic Tool Changer Having Rapid Coupling Mechanism A manually actuated robotic tool changer includes a rapid coupling mechanism. The tool changer includes a master unit having a piston moveable along its axis between an unlocked position and a fully locked position, and a tool unit that is coupled to the master unit whe... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100048370 | Device for Extracting a Quick-Change Tool Holder A retraction tool for removing the shank of a tool holder from a base block mounting includes an elongate threaded member having a hook threaded on one end thereof. The hook has a hook end for holding to the forward end of a tool holder. A hammer moveable along the leng... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100025907 | Fixture and Method for Mounting Angled Machine Head on a Machine Tool A fixture is used to mount an angled machine head on a machine tool. The fixture includes a base adapted to be mounted on the machine tool, and a collar for holding the angled machine head. The collar is mounted for rotation on the base and allows the angled machine hea... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090277130 | INSTALLATION FOR PACKING BOTTLE-TYPE OBJECTS OF DIFFERENT DESIGNS INTO BOXES The packing installation comprises a handling head (10) in which tulip-like gripping tools (11) are connected to said head (10) by means of couplers (13) which can be deactivated to allow them to be changed and replaced with tools suitable fo... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090233774 | SUBSEA TOOL CHANGER A subsea tool changer comprises a housing; a rotatable carousel rotatably mounted within the housing and adapted to receive a plurality of selectively removable tools; a tool changer that can select a predetermined one of the plurality of tools from the carousel; and a ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090230618 | SHEET BRAKING MECHANISM A sheet braking mechanism for a sheet punching and/or embossing machine for the braking a sheet in a processing station of the sheet punching and/or embossing machine, includes a movable pneumatic sheet brake and a movable carrier, on which at least one brake brush is m... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090176636 | Automatic tool exchange apparatus, tool exchange method therefor, and machine tool making use of the same An automatic tool exchange apparatus is provided, which dispenses with a robot hand for grasping and moving a tool, and a mechanism for mechanical movement of a tool, such as a tool conveyance device for conveyance of a tool, and which is simple in construction and enab... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090163338 | Holding device for machines, particularly contour-cutting A hold-down device (4) for machines on which material blocks (11) made of soft material are processed or machined, preferably for foam contour-cutting machines, with hold-down plates (6 to 10) that are parallel to and can be adjusted vertical... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090028657 | Machine Tool Having Linear Guide Device And Method For Exchanging Linear Guide The purpose of the present invention is to propose a machine tool having a linear guide device with new construction enabling exchange of a linear guide by easy work. With regard to a machine tool having linear guide devices 1 each o... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090029836 | AUTOMATIC FEED-THROUGH SHAPE AND SAND MACHINE A method and apparatus for quickly changing CNC machine tools is presented. Tool changes of 40 seconds or less are possible. A tool repository of linearly spaced apart tool forks translates to a storage position for CNC machining operations. For tool changing, the tool ... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090011913 | Tire for material treatment system The invention provides a tire and a roll wheel assembly used to crush material in a pulverizer including a generally toroidal body having a crushing surface on the outer periphery thereof. The crushing surface is configured and adapted to contact and crush the material ... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080146425 | AIR VALVE COUPLING METHOD AND APPARATUS A method of clearing debris from an air valve of an air driven tool including the steps of contacting a portion of a first valve with a portion of a second valve; sealing the first valve to the second valve; and opening the first valve prior to the sealing step.... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080132393 | TOOL RACK FOR COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE AND CORRESPONDING TOOL Tool rack for tools of a coordinate measuring machine, wherein the guiding and retaining surfaces of the tool rack are arranged on two planes offset vertically so as to cause the tool to tilt when it is unhooked. The inventive arrangement allows the mechanical efforts d... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080125022 | Polishing apparatus and pad replacing method thereof A polishing apparatus and a pad replacing method thereof are provided. The polishing apparatus includes a first clamping element, a second clamping element and a polishing head. The first clamping element includes a first upper clamper and a first lower clamper for clam... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080119339 | Quick change end of arm tool attachment An end of arm tool changing system, the system comprising a male retaining member for use on an end-of-arm tool, and a female locating member for use on a robotic arm. The male retaining member includes a flange having at least a convex semi-circular portion. The includ... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080107239 | Collimator changer An automatic collimator changer of a radiation treatment system.... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080070767 | Method for loading and unloading of a machine tool with tools The present invention relates to a method for loading and unloading a machine tool with tools, the tools being stored in a tool store and being transported via a manipulation device, which is particularly movable along multiple axes, to a transfer position on the machin... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20070293380 | Fastening Device and Associated Tool In order in fast clamping of a tool to a machine tool to provide a small amount of play between the tool (2) and the fastening device (1) in a rest position and/or in operation, there is proposed a fastening device having at least one projection of a closu... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070293379 | Method and apparatus for machining workpieces A workpiece is machined using a first cutting tool and subsequent cutting tools in a predefined time sequence. The sequence of cutting tools defines a sequence of previous and subsequent cutting tools, with each previous cutting tool being replaced by a subsequent cutti... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070225139 | Automatic tool changing method and device for machine tool controlled by numerical controller An automatic tool changing method and an automatic tool changing device for a machine tool with a numerical controller capable of reducing the occurrence of impact due to tool exchange with a simple structure. A turret that rotates about a pivot shaft is provided on an ... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070184954 | Method and system for loading and unloading a machine tool with tools The invention relates to a method and system for loading tools (3, 3′) in and unloading them from a machine tool (5), whereby the tools (3, 3′) are removed from a magazine (1), transferred to an intermediate storage (11) and suppli... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070167302 | Machine tool and method for changing tools on this machine tool In the case of a machine tool which comprises at least one working spindle with a tool-holding fixture for tool holders carrying tools, and a tool changer with a gripper for the tool holders in order to transfer the tool holders between their magazine position, which is... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070105697 | Thermal Displacement Correcting Device Machine-tool thermal displacement correcting device having: a tool-temperature estimating unit for recognizing—based on identification data obtained from a controller for designating, out of tools stowed in the tool-changer tool magazine, an exchange-target tool—the... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070087924 | Processing machine arrangement with robot and a tool magazine A processing machine arrangement comprises a processing machine with at least one tool spindle and with a tool magazine for offering tools to the processing machine for the machining of a workpiece. A method for the operation of such a processing machine arrangement is ... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070015646 | Machine tool comprising at least one machining unit and method of machining workpieces using such a machine tool A machine tool comprising at least one machining unit having at least one work spindle for accommodating tools in order to machine workpieces in a working area is provided with a first and a second transport device, by which workpieces are transported between the workin... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20060223686 | Combined processing machine and processing method using the same A combined processing machine 1 includes a workpiece supporter 100, a tool spindle unit 200, at least one tool 501a and a linkage 300 with multi-degrees of freedom. A workpiece W is set on the workpiece supporter 100. The... | 10/05/2006 |
| 20060217251 | Tool changing device for a machine tool and method for changing tools on a machine tool A tool changing device for a machine tool with at least one tool carrier is proposed, which comprises at least one transit station, into which a tool is introducable in an inward transit direction and is extractable in an outward transit direction, wherein, at the trans... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060160684 | Cart for die transportation There is provided a cart for transporting dies, molds, and similar objects. The cart includes a lift mechanism for raising and lowering a support surface to the height of the surface onto which or from which the die will be moved. The support surface includes a transfer... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060111222 | Working machine for circuit board and method of feeding component thereto A component mounting apparatus including an exchangeable suction nozzle is easily supplied with another suction nozzle to replace the former suction nozzle. A plurality of mounting modules 12 having respective identical constructions are arranged adjacent to each... | 05/25/2006 |
| 20050277529 | Storage arrangement for machine tools A storage arrangement (1) for machine tools is proposed, comprising at least two storage shelves (12) arranged vertically one above the other and in each case having a multiplicity of tool or workpiece retainers (14), the tool or workpiece retainers... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050277530 | Carrier for tool holders A carrier for tool holders of a machine tool has at least one movable jaw which can be pivoted about a pivot axis that runs transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis of said tool holders. Said movable jaw can be pivoted between an expanded position and a closed p... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050153818 | Manufacturing system for aircraft structures and other large structures A production system for manufacturing a workpiece comprises an index system including a plurality of index devices removably mounted on the workpiece at known longitudinally spaced locations therealong, and a longitudinally extending index member releasably engaged with... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050026758 | Tool shelf magazine A tool shelf magazine for milling and drilling machines has at least one shelf, a plurality of compartments provided in the shelf above each other at predetermined intervals and also a plurality of notches, which are open on one side accommodating one suspended tool. A ... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050020419 | Tool-changing system The invention discloses a tool-changing concept in which tools are accommodated in a rack and, by means of a storage and retrieval unit located behind the rack, are removed and fed through the rack to a tool changer, by means of which it is possible to remove a tool fro... | 01/27/2005 |
