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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354230 | Bit holding apparatus for use with a power tool An attachment (10) for use with a power tool (12) which can conveniently convert a rotatable chuck (14) or adapter (78) used with a first bit device (22) to usage with a second bit device (36) and vice versa. Either first or... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7201547 | Opening actuator for collet chuck A chuck actuator has a hollow housing having a chamber and having a front end and a rear end. A ring in the chamber forms with the front end thereof a front compartment and a piston in the chamber between the ring and the rear end forms an intermediate compartment w... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7175375 | Structure of a spindle of a machining center A spindle of a machining center is equipped with a clutch, which is fitted to a main spindle housing, and directly connected to a power source for separable engagement with a shaft coupling sleeve, and which is guided by sloping guiding trenches of a clutch disk suc... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7137632 | Force limiting workpiece holding device A force limiting workpiece holding device for holding a workpiece in a workpiece processing assembly having a spindle and a closer that applies a force, comprises a workpiece holder slidably mounted to the spindle. The workpiece holder includes a plurality of circum... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6973714 | Electrically operated chucking apparatus An electrically operated chucking apparatus including (a) an electrically operated chuck including at least two movable members movable toward and away from each other, and at least two drive devices which include respective electrically operated actuators operable ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6874789 | Low mass rotary motor assembly A rotary assembly for use in processing a tubular member wherein the assembly comprises a gripping mechanism, that is moveable from an open position to a closed position. In the closed position the gripping mechanism engages at least a portion of the tubular member.... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6629697 | Chuck apparatus A chuck apparatus including a chuck, and a power-driven device which selectively places the chuck in an object-hold state thereof in which the chuck holds an object, and an object-release state thereof in which the chuck releases the object, the power-dri... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6315507 | Drill or milling head A drilling or milling head, especially for printed circuit board milling machines and/or engraving machines, having a collet chuck (11) which can be actuated by a rapid change mechanism and which is driven by a transmission. The collet chuck is opened by ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6244798 | Drill or milling head A drill or milling head (1), especially for printed circuit milling machines and engraving machines, including a collet chuck (27) which can be actuated by a rapid change mechanism. The drill or milling head includes a drive shaft which can be connected t... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6224305 | Electronic lever for remotely actuating a chuck device A rotary power tool is provided having a remotely actuated chuck device. The chuck is mounted onto the end of a drive spindle that extends from the casing of the power tool. The chuck includes an outer sleeve member that is axially movable relative to the... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6186517 | Pilot tool for centering and clamping A tool for centering and clamping of at least a part (P) to be fixed in position and comprising a through passage and adjusted for the tool, comprises a pilot device borne at the end of a case having an upper face forming a support for the part and clampi... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6045306 | Remote actuated chuck device for fixed base routers A rotary power tool is provided having a remotely actuated chuck device. The chuck is mounted onto the end of a drive spindle that extends from the casing of the power tool. The chuck includes an outer sleeve member that is axially movable relative to a d... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5921730 | Rotary power tool with remotely actuated chuck A rotary power tool is provided having a remotely actuated chuck device. The chuck is mounted onto the end of a drive spindle that extends from the casing of the power tool. The chuck includes an outer sleeve member that is axially movable relative to the... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5911547 | Mount for tool holder on spindle shaft A spindle centered on an axis and formed with an axially forwardly open recess centered on the axis is secured to a tool holder formed with a tubular extension projecting axially rearward and fitted complementarily in the recess by a mount having an actua... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5785325 | Shaft bearing on a machine tool A shaft bearing for mounting the shaft ends of a rotating workpiece to be machined, especially an intaglio printing cylinder, has a rotatably mounted clamping chuck clamping the shaft end and having a hollow clamping head. The clamping head has gripping p... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5172617 | Lathe chuck A power chuck has a stationary housing, a chuck spindle rotatable in the housing about a chuck axis, a plurality of jaws carried on the chuck body movable radially toward and away from one another, an actuator shaft movable axially relative to the body, a... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5011343 | Drills The subject of the invention is an attachment to all drilling apparatus which include one or more chucks. The attachment is made to facilitate and speed up the invention into and removal from drill holding chucks. The attachment compreses a set of two collars ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4951535 | Apparatus for actuating the clamping jaws of a chuck An apparatus for actuating clamping jaws of a chuck via an adjustment member that, to produce a rotational adjustment movement, is drivingly connected with an actuator formed from a reversible drive motor and a subsequent gear mechanism that is drivingly ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4951955 | Chuck for tools A chuck for a tool according to the present invention incorporates a clutch mechanism (17) between a rotating member (3) and a rotating nut (4). The clutch mechanism intermittently cuts off the transmission of power from the rotating nut to the rotating m... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4840387 | Self-actuating keyless chuck A self-actuating keyless chuck for use with a reversible powered driver is disclosed. The chuck comprises a body which carries a rotatable split nut and a plurality of slidable jaws driven by the rotatable nut. A sleeve member is rotatably connected to th... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4836563 | Selftightening drill chuck A selftightening drill chuck has a chuck body having a chuck thread, a chuck sleeve, a plurality of clamp jaws which are guided slidably in the chuck sleeve inclined to the chuck axis and a locking ring on the chuck body which is rotatable between two rot... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4662654 | Automated cylinder connector An automated cylinder connector is disclosed, which substantially reduces the time required to connect and disconnect a gas line from a gas cylinder. In one embodiment, a threaded connector, defining a conduit for gas flow, is designed to be attached to t... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4573380 | Apparatus for producing an adjusting rotary movement The apparatus permits the relative rotation of a component on a rotating spindle by means of a superimposition drive having two inputs and one output. At one input the spindle rotation is fed in, while at the other a desired rotation of the component, whi... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4573379 | Apparatus for producing an adjusting torque The apparatus comprises a motor stator which is stationary relative to the rotating spindle, while the rotor of the motor rotates in synchronism with, for example, the nut of a screw mechanism which as a whole forms part of the spindle. A variable depende... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4526497 | Automatic jaw control for reversible power tool A reversible drill, equipped with a chuck having a jaw guide, chuck jaws constrained by the jaw guide for radial advancement and retraction, and chuck jaw propulsion means for driving the chuck jaws in advancement and retraction, is equipped with a manual... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4473233 | Power-actuated chuck The present invention relates to a power-actuated chuck having a plurality of clamping jaws which are radially guided in a chuck body and are connected, via wedge receivers which extend at an angle to the axis of the chuck and wedge pieces extending into ... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4460296 | Keyless chuck gripping device A keyless chuck gripping device for opening or closing jaws of a chuck of a rotary tool without using a chuck key includes a first portion having a surface extending at least partially around an outer surface of a chuck locking drum. The first portion is ... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4412766 | Apparatus for chucking and releasing of a conical shank of a tool or an additional aggregate on tool machines, in particular drilling and milling machines An apparatus for chucking and releasing a conical shank of a tool or an additional aggregate on tool machines, particularly drilling and milling machines. The apparatus has a hollow spindle which is supported in a spindle housing and has at its lower end ... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4395170 | Drill, drill chuck, and methods of chucking and unchucking A portable electric drill is provided with a keyless slidable jaw chuck having three slidable jaws provided with externally extending teeth mounted within a chuck body having three slideways for the chuck jaws and a traverse nut rotatable on the chuck bod... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4389146 | Automatically-driven chuck accessory for hand drill An accessory is attached to a reversible electric drill-type tool, i.e., a portable electric drill, for facilitating engagement and disengagement of the shank of a drill or other tool element by the drill chuck. For this purpose, the chuck is provided wit... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4358230 | Chuck operating device for hand drill The drill includes the usual tool spindle driven by reversible motor, and conventional chucking jaws which rotate with the spindle. The jaws are surrounded by an actuator which is drivingly connected to the jaws, and normally rotates with the jaws when th... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4323324 | Chuck brake A chuck brake is secured to a hand-held reversibly rotatable drill of the variable speed type having a chuck. The chuck brake permits selective tightening or loosening of the chuck by operation of the drill. Brake shoes surround and are adapted to engage ... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4247124 | Chuck A chuck, especially for a device for machining pipes and the like as for instance for threading, deburring, cutting and similar operations, with chucking jaws pivotable about an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the chuck for chucking the workpie... | 01/27/1981 |
