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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7761965 | Automatic swiveling turret apparatus for machine tool It is an object of the present invention to provide a hydraulic-free automatic swiveling turret apparatus which can easily ensure a swiveling function that is smooth and superior in terms of durability using a simple construction without any need to install a hydrau... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7356895 | Machine tool Machine tool furnished with: a table (20) free to swivel about a horizontal swivel center axis, and having a table body (22) for carrying a workpiece, and an axially rotatable rotary shaft (23) disposed with the axis of the rotary shaft (23 | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331584 | Chuck with nutating gear reduction A tool chuck may include a chuck body that supports chuck jaws. The chuck body may define a longitudinal axis. A driven gear may be mounted for rotation on the chuck body. The rotational axis of the driven gear may be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chuck b... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326011 | Contouring right angle head for complex machining A right angle, modular machining head can be removably mounted on the too head of a CNC machining center to provide contour machining of a work piece around a C-axis. The modular head includes a rotating drive that moves the tool around a contour axis, producing nut... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7182407 | Rock boring device with an oscillating and nutating rotary disc cutter A rock boring device (10) including a rotary disc cutter (11). The disc cutter (11) is driven in an oscillating manner and also driven or free to nutate, and the device includes a mounting section (22) for the rotary disc cutter and a dri... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6948894 | Multi-axial machine tool and table unit mounting jig In the multi-axial machine tool, a table unit is detachably mounted on the upper surface of the interior portion of a portal bed disposed on a leg. The table unit comprises a table base fixed to the upper surface of the leg, a turning table which, when it is viewed ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935003 | Compound fabrication process and apparatus A miniature machine tool for micro-machining is capable of performing on a workpiece at least one conventional mechanical machining operation and another micro-machining operation such as electrochemical machining (ECM), electro deposit machining (EDM), micro-millin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6925694 | Tool turret A tool turret includes a housing (10) for connection to a machine tool, and an electric drive motor (28). A tool disk (14), is mounted to rotate relative to the housing (10) about a longitudinal axis (34), may be fixed in selected ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6901830 | Vertical lathe, tool head for vertical lathe, rotary table apparatus for machine tool In a vertical lathe of an open side column type, a pair of linear guides (65,66) arranged in parallel in a cross rail (62), and a space portion (67) is formed between them (65,66). A saddle (90) is supported by the linear guides ( | 06/07/2005 |
| 6804870 | Method of assembling a modular turret cage for a capping machine The modular turret cage is used with a capping machine adapted to apply closures to containers, such as beverage, food, or water containers. The capping machine includes a stationary cap. The modular turret cage has a top end and a bottom end. The top end of the tur... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6775889 | Roller turret including rollers mounted on support portions of roller shafts, which are eccentric with respect to stud portions fixed in holes in turret body A roller turret including a turret body having a plurality of mounting holes formed therein such that the mounting holes are arranged in a rotating direction of the turret body, a plurality of roller shafts each including a roller support portion and a stud portion ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6666109 | Indexing apparatus and method of assembling the same A worm shaft having a worm thereon, a worm wheel meshed with the worm, and a motor for driving the worm shaft are provided. The worm shaft and a shaft of the motor are connected together directly without interposing a rotation transmission mechanism, such... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6622360 | Roller turret including rollers mounted on support portions of roller shafts, which are eccentric with respect to stud portions fixed in holes in turret body A roller turret including a turret body having a plurality of mounting holes formed therein such that the mounting holes are arranged in a rotating direction of the turret body, a plurality of roller shafts each including a roller support portion and a st... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6021695 | Lathe and a machining system of a lathe A lathe or each of lathes of a machining system comprises a head stock, which is transferred on a rail mechanism. The rail mechanism includes a vertically guiding rail which is mounted on a horizontally guiding rail. A turret has a turret support which ha... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5940961 | Automotive framing system An automotive framing system for positioning a lower body component and at least two upper body components together at precise positions relative to each other prior to fixedly securing the body components together. The framing system includes a conveyor ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5768768 | Apparatus for processing small parts utilizing a robot and an array of tools mounted on the outer robot arm The present invention is a method and apparatus for processing a plurality of small work-pieces which each weighs under five pounds using a robot gripping a rotatable pallet for holding an array of small parts. The robot has a removable tooling plate moun... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5720090 | Machining apparatus with modular machine tools A machining apparatus is disclosed which includes a rotatable tool turret having a plurality of modular machine tools removably supported thereon in circumferentially spaced apart relationship, a transmission assembly for effectuating the indexed rotation... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5621960 | Method and apparatus for forming an assembly of a flexible tube and closure A method and apparatus which provides for holding a closure that has threads stationary and rotating the container about its longitudinal axis to apply the closure on the container. Preferably the closure and container are in inverted position. The method... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5075961 | Radial component insertion machine The tool gripping and releasing devices carried by the indexing turret head of a radial component insertion machine are air operated and sealed connections are selectively established between stationary and rotating air transfer rings. Supplied pressurize... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5031295 | Multi-purpose turret assembly A self contained exchangeable turret assembly includes a turret module having a first turret wheel with a plurality of openings disposed around an outlet circumferential surface thereof for positioning a first work piece and a second turret wheel having a... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4991474 | Tool turret with flexible clutch A tool turret has a locking mechanism part which can be thrust axially relative to the turret head and a control member which is motor powered. The control member is arranged concentric to the rotary axis of the drive shaft of the turret head. The drive s... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4972744 | Tool turret with rapidly angularly adjustable turret head A tool turret has a locking mechanism part which can slide axially relative to the turret head. The locking mechanism part is aligned with annular gears of the turret head and of the housing. In its locked position, an annular gear on the locking mechanis... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4858308 | Parts mounting apparatus A parts mounting apparatus includes a rotary-index table having vacuum suction devices on a periphery thereof. A removable suction piece is attached to each of the vacuum suction devices so as to perform picking and placing operations of parts. A suction ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4858290 | Machine tool indexing apparatus A machine tool having a main spindle head and an indexing table those being inclined with respect to a horizontal plane. The machine tool comprises the main spindle head, a main spindle, a reciprocation drive means and the indexing table. The main spindle... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4715113 | Machine component installation device A machine component installer for installing bearings, pins, bushings, and the like into a machine casting or similar component includes a reloadable carousel for accepting plural component stacks, a pivotally mounted claw-arm for grasping a bearing prese... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4706351 | Twin disc type tool turret mechanism for CNC machines A twin disc type tool turret mechanism for CNC machines including a double layer of tool mounting discs attached respectively to two of a three-piece toothed ring-type registration and lock coupling. The front disc provides a number of mounting slots for ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4644635 | Machining center A machining center comprises a bed and an arch-shaped column having a pair of post portions spaced from each other in the transverse direction of the bed and a crossbeam portion connecting the post portions. A spindle head is supported on the crossbeam po... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4417379 | Machine tool head having nutating spindle A machine tool head having a spindle nutatable about a center at the front of the spindle and at or closely adjacent to the front face of the machine tool head so that the radial reaction to the cutting forces is transmissible from the spindle to the mach... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4313260 | Assembly machine An assembly machine which has a plurality of work stations for performing operations on articles is disclosed. The machines includes means for conveying articles between work stations, a tool plate adapted to support tooling to perform operations at a plu... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4312105 | Programmable turret-type machine tool A multiple work station machine tool turret has a highly responsive sensing control assembly which is free of environmental constraints and provides a distinct signal for each work station position correlatable with work station command data from a progra... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4202639 | Daisy loading apparatus Disclosed is an assembly for mounting a daisy type character array within the air gap of a variable reluctance rotary stepping motor used to drive the daisy. The assembly comprises a guide means which accurately positions the daisy within the air gap. The... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4185366 | Spindle drives for multi spindle lathes A spindle drive for a multi spindle lathe incorporating electrically operable clutch mechanisms to engage drive to the spindles, each clutch mechanism having a part fixed to the spindle to be driven, and electromagnetic means mounted in a ring secured to ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4052780 | Punching, contouring, handling apparatuses and method A rotary turret numerically controlled punch press is provided with a discharge station at 90° from a punching station. A part is clamped in the turret, separated from a larger workpiece and then rotated with the turret to the discharge station. A transf... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4024777 | Automatically indexable cutting tool A cutting tool comprises a cutter assembly including a cutting implement having a cutting surface and a shank extending longitudinally from the cutting implement. The shank is received in a bore in a housing assembly and is longitudinally extendable and r... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4004333 | Punching, contouring, handling apparatuses and method A rotary turret numerically controlled punch press is provided with a discharge station at 90° from a punching station. A part is clamped in the turret, separated from a larger workpiece and then rotated with the turret to the discharge station. A transf... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3979985 | Sheet transfer between a turret punch press and an adjacent apparatus A rotary turret, numerically controlled punch press is provided with a discharge station at 90° from a punching station. A part is clamped in the turret, separated from a larger workpiece and then rotated with the turret to the discharge station. A trans... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3946471 | Means for moving reciprocable carriages for indexible tool turrets in machine tools An automatic lathe wherein the carriage for an indexible tool turret is biased against a stop and can be moved toward the work spindle by a rotary cam which is driven by a hydraulic motor and is arrested by a hydraulic brake when the carriage reaches a se... | 03/30/1976 |
