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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374524 | Method, system and program product for enabling rapid connection of automated tools to a device network A tool changer includes a tool attachment mechanism and a changer electronics module. The changer electronics module implements a tool changer node on a device network for the tool changer and a tool plate node on the device network for a tool plate of an automated ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367601 | Substrate transfer apparatus and substrate transfer method The present invention provides a substrate carrying apparatus capable of surely carrying a substrate with electronic parts mounted thereon, at low costs without causing the electronic parts to fall off the substrate, and without damaging the substrate. A substrate c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363693 | Wire-processing device A wire-processing device has a belt-drive that feeds a wire to a swivel-arm with a gripper. Drives operate the swivel-arm in a swiveling motion and/or in a linear motion. The swivel-arm has a neutral position on a longitudinal axis of the wire and on the axis is a p... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7335091 | Methods and apparatus for machining a coupling A method facilitates fabricating a coupling including a first annular coupling member and a second annular coupling member. The method comprises coupling the first coupling member to a machine assembly that includes a plurality of grinding wheels coupled to a tool s... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7309306 | Machine tool A machine tool comprises a main body having a plurality of parts and an NC apparatus connected to the main body. The NC apparatus includes a display means for displaying a part information about the plurality of parts constituting the main body, a memory means for m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299726 | Method and unit for transversely cutting cigarette portions or similar on a filter assembly machine A method and unit for transversely cutting cigarette portions or similar on a filter assembly machine, whereby a cigarette portion is fed transversely through a cutting station to intercept a rotary circular blade, which is maintained in a work position by an arm mo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7211033 | Machine tool A machine tool has at least one working spindle, in which a tool receptacle for tool holders is provided. Furthermore, there is a tool-changing arm with a gripper, for a tool holder in order to transfer this tool holder between its magazine position, which is spaced... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7168277 | Press with a device for detecting a mutual reference position of tool parts of a pressing tool Devices are provided for detecting a mutual reference position of tool parts of a pressing tool, e.g., a punch and die. The device include (a) first and second reference elements that are moveable, by the pressing device, into a relative position that corresponds to... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7115082 | Machine tool A machine tool has a working spindle in which a tool receptacle for tool holders is provided. Furthermore, there is at least one tool-changing arm with a gripper in which a tool holder is held in a peripheral alignment with respect to the gripper in order to transfe... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7081076 | Device for automatically mounting and dismantling tools on a robot Device for automatically mounting and dismantling tools (10) on a robot (16), comprising means (1) for storing a number of identical fresh tools (10) and means (11) for centering one of these tools (10) in a position for aut... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070549 | Inducing mechanism for a tool changing device of a machine A tool changing device of a machine includes an inducing frame connected between the body and the motor of the machine and a plurality of inducing members radially connected in the inducing frame. A signal coupler is connected to an output shaft of the motor and the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6920678 | Machining cell in automatic machining system and automatic honing system This is a processing cell of an automatic machining system having a small, lightweight and simple structure, easy to determine or change the number of process, easy in design, and low in apparatus cost. A processing cell (A) has a unit structure comprising a conveyi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6840895 | Tool side robotic safety interlock A robotic tool changer with an improved safety interlock includes a master unit, a tool unit, and a coupler movable between coupled and decoupled positions and operative to couple the master and tool units. A circuit for actuating the coupler is associated with the ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6780145 | Bending press system A bending press system provided with a bending press (1) with at least one bending station to mount a plurality of divided tools, tool housing devices (65, 123) to house divided metals to be used on the bending press, tool exchange devices (61, 143 | 08/24/2004 |
| 6665580 | Automatic cutting tool management system for a computer numeric controlled machining system A method and apparatus for monitoring the useful life of machine tools. A controller continuously monitors the amount of time a particular tool has been used as well as the materials the tool has been used to machine. A useful lifetime of the tool is esti... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6506143 | Apparatus for finishing inside diameter of work In a finishing apparatus, a plurality of works are retained at distances from each other in a direction of an X-axis. A single spindle is disposed on a table movable in the direction of the X-axis, the spindle has an axis parallel to an axis of each of bo... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6344018 | Press machine A punch press is replaced for processing where the punch press has a cartridge on which a plurality of tools are mounted. The punch press includes a control apparatus for controlling a press machine body and a tool information storage device for storing p... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6183404 | Machine tool for machining cavities in workpieces A machine tool (10) has a spindle (11) for receiving a tool (15) for machining a workpiece (16). A mechanism (17) for clamping the workpiece (16) is also provided. Also provided is a changing mechanism (37) for a machining tool (29), which holds the machi... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6162154 | Tool changer apparatus and method of automating a machine tool The present invention provides a tool changer which can be placed on the table of an existing machine tool, while utilizing the existing control computer of the machine tool to automate the tool changing process. This simplified tool changer allows the ow... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5762454 | Spindle device A spindle device for detecting the completion of an automatic tool changing procedure comprising a spindle (11) having a tool holder support portion (22) formed at the forward end thereof, a drawing bolt (17) with a through-hole (18) through which an air ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5741114 | Method for mounting components and apparatus therefor A component mounting device adapted to mount components such IC or the like on a printed circuit board that includes replaceable pick up nozzles to accommodate different types of components to be picked up. A sensing station is provided that permits the p... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5662567 | Machine tool A machine tool comprises a headstock (12) having a rotatable spindle (16) and having motor means for rotatably driving said spindle (16). At least one gripper (26) is provided for gripping a tool holder (18) and for transferring same from a first, uncoupl... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5342275 | Tool breakage detecting method A breakage detecting device is mounted so that the position of the breakage detecting device in a direction parallel to an axial moving path of a spindle is unchanged. The breakage detecting device has a sensing element movable through a path that interse... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5263918 | Machine tool A machine tool has a spindle rotating in a headstock and has, further, a gripper for transferring a toolholder from an uncoupled position into a ready-to-couple position within the spindle. A coupling mechanism is provided for further transferring the too... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5208761 | Method for the diameter confirmation of drills in a PWB machine A method is provided for the confirmation of the diameters of plural drills of different diameters in a PWB working machine in which the drills are interchangeably mounted to perform drilling. The method comprises storing, with respect to each of the dril... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5097587 | Numerically controlled machine tool with automatic tool exchange device and indexing device The numerically controlled machine tool provided with an automatic tool exchange device and a work indexing device. After the spindle head completely retreats, the preparation for the next tool, the exchange of the tools or the change of the machined surf... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5068958 | Method and apparatus for changing tools in an automated machine tool An automated tool changer system for a drilling or other type of machine tool system. A gripper apparatus transports tools held in a tool magazine to a tool working unit such as a drill spindle. The tool working unit is supported by an upper support beam ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4864714 | Tool changing device with tool detection cleaning An apparatus for receiving a tool carrier comprises a tool holder defining a receiving bore adapted to receive a portion of the tool carrier, an arrangement for supplying pressurized fluid to the receiving bore of the tool holder to clean adjacent surface... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4807353 | Reciprocating tool spindle and tool changer mechanism operable during spindle backstroke A tool spindle in movable is a forward stroke toward a workpart and in a rearward stroke. A sensing device senses whether a tool chucked on the forward end of the spindle is damaged. A tool changer mechanism enters the rear of the spindle as the spindle m... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4802274 | Method of determining worn rotary tool A method is disclosed of determining worn rotary tools during machining operations, comprising: (a) establishing the steady-state dominant tool force level required to (i) carry out a rotary machining operation at a given set of cutting conditions in the ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4763401 | Automatic tool-changing device for industrial robots An automatic tool-changing device for industrial robots includes a gripper member located at the end of the robot arm and a coupling flange to which a tool is fixed. The gripper member has radially-movable engagement teeth adapted for insertion in project... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4723353 | Exchangeable multi-function end effector tools An exchangeable multiple function end effector tool suitable for use on the distal end of a robotic end effector includes, in combination; a mechanism for removably affixing the multiple function end effector tool onto a pair of extending fingers provided... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4658494 | Apparatus for drilling printed circuit boards An apparatus for forming openings in printed circuit boards includes a work table for supporting the printed circuit boards, and at least one drilling unit movable relative to the work table. The apparatus uses drills each having a shank, a collar fitted ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4651405 | Tool change apparatus A tool (12) is releasably supported on a head (10) by a kinematic support (35) having elements (36,37) provided respectively on the head (10) and the tool (12) and extending in a plane (A--A) transverse to an axis (10A) of the head (10) by a releasable co... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4596066 | Machining center A machining center or system for shaping workpieces, having a numerical controller (NC) for transmitting control commands in accordance with input data. A principal tool has a tool holder and a numerically controlled machining feed unit for shaping a work... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4596067 | Drilling machine for boards, particularly of printed circuits The drilling machine comprises a pair of cross slides formed of two parallelepiped blocks of granite connected as a T above a horizontally stationary board carrying table. The transverse block carries two operating heads and, by means of pneumostatic bear... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4584759 | Grinding machine with magazine for spare grinding wheels A grinding machine wherein the spindle which supports a grinding wheel during removal of material from a workpiece and/or any one of several carriers for spare or substitute grinding wheels are movable relative to each other to positions in which a grindi... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4567659 | Tool size measuring apparatus for NC machine tools Each of the tools accommodated in a tool magazine of a NC machine tool is transferred to a reference receptacle arranged near to the tool magazine and the length and outer diameter of the tool are measured thereby inputting the measured values into the ma... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4528743 | Grinding machine with magazine for spare grinding wheels A grinding machine wherein the spindle which supports a grinding wheel during removal of material from a workpiece and/or any one of several carriers for spare or substitute grinding wheels are movable relative to each other to positions in which a grindi... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4467517 | Tool changer for facing head A tool changer, for a facing head mounted on the spindle of a machine tool and which supports at least one tool holder slidingly movable at right angles to the axis of the spindle, comprises a tool changer arm, a slide device turnably supporting the chang... | 08/28/1984 |
