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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361129 | Multi-axis automatic tool-changing system A multi-axis automatic tool-changing system for an automatic machining center which is disposed with a plurality of machining principal axes and a tool magazine. The tool magazine is disposed with a plurality of tool-changing positions located correspondingly to the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341549 | Device for gripping and holding a component A gripping and holding device in the handling system of a machine tool. The device comprises at least one preferably plate-like support member provided with at least two retainer fingers spreadable against a return force and defining a common accommodation orifice f... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322916 | Tool magazine device for vertical machining center The invention provides a tool magazine device for a vertical machining center having a protective cover for a shank. A tool magazine device 100 disposed in a vertical machining center comprises a chain 120 moved between sprocket wheels 130 and | 01/29/2008 |
| 7255667 | 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 clos... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7172542 | Tool changing device and tool cleaning method A tool changing device and a tool cleaning method capable of surely removing foreign matter such as swarf adhered to tapered portions and/or flange portions of tools, which serve as contact faces to be in contact with a spindle. There is arranged tool cleaning nozzl... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7115083 | Cutting tool holder for a machining center A cutting tool holder for a machining center has a body and a fastening device. The fastening device is mounted in the body and has a base, at least two positioning elements and a locking element. The base has an annular wall, a through hole and at least two positio... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7063653 | Horizontal machining center A horizontal machining center 1 has a table 20 on a bed 10. An X-axis slidable surface is provided on the bed 10, and a column 30 is driven by a servo motor 32. A spindle stock 40 is supported on the column 30 ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6579216 | Tool exchanging apparatus for a processing center A tool exchanging apparatus for a processing center, provided with at least one tool spindle (2), in which a tool (1) can be clamped and which can be moved in the direction of the spindle axis and at least also in a direction vertical to this direction, e... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6514184 | Rotating tool pot chain A rotating tool pot chain is capable of bending in both directions, the tool pot sweeps a relatively small area as it rotates, and the chain is capable of holding the tool pot stably. A pair of inner link plates (23) and a pair of outer link plates (24), ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6428454 | Tool pot separation type chain A tool pot separation type chain for use in a tool magazine includes a plurality of tool pots, and a plurality of pairs of laterally spaced link plates each adjacent ones of which are connected to each other by a connection pin. Each of the pairs of link ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6066078 | Machine tool with horizontal spindles The machine tool comprises two headstocks (16,17), arranged on a support (10), which are movable independently of each other along their height and their longitudinal direction. A respective one (17) of the headstocks is active in the treatment of a workp... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6024681 | Tool changing mechanism for a metal forming press The present invention refers to a tool-changing mechanism that can be used especially in combination with a metal-forming press. Especially in the case of big and heavy forming tools, pairs of tools are difficult to exchange. The present invention intends... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5997454 | Panel cutting machine A machine for cutting panels, the substantially horizontal worktable of which supports the panels and presents a lateral guide extending in a given direction; the guide supporting a carriage presenting at least one cutting member; the carriage being movab... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5971904 | Machine-tool provided with a single high storage capacity tool magazine, and tool magazine intended to be fitted to a machine-tool The present invention concerns a machine-tool (20) including at least one machining station able to accommodate selectively a tool, at least one tool magazine for storing the tools, a tool transfer device, and control means for driving the tool magazine. ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5944643 | Machine tool with horizontal spindles The machine tool comprises two headstocks (16,17), arranged on a support (10), which are movable independently of each other along their height and their longitudinal direction. A respective one (17) of the headstocks is active in the treatment of a workp... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5692984 | Flexible drive member for pulling and pushing and fluid-operated moving apparatus A flexible drive member for pushing and pulling an article includes a toothed belt section and ridge members which are arranged on the opposite surface of the toothed belt section along the length direction of the toothed belt section. The ridge members a... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5476436 | Chain magazine for holding machining tools The invention concerns a chain magazine designed to hold the machining tools for machining devices, in particular tooling machines. The magazine comprises a continuous chain fitted with holder devices for the machining tools and driven by at least two spr... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5250017 | Automatic tool changer for a machining apparatus The disclosure relates to an improved automatic tool changer for use in a machining apparatus. The automatic tool changer is designed to cooperate with adapters each carrying a tool to be changed. The automatic tool changer comprises a bifurcated carrier ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5213192 | Pallet changing mechanism for machine tool and connector device used therefor The present invention relates to a pallet changing mechanism for a machine tool wherein when pallets loaded with works through an attachment are successively changed, an input and output cable or the like for connecting a control device of a machine tool ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5063648 | Apparatus and method for replacing working-object of processing machine In an apparatus and a method for replacing a working-object of a processing machine, there are provided a working-object replacing support (6), a working-object moving passage (12) and a push/pull drive means (18) for the working-objects (5a)(5b). The pus... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4985983 | Sheet working machine with tool magazine A sheet working machine has a working station, a tool driving system which is connectable with a tool for mechanical working of plate-shaped workpieces, a chain-like rotatable tool magazine arranged for receiving a plurality of tools, at least one tool ex... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4932118 | Machine tool A machine tool comprises a spindle stock (12), a tool magazine (20) in which a plurality of grippers equipped with tool holders are arranged to travel along an endless track, and two gripper arms (25, 26; 28, 29) arranged for moving the tool holders betwe... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4920632 | Auxiliary magazine for electronically-driven machine tools An auxiliary magazine for electronically-driven machine tools which greatly increases the efficiency and tool magazine capacity of the machine tool. A separate unit has revolving chain tool storage units adapted to integrate, through a guide shoe, with th... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4878288 | Press A bearing element (30) for a handling device (31) whose gripper can be moved in a plane parallel to the plane of the holding apparatus (8, 11) and at right angles to its direction of movement, from a rest position to at least one position for removal of t... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4837919 | Tool changing assembly for universal milling and drilling machines A tool changing assembly for program controlled milling and drilling machines comprising a vertically movable knee-type unit for the work table, and a vertical milling head. The tool changing assembly includes a power-driven pivotable mounting which is ar... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4809422 | Machine tool with index means A machine tool body (1) is equipped with a spindle (9) which can move vertically along the Y axis. A first table (14) on a bed (10) of the machine tool body (1) is movable horizonally in the Z direction and can move toward the tool (11) held by the spindl... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4780952 | Tool carriage for loading machine tools A tool carriage for automatically loading tools into and unloading tools from tool magazines of numerically controlled tools. A tool changing assembly is mounted for two-dimensional movement with respect to a slide member which is movable in two dimension... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4773152 | Automatic tool changer A machine tool (1) includes a machine spindle (1b), a tool storage magazine (3, 103) having a plurality of pots (23, 123) for storing a plurality of tools (42, 142) and an automatic tool changer (5) for transferring tools (42, 142) between the tool storag... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4709464 | Indexing mechanism for computer controlled milling machines Apparatus for adapting a high speed, drill press type tapping head for use with a CNC vertical milling machine and specifically to a three-piece apparatus that will maintain proper rotation-free alignment of the tapping head housing in both the movable au... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4696091 | Automatic tool changer During the automatic changing of tools between a spindle of a machine tool and a tool magazine, a changing operation of causing one of a pair of tool changing arms to stand by in the vicinity of the spindle to remove the used tool and another changing ope... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4688680 | Tool-magazine indexing device There is provided a tool-magazine indexing device for rapidly indexing tools by the utilization of pressure oil, which comprises a tool-magazine housing a number of tools, a cylindrical feed-back shaft making one rotation in synchronization with one circu... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4680955 | Die exchange device The present invention relates to a device for replacing upper and lower dies in a bending processing machine, such as, for example a press brake. According to the invention, long upper and lower dies used in a bending processing machine are comprised of f... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4654953 | Tool quill exchanging mechanism for a machine tool A machine tool, such as an internal grinding machine, includes a tool quill exchanging mechanism having an indexable tool quill storage magazine for positioning a replacement tool quill at a pick-up position, a worn or used tool quill discharge mechanism ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4625387 | Cutting machine with automatic changing of tools and tool magazines A cutting machine with automatic changing of tools and tool magazines comprising a fixed body with spindle. On the body is mounted longitudinally a mobile compound cross slide and a transversely mobile column thereon. Behind the body there is mounted a to... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4620363 | Composite machining lathe A composite machining lathe having a tool holder base movable in the direction of the axis of the spindle and a tool magazine. The tool magazine has a continuous elongated flexible tool carrier adapted to run along a path having a curved section. A plural... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4581810 | Method and apparatus for controlling tool magazines A tool magazine is divided into four regions respectively containing substantially the same number of tool pots. When a designated tool is contained in a first or fourth region the magazine is rotated in the clockwise direction to index the designated too... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4574464 | Automatic tool changing mechanism for machine tools The tool changing mechanism is provided with means for the direct transfer of tools through the working sleeve or spindle. The transfer means preferably have rapid clamping means, which are controlled by the working movement of the spindle or sleeve, so t... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4571813 | Automatic tool changing apparatus for multi-spindle machine tool An automatic tools changing method and apparatus for a multi-spindle machine tool, in which a tools changing operation between spindles and a tool magazine or magazines is carried out simultaneously through at least one tool-changing arm movable between t... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4484387 | Machine tool base and carriage system A machine tool base and carriage system in which the base provides intersecting, vertical walls at its side margins each carrying and forming a rail having a head and toe pair defining bearing surfaces for carrying a respective workpiece or tool holding c... | 11/27/1984 |
