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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7437811 | Structure of a dual disc type of tool turret device of a machine A dual disc type of tool turret device is powered by means of single main power source, which also serves to power the spindle of the machine; the turret device includes an inner and outer tool turrets; when power is transmitted from the main power source through a ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7412759 | Telescopic safety shield for machine tool A telescopic safety shield device includes a carrier movably engaged onto a platform and having one or more guideways tilted relative to the platform, a tool rest movably engaged onto the guideways and moveable inclinedly relative to the carrier and the platform, an... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7293942 | Tool apparatus A cutting tool apparatus having a shank and a tool support extension disposed longitudinally adjacent the shank and extending in a direction distal the shank, wherein the tool support extension includes an incurvate taper profile. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275460 | Rotary indexing machine for use in a group of treatment stations A rotary indexing device for use in a group of treatment stations, includes at least one respective tensioning device for exchangeable tool holders disposed in a treatment zone. The rotary indexing machine has a rotary indexing unit with a lift-and-turn device on wh... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263915 | Structure of a twin disc type tool turret device of a machine A turret includes a central shaft, a piston sleeve positioned around the central shaft and having moving sticks thereon, a push rod, an actuating seat, and internal and external turrets; the piston sleeve is left and right movable by a power source; the moving stick... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7219584 | Indexible turning tool for chip forming machine An indexible turning tool for chip forming machining, includes a holder equipped with insert pockets receiving replaceable inserts, as well as a securing portion intended to be received in a tool machine. At least one of the replaceable inserts has a main plane that... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7150085 | Turret for machine tool A turret for use on a machine tool has a turret body, a swivel drum, an indexing actuator, a drive motor and a joint. While one of rotating tools on the turret is indexed to an indexed position, the joint directly connects the rotating tool to the drive shaft of the... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137180 | Turret for machine tool A turret for a machine tool is provided with: a turret body; a swiveling drum on which a tool holder for holding the rotating tool is mountable; a swiveling and indexing drive portion for swiveling the swiveling drum with a swiveling and indexing motor and for index... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117773 | Turret for turret lathe A turret body is provided with a tool spindle for detachably attaching a complex tool so as to be freely rotated with an axial center as its center. The turret body is provided with indexing means for indexing the tool spindle, and clamping means for clamping the to... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104171 | Toolholder and toolholder assembly for a cutting insert positioned at a non-conventional height A toolholder has a conventional square shank body with a pocket extending downwardly from the top surface of the body so that the cutting tip of an insert mounted within the pocket is positioned below the top surface of the square shank body. This permits the pocket... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066063 | Power transmission mechanism for a turret of a lathe A turret of a lathe has a power transmission that is used for moving a tool Disk secured on a shaft to a secured position where the disk is engaged with a clutch. The transmission includes a piston, and a force multiplier unit, which includes a ring, a sleeve secure... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055416 | Tool holder and method of machining work using this tool holder There is provided a tool holder capable of attaching a plurality of tools to one tool holder, and easily adjusting these tools in a positional relation suitable for work machining. The tool holder comprises a holder body 201 attached to a tool rest 160... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032484 | Machine tool assembly A machine tool assembly having a base assembly movable relative to a support selectively a) oppositely parallel to a first line, and b) oppositely parallel to a second line that is orthogonal to the first line, and a first spindle headstock movable with the base ass... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021182 | Indexible turning tool for chipforming machining An indexible turning tool for chip forming machining, includes a holder equipped with insert pockets receiving replaceable inserts, as well as a securing portion intended to be received in a tool machine. At least one of the replaceable inserts has a main plane that... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013775 | Center reference adjustable cutter holder for CNC lathe A cutter holder for CNC lathe is disclosed to include a bottom holder block, which is affixed to the frame of a CNC lathe with screws and has a positioning groove with a middle semispherical recess for holding a barrel that holds a tool shank with a front chuck for ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013773 | Tool holder for carrying multiple tool heads simultaneously A tool holder simultaneously carries at least two diametrically arranged tool heads, each tool head carrying cutting inserts for chip removing machining. The tool holder includes an adaptor connected to a coupling. The adaptor has at least two diametrically opposite... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010839 | Structure of a twin disc type tool turret mechanism for CNC machines A tool turret mechanism includes internal and external tool turrets, a toothed ring secured to the internal tool turret, a central shaft secured to the external turret, a power switch, and a clutch; the central shaft has a piston fitted thereto; the power switch is ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004730 | Integral shaft for use in mud pumps A shaft for use on in a mud pump having a shaft portion and a hub portion integrally formed with the shaft portion. The hub portion extends radially outwardly of the shaft portion. The shaft portion and the hub portion are machined from a single steel black. The hub... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6964217 | Multispindle lathe In order to improve a multispindle lathe comprising a machine frame, a rotatably mounted spindle drum, at least two workpiece spindles arranged in the spindle drum with their workpiece receiving means rotatable about a respective spindle axis, a plurality of spindle... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6931972 | Tool revolver The invention relates to a tool revolver comprising a revolver head (12) which is supported by a housing (20) and which can be rotated in relation to said housing (20) by means of at least one axial bearing (24). The axial bearing (24 | 08/23/2005 |
| 6901829 | Turret lathe with a clutch for operating between chamfering and turning operation modes A turret lathe includes a bed, a headstock mounted on the bed, a first slide mounted slidably on the bed, a second slide mounted slidably on the first slide, a spindle journalled to the headstock, a chuck mounted on the spindle, a tailstock mounted on the second sli... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6880437 | Tool for oblique mounting surfaces between holder and tool part A tool for chip removing machining includes a holder and a tool head removably attached to the holder by screws. The head, which carries at least one cutting insert, has a serrated surface mated with a serrated surface of the holder. Those serrated surfaces define a... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6813980 | Cutting tool and throw-away insert therefor A cutting tool is disposed on a turret. The cutting tool includes: a holder having a peak end, and a throw-away insert clamped to the peak end of the holder with a clamp screw. The holder has a bottom face and a peak end face defining a corner of the holder. The cor... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6789299 | Quick change tooling system for machine tools A versatile quick change tooling system for internally and externally mounted machine tools which provides components adaptable to a system which is easy to maintain since it has no moving parts. The system would allow for universal adaptation of both internal and e... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6715386 | Turning method The novel turning method on a lathe or a machining apparatus uses a tool head which is traversable for the machining and can be rotated mechanically in a receiver with a rotary axis D in the course of the machining. The rotary axis D of the tool head lies within an ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6701815 | Device for positionally-accurate accommodation of a secondary member on a carrier A device for positionally-accurate accommodation of at least one secondary member on a carrier, such as a toolholder on a turret disc, comprises of adjustable locating means for positionally-accurate adjustment of the secondary member relative to the carr... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6609441 | Indexing device A turret tool rest (14) includes a turret (24) movably supported on a base (22), on which desired tools can be mounted at predetermined indexable angled positions. A pair of coupling elements (66, 68), which can be engaged with each other, are arranged be... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6532849 | Complex tool A complex tool has a main body and a turning tool provided at an outer periphery portion of the main body. The turning tool is capable of machining on a rotating workpiece without rotating itself. An insert installed on the turning tool has a top end whic... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6513410 | Tool holder for machine tools and tool system for machine tools The invention provides a tool support for machine tools comprising a base unit, a holding member arranged on the base unit and two supporting surfaces extending at an acute angle to one another arranged on the holding member for supporting a tool holder i... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6467145 | Operating unit with an automatic tool changing device and transfer tool machine including the same An operating unit for a transfer tool machine comprises a turret head having a rotary plate, a plurality of tool holding devices arranged on the rotary plate, a supporting arm supporting the turret head on the tool machine framework and a mandrel which is... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467381 | Adjustable tool holder apparatus A tool holder apparatus mountable on a machine spindle which apparatus is adjustable and provides a solid stable support for the tool holder to eliminate any gap or spacing between the end of a machine spindle and the support collar of the tool holder.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6442815 | Reconfigurable automatic tool changer A reconfigurable tool changer allows a tool cartridge to be easily attached to, or detached from, a standard machine-tool spindle head. The modular design, includes a revolving tool cartridge having a plurality of tool holders, a meshing gear for engaging... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6385831 | Worktable for a machine tool A workpiece table, provided for a machine tool, is movable back and forth between two end positions and has for this purpose a rotational drive which has a gear part joined to the workpiece table for rotation thereof, a toothed rack in engagement therewit... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6230595 | Tool post A tool post has gibs for locking tool holders onto dovetail tool mounts, the gibs having an extended range of movement vertically on the tool post to permit mounting of tool holders in a range of vertical positions on the tool mounts. The tool post has mo... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6145420 | Turret lathe tool holder A tool holder which uses a collet for holding a stationary tool on a turret of a turret lathe. The turret being of the type having a plurality of flat surfaces adapted for receiving a tool holder. The tool holder includes a body with a flat surface adapte... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6128812 | Tool turret for a machine tool and lathe with such a tool turret In a tool turret for a machine tool, in particular, a lathe, comprising a turret head rotatable about a turret indexing axis, the turret head tapering on either side of a diameter plane of the turret head extending perpendicularly to the turret indexing a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6016729 | Turret device Positioning engaging members (27) are provided between a base table (10) and a turret (11) which is indexed relative to the base table (10) by a driving force of an indexing/tool turning motor (32) so as to be engageable with or disengageable from each ot... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6003415 | Toolholder with cam locking mechanism The invention relates to toolholders and mechanisms for securing the toolholder to a lathe turret or tool indexer. One embodiment of the invention comprises a base adapted to be secured to a rotary lathe table via a mechanism receivable in slots or groove... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5921159 | Rotating turret for an engine lathe A rotating turret (10) having an outer plate (12) with several interchangeable tool (13) posts mounted to an index plate (22). The index plate (22) is mounted to a first axle (23) that extends through a block (24) and rotates on a set of bearings (28) mou... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5887500 | Tool-carrying turret with stopping devices performing automatic centering of the means for locking the turret itself A tool-carrying turret for lathes includes a fixed support body provided with a fixed toothed rim a rotatable toothed rim which has a tool-carrying plate (4) fixed to it and rotatable rigidly with an index disc mounted on a coaxial drive shaft of the turr... | 03/30/1999 |
