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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112854 | Tool holding device for a five-axis lathe A tool holding device is disposed between a headstock unit and a tailstock unit of a five-axis lathe, and includes a saddle driven to move longitudinally, a cross-slide riding on the saddle and driven to move transversely, a turntable platform disposed on a base mou... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7395589 | Rotational power servo toolpost A rotational power servo toolpost includes a plurality of rotational tool holders, which can freely rotate 360 degrees, to cut a workpiece from various angles. The rotational power servo toolpost has a turret base, a turret, tool holders mounted on a side surface of... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7354227 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing plastic frameworks such as window frames A production line for carrying out machining and cleaning operations on rectangular frameworks, is provided. Elongate plastic frame members are welded together in a welding machine, thereby forming two rectangular frameworks located one above the other. These are mo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7305745 | Method and device for controlling tool selecting operation of turret tool post A method of optimizing the tool selecting operation of a turret according to the contents of a machining program in a turret tool rest allowing a rotating tool to be fitted thereto, including a step (101) for determining whether the rotating tool is contained... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7153085 | Multi-modal package handling tool and system A multi-modal package handling tool and system uses a robot carrying an end of arm tool incorporating several package handling devices such as vacuum carrying units, extensible package grippers, and a slideably deployable package platform. Each these package handlin... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7134173 | Spindle head for a universal milling machine A spindle head for a universal milling machine having a housing rotatably mounted on a machine part and a work spindle mounted axially parallel in the housing. A second spindle unit adjustable about two axes is disposed on the rear side of the housing. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7063173 | Spindle unit with switchable gear, and method for using the spindle unit A system and a method are described that facilitate gear switching of a motor-driven spindle. A spindle head shaft is driven by a drive shaft via a gear mechanism in a first gear position. The drive shaft, including a rotor, can be switched from the first gear posit... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063681 | Trocar for inserting implants An implant retention trocar includes a cannula for puncturing the skin of an animal and an obturator for delivering the implant beneath the skin of the animal. The implant retention trocar has a cannula distal tip design which causes a minimum of trama and tearing o... | 06/20/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6865789 | Tool holder for turret lathe A tool holder for attaching a complex tool having a plurality of kinds of cutting edges to a turret, has a base portion attachably and detachably formed at the turret. The base portion has a rotatable tool spindle attachably and detachably installing the complex too... | 03/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6749427 | Dental articles including post-formable multilayer optical films Dental articles including at least one optical surface formed of a multilayer optical film including layers of at least one strain-induced birefringent material are disclosed. The multilayer optical films included in the dental articles is preferably post-formed int... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6744155 | Momentum-decoupled direct drive A motor for driving a load, such as a tool or a workpiece, can be installed in a machine, for example an eccentric lathe. The motor has an output-drive section associated with the useful load, a reaction section which interacts with the drive section, and a base tha... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722005 | Turret A turret includes a housing connected to a machine tool, a rotatably mounted toolholder for mounting of machining tools, and an electric drive for rotating the toolholder into a particular working station for the machining tools. The electric drive has a rotor and a... | 04/20/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6438813 | Rotary drive with a speed A rotary drive adapted to perform a speed of rotation switching of a tool holding device, comprising an output drive shaft bearing the tool holding device, said output drive shaft being able to be moved into first and second axial positions by means of a ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6298531 | Highly flexible machine tool A machine tool (1) has at least one but preferably two machining units (13, 14), which are assigned to two workpiece receptacles (8, 9). The machining units (13, 14) are adjustable in three axes (X, Y, Z), and they can each reach both workpiece receptacle... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6276035 | Tool-changing device The tool-changing device comprises a tool carrier rotatably mounted in a basic housing by means of a hollow shaft. This tool carrier is driven via a ring motor, the rotor of which is directly connected to the hollow shaft. A servomotor for the drive of to... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6010440 | Automated machine tool including a plurality of processing units and a shared tool stocker An automated machine tool is provided and includes a frame having a first workpiece transfer station at a first location on the frame; at least two self-contained processing units, each of the units including structure for holding the workpiece for proces... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5974643 | Programmable vision-guided robotic turret-mounted tools An industrial robot has a mounting bracket and a servo motor secured to the mounting bracket for rotation relative thereto about a first axis offset from the vertical by 60°. A sensor plate is mounted on one end of the motor, a position sensor is mounted... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5944079 | Numerical control router enclosed by a housing A numerical controlled router is enclosed by a housing mounted on a support structure wherein the housing has an opening formed in front of a router head structure. Bearings are provided outside of the housing. A rotatable shaft is rotatably supported by the b... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5885199 | Compact machining center for multifunction A multifunction, compact machining center has a work spindle which can rotate at high speed, or controlled by a C axis servo driver, and a frame-shaped tool magazine, which is composed of a standing part and a rotatable part. Arranged on the standing part... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5855152 | Assembly for operating a rotary tool turret of a lathe A compressed air valve circuit actuated assembly for operating a rotary tool turret of a lathe is disclosed which includes an actuator movably disposed in a housing and fixedly connected through an opening to the turret. The actuator moves linearly betwee... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5791032 | Robotic turret tool A robotic turret tool for use with an industrial robot is mountable onto the spindle of the robot and capable of having multiple tools mounted thereto. The turret tool includes a mounting bracket adapted to be affixed to the spindle of the industrial robo... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5758399 | Tool turret with torque overload protection A tool turret has a turret housing and a hollow supporting column. A head is provided at one end of the supporting column. The other end of the supporting column is connected with the turret housing. A tool face is mounted rotatably relative to the head a... | 06/02/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5720089 | Tool turret with carrier plate A tool turret for machine tools has a turret housing and a turret head rotatably mounted in the turret housing about a rotary axis and lockable in selected angular settings relative to the turret housing. A carriage supports the turret housing and guides ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5535496 | Machine tool with parts A machine tool having a frame, a turret on the frame having a spindle for holding an operating tool, structure on at least one of the frame and turret for operating the spindle to effect machining of a workpiece by an operating tool held by the spindle, a... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5383261 | Turret machine tool A turret machine tool includes a support base, a slide base slidably mounted on the support base and having a slant surface, a turret head indexably disposed on the slant surface of the slide base for indexing movement about an axis, and a plurality of ma... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5341551 | Universal turret system for quick-change lathe tooling A universal turret system is provided and includes the capability of accommodating a wide range of multi-class tooling including manual tools, manual quick-change tools, semi or fully automatic tooling, and live or driven tooling. The universal turret sys... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5323572 | Precision grinding machine A toolholder turret (3) is movable in the X and Z directions relative to a work table (2) so that each of the grinding tools (9a, 10a, 11a 12a) can be presented to machine a surface of a workpiece (6). A support (20) of a truing unit (4) bears a rotary bo... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5305509 | Non-contact rotation waterproof and dustproof method and machine using the same A non-contact rotation waterproof and dustproof method and a machine tool using the same. A viscous fluid is continuously or intermittently supplied to a labyrinth clearance formed between a rotating body and a fixed body from a fluid supply device so as ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5265505 | Turret-lathe coolant system A turret-lathe coolant system is disclosed for selectively directing a stream of coolant to an interface between a workpiece on a turret lathe and a cutting tool positioned by a turret to cut the workpiece. In the preferred embodiment, the system includes... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5127140 | Numerically-controlled lathe, numerically-controlled device therefor and processing procedure thereby The present invention relates to a numerically-controlled lathe, a numerically-controlled device therefore and a procedure for processing a workpiece thereby. An object of the invention is to provide a numerically-controlled lathe adapted to designate one... | 07/07/1992 |
