Class 483/58 - TOOL TRANSFER TO OR FROM MATRIX

Subclass of Class 483 - Tool changing
Definition: Apparatus comprising a storage means, and wherein the transfer
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 08/04/2009

Number	Title	Issue Date
7569006	Tool pots mounting structure for a tool magazine A tool pots mounting structure for a tool magazine, wherein the tool pots inside can be engaged into the engaging notches of the first and second mounting discs directly without using without any bolts, pivots or pivotal structures, and without using tools, such as ...	08/04/2009
7322510	Machining system A machining system and unit, especially a welding cell, is provided for use for the machining of workpieces (2), especially body parts of vehicles. The machining system has one or more machining stations (15, 16) with robots (18, 19, 20) and at ...	01/29/2008
7306551	Tool exchange device and tool Step portions with an L-shaped section each having a vertical restriction surface and a horizontal engagement surface are provided on both sides of a main body portion of a tool. On one side of a holding portion placing and holding a mounted tool to be exchanged, a ...	12/11/2007
7282017	Tool-switching device Tool-switching device for a machine for measuring coordinates wherein the tool is fastened on the tool-carrier and held by the action of elements exerting an axial force. The locking force is taken over symmetrically by the elements of a Boys connection, which incre...	10/16/2007
7217229	Apparatus for automatically changing a robot tool tip member An apparatus for automatically changing a tool tip member for a robot includes a tip member changing jig disposed in an operational area of the robot. The tip member changing jig includes a base member, a rotating member supported by the base member so as to be rota...	05/15/2007
7204792	Apparatus for automatically changing a robot tool tip member An apparatus for automatically changing a tool tip member for a robot includes a tip member changing jig disposed in an operational area of the robot. The tip member changing jig includes a base member, a rotating member supported by the base member so as to be rota...	04/17/2007
7175579	Machine tool with gripper and/or tool magazine system A tool magazine system and a gripper for a machining spindle. The gripper is fed to the tool laterally with respect to the rotational or longitudinal axes of the tool, particularly substantially at right angles to the axis, and should grasp the tool. ...	02/13/2007
7137760	Methods and apparatus for manufacturing operations using opposing-force support systems Methods and apparatus for manufacturing operations using opposing-force support systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a track assembly adapted to be attached to a workpiece, and a carriage moveably coupled to the track assembly. The carriag...	11/21/2006
7063654	Machining center Machining is possible in such a manner that an optional position of a workpiece is positioned just under a tool by rotation of a turn table in a C-axis direction and movement of a spindle on a Y-Z plane, so that a width of a main unit in a X-axis direction can be ma...	06/20/2006
6929591	Tool storage holster A tool holster resiliently engages with a tool upon its insertion with the holster. Positive retention is obtained by rotating a threaded shaft to advance a cam to rotate levers to engage the tool. The lever arms are split to allow a degree of misalignment. Springs ...	08/16/2005
6773381	Device for interchanging suction pipettes The invention relates to a device for interchanging suction pipettes which can be removed from a magazine and coupled to a fitting head of a fitting device and detached from the fitting head and deposited in the magazine. The fitting head has, on its side facing the...	08/10/2004
6730007	Method, arrangement, device and magazine for automatic changing of knife units of a knife ring of a knife ring slicing device In a method and device for automatically exchanging knife units of a knife ring slicing device, the knife changing magazine is moved relative to the knife ring into a knife changing position in which the knife receptacles of the knife changing magazine are axially a...	05/04/2004
6716146	Tool Magazine A automatically indexing tool magazine, of the type attached to machining centers that incorporate an automatic tool change function, able to hold a relatively large number of tools in a compact space as means of improving space efficiency. The tool magazine is comp...	04/06/2004
6685608	Device for loading and unloading tools into/from the tool magazine of a machine-tool or the like A device for loading and unloading a tool into/from the tool magazine of a machine-tool or the like comprises a door, which separates the area of the tool magazine from an external protected area, and a tool-bearing slide, which can be displaced between a...	02/03/2004
6589144	Dental automatic cutting apparatus A dental automatic cutting apparatus is disclosed, having a construction in which cutting tools are made automatically detachable to a chuck and a tool cassette by automatic control mechanism comprising: an engagement means provided to the tool cassette a...	07/08/2003
6464623	Tool storage and tool exchange device of a machining machine-tool and operating process of such a device A tool storage and tool exchange device of a high speed machining machine-tool having a horizontal ram that receives a tool. The exchange device includes a tool storage module that has a multiplicity of housings receiving the tools, a handling module that...	10/15/2002
6428453	Machine tool A machine tool for cutting workpieces, the machine tool having a tool slide shiftable on or along a machine tool table as support of a machining unit. The machining unit has at least one work spindle and a workpiece support for receiving the workpieces to...	08/06/2002
6241645	Method and apparatus for changing operating modules A magazine which retains tools within the working area of a machine tool has a storage port which is mounted to a base via a compliant mount which provides two degrees of rotational freedom, and two degrees of translational freedom. The mount enables the ...	06/05/2001
6228006	Machining center The invention relates to a machining center, wherein at least one work spindle with a preferably horizontal spindle position can be displaced preferably in the direction of X, Y and Z and each work spindle is allocated at least one substantially circular ...	05/08/2001
6228008	Tool carousel A tool carousel comprising a plurality of wheel sections which can be joined together to form a carousel wheel and a plurality of tool-holding portions. Each tool-holding portion and wheel section is configured such that each tool-holding portion can be j...	05/08/2001
6142920	Tool gripper for tool rack type magazine A tool gripper which holds a plurality of tools in arm portions thereof. The gripper is provided in a tool rack type magazine that accommodates tools used in machine tools, and each of the arm portions of the tool gripper is arc-shaped and opened in an ob...	11/07/2000
6090025	Machine tool with tool selecting function A machine tool includes a tool magazine for accommodating a plurality of tools, the tool magazine including a tool ejecting section, feeding means for selectively feeding one of the tools accommodated in the tool magazine to the tool ejecting section of t...	07/18/2000
6021361	Robot control system When the amount of a change in load current supplied to a grinder is not more than a predetermined threshold value, the amount of piercing into a workpiece by the grinder is controlled according to the load current. When the amount of a change in load cur...	02/01/2000
5993365	Tool attachment and release device for robotic arms A tool attachment and release system for robotic arms which using a magnet for supplying the attractive force to hold the tool to the robotic arm while allowing separation of tools from the robotic arm without manual intervention. A series of tools are he...	11/30/1999
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
5947880	Self-aligning tool holder for use with robotic arms A tool rack support system which includes leaf spring type flexures which allow the tool rack a measure of compliance in both the horizontal and vertical planes. The support system comprises preferably two flexure support assemblies with each assembly pre...	09/07/1999
5833591	Electronic component mounting apparatus and nozzle replacement An electronic component mounting apparatus for determining whether or not a nozzle replacement operation is successfully performed. A horizontal array of nozzles are accommodated in the holder in a nozzle stocker, and a light emitting device and a light r...	11/10/1998
5821407	Automatic viscosity measuring apparatus with rotor automatically detachable An off-line automatic viscosity measuring apparatus, which can execute viscosity measurement of a plurality of specimens while automatically replacing rotors, is provided. The off-line automatic viscosity measuring apparatus according to the invention has...	10/13/1998
5795278	Numerical control equipment for a plurality of systems A single driving system (4, 5, 6) is provided for a plurality of pairs of controlled systems and axis controllers (1, 12:2, 13). This driving system is connected to a required pair of the controlled systems and the axis controllers as needed using an axis...	08/18/1998
5688084	Machine tool To improve a machine tool, comprising a machine frame, a workpiece holder arranged on the machine frame for a workpiece to be machined, a tool holder arranged on the machine frame for receiving a tool and at least one drive with a slide for executing a re...	11/18/1997
5674170	Magazine with changer for loading a CNC machine tool or machining center A combination magazine and changer for use with a machining head of an electrical discharge machine for rapidly changing a tool. The magazine includes a plurality of separate housings, each of which supports a tool. A retaining means is provided for each ...	10/07/1997
5655354	Method and apparatus for automated verification and loading of precision drill bits into a drilling machine package An apparatus and method for automated loading of a drilling machine package having a plurality of drill bit receiving openings arranged in a known configuration with verified precision drill bits from a drill bit container is disclosed. The apparatus incl...	08/12/1997
5169373	Tool storage apparatus The tool storage apparatus according to the present invention includes holder units consisted by a strut and a multiplicity of holders adapted to hold tools. Holders are arranged in two rows and in each row, the holders are arranged one above another and ...	12/08/1992
4932117	Thin panel drilling method and apparatus The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for selectively and simultaneously drilling a plurality of holes in thin panels such as printed circuit boards, while providing for automatic changing of the drill bits, individually or plurally, as requ...	06/12/1990
4858302	Tool deployment apparatus A tool deployment apparatus for guarding the cutting regions of a plurality of rotary cutting tools against damage and wear, and to further enable the simultaneous release and retransmission of the rotary cutting tools into and from a conventional rotary ...	08/22/1989
4701994	Automatic tool assembly apparatus The present invention relates to an automatic tool assembly apparatus for a modular constituted tool. The automatic tool assembly apparatus has a tool stock unit for storing a plurality of types of modular constituted tools for a machine tool disassembled...	10/27/1987
4587716	Machine tool center with multipurpose robot assembly for loading and unloading tooling and workpieces from machine tool A machine tool center includes a machine tool, a tool storage magazine storing a multiplicity of tools, a workpiece storage area, a robot assembly, and a control system for controlling the operation of the robot assembly and of the machine tool. The robot...	05/13/1986
4543636	Numerically controlled machine tool system capable of setting up tools into tool magazine A numerically controlled machine tool system having a tool transfer device which, with a change in the kind of workpieces to be machined in a numerically controlled machine tool, operates to replace successively unnecessary dedicated tools in a tool magaz...	09/24/1985
4344221	Machine tool with portable tool receiving carriage A tool feeder for transferring a tool to a tool receiving device includes a base plate fixedly mounted adjacent to the receiving device and a carriage mounted on the base plate for selective alignment with the receiving device. The carriage is coupled and...	08/17/1982
4087901	Tool change mechanism for machine tools The tool change mechanism includes a tool storage magazine having a plurality of tool storage sockets disposed in two concentric circles. A tool transfer arm is mounted within the inner circle of sockets. The transfer arm may be rotated and extended or re...	05/09/1978

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