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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7250024 | Tool shelf magazine A tool shelf magazine for milling and drilling machines has at least one shelf, a plurality of compartments provided in the shelf above each other at predetermined intervals and also a plurality of notches, which are open on one side accommodating one suspended tool... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7217072 | Tool holder for a tool, especially a boring, milling or rubbing tool, which can be rotated about a rotational axis A tool holder for a tool which can be rotated about an axis of rotation, in particular a drilling, milling or reaming tool, comprises a clamping shank which, in an end shank region (7), has an accommodating opening (9) which is central in relation to t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182558 | Tool holder for a tool that can rotate about an axis of rotation A tool holder is disclosed for a boring, milling or reaming tool that can rotate about an axis of rotation. At the end of its clamping shank that is located on the side of the tool, the tool holder has a bush part with a mounting opening, which is centered with rega... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7096077 | Tool identification A tool joint part has a PIC incorporated therein for storing data which can be used to identify the tool to which the joint part is interconnected. PICs are incorporated into tool conditioning circuits. An intermediate circuit operates to match the identity stored d... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7001117 | Rotary cutting apparatus A rotary cutting apparatus comprises a rotary shaft assembly having an axis and adapted to hold a cutting tool coaxial with the axis and, a feed mechanism for moving the cutting tool held by the rotary shaft assembly along the axis of the rotary shaft assembly. The ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6860705 | Auto-lock tool mounting system A mounting system for mounting tools to a base includes a movable base, a tool mounting frame for selective attachment to the base, and a locking assembly movable between a locked position where the tool mounting frame is securely attached to the base and an unlocke... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6360136 | Method and device for distinguishing and automatically identifying and classifying tools A device and a method for distinguishing and automatically identifying and classifying tools using the device are disclosed. The device has a fixed reading unit attached to a machine tool and a coding system on a rotating tool. The coding system is a seri... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6312336 | Electronic game guide system A gaming guide method including providing first gaming guide information from a television network and second gaming guide information from a computer based communication network, and displaying simultaneously at least a portion of the first gaming guide ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 5943240 | Machine tool control system and method utilizing metal mold arrangement information A machine tool control system and method are provided that utilize metal mold arrangement information to improve machining efficiency and control. According to the disclosure, a machining schedule, a machining program and metal mold information (indicatin... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5688214 | Tool changing method and apparatus Tools are classified into small type tools that can pass through the space between a pair of grippers in its open position and large type tools that cannot pass through the space between the pair of grippers in the open position, when the headstock suppor... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5378218 | NC-machining controller According to this invention, common tool codes for specifying tools are used in a whole system, a T code command including tool codes, tool shape information and tool machining ability information are inputted into each NC machine, and this information is... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5205805 | Printed circuit board processing machine incorporating tool holding device A tool holding device for use in a printed circuit board processing machine is provided with a record which is capable of storing data concerning the states of tools held on the tool holding device and data concerning processing conditions and which enabl... | 04/27/1993 |
| 4809426 | Information processing apparatus of tool holder A memory is built in a tool holder to which a working tool such as drill or the like is attached. Various tool information such as kind of tool, dimensions of tool, tool use time, and the like is written into the memory. The tool holder having the memory ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4752885 | Tool exchanging apparatus with length of tool comparison A machining center which processes a work piece by exchanging tools housed in a tool magazine with a tool mounted on a main spindle housing by means of the change arm of a change arm unit, which machining center comprises a main spindle housing forward-an... | 06/21/1988 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4473937 | System for automatic fine adjustment of tools A novel machining center having a plurality of tools, including adjustable tools incorporating an externally accessible rotatable socket for fine-adjusting the tool bit thereon; a tool drive for actuating each tool; a storage device for storing a pluralit... | 10/02/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4329771 | Contact detecting apparatus A contact detecting apparatus for detecting the contact of a workpiece and a tool which comprises a coil mounted on the periphery of a spindle head and connected to an AC power source for generating an induced current in a first looped secondary circuit f... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4151642 | Device for pre-setting tools for numerical controlled machine A device to code a machine tool holder, to preset the tool length, to mount the tool in the holder, and to inspect tool dimensions and coding. These functions are performed by a ring selector which selects different outside diameter rings in such sequence... | 05/01/1979 |
| 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 |
| 4019246 | Machine tool with automatic tool changer A machine tool includes an indexing device for indexing a spindle to a predetermined angular position for engagement between a key member disposed upon the spindle and a key-way disposed upon a tool to be used. When either the tool, to be used next, upon ... | 04/26/1977 |
