Machine tool with tool spindle and tool exchanger
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United States of America Patent
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May 18, 2004
Grant Date -
Oct 2, 2003
app pub date -
Mar 11, 2003
filing date -
Apr 12, 2001
priority date (Note) -
Expired
status (Latency Note)
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Abstract
A machine tool with a driven tool spindle that is rotatable about a spindle axis that includes a tool exchanger including grippers to displace tool-holders or tools between a receiver position in the tool spindle and a storage position, or vice versa. The tool-holders or tools in these two positions are identically oriented, and the storage position and the receiver position are displaced with respect to each other along the spindle axis direction of the tool spindle. The tool exchanger possesses a transport mechanism that includes a carrier element pivotable about a pivot axis inclined with respect to the spindle axis, to which grippers pivotable about axes perpendicular to each other are connected. Guide elements are mounted so they may be driven and rotate about the first axis parallel to the pivot axis in the opposite direction to the pivot direction of the carrier element are included on the carrier element. Each of these guide elements is connected with grippers so they may rotate about second axes extending parallel to the spindle axis.
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