Tool change mechanism for machine tools

Details Tool change mechanism for machine tools Tool change mechanism for machine tools

B - Operations, Transporting

23

Q

29/6

B23Q 3/157 (2006.01) B23Q 3/155 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1055240

APPLICATION FOR CANADIAN PATENT SPECIFICATION ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The tool change mechanism includes a tool storage magazine having a plurality of tool storage sockets disposed in two concen- tric circles. A tool transfer arm is mounted within the inner circle of sockets. The transfer arm may be rotated and extended or retracted and moved toward and away from the magazine for ex- tracting a previously used tool from a ready socket and inserting such tool into a designated socket of the magazine. In like manner, the transfer arm will operate to extract a selected tool from any one of the sockets in the magazine and transfer it to the ready socket. The latter is mounted on a carrier which also supports a tool change arm. The carrier is pivotable between a loading posi- tion and a tool change position. When the carrier is in the load- ing position, the ready socket is located at the magazine where it is accessible to the tool transfer arm for extracting previously used tools from the ready socket and inserting new tools into it. On the other hand, when the carrier is in the tool change position it is located adjacent to the spindle in position to enable the tool change arm to interchange tools between the ready socket and the spindle. - 1 -

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