公开(公告)号：US20090176636A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-09

申请号：US11658850

申请日：2006-02-07

申请人： Akira Hayashi ,  Katsuyuki Muranaka ,  Tokio Kitahara ,  Kimiyuki Mitsui

发明人： Akira Hayashi ,  Katsuyuki Muranaka ,  Tokio Kitahara ,  Kimiyuki Mitsui

IPC分类号： B23Q3/155 ,  B23Q5/08

CPC分类号： B23Q3/15706 ,  B23Q3/15766 ,  Y10T483/10 ,  Y10T483/179

摘要： An automatic tool exchange apparatus is provided, which dispenses with a robot hand for grasping and moving a tool, and a mechanism for mechanical movement of a tool, such as a tool conveyance device for conveyance of a tool, and which is simple in construction and enables to surely and automatically exchange a tool in a short time.An automatic tool exchange apparatus comprising a tool exchange unit and a main spindle part, wherein the tool exchange unit comprises a tool magazine, which rotates about a rotating shaft and includes a plurality of tool storage parts, means, which moves the tool magazine toward the rotating shaft, and an air supply source, which supplies an air flow to move a tool to the main spindle part, and the main spindle part comprises a motor, which rotates the tool, a tool clamp, which holds the tool, and an air supply source, which supplies an air flow to move the tool to the tool exchange unit.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种自动换刀装置，其具有用于抓握和移动工具的机器人手，以及用于机械运动的机构，例如用于输送工具的工具传送装置，并且构造简单， 使得能够在短时间内自动交换工具。 一种自动换刀装置，包括工具更换单元和主轴部件，其中，所述工具更换单元包括工具仓，所述工具仓围绕旋转轴旋转并且包括多个工具存储部件， 旋转轴和空气供给源，其供给空气流以将工具移动到主轴部，并且主轴部包括使工具旋转的电动机，保持工具的工具夹具和空气 供应源，其供应气流以将工具移动到工具更换单元。