Tool changer for machine tools
    1.
    发明授权
    Tool changer for machine tools 有权
    机床换刀器

    公开(公告)号:US08425386B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-23

    申请号:US12626297

    申请日:2009-11-25

    IPC分类号: B23Q3/157

    摘要: A tool changer for machine tools, the tool changer having at least one rotatable tool gripper, a supporting column for the tool gripper which can be lifted and lowered and rotated about a rotational axis, a mechanical cam gear for generating the lifting and rotating movements of the tool gripper, all driven by a drive motor connected to a cam barrel and intermediate gearing. The cam barrel has a tappet for the rotational drive of the tool gripper on its upper front and a cam curve or groove on its peripheral surface for the lifting movement of the tool gripper. The tappet drives a Maltese wheel supported on a shaft parallel to the rotational axis of the tool gripper. The Maltese wheel, the cam barrel, and the supporting column of the tool gripper are successively supported in a manner parallel to the axis.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于机床的刀具更换器,所述刀具更换器具有至少一个可旋转工具夹持器,用于可被提升和降低并围绕旋转轴线旋转的工具夹持器的支撑柱,用于产生提升和旋转运动的机械凸轮齿轮 工具夹具,全部由连接到凸轮筒和中间传动装置的驱动电机驱动。 凸轮筒具有用于工具夹持器在其上前部上的旋转驱动的挺杆,以及其外周表面上的凸轮曲线或凹槽,用于工具夹持器的提升运动。 挺杆驱动一个支撑在平行于工具夹持器旋转轴线的轴上的马耳他车轮。 马耳他车轮,凸轮筒和工具夹持器的支撑柱以与轴线平行的方式连续地支撑。

    Machine tool
    2.
    发明申请
    Machine tool 失效
    机床

    公开(公告)号:US20040162201A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-19

    申请号:US10773141

    申请日:2004-02-09

    IPC分类号: B23Q003/157 B23C001/06

    摘要: A machine tool consists in a pair of slide ways set apart one from another and extending parallel with a longitudinal axis, a machining station between the slide ways, presenting a first zone and a second zone adjacent one to the other, and a traveling gantry set in motion along the slide ways and carrying a machining head positionable in the first and second zones. Installed alongside at least one of the slide ways and containing a supply of tools attachable to the machining head is a magazine equipped with a first changer element positioned to coincide with the first zone of the station, and a second changer element positioned to coincide with the second zone, so that whichever of the two zones the machining head happens to occupy at any given moment, the tool currently in use can be replaced with a tool from the magazine by the relative changer element with minimal loss of time.

    摘要翻译: 一种机床包括一对彼此分离并与纵向轴线平行延伸的滑动方式,在滑动通道之间的加工站,呈现出与第一区域和第二区域相邻的第一区域和移动机架组 沿着滑动路线运动并携带可定位在第一和第二区域中的加工头。 安装在至少一个滑动路径上并且包含可附接到加工头的工具的供应件是装备有定位成与工位的第一区域重合的第一变换器元件的仓库,以及定位成与第二变换器元件重合的第二变换器元件 第二区域,使得加工头在任何给定时刻恰好占据的两个区域中的任何一个,当前使用的工具可以用相对更换元件的刀库替换为具有最小的时间损失的刀具。

    Tool changer method
    3.
    发明授权
    Tool changer method 失效
    换刀方式

    公开(公告)号:US5919120A

    公开(公告)日:1999-07-06

    申请号:US854015

    申请日:1997-05-08

    摘要: In a tool changer system comprising one or more tool grippers together with a pressure foot insert change pod supported on a U-V slide which is independent of the machine work table. The slide services a tool magazine mounted on the machine tool in close proximity to the work table. Because the tool changer is independent of the machine table, the selection and retrieval of the next tool to be used is performed while the machine tool is working in a work cycle. Similarly, the replacement of the used tool back into its storage location is also performed while the machine tool is working. Exchange of the pressure foot insert is also done as part of the tool change process in part during the tool change work cycle. Time is saved because the machine tool work need not be interrupted and the machine tool table need not be moved to accommodate the tool change. In addition, adjustment of tool tip positioning may also be accomplished off line during the machine tool cycle by control of a tool gripper with multiple positions which allows the tool to be dropped to an adjustment pad and gripped at a known distance. When the tool is ultimately inserted into the spindle the position of the tip of the tool is known with precision.

    摘要翻译: 在包括一个或多个工具夹持器以及支撑在独立于机器工作台的U-V滑块上的压脚插入件更换容器的工具更换器系统中。 该滑动件安装在靠近工作台的机床上安装的刀库。 由于换刀器与机台无关,因此在机床工作时可以选择和检索要使用的下一个刀具。 类似地,在机床工作时,还将使用过的工具更换回其存储位置。 在刀具更换工作周期中,压脚踏板的更换也是部分刀具更换过程的一部分。 节省时间是因为机床工作不必中断,机床表不需要移动以适应换刀。 此外,刀具定位的调整也可以在机床周期期间通过具有多个位置的工具夹持器的离线来实现,该位置允许工具下落到调节垫并以已知距离夹持。 当工具最终插入主轴时,工具尖端的位置是精确的。

    Tool change apparatus
    4.
    发明授权
    Tool change apparatus 失效
    换刀装置

    公开(公告)号:US5716310A

    公开(公告)日:1998-02-10

    申请号:US548353

    申请日:1995-11-01

    摘要: A tool changer system is disclosed comprising one or more tool grippers together with a pressure foot insert change pod supported on a U-V slide which is independent of the machine work table. The slide services a tool magazine mounted on the machine tool in close proximity to the work table. Because the tool changer is independent of the machine table, the selection and retrieval of the next tool to be used is performed while the machine tool is working. Similarly, the replacement of the tool back into its storage location is done while the machine tool is working. The exchanging of the pressure foot insert is done as part of the tool change process. Time is saved because the work table does not have to be moved to position the tool changer under the spindle. In fact, the work table may be moved to the next work location while the tool changer changes the tool in the spindle. An alternative embodiment of this invention avoids complex adjustment of certain types of tools when loading the same into the machine spindle where the precise location of the tool tip is unknown. Such adjustment occurs whenever tools without positioning collars are stored in the magazine. The instant invention permits such adjustment "off line" while the machine tool is working on an work piece by including a new dual piston gripper mechanism and a coarse axial adjustment pad thereby saving additional time and increasing the output of the machine. Also shown in the patent is a cartridge for tool magazines which accepts the EURO cassette without the need to separately unload tools from the cassette and load the typical tool cartridge.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种工具更换器系统,其包括一个或多个工具夹持器以及支撑在独立于机器工作台的U-V滑块上的压脚插入件更换容器。 该滑动件安装在靠近工作台的机床上安装的刀库。 由于换刀器与机台无关,因此在机床工作时,将执行下一个要使用的刀具的选择和检索。 类似地,在机床工作时,将刀具更换回其存储位置。 作为工具更换过程的一部分,更换压脚插入件。 由于不需要移动工作台来将换刀器定位在主轴下方,因此节省了时间。 事实上,当刀具更换器更换主轴中的刀具时,工作台可能会移动到下一个工作位置。 本发明的一个替代实施例避免了将某些类型的工具装载到机床中时,工具尖端的精确位置未知的情况下的复杂调整。 只要没有定位套环的工具存储在杂志中,就进行这种调整。 本发明通过包括新的双活塞夹持机构和粗略的轴向调节垫在机床工作在工件上时允许这种调节“离线”,从而节省了额外的时间并增加了机器的输出。 该专利中还显示了用于工具箱的盒,其接收EURO盒,而不需要从盒中单独卸载工具并加载典型的工具盒。

    Automatic tool exchanger
    5.
    发明授权
    Automatic tool exchanger 失效
    自动换刀

    公开(公告)号:US5439434A

    公开(公告)日:1995-08-08

    申请号:US238891

    申请日:1994-05-06

    IPC分类号: B23Q3/157 B23Q3/155

    摘要: A simple and efficient tool exchanger device is presented. The device has a pair of swing arms (8, 9), and each swing arm is provided with a set of grippers (11, 12) for holding a tool bit. The positions of the swing arms (8, 9) are separated by 90 degree so that they will not interfere with each other during the swinging motion. One driving device (2) is provided to operate both swing arms (8, 9) and operate the gripper devices (11, 12). The swing arm (8) rotates upwards to remove a used tool bit (10) from the machining shaft (21) of a machining center and the other swing arm (9) is rotated downwards to install a new tool bit (10') in the vacated machining shaft in a single simultaneous step.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种简单高效的换刀装置。 该装置具有一对摆臂(8,9),并且每个摆臂设置有用于保持工具头的一组夹具(11,12)。 摆臂(8,9)的位置被分开90度,使得它们在摆动期间不会相互干扰。 提供一个驱动装置(2)以操作两个摆臂(8,9)并操作夹持装置(11,12)。 摆臂(8)向上旋转以从加工中心的加工轴(21)移除用过的工具头(10),而另一个摆臂(9)向下转动以将新的工具刀头(10')安装在 空出的加工轴在单一的同步步骤。

    Tool changer
    6.
    发明授权
    Tool changer 失效
    工具更换

    公开(公告)号:US3780423A

    公开(公告)日:1973-12-25

    申请号:US3780423D

    申请日:1970-07-15

    IPC分类号: B23B31/26 B23Q3/157

    摘要: An automatic tool changer for use on a machine tool which moves tools in combinations of rectilinear movements between a spindle at a machine head and a rectangular array of compartments, parallel to the spindle axis, at a storage magazine. The storage magazine is mounted on the support of the machine tool to move in unison with the machine head, and includes a plurality of drawers which move at right angles to a pair of tool forks for transferring tools to and from the forks. The forks are independently linearly movable on a carriage which moves between the storage magazine and the machine head. One tool fork carries tools exclusively from the magazine to the spindle, and the other tool fork carries tools exclusively from the spindle to the magazine. The entire tool changer is movable relative to the machine head to insert tools into and withdraw tools from the spindle.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在机床上使用的自动换刀装置,其在机器头部的主轴和平行于主轴的矩形阵列的阵列之间沿直线运动移动工具,在存储仓上。 存储仓被安装在机床的支撑件上以与机头一致地移动,并且包括多个抽屉,它们与一对工具叉成直角移动,用于将工具传送到叉子和从叉子传送工具。 叉子可独立于可在存放盒和机头之间移动的托架上直线移动。 一个工具叉将工具专门从刀库运送到主轴,另一个工具叉将刀具从主轴运送到刀库。 整个换刀器可相对于机头移动,以将工具插入并从主轴中取出刀具。

    Tool replacement system
    8.
    发明授权
    Tool replacement system 有权
    换刀系统

    公开(公告)号:US08052588B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-08

    申请号:US12267601

    申请日:2008-11-09

    IPC分类号: B23Q3/157

    摘要: The present invention has an object to provide a tool replacement system that is capable of preventing the waiting time from occurring as much as possible although an intermediate magazine arranged therefore has a smaller capacity than prior arts. In the tool replacement system, programs pertaining to the sequence of operation and operation time of operating tools 7 are established, wherein, when the operation time of individual tools 7 is shorter than the conveyance time for reciprocation of the tool conveyance apparatus 3 between the tool magazine 1 and the tool replacement arm 4, the object can be solved by realizing transfer of at least a part of the tools planned to be operated in a next process of the corresponding individual tools 7 to the tool replacement arm 4 after the tools are arranged to the intermediate magazine 5.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的目的是提供一种能够尽可能地防止等待时间发生的工具更换系统,尽管由此布置的中间仓具有比现有技术更小的容量。 在工具更换系统中,建立与操作工具7的操作顺序和操作时间有关的程序,其中,当各个工具7的操作时间短于工具传送装置3在工具之间的往复运动时间 刀库1和刀具更换臂4,可以通过在工具布置之后实现将相应的各个刀具7的下一个过程中计划操作的工具的至少一部分转移到刀具更换臂4来解决该目的 到中间杂志5。

    Machine tool
    10.
    发明授权
    Machine tool 失效
    机床

    公开(公告)号:US5046233A

    公开(公告)日:1991-09-10

    申请号:US556146

    申请日:1990-07-23

    申请人: Isao Shoda

    发明人: Isao Shoda

    IPC分类号: B23Q3/157 B23Q3/155 B27C9/04

    摘要: The invention relates to a machine tool on which an extra working head can be exchanged readily. The machine tool comprises a main beam extending horizontally in leftward and rightward directions, a carrier mounted for leftward and rightward movement on the main beam, a ram mounted for upward and downward sliding movement on the carrier, at least one standing working head mounted for upward and downward movement on the carrier, a plurality of head holders, an extra working head held on each of the head holders, a sub beam extending in forward and backward directions and having a front portion and a rear portion defining therebetween a gap adjacent an end of the main beam, first guide means provided on the front and rear portions of the sub beam for guiding the head holders for the extra working heads in a forwardly and backwardly juxtaposed relationship for forward and backward sliding movement thereon, a carriage mounted on the sub beam for slidably moving the head holders along the first guide means, and second guide means provided on the ram for carrying a single head holder thereon.