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Tool changer for lathe tool holder

Assignee: Lodge and Shipley Co
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Filing: 1961-10-05
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Granted: 1965-06-01
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Expires: 1981-10-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William C E Coate

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 20:50
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q3/00; B23Q3/155; B23Q3/1556; B23Q3/15566; B23Q3/15506; B23Q3/1552; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T483/00; Y10T483/17; Y10T483/1702; Y10T483/1726

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 131 words
IN A MULTIPLE TOOL, AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED LATHE HAVING MEANS FOR ROTATABLE MOUNTING A WORKPIECE, TOOL CHANGING AND SUPPORTING APPARATUS COMPRISING: A MAGAZINE MOUNTED ON THE LATHE CROSS SLIDE FOR ROTATION AND FOR MOVEMENT IN TRANSLATION; MEANS RELEASABLY SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF TOOL HOLDERS ON SAID MAGAZINE, AT LEAST SOME OF SAID TOOL HOLDERS RESPECTIVELY CARRYING TOOLS FOR MACHING A WORKPIECE; A TURRET MOUNTED ON SAID CROSS SLIDE AND HAVING A SOCKET FOR SUPPORTING A TOOL HOLDER, AND THE TURRET BEING ROTATABLE TO A POSITION WHERE THE SOCKET CAN RECEIVE A TOOL HOLDER FROM SAID MAGAZINE, THE TRANSFER BEING EFFECTED BY THE MAGAZINE MOVING UP TO THE TURRENT TO DEPOSIT A TOOL HOLDER IN THE SOCKET AND MOVING AWAY FROM THE TURRET HAVING LEAVING THE HOLDER IN PLACE IN THE SOCKET; AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 131 words
IN A MULTIPLE TOOL, AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED LATHE HAVING MEANS FOR ROTATABLE MOUNTING A WORKPIECE, TOOL CHANGING AND SUPPORTING APPARATUS COMPRISING: A MAGAZINE MOUNTED ON THE LATHE CROSS SLIDE FOR ROTATION AND FOR MOVEMENT IN TRANSLATION; MEANS RELEASABLY SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF TOOL HOLDERS ON SAID MAGAZINE, AT LEAST SOME OF SAID TOOL HOLDERS RESPECTIVELY CARRYING TOOLS FOR MACHING A WORKPIECE; A TURRET MOUNTED ON SAID CROSS SLIDE AND HAVING A SOCKET FOR SUPPORTING A TOOL HOLDER, AND THE TURRET BEING ROTATABLE TO A POSITION WHERE THE SOCKET CAN RECEIVE A TOOL HOLDER FROM SAID MAGAZINE, THE TRANSFER BEING EFFECTED BY THE MAGAZINE MOVING UP TO THE TURRENT TO DEPOSIT A TOOL HOLDER IN THE SOCKET AND MOVING AWAY FROM THE TURRET HAVING LEAVING THE HOLDER IN PLACE IN THE SOCKET; AND

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