US4428109A
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Lathe
Assignee: Heyligenstaedt and Co Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik GmbH
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Filing: 1981-06-03
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Granted: 1984-01-31
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Expires: 2001-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A lathe having a longitudinal slide, a longitudinal guide for said slide, a tool magazine and an automatic tool changer, the tool changer being arranged on the slide and the tool magazine having a number of tool storage holders arranged in rows along the guide.
Inventors
- 👤 Friedrich Seeger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:32
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q3/00; B23Q3/155; B23Q3/15513; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T483/00; Y10T483/17; Y10T483/1702; Y10T483/1714; Y10T483/1719; Y10T483/18; Y10T483/1809
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A lathe having a longitudinal slide, a longitudinal guide for said slide, a cross guide carrying a faceplate on said slide, a tool turret mounted on said faceplate, a tool magazine and an automatic tool changer, (a) said tool changer being arranged on said longitudinal slide, (b) said tool magazine having a plurality of ledges arranged transverse to the longitudinal guide and a plurality of tool storage holders arranged on said ledges at right angles to said longitudinal guide and in adjacent rows along said longitudinal guide, and (c) said tool magazine being arranged parallel to the cross guide, and the ledges being provided with latching means adapted to be unlatched by said tool changer, said tool changer having means for shifting the ledges from one latched position to another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A lathe having a longitudinal slide, a longitudinal guide for said slide, a cross guide carrying a faceplate on said slide, a tool turret mounted on said faceplate, a tool magazine and an automatic tool changer, (a) said tool changer being arranged on said longitudinal slide, (b) said tool magazine having a plurality of ledges arranged transverse to the longitudinal guide and a plurality of tool storage holders arranged on said ledges at right angles to said longitudinal guide and in adjacent rows along said longitudinal guide, and (c) said tool magazine being arranged parallel to the cross guide, and the ledges being provided with latching means adapted to be unlatched by said tool changer, said tool changer having means for shifting the ledges from one latched position to another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A lathe according to claim 1, wherein the tool gripper contains means to grip the tools endwise.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A lathe according to claim 1, wherein the tools are provided with symmetrically opposite respective pairs of chamfers, running at an obtuse angle to each other on each lateral surface thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
96 words
A lathe having a longitudinal slide, a longitudinal guide for said slide, a tool turret mounted on said slide, a stationary linear tool magazine and an automatic tool changer, (a) said tool changer being arranged on said longitudinal slide, (b) said tool magazine having a plurality of tool storage holders at right angles to said longitudinal guide and in adjacent rows along said longitudinal guide, and (c) means to displace said tool storage holders, stepwise, a respective tool position at a time, in rows and independently of each other at right angles to the longitudinal guide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
96 words
A lathe having a longitudinal slide, a longitudinal guide for said slide, a tool turret mounted on said slide, a stationary linear tool magazine and an automatic tool changer, (a) said tool changer being arranged on said longitudinal slide, (b) said tool magazine having a plurality of tool storage holders at right angles to said longitudinal guide and in adjacent rows along said longitudinal guide, and (c) means to displace said tool storage holders, stepwise, a respective tool position at a time, in rows and independently of each other at right angles to the longitudinal guide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A lathe according to claim 4, wherein the tools are provided with symmetrically opposite respective pairs of chamfers, running at an obtuse angle to each other on each lateral surface thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A lathe according to claim 4, wherein the tool gripper contains means to grip the tools endwise.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-01-30 | 1987-08-01 | 1988-01-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-01-30 | 1991-08-01 | 1992-01-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-01-30 | 1995-08-01 | 1996-01-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |