US5093973A
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Tool turret for machine tools
Assignee: EMAG Maschinenfabrik GmbH
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Filing: 1990-10-19
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Granted: 1992-03-10
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Expires: 2010-10-19
Abstract
Abstract The turret for machine tools has a turret disk which is rotatable via a gear unit and can be positioned in determined rotational angle positions, wherein the gear unit also serves to drive a tool drive shaft. A plurality of tool holding devices are provided on the turret disk so as to be distributed on the circumference including a base part and a tool holder which is displaceable relative to the base part vertically relative to the turret axis and adjustable. A feed gear unit is provided in the base part for the tool holder, wherein the feed gear unit can be coupled with the tool drive shaft. The tool holder and accordingly the tool carried by it can accordingly be adjusted in the radial direction. A fixedly arranged tool holder is provided with another tool at the turret disk, so that two parallel surfaces can be machined simultaneously by means of the two tools, wherein the opposite feed movements are effected by means of the carriage carrying the turret on the one hand and by means of the tool holding device on the other hand.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Steinbach
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:07
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q1/00; B23Q1/25; B23Q1/64; B23Q1/68; B23B; B23B29/00; B23B29/24; B23B29/242; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/51; Y10T29/5152; Y10T29/5154; Y10T82/00; Y10T82/25; Y10T82/2585; Y10T82/2587
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
In a tool turret for machine tools having a turret disk which can be positioned in determined rotational angle positions and is rotatable, via a gear unit, by a motor, wherein the gear unit also serves to drive a tool drive shaft which can be coupled in a conventional manner with drivable tools which are held by the turret disk, the improvement comprising: at least one tool holding device being provided at the turret disk instead of the drivable tools, which tool holding device includes a base part and a first tool holder which is displaceable and adjustable relative to the base part vertically with respect to the turret axis, a feed gear unit for the first tool holder being provided in the base part and which can be coupled with the tool drive shaft, and wherein every tool holding device is provided with a second tool holder for a fixed tool which is located radially opposite to the radially displaceable tool on the first tool holder, the second tool holder being arranged so as to be fixed at the turret disk, and wherein the displaceable tool and the fixed tool serve to simultaneously machine opposite sides of a workpiece.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
200 words
In a tool turret for machine tools having a turret disk which can be positioned in determined rotational angle positions and is rotatable, via a gear unit, by a motor, wherein the gear unit also serves to drive a tool drive shaft which can be coupled in a conventional manner with drivable tools which are held by the turret disk, the improvement comprising: at least one tool holding device being provided at the turret disk instead of the drivable tools, which tool holding device includes a base part and a first tool holder which is displaceable and adjustable relative to the base part vertically with respect to the turret axis, a feed gear unit for the first tool holder being provided in the base part and which can be coupled with the tool drive shaft, and wherein every tool holding device is provided with a second tool holder for a fixed tool which is located radially opposite to the radially displaceable tool on the first tool holder, the second tool holder being arranged so as to be fixed at the turret disk, and wherein the displaceable tool and the fixed tool serve to simultaneously machine opposite sides of a workpiece.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
85 words
A tool turret according to claim 1, wherein the feed fear unit comprises a spindle which can be coupled with the tool drive shaft and a nut which is displaceable in the base part, but is guided so as to be fixed with respect to rotation and engages with a driver into a groove of the first tool holder, which groove extends diagonally relative to the displacement direction of the first tool holder which is guided so as to be displaceable in the base part.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A tool turret according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first tool holder is loaded in the movement direction by means of a spring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A tool turret according to claim 1, wherein, at least one piston is arranged in the base part, which piston is guided so as to be displaceable transversely relative to the movement direction of the first tool holder, is acted upon hydraulically and presses against the first tool holder when acted upon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A tool turret according to claim 1, wherein the tool drive shaft is connected with a rotation pickup.
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