Tool changing device which prevents chips adhering to tool
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorsKunio Kojima, Naoki Sato
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Abstract
A tool changing device of a machine tool which prevents chips adhering to a tool. By using a drive motor with which a tool changing device of the machine tool is usually provided, to vibrate the tool, the chips are prevented from adhering to the tool, especially to a tapered portion of the tool, and/or the chips adhered to the tool are removed, without using any additional device.
Claims16
A method for preventing chips adhering to a tool held in a tool magazine of a tool changing device of a machine tool, the tool changing device comprising a tool magazine drive motor for indexing the tool magazine, the method comprises:
- holding the tool in the tool magazine;
- vibratory driving of the tool magazine drive motor to vibrate the tool magazine in order to vibrate the tool.
A method for preventing chips adhering to a tool held by a tool changing arm of a tool changing device of a machine tool, the tool changing device comprising a tool changing arm drive motor for rotating the tool changing arm, the method comprises:
- holding the tool by the tool changing arm;
- vibratory driving of the tool changing arm drive motor to vibrate the tool changing arm in order to vibrate the tool.
A tool changing device of a machine tool comprising:
- a tool magazine;
- a tool magazine drive motor for indexing the tool magazine;
- and
- a tool magazine control for controlling driving of the tool magazine drive motor;
- the tool magazine control can control driving of the tool magazine drive motor such that the motor is vibratory driven so as to vibrate the tool magazine.
A tool changing device of a machine tool comprising:
- a tool changing arm;
- a tool changing arm drive motor for rotating the tool changing arm;
- and
- a tool changing arm control for controlling driving of the tool changing arm drive motor;
- the tool changing arm control can control driving of the tool changing arm drive motor such that the motor is vibratory driven so as to vibrate the tool changing arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.