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US 2007/0167303 A1Published application
Tool magazine
AssigneeHuller Hille GmbH
InventorHorst Schmauder
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Abstract
A tool magazine exhibits a storage wheel, on the circumference of which there are attached, in the direction of its rotational axis protruding in both directions, tool receivers designed to receive tools. To transport the tools to a tool changer arranged on one side of the storage wheel there is provided a tool handover device, which is movable by means of a 4-position drive. To also enable the tools arranged to face away from the tool changer to be transported, the storage wheel exhibits passage opening that is open towards its circumference.
Claims8
Tool magazine
- having a storage wheel,
- that is arranged around its rotational axis to be rotatably drivable,
- that is fitted, on its circumference, with a first row and a second row of tool receivers, arranged opposite to each other in the direction of rotational axis and
- that exhibits on its circumference a passage opening,
- having a tool changer,
- that exhibits at least one tool gripper and
- that is arranged on a storage wheel side facing the first row of tool receivers and
- having a tool handover device,
- that exhibits a transport slide that is movable in parallel to the rotational axis,
- that exhibits a tool clamping device which faces the storage wheel and which is arranged on the transport slide and
- that exhibits a 4-position drive to move the transport slide between four positions, of which
- a first position is at the tool changer,
- a second position is in front of the first row of tool receivers,
- a third position is in front of the second row of tool receivers and
- a fourth position is on a side of the third position facing away from the tool changer.
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