Chuck for apparatus for machining a tubular rotating workpiece

Abstract

The invention relates to a chuck (1) for a machine tool for machining a tubular workpiece which rotates about a rotational axis (4) that coincides with the centre of the chuck, comprising at least two chucking slides (7a, b, c) that are designed to be positionable radially with respect to the rotational axis (4) in order to release and chuck the workpiece, are arranged on the end side of and in a manner distributed uniformly around the circumference of a chuck head plate (2), and bear chucking jaws (8a, b, c). The operating characteristics for the central and/or balancing chucking of a tube are improved when each chucking slide (7a, b, c) is assigned firstly transverse slides (9a, b, c) which are provided tangentially to the rotational axis (4) in the head plate (2), are acted upon by an adjusting means and have a slide block (11) formed as a rack (12) on a longitudinal side, and secondly separate toothed wheels (19a, b, c) which mesh with the racks (12), wherein each chucking slide (7a, b, c) is provided on its underside with a driving claw (17) which, in order to deflect the movement of the transverse slide (9a, b, c) in an adjusting movement, extending at right angles to the pp rotational axis (4), of the chucking slide (7a, b, c), is in engagement with a slot-like guide groove (16) provided in the slide block (11) of the transverse slide (9a, b, c), and wherein the toothed wheels (19a, b, c) are assigned a coupling pinion (20) that can be engaged and disengaged axially with respect to the rotational axis.

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