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US 2015/0038307 A1Published application
Automatic tool storing mechanism
AssigneeKitamura Machinery Co., Ltd.
InventorsAkihiro KITAMURA, Kosaku KITAMURA
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Abstract
An automatic tool storing mechanism has a plurality of main magazine, transporting means, and a tool exchanging arm. Each main magazine holds a large number of pots with tools. The transporting means transports the pots with tools one by one between the main magazine and the waiting position close to the main spindle. The tool exchanging arm takes out an unused or preused pot with tool which is waiting at the waiting position and attaches it to the main spindle and also removes the used tool from the main spindle and places it in the pot.
Claims9
An automatic tool storing mechanism comprising:
- a plurality of main magazines for holding a number of pots with tools;
- transporting means for transporting the pots provided with tools one by one between the position close to the main magazines and a waiting position close to a main spindle;
- and
- a tool exchanging arm which takes out a preused or unused tool from the pot waiting at the waiting position and attach it to the main spindle and remove a used tool from the main spindle and place it in the pot,
- characterized in that
- a sub magazine tentatively storing a plurality for storing provisionally or of pots with tools is added between the main magazines and the waiting position close to or near the main spindle, wherein the pots with tools which are taken out or removed from the main magazines and transported to the sub magazine, and wherein the pots with tools are transported one by one from the sub magazine to the waiting position.
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