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US 2015/0367466 A1Published application
Rotary-magazine tool changer capable of changing tool storage position
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorsGaku ISOBE, Masahiro MUROTA, Naoki SATO
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Abstract
A tool changer for a machine tool is provided with a command unit for outputting a change command for a tool storage position to a control unit, which turns a tool magazine with a tool mounted on a spindle and controls an index unit to index a predetermined tool grip portion to a tool change position on receiving the change command for the tool storage position from the command unit.
Claims10
A tool changer for a machine tool, comprising:
- a rotary tool magazine capable of attaching and detaching a tool to and from a spindle of the machine tool;
- tool grip portions circumferentially disposed on the tool magazine;
- an index unit configured to turn the tool magazine with the tool mounted on the spindle;
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- a control unit configured to control the index unit during tool change, store the tool mounted on the spindle into the tool grip portion indexed to a tool change position of the tool magazine, index a tool grip portion stored with a tool to be used next to the tool change position, and mount the tool on the spindle,
- wherein the tool changer comprises command unit for outputting a change command for the tool storage position to the control unit and the control unit turns the tool magazine with the tool mounted on the spindle and controls the index unit to index a predetermined tool grip portion to the tool change position on receiving the change command for the tool storage position from the command unit.
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