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US 2019/0176287 A1Published application
Live tool having monoblock with fluid channel and fluid driven spindle
AssigneeColibri Spindles Ltd.
InventorsAvigdor Angel, Ran Benedik
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Abstract
A live tool system having a live tool and a collar surrounding a rotating shaft or a rotating cutting tool of the live tool. The collar houses at least one sensor capable of monitoring an operating condition proximate to the cutting tool during a cutting operation. Example operating conditions including temperature and vibration. The system also includes a wireless transmitter in communication with the at least one sensor for transmitting a signal for use by a machining center controller.
Claims19
A live tool system comprising:
- a monoblock having a monoblock fluid channel passing therethrough;
- and
- a fluid-driven cutting tool spindle mounted onto the monoblock, the spindle having a spindle shaft configured to rotate a cutting tool, and a spindle fluid channel passing through at least a portion of the spindle;
- wherein:
- the monoblock fluid channel is in fluid communication with the spindle fluid channel;
- and
- a fluid passing through the monoblock fluid channel and into the spindle fluid channel is configured to rotate the spindle shaft.
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