Machine tool with work transferring mechanism

Abstract

A machine tool with work transferring mechanism 1 provided with a work transferring mechanism 8 which transfers a work 10 and receives/delivers the work 10 from/to a main spindle 3, wherein in the front-rear direction, the space inside the machine tool 1 is divided via a shutter 11 into a machining space 12 in which the main spindle 3 is arranged and a transferring space 13 in which the work transferring mechanism 8 transfers the work 10; the work transferring mechanism 8 is equipped with a work retainer 9 retaining the work 10, and a moving mechanism moving the work retainer 9; and while the work 10 attached to the main spindle 3 is being machined, the work retainer 9 is preliminarily moved by the moving mechanism to a vicinity of the main spindle 3 via the shutter 11.

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