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US 2020/0230761 A1Published application
Machine tool system
AssigneeMakino Milling Machine Co., Ltd.
InventorMasahiro SHIRONE
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Abstract
This machine tool system is provided with a tool holder adaptor that has a flange having formed therein: a hole part that contains a tool holder; and an engagement part that engages with a hand of a self-propelled robot, wherein when transporting the tool holder to a machine tool from a tool storage that contains a plurality of tool holder adaptors, the self-propelled robot grasps the tool holder adaptor to transport the tool.
Claims3
A machine tool system for transporting tools and workpieces to a plurality of machine tools, the system comprising:
- a tool holder for holding a tool,
- a self-propelled robot having a hand for engagement with a predetermined shape,
- a tool holder adapter having a hole for accommodating the tool holder and a flange having formed therein an engagement part for engagement with the hand, and
- a tool storage for storing a plurality of tool holder adapters for storing tool holders, wherein
- when a tool holder is transported from the tool storage to the machine tool, the self-propelled robot transports the tool by gripping the tool holder adapter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.