Tool storage and machine tool
AssigneeYamazaki Mazak Corporation
InventorsTomohiro KINTOKI, Seiya ONO, Reiji MAEKAWA, Mitsumasa IEDA, Keijiro KINOSHITA, Kenji YOSHIMOTO, Masaki TANASE
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Abstract
A tool storage includes a tool receiver, a tool magazine, and a tool carriage. The tool receiver is provided on a one side of a machine tool with respect to a workpiece holder of the machine tool along a machine tool direction and is configured to receive a tool from an outside of the machine tool. The tool magazine is provided on another side opposite to the one side with respect to the workpiece holder along the machine tool direction. The tool carriage is configured to carry the tool between the tool receiver and the tool magazine.
Claims18
A tool storage comprising:
- a tool receiver provided on a one side of a machine tool with respect to a workpiece holder of the machine tool along a machine tool direction and configured to receive a tool from an outside of the machine tool;
- a tool magazine provided on another side opposite to the one side with respect to the workpiece holder along the machine tool direction;
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- a tool carriage configured to carry the tool between the tool receiver and the tool magazine.
A machine tool comprising:
- a workpiece holder configured to hold a workpiece;
- a machining apparatus to which a tool is attachable;
- a tool receiver provided between the workpiece holder and a front of the machine tool, and configured to receive a tool from an outside of the machine tool;
- a tool magazine provided between the workpiece holder and a back of the machine tool;
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- a tool carriage configured to carry the tool between the tool receiver and the tool magazine.
A tool storage comprising:
- a housing having a front and a back, the front having an access opening;
- a tool receiver provided in the housing and configured to receive a tool from an outside of the machine tool via the access opening;
- a tool magazine provided in the housing between the tool receiver and the back of the housing;
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- a tool carriage configured to carry the tool between the tool receiver and the tool magazine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.