Chuck

Abstract

A chuck (1) is provided by means of which workpieces (2) are supported individually for machining by a machine tool (3) and aligned coaxially to a centering axis (4), which serves as a reference for machining the workpiece (2) by the machine tool (3), having a chuck body (5), having at least four clamping jaws (6, 7, 8, 9) that are radially movably mounted on the chuck body (5) and are arranged in pairs in an X or Y plane and by means of which the workpiece (2) is held during the machining process to be aligned with respect to the centering axis (4), and having a pull piston (45) that is mounted in or at the chuck body (5) so as to be linearly movable and which is drivably coupled to a respective clamping jaw (6, 7, 8, 9) such that during the linear movement of the pull piston (45) the clamping jaws (6, 7, 8, 9) are radially fed in the direction of the workpiece (2) to be clamped or moved away from same in a synchronous manner, wherein the pull piston (45) is arranged coaxially with respect to the centering axis (4) inside the chuck body (5) and is axially actuated by one or more drive means (12, 13, 52, 53), on the one hand aiming at adjusting the compensatory movements between two adjacent clamping jaws running perpendicular to one another (6, 7, 8, 9) irrespective of their feed movement and operative contact with the workpiece (2) to be clamped, and on the other hand aiming at the constructional height of such chuck (1) being as small as possible. This aim is achieved in that each drive means (12, 13, 52, 53) has a linearly movable piston rod (26) or threaded spindle (55), whose respective longitudinal axis (26′ or 55′) is arranged to be perpendicular to the centering axis (4). (FIG. 1)

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