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US 2023/0093784 A9Published application
Rapid change chuck adapter
AssigneeSeth Davidian
InventorSeth DAVIDIAN
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Abstract
A rapid change chuck adapter system includes a chuck adapter that is removably attachable to the chuck in place of removed chuck teeth. The chuck adapter is operable to engage a collet such that an operation of the chuck as if the chuck teeth were not removed operates the collet via the chuck adapter.
Claims6
A rapid change chuck adapter system, comprising:
- a chuck with removed chuck teeth;
- and
- a chuck adapter that is removably attachable to the chuck in place of the removed chuck teeth, wherein the chuck adapter is operable to engage a collet such that an operation of the chuck as if the chuck teeth were not removed operates the collet via the chuck adapter.
A chuck adapter, comprising:
- adapter jaws configured to removably attach to a chuck body in place of removed chuck teeth, and to translate the operation of the chuck to operate a collet coupled to the chuck adapter.
A method for machining, comprising:
- removing chuck teeth from a chuck;
- attaching a chuck adapter to the chuck in place of the removed chuck teeth, wherein the chuck adapter is operable to engage a collet such that an operation of the chuck as if the chuck teeth were not removed operates the collet via the chuck adapter;
- coupling the collet to the chuck adapter;
- and
- operating the cuck to operate the collet via the chuck adapter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.