US 4,789,280 AGranted

Tooling assembly for automatic tool changing

AssigneeThe Cross Company

InventorsDaniel F. Dobat, Michael D. Smith

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Abstract

A tooling assembly (10) is disclosed having a plurality of tool holders (18, 20) for independently driven cutting tools (14, 16), the tooling assembly adapted for automatic insertion and removal from a spindle assembly (12). The plurality of cutting tools (14, 16) are disclosed as arranged to be able to simultaneously machine concentric round features on a workpiece (8), such as a valve stem guide bore (9) and valve seat (7). The tooling assembly (10) includes inner and outer tool bodies (30, 24) rotatably mounted together, each carrying a tool holder (20, 18), the tool bodies (30, 24) rotated at different speeds. A coupling arrangement for the tooling assembly includes an outer draw bar (82) moveable to couple the tooling assembly (10) to the spindle assembly (12), and an inner draw bar (84) separately coupled to moveable element (20) to enable independent axial advance of one of the cutting tools (14) by axial movement of the inner draw bar (84) and coupled moveable element (20).

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Dependent claims

A tooling assembly (10) characterized by an inner tool body (30) and a concentric outer tool body (24), said outer tool body (24) rotatably mounted on said inner tool body (30);

one of said outer tool body (24) or inner tool body (3) having a coupling feature (76, 80) formed on a portion thereof to be able to automatically couple either said inner tool body (30) or said outer tool body (24) to a spindle assembly (12) upon insertion into a spindle bore to be rotated therewith a first tool holder (20) carried by said inner tool body (30) so as to be rotated therewith and axially moveable therein, and formed with a coupling feature (116) on one end thereof to allow automatic coupling to an inner draw bar (84), a second tool holder (18) carried by said outer tool body (24) so as to be rotated therewith;
means (76, 80, 54, 56, 290) independently rotating both said inner tool body (30) and said outer tool body (24) by said spindle assembly (12);
whereby said tooling assembly (10) may be coupled as an assembly to a spindle assembly (12) independently rotated, separate tools and separately advance said first tool holder (20) by a draw bar (84).

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.