Workpiece support for a turret on a opposed spindle lathe
AssigneeYamazaki Mazik Corp.
InventorsHiroshi Kojima, Keikichi Sakata, Seigo Watanabe, Yukio Mitsukuchi
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Abstract
A complex machine tool has a single frame having a chip collecting space at a center portion thereof, first and second spindle stocks on the frame, relatively free to move and drive in a Z axis direction and holding the chip collecting space therebetween, workpiece spindles on the spindle stocks free to rotate and drive and facing each other, and tool rests. The tool rests have turrets and can assume various kinds of movement. Complicated and varied types of machining can be performed combining the rotation control of the workpiece spindles and the spindle stocks.
Claims5
An opposed spindles lathe, comprising:
- a single frame;
- first and second spindle stocks on said frame;
- a workpiece spindle rotatably disposed on each of said spindle stocks so as to face each other;
- tool rests on said frame;
- a turret for holding tools provided on each of said tool rests, each said turret having a plurality of tool installation portions for attachably and detachably holding tools thereon;
- a workpiece supporting means for supporting a workpiece to be machined provided on a said tool installation portion of a said turret so as to be attachable and detachable therefrom, said workpiece supporting means having a workpiece holding portion capable of rotatably holding a workpiece to be machined and releasing the workpiece;
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- operating means for operating said workpiece holding portion to hold and release a workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.