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US 5,586,382 AGranted
Right angle turning attachment for milling machine
OwnerCharles F. Ganeminventor
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Abstract
A right angled turning attachment (6) connected to the spindle (5) of a milling machine (2). The attachment provides a thru hole clamping mechanism (13) for holding and turning material (10) with various cutting tools (9) mounted in tool holders (8) fastened to the milling table (7). The attachment provides effecient turning capability to manual or computer controlled milling machines.
Claims6
A right angle drive, for converting a milling machine to a lathe, comprising:
- a housing having a bore therein and a clamping means for releasably attaching said right angle drive to a milling machine;
- a drive shaft having at least one bearing mounted in the housing, the drive shaft being connectable to a milling machine spindle;
- a through hole spindle having at least one bearing mounted in the housing, the through hold spindle extending at a right angle to the drive shaft;
- a drive mechanism connecting the drive shaft to the through hole spindle for driving the through hole spindle;
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- a device for holding material in the through hole spindle and for clamping and unclamping material as desired.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.