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US 5,807,037 AGranted
Tool head for machine-tools
AssigneeKomet Praezisionswerkzeuge Robert Breuning GmbH
InventorsEberhardt Schneider, Gerhard Scheer
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AssigneeKomet Praezisionswerkzeuge Robert Breuning GmbH
InventorsEberhardt Schneider, Gerhard Scheer
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A tool head, in particular a fine adjustment head for use in machine-tools, may be coupled to a rotary machine spindle (26) and has a slide (16) that may be adjusted transversely to the axis (12) of the base body and is provided with a projecting tool-receiving part (14) on its front face. A measurement arrangement (18) is provided for directly measuring the adjustment path of the slide (16) in relation to the base body (10). The tool head further has an adjustment motor (20) that acts on the slide (16) in the direction of adjustment and an external current supply arrangement (22) for electronic components integrated into the tool head and for the adjustment motor (20). In order to obtain a compact design with high adjustment precision, the adjustment motor (20) is arranged with its cylindrical housing (45) in a recess (46) of the base body (10) that extends transversely to the direction of adjustment of the slide (45) and to the axis of the base body. The recess (46) extends across the axis (12) of the base body and the driven shaft (48) of the motor extends parallel to the recess (46).
A tool head for use in machine tools, comprising a body defining a body axis, a tool shank connected to the body which extends axially beyond the body and is adapted to be coupled to a rotating machine spindle of a machine tool, at least one slide positioned in the body and adapted to be adjusted transversely with respect to the body axis in an adjusting direction, a tool carrier connected to the slide extending beyond an end face of the body, a measuring device for directly measuring a position of the slide in relation to the body, measuring electronics arranged in the body and connected to the measuring device, an adjusting motor arranged in the body and acting on the slide to adjust the slide in the adjusting direction, the adjusting motor having an output shaft, a power supply device for supplying power to the measuring electronics and the adjusting motor, and a transverse recess positioned in the body and adapted to receive the adjusting motor therein, the transverse recess being aligned transversely to the body axis and intersecting the body axis, the output shaft of the adjusting motor being aligned parallel with respect to the transverse recess.
A tool head for use in machine tools, comprising a body defining a body axis, a tool shank connected to the body which extends axially beyond the body and is adapted to be coupled to a rotating machine spindle of a machine tool, at least one slide positioned in the body and has an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the slide transversely with respect to the body axis in an adjusting direction, a tool carrier connected to the slide extending beyond an end face of the body, a measuring device for directly measuring a position of the slide in relation to the body, measuring electronics arranged in the body and connected to the measuring device, an adjusting motor arranged in the body and acting on the slide to adjust the slide in the adjusting direction, the adjusting motor having an output shaft, a power supply device for the measuring electronics and the adjusting motor, a transverse recess positioned in the body and adapted to receive the adjusting motor therein, the transverse recess being aligned transversely to the body axis and intersecting the body axis, the output shaft of the adjusting motor being aligned parallel with respect to the transverse recess, the adjusting motor having a motor housing, and an output gearwheel being supported by the output shaft, the output gear wheel extending in a cup-like manner over an output end of the motor housing and is coupled to the adjusting mechanism of the slide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.