System for selecting tools from a tool store of a machine tool for machining printed circuit boards
AssigneePluritec Italia S.p.A.
InventorAngelo Raiteri
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Abstract
The machine has a device for exchanging tools between a tool store and the spindle of a machining head carried by a carriage movable along the X axis; the store has a number of locations for the tools arranged in a matrix of rows and columns; a worktable is movable along the Y axis; and the tool-change device and the store are movable with respect to each other to select the required tool. For which purpose, activatable means are provided to enable the carriage to command the relative movement of the device and the store. A support, movable parallel to the X axis, is engaged by an element carried by the carriage to enable the support to be moved in a given direction in opposition to the action of return springs for restoring the support to a rest position.
Claims21
A system for selecting tools from a tool store of a machine tool for machining printed circuit boards, said machine (1) comprising a device (24, 24a, 24b) for exchanging tools (17) between said store (26a, 26b, 126, 226, 326) and a spindle (16) of a machining head (13);
- said machining head (13) being carried by a carriage movable in a first direction (X);
- said store (26a, 26b, 126, 226, 326) having a number of locations for the tools (17);
- a worktable (6) being movable in a second direction (Y) perpendicular to said first direction (X);
- and said device (24, 24a, 24b) and said store (26a, 26b, 126, 226, 326) being movable relative to each other to select the required tool (17);
- characterized by activatable means (51, 71, 97, 314) for enabling said carriage (14a, 14b, 114, 214) to effect said relative movement as the carriage itself moves in said first direction (X).
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