Spindle squaring apparatus
OwnerJoseph R. Navarro, Mariam M. Navarroinventors
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Abstract
The Invention is an apparatus for squaring a spindle of a machine tool with a work holding surface. A shank is adapted to be connected to the spindle. The shank has a shank axis and is attached to a body. The body has a lower side from which depends a reference point. The reference point defines a measurement plane perpendicular to the shank axis. A first gauge having a spaced-apart relation to the reference point has a range of measurement that intersects the measurement plane. The range of measurement falls on a measurement axis parallel to the shank axis.
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An apparatus for determining an angular relationship between a spindle of a machine tool and a work holding surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a body having a lower side;
- b. a reference surface defined by said lower side of said body, said reference surface being integral to said body;
- c. a shank, said shank having a shank axis, said shank being configured to be mounted to the spindle of the machine tool;
- d. a first gauge, said first gauge being mounted to said body, said first gauge having a first measurement axis generally parallel to and in a spaced-apart relation to said shank axis, said first gauge having a first range of measurement along said first measurement axis;
- e. a reference point operably connected to said lower side of said body, said reference point being in a spaced-apart relationship to said first gauge, said reference point defining a measurement plane perpendicular to said shank axis.
An apparatus for determining an angular relationship between a spindle of a machine tool and a work holding surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a shank, said shank defining a shank axis and having a first end, said first end of said shank being configured to be mounted in the spindle of the machine tool;
- b. a body, said shank being connected to said body;
- c. a first means for measuring, said first means for measuring being operably connected to said body, said first means for measuring defining a first measurement axis, said first means for measuring having a first range of measurement along said first measurement axis, said first measurement axis being parallel and in a spaced-apart relation to said shank axis;
- d. a reference point, said reference point being in a spaced-apart relation to said first measurement axis, said reference point defining a measurement plane perpendicular to said shank axis, said measurement plane intersecting said first measurement axis within said first range of measurement;
- e. a reference surface integral to said body, said body having a lower side, said lower side defining said reference surface, said reference surface being configured to selectably engage a calibration surface.
An apparatus for determining the angular relationship between a spindle of a machine tool and a work surface of the machine tool, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a transversely-extending body including an integral reference surface on a bottom portion thereof;
- b. an elongated shank attached to said body, the longitudinal axis of said shank being aligned perpendicular to said reference surface;
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- c. first and second gauges mounted at spaced-apart locations on said transversely-extending body, each of said gauges having a movable measuring tip, said gauges being positioned relative to said reference surface such that each of said measuring tips can be moved within the range of measurement of said gauge to a position flush with said reference surface.
An apparatus for determining the angular relationship between a spindle of a machine tool and a work holding surface of the machine tool, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a shank having a first shank end and a second shank end, said shank defining a shank axis, said first end of said shank being adapted to engage the spindle of the machine tool;
- b. a body, said second end of said shank being attached to said body;
- c. a pivot pin attached to said body;
- d. a rocker pivotally attached to said pivot pin, said rocker defining a cam surface, said rocker further defining a lower surface, said lower surface being configured to engage the work holding surface, said cam surface defining a pre-determined curvature;
- e. a first gauge attached to said body, said first gauge having a first measuring tip, said first gauge measuring tip defining a first measurement axis, said first measurement axis being parallel to said shank axis, said first gauge measuring tip engaging said cam surface.
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