Method for positioning a tool
AssigneeE. Zoller GmbH & Co. KG Einstell-Und MessgeräTe
InventorsDieter Buttau, Felix Thiel
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Abstract
A method for positioning a tool (24) on a tool chuck (20) employs a tool holding device (22, 50, 58), which includes a tool-accommodating area (32, 52, 66) for at least partly receiving the tool (24), a connecting area (26, 54 62) to be arranged on the tool chuck (20), and a positioning opening (48) through which a positioner (18) can be placed against the tool (24), which is located at least in part in the tool-accommodating area (32, 52, 66). The tool (24) is optically scanned to obtain a measurement. Subsequently, the tool holding device (22, 50, 58) is removed from the chuck (20), and the chuck is heated. Then, the tool (24), which is separated from the tool holding device (22, 50, 58), is shrink fitted in the chuck (20) at a position that is based on the measurement.
Claims9
A method of positioning a tool in a tool chuck comprising:
- a) arranging a tool-holding device on the tool chuck, wherein the tool is held by the tool-holding device;
- b) scanning a characteristic element of the tool;
- c) positioning a positioning member so that a force is applied to the tool by the positioning member through a positioning opening in the tool-holding device;
- d) removing the tool-holding device from the tool chuck;
- e) heating a locating region of the tool chuck;
- and
- f) shrink fitting the tool without the tool holding device to the tool chuck
- wherein steps a-d are performed prior to steps e and f.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.