公开(公告)号：US4403391A

公开(公告)日：1983-09-13

申请号：US252036

申请日：1981-04-08

Applicant: Colin J. Peacock

Inventor： Colin J. Peacock

IPC: B23Q3/157

CPC classification number: B23Q3/15773 ,  Y10T483/1769 ,  Y10T483/1771

Abstract: A machine tool comprises a work head in which tools are mounted in use and which is movable along a main beam in a Y machining direction. A tool selected from a tool storage matrix is held at an exchange position in readiness for exchange with a tool mounted on the work head. A carriage is movable along a subsidiary beam in a direction parallel to the Y machining direction and carries a pair of tool grippers. During a tool change, one of the grippers takes the tool from the exchange position and holds the latter while the carriage moves to the work head where it latches onto the latter by means of a latch device. The other gripper then removes the tool from the work head, whereupon said one gripper inserts the replacement tool in the work head. The carriage then unlatches from the work head and moves away therefrom, so that said other gripper can return the removed tool to the exchange position. In order that tools can also be exchanged in a right-angle head when the latter is attached to the work head, the grippers are each capable of an angular wrist-action movement.

Abstract translation: 一种机床包括工作头，其中工具在使用中安装并且可沿着主加工方向的主梁移动。 从工具存储矩阵中选择的工具被保持在交换位置，以便与安装在工作头上的工具进行交换。 托架可以沿着辅助梁在平行于Y加工方向的方向上移动并且携带一对工具夹具。 在换刀期间，夹具中的一个夹持器从交换位置拿起工具，并且当托架移动到工作头时，夹具移动到其上，借助于锁定装置将其夹紧在工件头上。 另一个夹具然后将工具从工作头移除，于是所述一个夹持器将更换工具插入工作头中。 然后，滑架从工作头松开并从中移开，使得所述另一个夹具可以将移除的工具返回到更换位置。 为了在后者被安装到工作头上时，工具也可以在直角头部中进行更换，夹具能够具有角度的手腕运动。

公开(公告)号：US4528742A

公开(公告)日：1985-07-16

申请号：US665515

申请日：1984-10-31

Applicant: Colin J. Peacock

Inventor： Colin J. Peacock

IPC: B23Q3/157

CPC classification number: B23Q3/1578 ,  B23Q3/15773 ,  Y10T483/1757 ,  Y10T483/1788 ,  Y10T483/1809

Abstract: A tool-changing device for a machine tool comprises a tool selector which is movable over a tool storage matrix to select tools from fixed storage locations and transfer them to an exchange position in readiness for mounting on a work head of the machine tool. The work head is movable inter alia along a Z machining axis, and the exchange position is disposed on a pick-up axis parallel to the Z axis at a level which varies in accordance with the position of the work head.

Abstract translation: 一种用于机床的刀具更换装置包括一个刀具选择器，该刀具选择器可在工具存储矩阵上移动以从固定的存储位置选择刀具并将其转移到更换位置，以便安装在机床的工作头上。 工作头尤其可以沿着Z加工轴线移动，并且更换位置以与工作头的位置变化的水平位于平行于Z轴的拾取轴上。