TOOL CHANGING MECHANISM FOR MACHINE TOOL

• Main Author: LIU CHE SEN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.11.2014
• Subjects: COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOTDIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT; DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g.ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OFPARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSPORTING

A machine tool includes a receptacle extended from a stand, a working spindle rotatably attached to the receptacle and having a chuck device for grasping and releasing a tool member from the working spindle, a follower slidably attached onto the working spindle for actuating the chuck device to selectively grasp or release the tool member, a lever arm having one end pivotally attached to the receptacle with an axle, an actuator attached to the lever arm for actuating the follower to operate the chuck device to grasp and to release the tool member, and a driving device includes a piston for moving the lever arm and the actuator to actuate and move the chuck device to release the tool member.