8results about "Work trasfer apparatus" patented technology

Transfer device (100) for a cutting device (1), wherein the cutting device (1) has a machining unit (2) which has at least one clamping table (10) for holding a workpiece (200), a transfer means (80) for feeding the workpiece (200) to the machining unit (2) and a cutting blade changing means (3) for changing a cutting blade (21); wherein the transfer device (100) is set up for use in transferring a new cutting blade (21) as a replacement component to the machining unit (2); the transfer device (100) has a plurality of receiving sections (101), each configured to receive the new cutting blade (21) and the cutting blade (21) replaced by the cutting blade changing means (3); and the transfer device (100) is set up to be transferred by the transfer means (80) to transfer the workpiece (200).

Clamping device (10) for clamping a workpiece carrier (12) on a machine tool (46) with a tool spindle (45), wherein the clamping device (10) comprises: - a base (14) with a support surface (15) for arranging a workpiece carrier (12), - an actuating device (23) arranged at the base (14), which has an externally accessible control element (24) formed by a control ring (25), which is movable along a path about a vertical axis (H) passing through the support surface (15) between a first position (P1) and a second position (P2) by means of the tool spindle (45) of the machine tool (46), wherein the control element (24) has a coupling device (37) which is configured to be detachably connected to a feedback device (38) of a spindle adapter (39), which is configured to be held by the tool spindle (45) of the machine tool (46), so that the tool spindle (45) can engage by means of the spindle adapter (39) and a rotational movement of the spindle adapter (39) leads to a movement of the control element (24) along the path between the first position (P1) and the second position (P2),wherein the clamping device (10) is in a release state that releases the workpiece carrier (12) when the operating element (24) is in the first position (P1), wherein the clamping device (10) is in a clamping state that holds the workpiece carrier (12) when the operating element (24) is in the second position (P2).

Turning machine (1) comprising the following: a rotary device (2) that holds and rotates a workpiece (8); a machining device (3) on which a cutting tool (7) is mounted for machining the workpiece (8); and a rotary loading device (4) comprising a plurality of grippers (5) arranged around a central axis of rotation (401) of the rotary loading device (4), and rotating such that the grippers (5) provided in plurality are successively facing the rotary device (2), wherein each of the multiple grippers (5) is designed to move individually towards the rotary axis (401) of the rotary loading device (4), wherein the rotary loading device (4) is constructed such that it supplies the workpiece (8) to and receives it from the rotary device (2) by rotating, wherein the workpiece (8) is held directly or indirectly by the gripper (5) and the gripper (5) is moved to the central axis of rotation (401) of the rotary loading device (4), and the cutting tool (7) is supplied to and received from the machining device (3) by rotating, wherein the cutting tool (7) is held directly or indirectly by the gripper (5) and the gripper (5) is moved to the central axis of rotation (401) of the rotary loading device (4), characterized in that the rotary device (2) is constructed such that it rotates about a central axis (201) of the rotary device (2) which extends in a vertical direction, the rotary loading device (4) is constructed such that each of the plurality of grippers (5) is rotated in a horizontal direction, the axis of rotation (401) of the rotary loading device (4) extending in the vertical direction, and Each of the multiple grippers (5) of the rotary loading device (4), the rotary device (2) and the machining device (3) is able to move relative to each other in the vertical direction and is constructed in such a way that the relative movement is carried out to deliver and receive the workpiece (8) between the rotary loading device (4) and the rotary device (2) and to deliver and receive the cutting tool (7) between the rotary loading device (4) and the machining device (3).

A machining center is provided, which can complete replacement of processed works on stock shelves in a work storage section with unprocessed works within a time period significantly shorter than those in conventional techniques and improve the efficiency of an entire processing process. In the machining center, a cover surrounding the work storage section includes an opening portion where rear surface regions of the stock shelves are exposed, a stock shelf access door that closes the opening portion and is driven to be opened and closed, a locking device for the stock shelf access door, a unlocking mechanism that is operable from the outer side of the cover to unlock the locking device, and a door opening / closing detection device that detects an opened or closed state of the stock shelf access door. A control unit of a CNC device includes an interlocking function of disabling the unlocking mechanism while an automatic pallet changer is driven, and a safety control function of prohibiting, based on a detection signal from the door opening / closing detection device, a drive unit of the automatic pallet changer from being driven while the stock shelf access door is in the opened state.

The invention relates to a machine tool, comprising: a frame (12), which has a stationary gantry (16) for holding at least one tool spindle (46, 48), the gantry (16) having a gantry opening (36), through which a working space (38) can be accessed, the or each tool spindle (46, 48) being movable on the gantry (16) in a first direction (Z) vertically and in a second direction (X) orthogonal to the first direction (Z); and a workpiece table (100), which has at least one place (114, 116) for holding a workpiece, the workpiece table (100) being translatable in a third direction (Y), which is orthogonal to the first direction (Z) and the second direction (X), at least one tool magazine (176, 178) being associated with the or each tool spindle (46, 48), it being possible to feed tools for tool exchange through at least one magazine opening (192, 194) in the gantry (16), and tools being exchanged between the or each tool spindle (46, 48) and the at least one tool magazine (176, 178) in the pick-up process, and / or the workpiece table (100) being pivotable about an axis (A) parallel to the second direction (X), and mutually spaced, jointly controlled drives (148, 150; 154, 156) being provided – two for the translational movement and two for the pivoting movement of the workpiece table (100).

A machine tool comprises a frame, which carries a fixed gantry for supporting at least one tool spindle. The gantry comprises a gantry recess, through which a working space is accessible. The one or more tool spindles on the gantry can each be moved vertically in a first direction and in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The machine tool further comprises a workpiece table with at least one location for supporting workpieces. The workpiece table is movable in translation in a third direction Y orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction. At least one tool magazine is associated with the at least one tool spindle tool spindle. Tools for tool changing can be fed through at least one magazine opening in the gantry. Tool changing between the one or more tool spindles and the at least one tool magazine takes place in a pick-up process.

The invention relates to a machine tool cocoon (10) for receiving a workpiece, having a base element (18) on which the workpiece can be disposed, wherein the base element (18) comprises at least one receptacle (47) for receiving and fixing a workpiece (40), and a support device (11) separably connected to the base element (18). The machine tool cocoon (10) can be positioned on a tool position of a tool changing system by means of the support device (11). The invention further relates to a method and a computer program.