Tool Revolver Clamping Device Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tool turrets require complex modifications and adjustments to accommodate different tool holders, limiting flexibility and ease of installation.
Innovation Solution
A tool turret with a clamping device featuring two displable ring-shaped clamping elements and an actuating screw, allowing for easy installation and adaptation to various tool holders without altering the turret body, using diametrically opposite clamping claws with conical surfaces for secure tool holder engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional clamping device with multiple clamping segments and a spiral bolt is used, then the tool holder can be securely clamped, but the device requires complex modifications and adjustments to the turret body for different tool holders
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping device is divided into independent clamping elements (first and second clamping elements) that can be adjusted relative to each other. Each clamping element has its own guide pin and clamping jaw, allowing independent positioning to accommodate different tool holder geometries without modifying the turret body.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping device is designed with adjustable clamping elements that can adapt to various tool holder types and geometries. The guide pins can be positioned at different locations and the clamping jaws can be adjusted to different positions, making the same clamping device universal for different tool holders without requiring turret body modifications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the clamping device is designed with fixed clamping elements, then the structure is simple, but it cannot easily adapt to different tool holder geometries
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping elements are made adjustable rather than fixed. The first and second clamping elements can be positioned at different locations along their respective guide pins, and the actuating element can be adjusted to provide different clamping forces and positions, enabling adaptation to various tool holder geometries while maintaining a relatively simple structure.
3Manufacturing precision
If conical clamping surfaces are used on the clamping jaws, then the tool holder is drawn evenly into the receiving opening, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping jaws are equipped with conical or inclined surfaces instead of flat surfaces. These conical surfaces guide the tool holder evenly into the receiving opening during the clamping process, distributing the drawing force uniformly and preventing misalignment, though they do require precise manufacturing of the conical geometry.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure, even clamping and easy adaptation to different tool holders without requiring complex turret body modifications, ensuring efficient tool handling and versatility.
Implementation Method 1
the two clamping elements have diametrically opposed clamping jaws with a conical or inclined lower clamping surface for contact with a corresponding conical or inclined upper clamping surface of the tool holder
Implementation Method 2
The actuating element can be designed as an adjusting screw with a threaded stud that engages in a through-hole with an internal thread in the guide pin of the first clamping element
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AI summary
The invention relates to a tool turret with a turret body (1) and a clamping device (3) for clamping a tool holder (6) in a receiving opening (2) of the turret body (1). Known tool turrets of this type exhibit uneven clamping. The objective of creating a tool turret that enables a more uniform clamping process is achieved by the clamping device (3) comprising two clamping elements (10, 11) that are displaceable relative to each other transversely to a central axis (13) of the receiving opening (2) by means of a common actuating element (12).