Engraving and marking device particularly for machine tools and the like

• US 20060289758A1
• Filed: 05/18/2006
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ficep Corporation
• Original Assignee: Ficep Corporation
• Inventors: Pirovano, Alessandro, Colombo, Christian
• Granted Patent: US 7,367,087 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 250/316.100
• CPC Class Codes: B23B 31/083 axially
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 7/04 Devices, e.g. scribers, for marking centre punches B25D5/00 ; cord line chalkers B44D3/38
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/172 Responsive to Tool
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/173 Responsive to work
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/175 to control relative positioning of Tool and work
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/83 Tool-support with means to move Tool relative to tool-support
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/95 with tool-retaining means

Abstract

An engraving and marking device, usable in machine tools and the like, includes a supporting member provided with a coupling which is engaged by a spindle of a machine tool and supports a toolbit by means of an elastic support. The device is adapted to engrave and mark a piece being machined in a fully automatic manner.

Claims

1. An engraving and marking device, particularly for machine tools and the like, comprising a supporting member provided with a coupling which is engaged by a spindle of a machine tool, said supporting member supporting a toolbit by means of an elastic supporting means, said supporting member has an end abutting a surface to be worked by said toolbit, said abutting end being adjustable in order to set a selected distance between said abutting end and the working tip of said toolbit.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said supporting member comprises an external cylindrical body provided with a standardized shank.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein said elastic supporting means comprises an internal cylindrical body, which is inserted within said external cylindrical body and accommodates said toolbit so that said toolbit can move axially within said internal cylindrical body without being able to rotate with respect to it.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein said internal body is screwed into said external cylindrical body.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein said toolbit can move axially within said internal cylindrical body in contrast with an elastic member.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein said elastic member is constituted by a helical spring.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein said helical spring has one end inserted in a threaded spring guiding ring, which is screwed onto a threaded shank of said toolbit.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the other end of said helical spring is inserted in a spring guiding bush, which can slide within said internal cylindrical body.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein said spring guiding bush abuts against the end of a threaded bar, which is screwed into said shank of the device and has a recessed hexagonal key portion, which can rotate in order to adjust the preloading of said elastic member.

10. The device according to claim 3, wherein it comprises a cap which is associated at an end of said internal cylindrical body and forms said abutting end setting said distance between said end and the working tip of said toolbit.