Tool changer production line
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1. A NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOL LINE COMPRISING:
- A PLURALITY OF MACHINE TOOLS;
INDEXABLE WORKPIECE TRANSFER MEANS CONNECTING SAID MACHINE TOOLS FOR TRANSFERRING WORKPIECES FROM ONE MACHINE TOOL TO THE NEXT MACHINE TOOL IN SEQUENCE;
A DIGITAL SIGNAL PRODUCING DEVICE PROGRAMMED WITH MACHINE INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SPECIFIC WORKPIECE AT EACH MACHINE TOOL;
A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED TO EACH MACHINE TOOL AND EACH HAVING INPUT CIRCUIT MEANS;
CONTROLLABLE SWITCHING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SIGNAL PRODUCING DEVICE AND TO SAID ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR CONNECTING SAID SIGNAL PRODUCING DEVICE AS INPUT TO EACH ELECTRICAL CONTROL MEANS IN A SEQUENCE CORRESPONDING TO THE SEQUENCE OF WORKPIECE TRANSFER;
AND CONTROL MEANS
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1. A NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOL LINE COMPRISING:
- A PLURALITY OF MACHINE TOOLS;
INDEXABLE WORKPIECE TRANSFER MEANS CONNECTING SAID MACHINE TOOLS FOR TRANSFERRING WORKPIECES FROM ONE MACHINE TOOL TO THE NEXT MACHINE TOOL IN SEQUENCE;
A DIGITAL SIGNAL PRODUCING DEVICE PROGRAMMED WITH MACHINE INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SPECIFIC WORKPIECE AT EACH MACHINE TOOL;
A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED TO EACH MACHINE TOOL AND EACH HAVING INPUT CIRCUIT MEANS;
CONTROLLABLE SWITCHING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SIGNAL PRODUCING DEVICE AND TO SAID ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR CONNECTING SAID SIGNAL PRODUCING DEVICE AS INPUT TO EACH ELECTRICAL CONTROL MEANS IN A SEQUENCE CORRESPONDING TO THE SEQUENCE OF WORKPIECE TRANSFER;
AND CONTROL MEANS
- A PLURALITY OF MACHINE TOOLS;
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