Apparatus for controlling rotary and longitudinal movements of a combined tool carrying spindle

• US 3,346,894 A
• Filed: 08/23/1965
• Issued: 10/17/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1965
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jerome H. Lemelson
• Original Assignee: Jerome H. Lemelson
• Inventors: Lemelson, Jerome H.
• Application Number:
  US04/481,653
• Time in Patent Office: 785 Days
• US Class Current: 408/12
• CPC Class Codes: B23B 51/08 Drills combined with tool parts or tools for performing additional working B23G5/20 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B23G 2200/10 Threading tools comprising cutting inserts
• CPC Class Codes: B23G 2200/143 Tools comprising means for drilling
• CPC Class Codes: B23G 2200/146 Tools comprising a tap
• CPC Class Codes: B23G 2200/148 Tools having means for countersinking
• CPC Class Codes: B23G 5/20 combined with other tools, e.g. drills B23G5/182 takes precedence; screws which drill and tap F16B25/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4166 Controlling feed or in-feed G05B19/4163 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/45129 Boring, drilling
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/49134 Clamp, keep positioned slide, workpiece stationary during machining
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/49376 Select two machining types, milling or turning, complete machining with one tool
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/173 Responsive to work
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/57 Tool-support with means to receive tool-position indicator
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/675 including means to move Tool along tool-axis
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/9048 Extending outwardly from tool-axis
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/906 Axially spaced

Claims

1. A TOOL COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF OPERATING PORTIONS EACH ADAPTED TO PERFORM A SELECTED OPERATION ON A WORKPIECE, SAID OPERATING PORTIONS BEING ALIGNED ON A COMMON AXIS TO PROVIDE A UNITARY STRUCTURE, MEANS AT ONE END OF SAID STRUCTURE TO MANIPULATE SAID TOOL AND MEANS AT THE OTHER END TO INITIATE AN OPERATION ON A WORKPIECE, THE TOOL BEING MOVABLE THROUGH SAID WORKPIECE TO APPLY SAID OPERATING PORTIONS THERETO ONE AFTER ANOTHER, AND MEANS OPERABLE TO PREDETERMINATELY CONTRO BOTH THE ROTARY AND LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TOOL AND VARY SAME AS EACH OF SAID OPERATING PORTIONS ENGAGE SAID WORKPIECE IN A CYCLE INCLUDING CONTROLLED REMOVAL OF SAID TOOL FROM SAID WORKPIECE.