Removable spindle for drill heads
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1. A spindle for a glass drilling unit including one or more decks with a gear train within said one or more decks and a driver for rotating the gear train comprising:
- a body member;
means adapted for removably coupling said body member, said removable coupling means coupled with one of the decks of said glass drilling unit;
shaft means adapted for receiving and rotating a drill, said shaft means removably, rotatably coupled with the gear train of said drilling unit; and
means adapted for providing a coolant to a workpiece, said means for providing a coolant directly coupled with said spindle shaft means.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a drill head having removable spindles. The spindles include a shaft adapted for receiving and rotating a drill. The shaft is also removably rotatable with the drilling unit. A mechanism for providing a coolant to the workpiece is coupled with the spindle.
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14 Claims
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1. A spindle for a glass drilling unit including one or more decks with a gear train within said one or more decks and a driver for rotating the gear train comprising:
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a body member; means adapted for removably coupling said body member, said removable coupling means coupled with one of the decks of said glass drilling unit; shaft means adapted for receiving and rotating a drill, said shaft means removably, rotatably coupled with the gear train of said drilling unit; and means adapted for providing a coolant to a workpiece, said means for providing a coolant directly coupled with said spindle shaft means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A spindle adapted for use in a glass drilling unit including one or more decks with a gear train within said one or more decks and a driver for rotating the gear train comprising:
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a body member; means adapted for removably coupling said body member, said removable coupling means coupled with one of the decks of said glass drilling unit; shaft means adapted for receiving and rotating a drill, said shaft means adapted to be removably rotatably coupled with the gear train of said drilling unit; and means for providing a coolant to a workpiece, said means for providing a coolant integrally coupled directly with said shaft means such that said coolant is passed through said shaft means and ejected onto said workpiece. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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5. The spindle according to claim 5 further comprising sealed bearing means for enabling rotation of said shaft means in said body member and for preventing said coolant from entering said body member.
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9. A drill head comprising:
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one or more decks; a gear train within said one or more decks; a driver for rotating said gear train; and
one or more spindles removably coupled with said one or more decks, each of said spindles including;a body member; means for removably coupling said body member with said one or more decks; shaft means for receiving and rotating a drill, said shaft means including means for removably rotatably coupling said shaft means with said gear train; and means for providing a coolant to a workpiece, said means for providing a coolant integrally coupled directly with said shaft means such that said coolant is passed through said shaft means and ejected onto said workpiece. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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