Auxiliary magazine for electronically-driven machine tools
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1. An auxiliary magazine for use with electronically-driven machine tools especially for cutting and drilling centers, such machine tools having a machine-native tool magazine, said auxiliary magazine comprising:
- a front end column;
tool storage means mounted on said front end column;
said tool storage means comprising two tool storage units mounted on a common revolving table, which table is rotatably attached to the front end column and is movable about a vertical axis;
means for selectively rotating said revolving table between tool exchange positions for each said tool storage unit; and
stationary tool exchanger means extending from the side of the said front end column, said tool exchanger means comprising a tool exchanger having a guide shoe with means to rotate it about a vertical axis, said guide shoe having two mechanically movable tongs mounted on opposite sides of said guide shoe, said movable tongs being movable by contrarotation and being thereby adapted to interchange tools between a selected one off said tool storage units and the machine-native tool magazine.
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Abstract
An auxiliary magazine for electronically-driven machine tools which greatly increases the efficiency and tool magazine capacity of the machine tool. A separate unit has revolving chain tool storage units adapted to integrate, through a guide shoe, with the machine-native magazine.
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1. An auxiliary magazine for use with electronically-driven machine tools especially for cutting and drilling centers, such machine tools having a machine-native tool magazine, said auxiliary magazine comprising:
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a front end column; tool storage means mounted on said front end column; said tool storage means comprising two tool storage units mounted on a common revolving table, which table is rotatably attached to the front end column and is movable about a vertical axis; means for selectively rotating said revolving table between tool exchange positions for each said tool storage unit; and stationary tool exchanger means extending from the side of the said front end column, said tool exchanger means comprising a tool exchanger having a guide shoe with means to rotate it about a vertical axis, said guide shoe having two mechanically movable tongs mounted on opposite sides of said guide shoe, said movable tongs being movable by contrarotation and being thereby adapted to interchange tools between a selected one off said tool storage units and the machine-native tool magazine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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