Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
409231000 | Cutter spindle or spindle support | 48 |
20080226409 | Dental machining unit with tool spindle - The present invention relates to dental machining apparatus ( | 09-18-2008 |
20090047086 | MACHINING APPARATUS WITH OBLIQUE WORKPIECE SPINDLE - An exemplary machining apparatus ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090053005 | SPINDLE DEVICE OF MACHINE TOOL - The present invention provides a cartridge-type spindle device having an easily separable structure despite the fact that it comprises a rotary joint for a through spindle coolant device. In the cartridge replacement type spindle device ( | 02-26-2009 |
20090123247 | Ultra high pressure machining spindle - A system and technique wherein an ultra high-pressure (UHP) stream of water passing through a calibrated orifice achieves high water velocity. The orifice would be made from an extremely hard material such as sapphire or diamond. This high velocity stream impacts on a driving fluid turbine impeller attached to a shaft forming an opposed high-speed tool, which results in very high rotational speed with very high available power to do work. Off/On Control of the system would be accomplished through an integrated ultra high-pressure valve system. | 05-14-2009 |
20090208303 | Spindle housing - A manufacturing method includes shearing or cutting an elongated rod blank from bar stock, forge-forming a through hole in the rod blank that extends longitudinally through opposing ends of the rod blank, forge-forming a radially-extending collar on the rod blank between the opposing ends, forming attachment holes in the radially-extending collar, and extruding bearing bores in each of the recesses to form a main spindle housing. Bearings are supported in forged recesses at each end, and a shaft is rotatably supported on the bearings. The spindle housing includes a rod portion and collar both forged from the rod blank for work-hardened strength of material, and includes attachment holes and the through hole formed by pressing out slugs of material, thus facilitating recycling of scrap. | 08-20-2009 |
20090232613 | Machine Tool Spindle Balancer - Provided is a machine tool spindle balancer that stably pulls and biases the spindle unit upward and thus reduces the load of the lift means for moving the spindle unit vertically, is easily applicable to existing machine tools, highly durable, downsizable, and has a simple structure advantageous in production cost. | 09-17-2009 |
20090263204 | MAIN SPINDLE DEVICE - A main spindle device includes: a housing having an air supply passage; a spindle that is inserted into the housing and supported by a bearing so as to be able to rotate relative to the housing; and an air sealing member that is positioned between an outer circumferential surface of the spindle and the housing on a front side with respect to the bearing along a rotation axis of the spindle, has a substantially annular shape, and is detachably fixed to the housing with an inner circumferential surface of the air sealing member facing the outer circumferential surface of the spindle, wherein air supplied from the air supply source through the air supply passage is discharged into a gap between the outer circumferential surface of the spindle and the housing, thereby effecting non-contact air sealing at least between the inner circumferential surface of the air sealing member and the outer circumferential surface of the spindle. | 10-22-2009 |
20090290950 | MACHINE WITH SPINDLE AND FIXTURE COAXIALLY ALIGNED WITH THE SPINDLE - A machine includes a spindle for rotating about a rotating axis, a fixture having a central axis coaxial with the rotating axis, a connecting bar and a vacuum pump. The spindle has a first end surface, an opposite second end surface and a plurality of through holes extending through the first and second end surfaces. The connecting bar is detachably interconnected between the fixture and the spindle. The fixture is configured for rotating jointly with the spindle. The vacuum pump is in communication with the through holes. | 11-26-2009 |
20090324355 | OPERATING HEAD - In an operating head, a tool assembly is provided with an inlet shaft engaged on an electrospindle and pivotally engaged through a corresponding containing casing, which is oriented about a longitudinal axis of the electrospindle by means of an electric motor coaxially mounted to the axis and provided with a rotor coupled in an angularly fixed manner to the casing itself. | 12-31-2009 |
20100034610 | SPINDLE DEVICE AND MACHINING CENTER INCLUDING THE SAME - To provide a spindle device and a machining center, in which spindle replacement can be carried out in an extremely short time, downtime during maintenance is short, and productivity is high. In a spindle device | 02-11-2010 |
20100150680 | MILLING MACHINE DRIVE MECHANISM - The present invention provides a milling machine drive mechanism. The milling machine drive mechanism includes a main shaft, a gear assembly, and a machine shaft. The gear assembly includes a first gear and a second gear. The first gear is pin-jointed to the main shaft, so as to rotate with the main shaft. The second gear is operatively connected to the first gear. Wherein, the main shaft drives the second gear to rotate through the first gear. The main shaft is pin-jointed to the main shaft, so as to rotate with the second gear. | 06-17-2010 |
20100189525 | MACHINING HEAD FOR MACHINE TOOL - A machining head has a support head component, which includes first and second support segments and a base segment supporting both the first and second support segments, the support segments being disposed opposite to each other across the spindle unit to hold the spindle unit therebetween such that a center of axle thereof is aligned with a rotary axis line thereof, the first and second support segments respectively including support shafts whose opposing end surfaces have the spindle unit secured thereto. The support segments respectively include housings as main bodies that are independent of the base segment. The housings accommodate the support shafts. Each housing is attached to the base segment by means of a plurality of first screw members that are screwed to the base segment and are manipulatable from the outside. The spindle unit is attached to the support shafts by means of a plurality of second screw members that are screwed to the support shafts and are manipulatable from the outside. | 07-29-2010 |
20100322734 | SPINDLE HEAD FOR MACHINE TOOL - A support shaft of a spindle unit having a through hole in which wires are laid has a structure that can obtain much spatial room so as to prevent a break in cables and to be compatible with a high-output spindle motor. | 12-23-2010 |
20100329807 | ANGULAR INDEXING APPARATUS FOR MACHINE TOOL - An angular indexing apparatus for a machine tool includes a rotating shaft to which a rotationally driven member is secured; a housing, surrounding the outer periphery of the rotating shaft and mounted to and removed from the body of the machine tool; bearings disposed between the housing and the rotating shaft, and driving means disposed between the housing and the rotating shaft and rotating the rotating shaft to index an angular position. The driving means includes drive motors, each including a motor rotor and a motor stator concentrically disposed around the rotating shaft in the housing. The housing has wiring holes in a thick-walled internal portion of an outer cylinder surrounding the outer periphery of the rotating shaft. The wiring holes are provided along an axial direction of the rotating shaft. The wiring holes receive at least upstream portions in entire lengths in a drawing-out direction of cables connected to the driving motors. | 12-30-2010 |
20110020088 | Spindle Device - By controlling an amount of preload applied to a rolling bearing that supports a spindle in accordance with the change of state of the spindle in actual machining, the rotation of the spindle is controlled in an optimal state, and the service life of the bearing is extended while the required stiffness of the spindle is ensured. When a corrected preload amount falls outside a range of a preload as a controllable region, the corrected preload amount is corrected so as to fall within the range of the preload. That is, an actually controlled preload is regulated to fall within the preset range of preload. Therefore, it is possible to ensure the stiffness of the rolling bearing or prevent heating and excessive increase in contact pressure of the rolling bearing. | 01-27-2011 |
20110052342 | Spindle attachment device - When an attachment surface of. a device body is attached to or detached from an end face of a spindle head, the device body is rotated in a stable posture. A spindle attachment device includes a device body having an attachment surface detachably attached to an end face of a spindle head, fixed teeth and movable teeth for moving the device body in a direction of a axial line of a spindle to engage the spindle head and the device body with each other so as to freely restrict or release rotation of the device body with respect to the spindle head about the axial line of the spindle, a compressed coil spring for urging the device body so that the attachment surface of the device body is pressed onto the end face of the spindle head with the fixed teeth and the movable teeth being ready for engagement, a fluid pressure cylinder for causing a fluid pressure to act on the attachment surface of the device body against spring force of the spring so as to release engagement between the fixed teeth and the movable teeth, and a key and a key groove for transmitting rotation of the spindle to the device body with the fluid pressure of the cylinder acting on the attachment surface of the device body. | 03-03-2011 |
20120082526 | SPINDLE HEAD STRUCTURE ROTATABLE IN A/B AXES - A spindle head structure rotatable in A/B axes is provided, comprising: a spindle support, an intermediate support, a base support, an upper telescopic strut and a lower telescopic strut. The spindle support may be adapted to be fixed with a spindle. The intermediate support may be connected with the spindle support via two coaxial upper revolute pairs. The base support may be connected with the intermediate support via two coaxial lower revolute pairs. The upper telescopic strut may be connected between the spindle support and the intermediate support. And the lower telescopic strut may be connected between the intermediate support and the base support. | 04-05-2012 |
20120288342 | DEVICE FOR REWORKING THE RUNNING SURFACE OF A RAIL HEAD BY MACHINING | 11-15-2012 |
20130195576 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ROTATIONAL SPEED INCREASING FOR MACHINING PROCESS - A spindle assembly configured to be assembled at the internal taper socket of a tool holder, the assembly including: a rotating shaft configured for rotation within the tool holder; a bearing assembly, comprising a front end bearing assembly and rear end bearing assembly, configured to radially and axially support the rotating shaft within the tool holder and to enable high-speed rotation of the shaft within the tool holder; a turbine operatively connected with the rotating shaft, the turbine configured to rotate the rotating shaft; a plurality of passages configured to allow high pressure coolant fluid flowing from the tool holder to drive the turbine, wherein at least one bearing of the bearing assembly is disposed in a part of the spindle assembly which is configured to be situated in the space defined by the taper socket of the tool holder and a front clamping nut. | 08-01-2013 |
20150078854 | ELECTRIC SPINDLE FOR NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINES - Electric spindle for numerical control machines structured to lock and rotationally drive a tool about a predetermined reference axis locally coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the tool; the electric spindle comprising: an outer structural casing that is structured to be rigidly attachable to a generic numerical control machine; an electric motor that is housed within the structural casing and is provided with a drive shaft, which projects/emerges with its front end outside the structural casing while remaining locally coaxial to the reference axis of the electric spindle; a rotating thrust-bearing bushing or sleeve, which is fitted in an axially rotatable manner on the front end of the drive shaft via interposition of a first set of annular rolling bearings, and is maintained coaxial to the reference axis of the electric spindle by a second set of annular rolling bearings, which are interposed between the rotating bushing or sleeve and the structural casing; and at least one disassemblable tool-holder head that is structured to be attachable, in a rigid and stable though easily releasable manner, to the front end of the drive shaft, is structured so as to accommodate and retain, in a rigid and stable though easily releasable manner, the shank of a generic tool for numerical control machines, and is provided with a peripheral crown that is dimensioned/structured to stably abut, selectively and alternatively, on the front end of the drive shaft or on the rotating thrust-bearing bushing or sleeve. | 03-19-2015 |
20180021901 | Positioning of a spindle with micrometric forwarding control and tilting of its rotation axis | 01-25-2018 |
409232000 | With cutter holder | 27 |
20080199270 | Attachment for machine tool - When a horizontal shaft and a piston are caused to travel to a first side with a gear coupling engaging, the revolution of the piston is designed to be restricted by meshing a spur gear with an internal gear fixed to a main body of a horizontal swivel part. On the other hand, when the horizontal shaft and the piston are caused to travel to a second side and the gear coupling thus disengages, the horizontal shaft and the piston are designed to be revolved in an integrated manner by meshing spur gears respectively with other spur gears. When the horizontal shaft and the piston travel from the first side to the second side, the spur gear is designed to be spaced away from the internal gear after the spur gear meshes with the spur gear. | 08-21-2008 |
20080213057 | Machine Tool with Two Clamp Points on Separate Carriages - The invention relates to a machine tool for milling workpieces, provided with at least two linear displacement axes and at least one pivot axis for carrying out relative movements between a tool and the corresponding workpiece with a workpiece mounting in which a workpiece may be clamped between two clamping points, whereby one of the linear displacement axes is provided as workpiece axis of the workpiece mounting, by means of which the workpiece may be linearly driven, which is furthermore provided with a tool holder for mounting a cutting machining tool, driven in rotation about a tool axis by means of a tool drive. The same conditions are achieved for workpieces of greatly different length for a highly accurate production, whereby two physically separate carriages ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080260485 | Machine Tool - The present invention describes a machine to that includes a casing and a toolholder spindle. The machine tool further includes a drive mechanism that drives the toolholder spindle. The drive mechanism includes first and second drive members. The first drive member rotates the spindle about its axis. The second drive member translates the spindle and is screwed onto the spindle in such a way that the spindle advances or reverses as a function of the relative speed of rotation between the first and second drive members. The machine tool also includes a first motor and a second motor. The first motor rotates the first drive member and the second motor rotates the second drive member. The machine too further includes a control unit that controls and adjusts the speed of rotation of the first motor and the second motor independently. | 10-23-2008 |
20080317561 | Machine Tool - A cutting tool holder unit is composed of a cutting tool holder adapted to detachably mount a cutting tool thereon, and a front cover of a flange shape slidably fitted into a side of the cutting took holder mounted on a multi-spindle head. A groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of the front cover is slidably fitted into a groove formed on the cutting tool holder to form a cutting oil circulating channel and a cutting oil injection port is opened at an upstream position of a cutting tool mounting section relative to the direction of rotation of the cutting tool holder. | 12-25-2008 |
20090116924 | SPINDLE HEAD DEVICE AND MACHINE TOOL - A spindle head device ( | 05-07-2009 |
20090155010 | Tool holder dampening system - A tool holder and rotating spindle of a milling machine is provided. A dampening member may be disposed on an outer surface of the tool holder or spindle or between the tool and tool holder or tool holder and spindle to mitigate harmonic resonance attributable to the use of the tool holder with the cutting tool. | 06-18-2009 |
20100124468 | TOOL CLAMPING DEVICE - In the case of a tool clamping device, in particular, for an operating spindle of a processing machine, with an activation element ( | 05-20-2010 |
20100209207 | ROUTER - A bit retaining system for a rotary tool or device such as a router is disclosed. The bit retaining system may include a collet assembly and a control assembly. The collet assembly may include a spindle, a collet adapted to receive the bit, and a collet nut. The collet assembly may further include a collet gear mounted on the collet nut and/or a spindle gear mounted on the spindle. The control assembly selectively engages the collet assembly to drive the collet nut and/or secure the spindle in a fixed position, preventing its rotation. In operation, a hand tool is utilized to engage the control assembly. This configuration enables a user to capture and release the rotary tool bit using one hand. | 08-19-2010 |
20110135416 | SPINDLE APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND DRIVING A TOOL HOLDER - A spindle apparatus for receiving and driving a tool holder, comprises a drive, a shaft coupled to the drive with a forward end of the shaft having a receptor for affixation of a tool holder, and a clamping device supported at the forward end of the shaft for integral driven rotation therewith. The clamping device has a clamping element disposed within the receptor and selectively actuable between an active position for retaining the tool holder and an inactive position for inserting and releasing the tool holder. An actuator is operatively connected with the clamping device for controlling movement of the clamping element between the active and inactive positions. The actuator is disposed adjacent the forward end of the shaft in surrounding relation thereto, which facilitates a particularly compact, efficient and reliable design. | 06-09-2011 |
20110150593 | Clamping Unit With Canister Sleeve Retention Device - A clamping unit for releasably holding a tubular toolholder shank has a base member with a canister sleeve mounted therein. To secure the canister sleeve within the base member and to minimize movement caused by tolerances, retention bolts are threadably mated within the base member to engage a slot within the canister, wherein the relationship between the retention bolt and the slot is such that the retention bolt is intentionally misaligned, so that when engaged with the canister slot, the retention blot resiliently deflects and provides both an axial force and a lateral force upon a canister sleeve. | 06-23-2011 |
20110217136 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool for machining work pieces. It has a machining tool. This is held in a tool mount. For that a tool clamping device is provided. An electric motor serves for generating the clamping power, or at least one means driven by the electric motor acts on a spring arrangement for effecting the release of the machining tool from the tool clamping device. | 09-08-2011 |
20110299953 | MACHINE TOOL COMPRISING A MACHINE SPINDLE, A TOOL HOLDER AND A CONTACT POINT FOR ELECTRIC CURRENT OR DATA TRANSMISSION - The invention relates to a machine tool comprising a motor-driven machine spindle which can be rotated about a spindle axis. The machine spindle comprises a tool holder arranged at the face. A tool is exchangeably arranged on the machine spindle. The tool has a coupling element which is compatible with the tool holder of the machine spindle. The coupling element has a rear surface pointing toward the machine spindle. The tool holder comprises a face arranged opposite of the rear surface of the coupling element. The machine tool comprises at least one galvanic contact point for the electric current or data transmission, said point being arranged between the machine spindle and the tool and rotating together with the machine spindle. The galvanic contact point has a contact element which is arranged at the face of the tool holder on the spindle side, and a contact element which is arranged on the rear surface of the coupling element on the tool side. The contact element arranged on the spindle side and the contact element arranged on the tool side can be moved relative to each other by the action of a centrifugal force component occurring during the rotation of the machine spindle about the spindle axis and can be pressed against each other to make contact. | 12-08-2011 |
20120282056 | MACHINE TOOL WITH A TOOL CLAMPING DEVICE AND AN ASSOCIATED TOOL - A tool clamping device for a machine tool has a tool spindle with a first clamping unit, which is coupled to a drive unit. A conventional tool can be clamped and rotatably driven about a rotational axis by means of a first clamping unit. To clamp a heavy tool, a plurality of second clamping units are additionally arranged by means of a housing on the base body of the tool clamping device and about the rotational axis. The heavy tool is clamped by the first clamping unit and the second clamping units and rotatably driven by means of the first clamping unit. For this purpose, the heavy tool has a corresponding first counter-clamping unit and corresponding second counter-clamping units. The tool head of the heavy tool coupled to the first counter-clamping unit and can be rotatably driven by means of the latter. | 11-08-2012 |
20140044497 | Tool Holder and Tool Holder Attachment Structure - A tool holder attachment structure includes a spindle and a tool holder. The spindle has a tip end face and a tapered hole. The tool holder has a tapered shank portion and a flange end face. In a clamped state, there is a clearance of a predetermined size between the flange end face of the tool holder and the tip end face of the spindle. As the spindle is rotated, the tapered hole of the spindle is slightly expanded by a centrifugal force caused by rotation of the spindle, and the presence of this clearance allows the tapered shank portion to be further drawn into the tapered hole so that the flange end face of the tool holder closely contacts the tip end face of the spindle, and the tapered shank portion is closely fitted in the tapered hole, whereby two-face restraint is implemented. | 02-13-2014 |
20140154024 | HIGH-FREQUENCY SPINDLE - A high-frequency spindle has a tube shaft extending along and rotatable about an axis, a chuck carried on a front end of the shaft, adapted to fit with a tool or tool holder, and a ball cage in the shaft and having a radially extending window. A locking ball os radially displaceable in the window between a holding position engaging in a seat of the tool and a freeing position clear of the seat. An angled surface is engageable radially with the ball, and an actuating rod is axially shiftable and coupled to the cage or to the angled surface. An actuator can axially shift the rod and thereby relatively axially displace the ball and the angled surface and cam the ball with the angled surface into the holding position. A primary spring biases the rod so as shift the ball with the angled surface into the holding position. | 06-05-2014 |
409233000 | And draw bar | 12 |
20090136313 | SPINDLE DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOL - A machine-tool spindle device includes: a spindle; a front housing for rotatably supporting the spindle; a first drive motor having a first rotor installed securely on the spindle and a first stator installed securely within the front housing; a rear housing installed on a rear end side of the spindle in the front housing; a second drive motor having an annular second rotor which is disposed coaxially to the spindle near a rear end of the spindle and which is supported rotatably within the rear housing, and a second stator installed securely within the rear housing; a connecting mechanism for connecting the rear end of the spindle and the second rotor and releasing the connection; and a clamping mechanism, disposed within the attaching hole of the spindle and within the second rotor, for clamping a tool attached to the spindle. | 05-28-2009 |
20090279975 | SPINDLE DEVICE OF MACHINE TOOL - It is an object to provide a spindle device of a machine tool which has a simple structure and is capable of having high suction efficiency of cutting chips. A draw bar bringing engaging claws into engagement with a tool holder or releasing the engagement includes an engagement drive part moving the engaging claws to an engagement position with the tool holder; and a draw bar main body connected to the engagement drive part, and the engagement drive part is inserted into the draw bar main body to be detachably connected to an inner surface of the draw bar main body. | 11-12-2009 |
20100074706 | MILLING SPINDLE OF MACHINE TOOL - The invention provides an improved seal structure of cutting fluid supplied to a spindle of a milling spindle. The milling spindle | 03-25-2010 |
20100074707 | MILLING SPINDLE OF MACHINE TOOL - The invention provides an improved drain structure of a cutting fluid supplied to a spindle of a milling spindle. The milling spindle | 03-25-2010 |
20100119320 | SPINDLE DEVICE OF MACHINE TOOL - A spindle device of machine tool includes a pressure sensor ( | 05-13-2010 |
20100284756 | TOOL CLAMPING DEVICE OF TOOL SEAT - A tool clamping device of a tool seat is installed on a multifunctional machining center for firmly securing a tool having a steel ball collar and comprises a spindle, a disc-type spring, a draw rod, a hydraulic member and a steel ball. The draw rod is able to slide with respect to the spindle, pressed by the disc-type spring to contact the spindle, and pushed by the hydraulic member to separate from the spindle. The draw rod has a draw ring, and the steel ball is accommodated in the draw ring. The disc-type spring presses the draw rod and makes the draw ring push the steel ball outward and latch the steel ball collar of the tool, whereby the tool is firmly secured. The hydraulic member applies pressure to move the draw ring to accommodate the steel ball, whereby the tool is released. | 11-11-2010 |
20100303571 | Motor-Driven Working Spindle for a Machine Tool - A motor-driven working spindle for a machine tool has a casing in which a shaft is mounted for rotation. The shaft has a receptacle for a tool arranged at its front end. A spindle rotary drive is provided in the casing. Furthermore, a spindle advancing drive coupled with the shaft is provided in the casing. | 12-02-2010 |
20110182688 | TOOL RELEASE ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR HIGH SPEED ROTATING SPINDLE - A spindle assembly useful at high rotational speeds including a tool holding and releasing collet mechanism operated by an axially movable drawbar held in its tool holding position by a spring the force of which is overcome by a piston movable between first and second positions. A plurality of arms pivotally secured at one end thereof to a housing with a second end thereof engaging said piston and having a cam surface intermediate the first and second ends thereof engaging an actuator positioned to engage said drawbar, overcome said spring and move the collet mechanism to its tool releasing position. The ratio of the distance between the pivot point and cam surface with respect to the distance between the pivot point and the second end thereof being such to magnify the force of the piston sufficient to overcome the spring force. | 07-28-2011 |
20120020756 | END EFFECTOR - A quill style drilling/milling end effector with high tool positioning accuracy, a pressure foot with fast response in force and displacement feedback, and with automatic mounting and dismounting, normality sensing, and through the tool coolant delivery. | 01-26-2012 |
20130004257 | Spindle Device of a Machine Tool - Disclosed is a spindle device ( | 01-03-2013 |
20150093209 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR MAIN SPINDLE AND TOOL HOLDER OF MACHINE TOOL - There is provided an attachment structure for a main spindle and a tool holder of a machine tool. The tool holder is attached to the main spindle by a tapered shank portion of the tool holder being inserted into a tapered hole formed in the main spindle of the machine tool. At least one circumferential groove is formed in at least one of the tapered hole and an inner wall of the main spindle. | 04-02-2015 |
20160096227 | MAIN SPINDLE DEVICE OF MACHINE TOOL - A main spindle device includes: a main spindle; a rod accommodated in the main spindle, the rod being capable of moving to an unclamp position in a direction toward the first end, and when the main spindle is holding a tool, being capable of moving to a clamp position in a direction toward a second end; a biasing unit that biases the rod in the direction toward the second end with respect to the main spindle and that biases the rod to the clamp position when a collet is holding the tool; and a biasing force detector that detects a biasing force of the biasing unit which biases the rod in the direction toward the second end after the rod is moved in the direction toward the first end with respect to the main spindle to the unclamp position by force larger than the biasing force of the biasing unit. | 04-07-2016 |