A multifunctional end effector includes a support structure configured to be carried by a robotic system and at least two of a fluid stream cutting system, a spindle system and/or a scanning system, each mounted to the support structure. Also described is a fluid stream cutting system having a plurality of fluid stream catchers selectively mountable to the fluid stream system and a mounting arrangement for mounting each fluid stream catcher to the fluid stream cutting system.

The present invention relates to embodiments of a machine tool, in particular a multi-spindle milling machine, comprise a machine frame, a workpiece clamping device for clamping a workpiece, an axis slide assembly arranged on the machine frame, and a spindle carrier assembly which is arranged on the machine frame and has at least two tool-carrying work spindles. The axis slide assembly is configured to linearly move the workpiece clamped at the workpiece clamping device by way of three controllable linear axes X, Y and Z. The work spindles are arranged at a turret which can be rotated or swiveled about a turret axis at respectively equal distance from the turret axis, and the spindle axes of the work spindles are aligned or can be aligned in parallel to one another and in parallel to the turret axis.

Complementary systems are provided for use with industrial punch presses which enhance the functionality of the presses relative to the machining of workpieces. The systems can be adapted to function with certain already-existing structure and operations of the presses, to maximize overall effectiveness and efficiency in using the systems with the presses. Alternately, or in combination, the systems can be linked to one or more functionalities of the punch presses, whereby these functionalities can be used in manipulating the systems when used with the presses.

A turret tool post includes a turret turnably supported by a post body, turret turning part having a turret turning shaft and the like to turn the turret, a tool attachment part turnably holding a rotatable tool and attached to the turret, and tool-attachment-part turning part turning the tool attachment part to turn the rotatable tool. The tool-attachment-part turning part and the turret turning part are provided independently and arranged to face each other. The tool-attachment-part turning part includes a tool turning motor installed inside the turret and an attachment-part transmission shaft connected to the tool turning motor.

A simple machine tool including a relatively simple shaped turret having as many tool attachment parts as possible even when a cutout part for a movement path for a main spindle is provided. A machine tool includes a first main spindle, a second main spindle, a first turret having tool attachment parts, a second turret having tool attachment parts, and a controller having an indexing device. An edge of a cutout part formed in the second turret is a straight line in a direction crossing each side of a regular dodecagon centered at a turning center of the second turret, as seen in a Z axis direction, and each tool attachment part is disposed according to each side left in the regular dodecagon cut off by the cutout part.

A machine tool for cutting a workpiece having an inclined surface includes a main spindle that rotates while holding the workpiece, a tool post that holds a cutting tool to cut the inclined surface of the workpiece, a mover that relatively moves the workpiece and the cutting tool in a direction including at least a Y-direction perpendicular to both a Z-direction parallel to an axis of the main spindle and an X-direction that is perpendicular to the Z-direction and determines the amount of cutting of the workpiece. The mover includes a Y-direction guide disposed on the tool post, the Y-direction guide guiding movement of the cutting tool in the Y-direction, and the Y-direction guide has a guide surface along a surface perpendicular to a direction of a thrust force that occurs when cutting the inclined surface using the cutting tool.

An outer cylinder unit (20) of a turret device (1) has a cylindrical housing space (24) in a front side thereof and has a coolant discharge flow path (22) opened as a connection port (22a) in an inner peripheral surface (24a) of the housing space (24), and the connection port (22a) is formed at a predetermined pitch interval in a circumferential direction. A coolant supply mechanism (25) arranged on an end of a shaft unit (10) is disposed in the housing space (24) and an opening of the outer cylinder unit (20) is closed by a lid (39). The coolant supply mechanism (25) includes a reciprocating rod (30) advancing and retracting with respect to the inner peripheral surface (24a) of the housing space (24) and a shaft receiving unit (26) supporting the reciprocating rod (30). The reciprocating rod (30) has a supply hole (34, 53) opened in a distal end thereof and has an annular elastic body (50) arranged to surround the opening of the supply hole (34, 53). When the reciprocating rod (30) advances, the elastic body (50) comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface (24a) of the housing space (24) to surround the connection port (22a) in the inner peripheral surface (24a).

The present invention relates to a machine tool 100 for machining a workpiece 12 by means of a tool 22, which comprises a clamping means 11 for clamping the workpiece 12 and a support means 21 for receiving the tool 22, wherein the clamping means 11 is mounted on a spindle head of a clamping means-carrying work spindle 10 and the support means 21 is mounted on a spindle head of a support means-carrying work spindle 20, and the machine tool 100 is designed to position the two work spindles 10, 20 by means of numerically controllable axes in relation to one another in such a way that the workpiece 12, which is clamped in the clamping means 11, can be processed by the tool 22, which is received in the support means 21.

A high-pressure cutting fluid guide apparatus of a turret head of a machine tool is provided. When a high-pressure cutting fluid is input to a cutting liquid passage, the high-pressure cutting fluid flows along a through hole of a water guide cylinder, and passes through a main perforation of a partition, and then flows to a water outlet of a sealing ring to be guided into a water inlet of a cutting disc. A secondary perforation of the partition guides the high-pressure cutting fluid in the through hole to a press surface portion of the sealing ring. The sealing ring is located in an annular trough, and the press surface portion is pushed by the high-pressure cutting fluid pressure to generate the energy of the axial displacement.

A tool turret having a housing (1), a turret head (2) which can be rotated relative to the housing (1) by means of a drive, two toothed rims (4, 9) which are arranged coaxially with respect to the rotational axis of the turret head (2) and of which the one (4) is connected fixedly to the turret head (2) so as to rotate with it and the other (9) is connected fixedly to the housing (1) so as to rotate with it, a locking part (24) which can be moved axially relative to the housing (1) and to the turret head (2), with the toothing system (24) which is oriented towards the two toothed rims (4, 9) and, in its locked position, is in engagement with the latter as a positively locking connection, and a pressure fluid control device for actuating the movement of the locking part (24), is characterized in that, in the locked state, an additional frictionally locking connection (73) is established between the housing (1) and the turret head (2) by means of a frictionally locking device (67), in addition to the positively locking connection (4, 9, 24).

Ein Werkzeugrevolver mit einem Gehuse (1), einem relativ zum Gehuse (1) mittels eines Antriebes drehbaren Revolverkopf (2), zwei koaxial zur Drehachse des Revolverkopfes (2) angeordneten Zahnkrnzen (4, 9), von denen der eine (4) drehfest mit dem Revolverkopf (2) und der andere (9) drehfest mit dem Gehuse (1) verbunden ist, einem relativ zum Gehuse (1) und zum Revolverkopf (2) axial bewegbaren Verriegelungsteil (24) mit einer auf die beiden Zahnkrnze (4, 9) ausgerichteten und in seiner Verriegelungsstellung mit diesen in Eingriff als formschlssige Verbindung stehenden Verzahnung (24) und einer

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