Patent classifications
B23B31/1179
INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE, SHRINK-CLAMPING AND/OR UNSHRINK-UNCLAMPING STATION AND METHOD
An induction heating device for a shrink-clamping and/or unshrink-unclamping of tools into and/or out of a tool holder, includes: an induction heating unit comprising one induction coil configured, in a shrink-clamping and/or unshrink-unclamping process, to heat-expand a portion of a tool holder arranged in a receiving region of the induction heating unit; magnetic flux conducting unit comprising one magnetic flux conducting element for conduction of magnetic flux generated by the induction coil; and a bearing unit configured for a movable support of the magnetic flux conducting element, wherein a large portion of all points of the magnetic flux conducting element each have a respective movement path predetermined partially by the bearing unit, wherein each of the movement paths has an essential movement component oriented perpendicularly to a radial direction of the receiving region and at the same time perpendicularly to an axial direction of the receiving region.
Tool holder and clamping system
A tool holder with a main part, a deformable receiving portion for clamping a tool, and at least one blocking element which is designed to engage into a corresponding counter element on the tool in order to prevent the tool from moving axially out of the tool holder. The at least one blocking element is integrally formed with the receiving portion. A clamping system having such a tool holder and a method for producing a receiving portion for such a tool holder are also described.
Method and apparatus for retaining a tool in a tool holder
Tool holder has a first section adapted to be connected to a machining center and a tool holding section comprising a bore with a surface defining an inner diameter of the bore. Dispersed around the surface of the bore and at least partially embedded in the surface of the bore is a joining compound having a Young's modulus greater than a Young's modulus of the surface of the bore.
Means for preventing tools from being pulled out from tool holders with a tool holding fixture
The invention relates to a tool holder with a tool holding fixture, in particular a clamping chuck such as a contracting chuck, a draw-in collect chuck, a hydraulic expanding chuck and a high-precision chuck, and a shank of a tool, in particular a rotary tool, accommodated in it, wherein the tool holder contains a means for preventing the tool from being pulled out, locking it against axial displacement. This pull-out preventing unit comprises at least one locking element and at least one locking groove, which corresponds to the said locking element, receives it and interacts with it in a positively locking manner. In this case, both the locking element and the locking groove are formed at least partly in the manner of a ball head. Preferably, the tool has the locking grooves. On account of preferably spirally arranged locking grooves along the cylindrical shank of rotary tools, the direction of pitch of which grooves corresponds to the direction of the grooves of the tool, axial locking of the tool is obtained, so that the tool cannot be axially displaced from the tool holder during operation. In addition, force-exerting elements are arranged, with the effect of making the tool lie against the pull-out preventer without play after shrink-fitting.
Device and method for inserting a tool into a tool receptacle
The present invention provides a device (10) for inserting a tool (18) into a tool receptacle (14), said device comprising a first holding means (12), which is configured to hold a tool receptacle (14), a second holding means (16), which is configured to hold a tool (18), a linear guide (20), by means of which the second holding means (16) is able to move in relation to the first holding means (12) in an axial direction running along or parallel to a main axis (X) in order to move the tool closer to the tool receptacle and insert it into the tool receptacle, a sensing arrangement (40), which is able to move in an axial direction and is configured to sense in a contact-free manner an axial position of a first reference point (R1) associated with the first holding means and to sense in a contact-free manner an axial position of a second reference point (R2) for a tool held by the second holding means, and a measuring arrangement, which measures an axial displacement path of the sensing arrangement. The invention furthermore relates to a method for inserting a tool as well as a device having a clamping arrangement for holding the tool.
T-SHAPED TOOL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING T-SHAPED TOOL
A T-shaped tool is configured by fastening a head having cutting blades to a cylindrical shank, the shank is made of cemented carbide and has a tapered male thread formed at a tip end portion thereof, the tapered male thread becomes smaller in diameter toward the tip end, and the head is made of steel and has a tapered female thread formed therein, and the tapered female thread comes into engagement with the tapered male thread.
Chuck device
A chuck device that allows easy attachment of a clamping target component and can provide powerful and highly reliable clamping includes a main body including a metal core part and an annular space coaxial with and formed around the metal core part; a rubber elastic body fitted in the annular space of the main body such that there is a pressure chamber between a circumferential wall that defines the annular space and the rubber elastic body, and a clearance for allowing a tubular clamping target component to be inserted between the rubber elastic body and the metal core part; and a passage for introducing a fluid to the pressure chamber, wherein the rubber elastic body is deformed to expand toward the metal core part by a pressure of a fluid introduced to the pressure chamber via the passage so that a tubular clamping target component that is attached to the metal core part is clamped by the metal core part and the rubber elastic body that has deformed to expand.
Shrink fit adapter for a collet chuck
A shrink fit adapter for a collet chuck has a rear holding area that can be mounted inside a collet chuck and a front receiving area for holding a tool shank. A through opening runs from a front face of the receiving area to a rear face of the holding area. A clamping area extends into the rear holding area. Here, the adapter is formed with a plurality of slots, which extend radially outward from the through opening and are distributed over the circumference. The slots are arranged in a central area of the through opening and the front ends of the slots are spaced apart from the front face of the receiving area.
APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A COMPLETE TOOL
An apparatus for provisioning, in particular automatically, a complete tool having a toolholder and a tool, in particular a drilling and/or milling tool. The apparatus has a spindle that can be driven in rotation by a driving device. The spindle has a holding device for holding a toolholder. A measuring device, in particular an optical measuring device, measures a complete tool, held on the spindle. A heating device in the region of the spindle heats a shrink-fit chuck of the toolholder held on the spindle. A cooling device, in particular a cooling device associated with the spindle, enables the spindle and/or the complete tool held on the spindle, to be cooled.
Means for preventing tools from being pulled out from tool holders with a tool holding fixture
The invention relates to a tool holder with a tool holding fixture, in particular a clamping chuck such as a contracting chuck, a draw-in collect chuck, a hydraulic expanding chuck and a high-precision chuck, and a shank of a tool, in particular a rotary tool, accommodated in it, wherein the tool holder contains a means for preventing the tool from being pulled out, locking it against axial displacement. This pull-out preventing unit comprises at least one locking element and at least one locking groove, which corresponds to the said locking element, receives it and interacts with it in a positively locking manner. In this case, both the locking element and the locking groove are formed at least partly in the manner of a ball head. Preferably, the tool has the locking grooves. On account of preferably spirally arranged locking grooves along the cylindrical shank of rotary tools, the direction of pitch of which grooves corresponds to the direction of the grooves of the tool, axial locking of the tool is obtained, so that the tool cannot be axially displaced from the tool holder during operation. In addition, force-exerting elements are arranged, with the effect of making the tool lie against the pull-out preventer without play after shrink-fitting.