A lathe capable of facilitating maintenance of a chucking mechanism. A chuck operating apparatus includes a claw and a shifter to open and close a chuck provided on a spindle. The tilt claw provided outside the spindle has a first posture to bring the chuck into the opened state and a second posture to bring the chuck into the closed state. The shifter provided outside the spindle and movable in a spindle axis direction is brought in a first position to bring the claw into the first posture and in a second position to bring the claw into the second posture. A roller is mounted on the shifter in a contact position with the claw to roll in the spindle axis direction.

A draw tube drive mechanism includes a draw tube movable along a first axis of a rotation shaft, a moving member movable substantially perpendicularly to the first axis, a first link rotatably connected to the moving member via a first pin, a third link rotatably connected to the first link via a third pin to receive a force from the moving member and transmit the force to the draw tube, and a second link rotatably connected to the first link via a second pin and rotatably connected to the support via the fourth pin. The second pin is provided between the first and third pins. The first to third pins are arranged substantially on a straight line. Each of a distance between the first and second pins and a distance between the second and third pins is substantially equal to a distance between the second and fourth pins.

A chuck operating apparatus includes a claw, a shifter, and a shifter drive unit. The rotatable claw has a first posture to bring the chuck into the opened state and a second posture to bring the chuck into the closed state. The rotatable shifter is brought in a first position to bring the claw into the first posture and in a second position to bring the claw into the second posture. The shifter drive unit has a shifter lever having an insertion part provided with a shifter bearing capable of being brought into contact with a side surface of an outward groove of the shifter. A roller is provided on one of the claw and the shifter in a contact position with the other to roll in a spindle axis direction and a groove is formed on the other to receive the roller when the chuck is in the opened state.

A turret for tool machine includes: at least a turret body supported by the tool machine; at least a rotating drum supported by the turret body and supporting at least two tool holders upon which are mounted at least two rotating tools the rotating drum being mounted externally rotating around the turret body; at least an electrical spindle positioned in a recess inside the turret body; the electrical spindle extending itself around a vertical axis; the electrical spindle including a motor, a rotating shaft for the transmission of the movement associated to the motor and an engagement portion suitable for coupling to the tool holder; each tool holder extending itself along a vertical axis; the rotating drum being rotatably mounted around the turret body so as to rotate for aligning each tool holder with the engagement portion.

Disclosed are a clamping mechanism and an electric tool. The clamping mechanism includes a main body, a locking cap, a spring chuck and an outer sleeve which is sleeved on a periphery of the locking cap and is configured to drive the locking cap to rotate, wherein the spring chuck includes at least two spring claws; the locking cap is connected with the main body, and the locking cap is able to move in a direction close to the main body, or move in a direction away from the main body, so that the spring claws are loosened; a ring piece is arranged at an end, close to the main body, of the locking cap, and an elastic piece is arranged between the ring piece and the locking cap; a first groove is arranged on an inner wall of the outer sleeve, and a cam block.