US Patent Class 483
TOOL CHANGING
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| DF | CLASS NOTES | |
| 1 | DF | PROCESS |
| 2 | DF | WITH SAFETY MEANS |
| 3 | DF | .~ Guard |
| 4 | DF | WITH MEANS TO REGULATE OPERATION BY MEANS OF REPLACEABLE INFORMATION SUPPLY (E.G., TEMPLET, TAPE, CARD, ETC.) |
| 5 | DF | .~ Replaceable information comprising tool location |
| 6 | DF | .~.~ Including determining optimum tool access path |
| 7 | DF | WITH CONTROL MEANS ENERGIZED IN RESPONSE TO ACTIVATOR STIMULATED BY CONDITION SENSOR |
| 8 | DF | .~ Responsive to tool identifying information |
| 9 | DF | .~.~ Identifying information on tool or tool holder |
| 10 | DF | .~ Responsive to tool |
| 11 | DF | .~.~ Including means to monitor and control, i.e., adaptive machining |
| 12 | DF | WITH SIGNAL OR INDICATOR |
| 13 | DF | WITH MEANS TO CONDITION OR ADJUST TOOL OR TOOL SUPPORT |
| 14 | DF | WITH MEANS TO TRANSFER WORK |
| 15 | DF | .~ Plural machine tools, e.g., flexible manufacturing |
| 16 | DF | INCLUDING MACHINE TOOL OR COMPONENT |
| 17 | DF | .~ Rotating work machine tool (e.g., screw machine, lathe, etc.) |
| 18 | DF | .~.~ Tool support comprises rotary spindle |
| 19 | DF | .~.~ Tool having specific mounting or work treating feature |
| 20 | DF | .~.~.~ Workpiece holder (e.g., chuck or chuck jaw, collet, etc.) |
| 21 | DF | .~.~.~ Turning tool insert changer |
| 22 | DF | .~.~ Tool changer between tool support and matrix |
| 23 | DF | .~.~.~ Plural matrices |
| 24 | DF | .~.~.~ Tool support comprises turret |
| 25 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Linearly moveable tool changer |
| 26 | DF | .~.~.~ Linearly moveable tool changer |
| 27 | DF | .~.~ Direct tool exchange between tool support and matrix |
| 28 | DF | .~ Reciprocating tool machine tool (e.g., broaching machine, shaping machine, etc.) |
| 29 | DF | .~.~ Including matrix |
| 30 | DF | .~ Rotary spindle machine tool (e.g., milling machine, boring, machine, grinding machine, etc.) |
| 31 | DF | .~.~ Tool having specific mounting or work treating feature |
| 32 | DF | .~.~.~ Tool head |
| 33 | DF | .~.~.~ Abrading wheel |
| 34 | DF | .~.~.~ Including means for angularly orienting tool and spindle |
| 35 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Spindle angularly oriented to align with tool |
| 36 | DF | .~.~ Tool changer between spindle and matrix |
| 37 | DF | .~.~.~ Plural matrices |
| 38 | DF | .~.~.~ Including tool holder pivotable about axis |
| 39 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Plural tool holders pivotable about common axis |
| 40 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Including intermediate tool changer |
| 41 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~.~ Intermediate tool changer includes tool holder pivotable about axis |
| 42 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Tool holders pivotable with respect to each other |
| 43 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Tool holders pivotable about plural nonparallel axes |
| 44 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~ Linearly movable tool holders |
| 45 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~.~ Extensible tool holders |
| 46 | DF | .~.~.~.~.~.~ Translatable axis |
| 47 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Distinct tool changer for each tool |
| 48 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Including intermediate tool changer |
| 49 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Linearly movable tool holder |
| 50 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Tool holder pivotable about plural nonparallel axes |
| 51 | DF | .~.~.~ Including linearly translatable tool changer (e.g., shuttle, ram, etc.) |
| 52 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Plural tool holders |
| 53 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Orthogonally translatable |
| 54 | DF | .~.~ Direct tool exchange between spindle and matrix |
| 55 | DF | .~.~.~ Spindle comprises tool changer |
| 56 | DF | .~.~.~.~ Matrix indexes selected tool to transfer position |
| 57 | DF | .~.~.~ Including means to project tool from matrix |
| 58 | DF | TOOL TRANSFER TO OR FROM MATRIX |
| 59 | DF | .~ Matrix including means to latch tool |
| 60 | DF | .~ Matrix including means to project tool for transfer |
| 61 | DF | .~.~ Rectilinear |
| 62 | DF | .~.~ Pivoting |
| 63 | DF | .~ Plural matrices |
| 64 | DF | .~.~ including tool replenishing |
| 65 | DF | .~ Including tool pot or adapter |
| 66 | DF | .~ Indexing matrix |
| 67 | DF | .~.~ Rotary disc |
| 68 | DF | .~.~ Chain or belt |
| 69 | DF | MISCELLANEOUS |
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| CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS | ||
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| 900 | DF | GRIPPING PORTION ENGAGES TOOL SIMULTANOUS WITH TOOL ROTATING IN SPINDLE |
| 901 | DF | ROBOT END EFFECTORS |
| 902 | DF | TOOL GRIPPERS |